A Saturday well spent Have you ever heard of Miss Angels Farm Annual Peach Festival? This is the 2nd year that put this event together and this year was to raise money for Surry Medical Ministries. Peach Farm Festival Since returning home from our beach trip, we hadn't gone anywhere or done anything worth mentioning so on Saturday we headed out to spend the day together with my mom. She had mentioned seeing about this event on Facebook and after looking it up for myself, … [Read more...] about Around Town | Peach Festival and Mt. Airy Adventure
Photography
Oak Island | North Carolina Our Family Vacation
Oak Island, NC I must begin this blog post with the theory that I am really supposed to be a beach photographer. Hands down. I know it to my core. Now how can I talk my entire family into moving here? With the exception of two separate weddings I've photographed in Aruba (here & here), & this session/wedding in Charleston, this beach/place was the best beach we've ever been to. Now also keep in mind our family has taken a trip down to Destin, Florida and although it … [Read more...] about Oak Island | North Carolina Our Family Vacation
Vendor Spotlight – Animoto- Father’s Day Gift
Using Animoto to create videos Ready for a different Father's Day gift this year? How about making him a Animoto video of all the memories you guys have made through out the years? Vendor Spotlight - Animoto Vendor Spotlight - Animoto HANDS DOWN my most favorite part of sessions for clients is creating their video out of their images. My creative heart comes alive and I can't tell you how many times I've had a family message me saying that they cried the whole … [Read more...] about Vendor Spotlight – Animoto- Father’s Day Gift
Finding Beauty in the Chaos-This season of your life
This season of your life Finding beauty in the chaos. This season of your life. After I put Ella to bed last night, I glance over at my oldest daughter's room and the most beautiful sunset was falling causing this glow to her room. Cricket, her cat, was purring in her little circle of sleepy haze, and I couldn't stop myself from climbing into Kailyn's bed, rubbing the cat's soft fur, and gazing outside as the trees rustled in the wind. As I laid there and heard the bustle of our … [Read more...] about Finding Beauty in the Chaos-This season of your life
Printing Your Images
Vendor Spotlight ~ Blurb & Mpix I have used both of these companies for over 7 years. SEVEN YEARS. They are by far my top 2 favorite vendors for printing your images/keepsakes/gifts that include my own photography. I thought it might be a nice little post to explain how I, myself, preserve our family heirlooms. Please note this post contains affiliate links. All statements & opinions are my own, but if purchased through the link provided, we will earn a small commission at no … [Read more...] about Printing Your Images
How to start a photography business
So, you're ready to start? Lets do this The information in this article is NOT to be taken as legal advice. My goal is to simply break down the process of how to start a photography business to the best of my knowledge and experience. Please do your work and talk to a professional if you need help. Also note that these were the steps I took AND I reside in NC. Steps may be different in your state. Before I begin, I want to preface by saying this is a lot of information. Don't get … [Read more...] about How to start a photography business
Understanding Shutter Speed
The Exposure Triangle 3 part series. part 3 This is a 3 part series in explaining some of the fundamentals of "taking" a good picture. What I mean is that you need the knowledge of these 3 variable to begin to understand some basics of photography. You can read about Part 1 & Part 2 here: Understanding Aperture & Understanding ISO. You can also download all of these tools in pdf format here: Free Resources. Shutter Speed QUESTIONS? FEEL FREE TO POST A BLOG … [Read more...] about Understanding Shutter Speed
Understanding ISO
The exposure triangle 3 part series. Part 2 This is a 3 part series in explaining some of the fundamentals of "taking" a good picture. What I mean is that you need the knowledge of these 3 variables to begin to understand some basics of photography. You can read about Part 1 here: Understanding Aperture. You can also download all of these tools in pdf format here: Free Resources. Questions? Feel free to post a blog comment. … [Read more...] about Understanding ISO
Understanding Aperture
The exposure triangle 3 part series. Part 1 There are so many variables in taking a good image, but you have to know where to start before anything else. A correct exposure of an image is the best starting point. If you can gain the knowledge of that, you can break the rules later on and make it art. The exposure triangle is defined by "The three facets of exposure for both digital and film cameras are ISO (which correlates to film speed), shutter speed, and aperture. In selecting the … [Read more...] about Understanding Aperture
What I learned from my Mother
Mother's Day Oh, how I love any chance I can get to talk about this woman. You won't meet a better person. She is everything I have ever wanted to be in a mom. She has gone through things I can't even begin to understand. She is our family's rock. But before that... I asked all my FB friends to tell me the best advice their mom every gave them... "When I’d want to go spend the night with friends that she didn’t know she’s always say I couldn’t b/c “how did she know their … [Read more...] about What I learned from my Mother
