Another Adventure with Avery - Raleigh Child Photographer

We ignored trespassing signs, braved snakes, got covered with pollen and cob webs, laid in itchy weed fields and sweated up a storm last Thursday afternoon. It was all worth it though for these gorgeous photos of Little Miss Avery. She cooperated so well and played along with all my tricks to get her doing what I wanted. We even brought along her super sweet little puppy Mia, an Imperial Shitzu, for her first photo shoot. When we realized she was getting lost in the tall grass and not easy to photograph we took her back to the studio for some closeups. I have been photographing Avery since she was a baby and each session is more fun than the last. 

Apex,Raleigh, Family, Child Photographer - Downtown Apex Fall Session

Saturday morning I met the A family for their Fall, urban, halloween photos. I was at first a little hesitant to show them my gem of a spot in Apex (back alley with lots of brick, funky doors, junk and walls falling down!) However when Avery stepped out in her urban chick attire I knew we were on the same page. The session couldn't have been more perfect. Avery warmed right up to my camera and got a kick out of all my new toys and tricks and her daddy too. Then we decided to hit the main street for an ice cream cone but happened upon a cotton candy machine and a joggling board instead perfect for a flying fairy.

how cute are they? three of my favorite people! one sweet family. so glad i talked them into this shot : )  

I asked her to stand on my rock to get her where I wanted her. I love this one where she is looking down, maybe my favorite but I have different taste in photos. 

Then we had a little tea party with the random things floating around our junkyard location. 

It might be hard to tell here but she has the cutest pouty lips! Angelina Jolie watch out. 

the street side view of our alleyway. the hardest part was overcoming the smell from the garbage cans. it was definitely worth it though to get the great backdrops. these urban-ish spots are hard to come by around here.  

Cotton candy....strangely we couldn't get her to eat it. But it made a cute prop and we didn't have a sticky mess afterward. 

My Girl - Raleigh Durham Cary Child Photographer

my girly girl wanted to climb a tree today! it was a beautiful afternoon so we went hunting through the woods but couldn't find one around here big enough. this was the silliness before the tears. now she wants a new neighborhood with big kids AND big trees!

okay so yes this is somewhat of a forced/fake smile, cute but not my favorite of her. i am posting it because i love the bright green/yellow backlighting here and the creamy bokeh of my big fat lens. though i must say it can be a pain having to stand in the next county to take the photo. it stays in my camera bag too much for that reason alone. so here i was wearing a white shirt which created small catchlights in her eyes. the white in her eyes is my shirt. if i could do it over i would have had a big white reflector in front of me, I love catchlights, the bigger the better. 

Baby Jenna's One Year Outfit - Apex, Cary, Raleigh, Durham, NC photographer

Mom asked me to photograph adorable little Jenna in these 60 yr old outfits that were preserved & passed down through the family. One was crotched by someone in the family & the other purchased by a great great grandfather in the Philippines while on military duty.
Both outfits were beautiful and fit Jenna just perfect. Mom is going to create a shadowbox with the dresses and Jenna's photos.
A great idea!
In a few weeks Jenna will come to the studio so we can capture the other half of her first year session, a modern day outfit & a little cake smashing.
Looking forward to seeing you and your smiling face again soon.

Anneke Six Months - Raleigh Baby Photographer

Little Ms.Anneke came over for her second shoot of the baby plan. You can see how much she has changed since her newborn photos were taken. We started her session outdoors, however she wasnt too crazy about the grass. Inside she seemed much happier. We shot her in natural light and placed her close to the window to pick up these great catchlights in her eyes.

The perfect session - Raleigh newborn photographer

I am so happy that this family chose me to do their newborn photos. I know Mom did her research and spoke with many other photographers about photos, but once we got on the phone I knew we were a match. What she wanted from her session was my totally in-line with my style. The session couldnt have gone any more perfect, well except for the poop/pee incidents on dad but thats always a given with newborns. The baby slept like an angel, she was gorgeous, mom and dad were gorgeous and up for anything! Mom brought lots of neat girlie accessories, and I got to pull out many of my new props. We had so much fun with baby H and captured so many adorable shots. Thanks guys for coming over. Can't wait for you to see them all on Friday.

Little Boys - Raleigh, Cary's Child Photographer

I love little boys. Don't have one, bummer. But fortunately I get to meet many through my work in photography. This little man G is definitely one of my favorites.

I know its not nice playing favorites but seriously does he not melt your heart?!

Not only is he adorable, he is sweeter than anything, always smiling, and so so smart.

I just love him.

Oh yeah and now he is a big brother and a great one I might add

(to this little guy),

more photos of B to come Nicole. Thanks for having me over it was lots of fun. Your family is beautiful.