Columbia, SC in June where all the stars aligned for this photographer’s first wedding shoot: gracious, kind family, wonderful bride, Jean and groom, Josh. I had taken Jean’s bridal portrait in Charleston back in April. Until the day of the wedding, I had not met Josh, her groom. What a cutie pie he is! So loving towards Jean,…
Ya’ll, now this client and I go way back to first grade at Irving Park Elementary school in Greensboro, NC. Bett and I were the best of friends growing up. As time goes by you go to college and have families, and so when she sent me a message over facebook that she wanted a…
Meet my very first bride, Jean! Jean wanted to do her bridal portrait in Charleston, where she lives, although she got married in her home town of Columbia, SC, last night. I can’t tell you how easy she has been to work with! She is a perfect bride for any photographer. As she will say,…
Oh another precious family! Emma contacted me for a family shoot while they were in town from Maryland. Eden (3 yrs.) and Parker (16 mo.) What a fun time we had and how the time flew by! Emma had all sorts of activities for the children. One of the things I love most about family…
oh how can i express a little sadness in finishing my Italy blog. This is the last of them, I saved the best for last, Sorrento, Italy. If you haven’t been to Italy, you must go to Sorrento! It is on the Amalfi coast, and very southern. Oh such wonderful people, and the colors are…
We made a day trip to the Feudi Winery outside of Avellino, Italy. (Pronounced: fay-ew-dee) We were greeted and ate a fabulous 5 course lunch paired with their signature wines. (Unavailable in the US) This was a full size glassed in kitchen with about 6-8 chefs! And what a treat this lunch was! A journal…
So, here is Part III. After seeing the Today Show yesterday it inspired me to do a short and sneak peak of St. Peter’s Basilica. One of my favorite pictures i took there was of St. Joseph’s Altar. The title of the mosaic is “Transfiguration” by Raphael. The mosaic was copied from the original piece…
I don’t know what it is about doors that I am so fascinated about, but I am. So as I was walking around in Italy I had an idea to do a door study. So wherever I was, I was taking pictures of doors that I thought looked interesting. I loved the texture most of…
Buona Sera! Well, the LONG awaited Part I of our trip to Italy is up! Honestly, right now i don’t know how many “parts” there will be, maybe I should call them chapters! Either way, I have a lot of pictures and wanted to share some of my first ones! These are in no order…