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Toddler Session at Freedom Park (Charlotte Portrait Photographer)

I am truly honored anytime a former Bride & Groom contact me to photograph their baby!  I photographed Greg & Katherine’s wedding back in 2011, but now they have a new addition to their

Loren & Jared’s Engagement Session (Charlotte Wedding Photographers)

What better to post on the final day of the year than an engagement session!  Tonight will mark a very important date for many couples, as men all over the country will propose marriage and welcome

Infant Photo Shoot – (Charlotte Family Photographers)

All the wonderful colorful leaves may have left for the year, but there are still so many great shoots that I would like to post from December.  I had the opportunity to photograph a newborn last

Sarah & Bobby – Holiday Session (Charlotte Portrait Photographer)

This may very well be my last “Fall” session post for the year.  I had quite a few sessions that I wanted to post on the website and I did not want to leave out my friends Sarah and

Big Family Session at Belmont Abbey (Charlotte Family Photographer)

I wanted to keep this train rolling by adding another Fall session that incorporates wonderful color!  The first weekend in November seemed to be the peak of color in/around Charlotte and that was

Foliage Explosion! Fall Family Session in Charlotte (Charlotte Family Photographer)

Wow, look at some of the colors from a recent family session!  Nature has been helping me out lately by providing stunning backdrops.  These cute kids are draped in color and I love the bold

Kenya & Andrew – Riverhills Country Club (Charlotte Wedding Photographers)

Kenya and Andrew were married at the beautiful River Hills Country Club in Lake Wylie, South Carolina.  River Hills has this incredible view of Lake Wylie and the combination of the lake and the

Fall Session at Freedom Park (Charlotte Family Photographer)

Here are images from another great Fall session at Freedom Park in Charlotte.  I enjoyed working with this family again this year and little Natalie is the cutest! Her smile is infectious and I love

Fall Family Session in Cramerton NC (Charlotte Family Photographer)

The Fall is upon us and this is the best time of year for family portraits.  The glow of the leaves as they change colors adds to the flair of an outdoor session.  Cramerton, NC was the location for

Kate & Matt – Wedding at Lake Lure Inn (Charlotte Wedding Photographers)

The Fall is my favorite season of the year!  I look forward to the cool, crisp, clean air.  The Fall brings an explosion of color as a sign that Summer is over, but also that a new season of fun

Anna & Eric – Wedding at Saratoga Springs (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Wow, I love going out to Saratoga Springs.  I am fortunate that I get to work with so many great clients, but I am also so happy that I am able to go to so many great venues.  Saratoga Springs is

Andrea & Jason – Wedding @ Destarte Bed & Breakfast (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Destarte Bed & Breakfast provided the backdrop for Andrea and Jason’s incredible wedding!  Let me begin by giving a big shout out to Destarte.  If you are looking for an outdoor wedding

Tabitha & Adam – Grace on Brevard & OMB (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

I am excited to post images from Tabitha and Adam’s recent wedding.  What a great couple and wedding party to work with! Tabitha and Adam were married at Grace on Brevard and their reception

Melissa & Josh – Monroe Bottle Factory (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Monroe was the backdrop for Melissa and Josh’s recent wedding.  They had their wedding in downtown Monroe at the Bottle Factory.  I love the location for the wedding, as downtown Monroe

Lisa-Michelle & Charlie – Round Peak Vineyards (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Vineyards are always great places for big events like weddings.  There are a handful of really cool vineyards in the Charlotte area and I had the opportunity to shoot at another great one recently.

Cameron – Bridal Session (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

I really LOVE the images from a recent bridal session I shot in Gastonia.  What is cool about my session with Cameron is that we were able to create some exceptional images inside Separk Mansion.

Future Piano Playing Star! (Charlotte Portrait Photographer)

So I had a recent session with a wonderful family and a really cute little girl.  The family had this awesome piano in their house and I had the idea to take some shots of their daughter with the

Fall Family Session (Charlotte Portrait Photographer)

Here are a few images from a recent family session with the Murphy’s.  Wonderful colors and plenty of smiles captured during this session.  I love the colors of fall and enjoyed this session

Becca & Adam: Wedding at the Dairy Barn in Fort Mill (Charlotte Wedding Photographer

The Dairy Barn is such a great place for a wedding!  It has all the components of a great wedding venue, the picturesque landscape, awesome ceremony area, silo where you can toss the bouquet and

Becca & Adam Uptown Engagement Session (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

With Fall rapidly approaching, I thought it would be nice to showcase the possibilities available for seasonal photography.  Fall is my favorite time of year, both personally and professionally.  I

Lindsay – Bridal Session (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

I am continuing with a theme today – bridal sessions.  In my last post I mentioned some of the benefits of bridal sessions, as well as the challenges that photographers face creating quality

Brittany – Spring Bridal (Charlotte Wedding & Portrait Photographer)

I am asked quite often if my clients choose to have bridal sessions, as well as the pros to having them.  It usually goes along the line of “Do I really need a bridal session, won’t you

All American Portrait Session (Charlotte Wedding & Portrait Photographer)

Putting together quality photography is more than a fancy camera and fast glass.  It requires careful color coordination in terms of the clothing, as well as a good grasp of lighting, posing, etc.

Lauren & Chad – Engagement Session @ NoDa (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Lauren & Chad will be getting married really soon, so I thought it was fitting that I post some of their engagement pictures.  They had a great idea of cutting out their date using cardboard,

Smash Cake! Family/Toddler Session – Freedom Park (Charlotte Wedding & Portrait Photographer)

Ria is so cute, I enjoy every opportunity I can work with her and her parents, truly one of the nicest families I have ever met!  I recently met with Ria and her parents at Freedom Park for a

Marla – Bridal Session at Childress Vinyard

I really love the bridal session I am posting today.  I met up with Marla at Childress Vineyards for her bridal recently.  You can see Marla and Chace’s engagement session in the last post and

Marla & Chace – Engagement Session / Salisbury NC (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

I have been wanting to post these images for some time now.  Marla and Chace met up with me in Salisbury for their engagement session.  We moved around town, mostly around the Salisbury Train Depot,

Nydia & Justin – Saratoga Springs Wedding (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Nydia and Justin were married recently at Saratoga Springs.  What a fabulous couple and awesome wedding venue.  Saratoga Springs is one of the premier wedding venues in the Charlotte area.  Although

Katherine & Greg – Mint Museum Wedding (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Greg and Katherine are a fantastic couple who I had the pleasure to meet and photograph not too long ago.  I shot their e-session, as well as Katherine’s bridal and they are both so cool.

Morgan & David – Spring E-Session (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

Morgan and David will be getting married later in the year, but we met up recently at Freedom Park for their engagement session.  Colors are what it is all about and this session is full of great

Aubree – Spring Infant Session (Charlotte Family Photographer)

Aubree is a little doll baby!  Infants are so cool to photograph, I just love to be the first professional to take their pictures!  For this session I wanted to create some real signature images shot

Spring Family Session (Charlotte Family Photographer)

You want to know what happens during family sessions?  With most family sessions I try to capture a wide array of contemporary and traditional images.  I find that by getting a little of both,

Sierra – Spring Bridal (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

I met up with Sierra for what turned out to be a fantastic bridal session.  With her wedding behind, I can post some of the great images from her bridal session!  What I like about this session is

Kira & Eric – River Run Country Club Wedding (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

One of the pleasures of my job is meeting new people and then having the opportunity to work with them over the course many months, if not an entire year.  When I am fortunate enough to document a

Katherine – Gorgeous Bridal Session (Charlotte Wedding Photographer)

OK, so here is a fantastic bridal that I shot not too long ago and I am excited to display the images today.  Katherine and Greg are married now, so I can post Katherine’s bridal images without

Family Session with Flair! Cool Threads, Great Family, Awesome Kids! (Charlotte Family Photographer)

The Nelsen family are really special and I have photographed them for the past five holiday seasons!  Is that not the ultimate compliment or what?  I started shooting them before their youngest son

Charlotte Family Session – Little James (Charlotte Family Photographer)

Little tikes are fun to capture on camera and little James is no exception.  I just loved his knit sweater and cool leather shoes!  Put him in a colorful environment and you have yourself the makings

Fall Family Session – Fantastic Colors (charlotte family photographer)

I wanted to catch up on a busy holiday season and post another great family session I had the pleasure of photographing.  Little Natalie has quite the smile and you just want to pinch her little

Little Charlie – Vintage Kids Session

I love this session, I have been meaning to post this one for a long time!  Little Charlie is the best at these sessions.  I have been fortunate enough to take his pictures the last several years and

Stacy & Tim – Wedding at Firethorne Country Club

Firethorne Country Club makes a great setting for a wedding.  Stacy and Tim were recently married there and I had the honor of documenting the special day.  Prefect skies and warm weather greeted