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Happy Sweet Sixteen!
- I love to celebrate birthdays. They're a milestone like any other, and also so personal at the same time. Through my years of teaching, photographing, working, living, laughing, hugging, and just being, I know that each person brings a unique set of talents, strengths, and fantastic ideas that can only be contrib[...]
What does this girl need in her portrait session? | First Communion Portraits
- What does one girl need in a portrait session? Her family to join in the fun! I love when siblings join in a portrait session for so many reasons, especially when it comes to First Communion portraits. This milestone event is a very special day, and having your brother or your sister with you to join in the [...]
Why Cousins Matter in a Family | Outtakes & First Communion Portraits
- I grew up with cousins, and I am talking, LOTS of cousins! It was only when I was older that I realized we are all second- and third- and cousins of cousins. We all got together over various seasons and holidays, and our social life as a large Italian family pretty much revolved around this. I thought everyone's fam[...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson, the Decisive Moment, and Aunt Shirley | Event Photography in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Who is Henri Cartier-Bresson, you ask? He was a French photographer whose spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. He was one of the founding members of Magnum Photos, which offered global coverage to periodicals by some of the most talented photojournalists of the time. Also, t[...]
Summer snapshots and family portraits make my world go round | Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- 'Tis the season of summer, swimming, and snapshots, watermelon, water balloons, and water-resistant cameras My favorite part of summer, though, is hearing people's stories. Maybe it's where they've been or where they are planning to go. Sometimes, it's heari[...]