Category archives: Chapel Hill
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- Veteran's Day is always a bittersweet day for me. I am grateful for our veterans who have served, and I am thankful for the opportunity I had to serve in the US Army. I also recognize the sacrifices that families of veterans have made over the years. You who have waited for your soldiers to come home from a duty stat[...]
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- It’s been over a year now since I started photographing for neighborhood magazines like the Heart of Hillsborough and Meadowmont and the Oaks. I love doing this kind of editorial photography because it allows me to meet people who are all so unique in the work they do, as well as how they support our sense of communit[...]
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- It was my friend Kalee’s dad who first suggested audio books when undertaking a long road trip. How do you stay alert when your view is a perpetual ribbon of highway with patches of red tail lights? It can look the same for miles on miles, and this can eventually have a hypnotic effect.
Having recently complete[...]
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- These extraordinary times have proven that we can gather together, but we must do it safely.
Earlier in the summer (you know, way back in June), I had the pleasure of photographing the outdoor RCIA ceremony at the Newman Center.
What is RCIA?
RCIA stands for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and was a pro[...]
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- Did you ever notice how the days of summer are always noted and marked? We have the unofficial start of summer with the Memorial Day weekend.
Then we have the first day of summer with the solstice.
Then there’s my favorite, the dog days of summer. Some say that this term signifies the hot stuffy days “n[...]
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- As we cruise into summer, I want to give a final shout out to some of our seniors. While some of you begin your next adventure, we hope you take a moment to reflect on how far you have come. Your years of high school, undergrad, and grad school have prepared you for these next steps.
My mother is a big believe[...]
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- June is the time of year we reserve for our dads and grads, and in this blog post, I want to address our grads. This has been a weird year, I know. The end of the school year was supposed to be a celebration of your years of hard work. If you played sports, this may have been the last fall season you got to play on a[...]
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- Last week, when I was writing a blog post, remembering the season of First Communion, and considering what life used to look like, I also wanted to share something of hope with my readers. “Hang in there” seemed to underestimate our situation while we shelter in place.
Instead, I reached out to my tribe and asked p[...]
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- This week I would normally be surrounded by children making their First Communion. I look forward to photographing this event each year because the Communicants are filled with so much enthusiasm. It’s exciting for them, as well as for their friends and family. It’s also a sweet and endearing time to capture everyon[...]
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- Well, it's certain...
We are living through interesting times. When I look at the blog post I wrote a couple of weeks back at the start of the month, I think about how much has changed in our world since then.
First and foremost, I hope you are all well. I believe we will get through this health crisis, and we wi[...]
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- I sit here with afternoon sunlight streaming in the window. It’s a beautiful Sunday, and it reminds me that I don’t have to get everything done today or even right now. Take a moment to enjoy the sunshine, I remind myself. It’s easy to start the day with an early morning portrait session and then want to dive headlong[...]
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- When this gentleman opened the door, I knew he was ready for our portrait session.
What’s not to love here? His sweet smile had me at “Hello.” He was dressed in his best sport coat, he later told me. {swoon}
Often when I talk with my clients about preparing for their portrait session, the number one question [...]
