Hammell/Fields Family {photoshoot}

I had repeat photography clients over Memorial Day weekend this year.  Susan Hammell contacted me again to take photos of their family during their week-long stay at Topsail Beach, and I'm so happy I was available and the weather cooperated for us!

It's been 6 years since I last photographed this very photogenic family; I was actually pregnant with my firstborn for that session, and now I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old!  Time goes by so fast.  It was so much fun to see the kids and how they've grown since my last shoot with them.  They were very patient with me and all of them did great.

See for yourself:

Leary Family {photoshoot}

One of my friends from high school came to Carolina Beach with her family last weekend, and she wanted me to take some family photos for her on the beach.  I was happy to oblige -- it had been at least 10 or 15 years since I'd seen her!  And I was excited to get to meet her husband and 2 adorable kiddos.

Here are some of my favorites from our evening at Surf City:

NC Aquarium...

My brother and sister-in-law came for a visit a few weeks ago and we all drove down to the NC Aquarium in Fort Fisher.  It was all new to everyone (except me and Jeff) so it was time well spent.  Deacon enjoyed seeing everything, as did my niece and nephew, Cora Beth and Bear.

 

Considering that the kiddos are now so busy (which I've commented on before), I was pleasantly surprised to see so MANY of my photos come out so good.  Because of that, I had a hard time choosing what to post here -- that's why there are so many...

Love this one I snapped of Bear and Deacon -- looks like Deacon's educating Bear on something about those "fishies"...they are only 3 months apart.  Deacon is 3 months older than Bear.  Sweet boys.  :)

 

 

 

And as always, we attempt a photo of the cousins (Cora Beth, 4 yrs / Bear, 18.5 mos / Deacon, 21.5 mos).  This one isn't too bad, except for the uncharacteristic non-smile on my otherwise smiley son's face.  Lovely.

For more photos from our visit to the aquarium, click here.

The Hammells & Family...

Over the Memorial Day holiday, I had the pleasure of photographing Todd & Susan Hammell & family, along with Susan's parents and her brother & sister-in-law and their family.  They are vacationing on North Topsail Island this week -- in from the Greenville, NC area -- and wanted some family photos made to celebrate their parents' 40th wedding anniversary.

This entire family was a lot of fun to photograph -- the kids were adorable and all the adults were fun-loving and open to whatever kind of poses I wanted to put them in.  By the end of the shoot, I felt like we'd been friends with them forever.  :)

Here are a few of my faves from the evening on North Topsail Island:

a tribute to fall...

Since fall is my all-time favorite season (and we're less than 2 weeks from Thanksgiving!), I thought I'd share a few photos I took last Thanksgiving (2007) at my parents' home in Lexington, NC.

These photos were not edited in any way -- I find that God's creation usually doesn't need to be...

My poor parents...they have a tree in their backyard that is g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s in the fall until it drops its leaves. And guess who gets to rake them all up??

I was actually really trying for a new skill with my camera here. I was trying to focus on one particular leaf while blurring everything else in the background. Got it! I was so excited, considering the wind that day... :)

The photo on the left was taken in my parents backyard; the photo on the right was taken on our yearly "day-after-Thanksgiving" trip to Seagrove, NC.