For those of you who aren’t my Facebook or Instagram friends (if you want to choose one, choose Instagram because I am super boring on Facebook), here are a couple of portraits of the sweet Doll Family and little Zachary just weeks after he was born.  Worst run on sentence ever?  Maybe it’s time for

I was born and raised in Charlotte, which is pretty rare.  Almost everyone I meet is a transplant: from Ohio, or Wisconsin, or some other northern state.  I love Charlotte because it is a (relatively) big city but still often feels like a small town.  Since one of my favorite parts of traveling is to

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus!  Our week was delightful.  We spent a lot of time with family, ate enough to last us through next month, and finished our yearly Christmas puzzle.  I’m a little bit in shock that the holiday season is almost over.  We all know that post-Christmas winter is the

Emily and Grant were married on a sunny November day at the Bottle Factory in Monroe, NC.  My favorite moment was watching Grant tear up as his bride walked down the aisle.  So much love.  Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your wedding.  Here are just a couple of

My friend Julie used to worked with me and doesn’t anymore and it makes me sad all the time.  Luckily, she asked me to take some portraits of her family so I could see her for the first time in months.  It was pretty cold that day so we bundled up Erin (her sweet little

We took Emily and Grant’s engagement pictures in early October on their beautiful property and in nearby downtown Waxhaw.  They (and their two dogs) make the sweetest little family.  Here are a couple of my favorites.  All of these images were taken on my Mamiya 645 with Portra 800 and Fuji 400h.