Shooting natural light portraits at sunset is actually super tricky. There are only a few minutes to shoot when the light is just right. Thankfully we got to the dock at the perfect time during Blythe’s senior portrait session. We spent some time in downtown Kinston for the first shots and then drove out to […]

Laughter is one thing that comes to mind when I think of Chari. She wanted flowers in her senior shoot so we drove down to Historic New Bern and found a few spots full of flowers. We may also have made a stop on the way down when we saw a field of day lilies. […]

CONGRATULATIONS to my 2019 Senior Style Team members, who are all about to turn the tassel! I have loved spending this year with them. Every year, each group of seniors surprises mte with how amazing they are. This year, these gals encouraged me and lifted me up. They were real with me. They helped me […]

Just looking at Drew, you can tell she seeks to bring joy to life. Her family went through a really hard time this year after her home was flooded during a hurricane. She moved to Kinston for the school year while her house was renovated and intentionally became part of our community. She joined Junior […]

Pancake tutus have to be one of the prettiest ballet costumes. Brianne played the part of the Sugar Plum Fairly in the Nutcracker performed at the Goldsboro Paramount Theatre. When she told me she wanted to incorporate her ballet costume into her senior portrait shoot, I just about squealed. We started the session out in […]

Arden // Class of 2019 A  beautiful girl with her beautiful horse. Arden is passionate about riding. She competes in Hunter Jumper competitions, which requires lots and lots of training and practice. She loves this beautiful horse, Vegas. He is amazingly trained and behaved beautifully, but he was quite suspicious of my equipment and it […]

// Cailyn // Class of 2019 “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” – Audrey Hepburn This girl lives out that quote. Cailyn is the kind of girl who will link arms with […]

I absolutely loved working with Jamell for his senior portrait shoot! He is super outgoing and smiling allll the time. But he totally worked the serious face, too. His facial expressions are the best! I first met him after taking photos of one of the many plays he was in at North Lenoir. I loved […]

Ashlyn // Class of 2019 Ashlyn is sweet and dedicated. She is one of my 2019 Style Team members, so I’ve gotten to work with her for over a year! One of the first things I learned about her is that she is at dance 6 days a week! She fell in love with dance […]

Wrenn McCrae // APA Class of 2019 The first time I saw Wrenn McCrae, she was on a stage with her violin in hand playing a beautiful melody. As a violinist myself, I always love seeing young women share their passion for their music. And last night I got to watch Wrenn McCrae perform her […]