Casey | Durham, North Carolina

When I was is high school at Durham School of the Arts, hanging out in the darkroom in the basement under the gym, there was another Jessi singing in the choir room across campus. Now fast forward 7 years and well, I am kinda doing the same thing except now I am photoshopping in the basement and Jessi is married and has a gorgeous baby boy, Casey. I like to use the word baby loosely, because as you can see, Casey is a boy on the move, not so much a baby. Until they can form full sentences and tell me that they are grown, they are still babies in my book.

This kid has places to go and people to see...look at the determination in his eyes.

We call that baby swagger.
Snack time:)

A baby after my own heart...born a Duke fan!

Berta & Seth | Durham, North Carolina

Berta and Seth were some much fun to shoot...photograph that is. They were totally down with my ideas and just complete naturals. The day was so gorgeous, our only problem during the shoot was that every once in a while we would have to wait a minute, and chat amongst ourselves a little while a family walked through our shot with their kids, dog, picnic, etc. I love those first hot days of the Spring when everyone just pours out of their homes, tired of be cooped up and cold. It was one of those kind of days and it was perfect! Enjoy the photos! I am trying animoto for the first time! Let me know what you think!
Berta is a pastry chef...doesn't this girl look like she would make a mean dessert. So sweet:)
I love this photo...work it girl.
So handsome...and a great sport!
I kinda have an obsession with lashes...I freaking love shots like this.
Gorgeous as usual!
Is she not adorable or what? Shake it girl!
One word: hot
Enjoy the video!

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carolina on my mind...

I am looking forward to a long weekend at a place that I will forever call home...Durham, NC:) I will be taking part in 4 photo shoots, a family reunion, a girls reunion, and the last Duke game of the season! Well, the last one is a bit of an exaggeration, because I will just watching the senior night game and not actually participating in it. So, because of all that, I probably will be gone for a while, and then back with a lot of fun photos!

Every post needs a photo... as a photographer I believe strongly in that. So, I took some self portraits, because I felt like it had been a while. I have never really done a lot of self portraits that much, but I do love taking photos of all sorts, so sometimes, every once in a while, I take photos of myself...or make other people take photos of me.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
These photos are by Andrew Kurz:These are by me: 'I am silly, but what I really wanna be is sexy' -that is the title of this one

Happy Birthday Amy

I spent this past week in my hometown of Durham, NC and was able to celebrate my little sister's 23rd birthday! She likes to be the baby of the family, but she is becoming a responsible and beautiful young woman:) She is also a great model...I have been making her model for me for quite some time now. Happy Birthday Ames!

Mama and Ames...2 of my most favorite ladies!

Penny, Amy's sweet puppy

Thanks for a great week in NC!

Jennifer & Matthew: Wanyesville, NC Wedding

I enjoyed a wonderful vacation to the mountains of NC this past weekend. Not only was I able to photograph Jennifer and Matthew's wedding in the beautiful little town of Wanyesville, NC....but I was also able to hang out with some of my best friends:) Always an added bonus!

Check out some of my favorite images from the day.

I stumbled upon the gym after a door locked behind me while exploring...the guys liked it too.
About to get married! Trying not to let anyone see her!
Grandparents....just celebrated 56 years together...so sweet
Dad's first look!

Don't they look like movie stars? I love it!Doing my job! LOL

So in love:D"she always plays the spoons....always."
I was laughing so hard I cried!
They let me take a tree. I thought that was a beautiful idea. And the chocolate cake...to die for!
Their anniversary is 8/8!
Love the bubbles! Good luck you two! And thank you for everything!