a Day with a Princess!






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Say Hello to my Little Friend! :)





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More favorites!
Hey there! Hopefully everyone is doing well and enjoying summer. Things here in the studio are warming up despite our recent cool & wet weather. Child portraits are still in full swing and the phone is ringing off the hook for High School Senior portraits. We love this time of year!
Now, on to the portraits! Below are a few of our recent favorites. Hope you enjoy.










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Finally……
….we have taken more photos of Kamryn! We had a few great ideas but she was having an ‘off’ day
No matter, we still captured some great portraits!
Every year our yard starts out as a field of dandelions. It only lasts for a few weeks so we let the grass (aka dandelions) get really long so we could use them for her portraits. In this process we learned a few things that we can’t wait to try next year. Enjoy the photos!





We also want to share a few recent (and favorite) newborn portraits. This session was fantastic and we captured so many moments that we just love. Hope you enjoy!



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Meet Landon
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Maternity
Hello everyone! I hope this finds you happy and doing well
Things around here are great and looking better than ever. Tanja and Kamryn finally (!) get back in town today. It’s been a long 3 weeks.
Last week I received a call from someone asking to see more maternity portraits here. Well, ask and you shall receive! I had the pleasure of photographing this lovely Mom-to-be the other day. Actually, as of 2 days ago, she is a Mom! Congratulations Lisa! We took these portraits just in time. Lisa is a sure natural in front of the camera and we took some amazing portraits. Here are just a few of many.
Thanks for looking and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!





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Emily
Hey there. Just a quick post since I am on my way out the door. I wanted to share a few photos we took last night. Emily was in a great mood last night and her parents were working hard to keep her in one spot! It was fun, as always, and I hope you enjoy the portraits.





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More Friends and Favorites!
Hey fellow Blog readers! We’re back this week with more portraits to share. More friends, new stories and great photos. Hopefully everyone is making it through the last bit of winter ok. Tanja and I are really anxious to get outside this year. The recent warm temperatures have seriously given us spring fever. Yesterday my parents were talking about how it has been raining for 4 days (in North Carolina). While that seems like a bummer to them I can’t wait to smell rain and fresh cut grass! Not to mention filling the vegetable gardens and flower gardens. Fresh peas! Beets! Carrots and potatoes! Whew, ok, back to work
Enjoy the portraits and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon!















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Happy New Year!
Hello and welcome to 2009! We hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year. Things around here are going well and we are gearing up for another fantastic year. As always we are working on new things for 2009. Some new ideas, new programs, new props, more colors….you name it, we’re considering it
We are also proud to announce that we were published in the December 2008 issue of ‘Studio Photography’. The editor caught wind of our Gift Registry Program and asked us to write an article for the marketing section of their magazine! Some images of the magazine are below but you can find the article on their website here .
Keep your eyes open for some great ideas, sales and promotions over the next few weeks. The best way to stay up to date with everything is to subscribe to our Blog. You can do that on the right hand side of this page under our photo!
We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Here are more images for you to enjoy from a few recent sessions.















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Kamryn Dawn Smith :)
I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. Last year at this time Tanja was pregnant and we were wondering how our life would change after the baby was born. Now, she is about to have her first birthday (12.31.08). It has been one heck of a year. A lot of work, a little traveling, a tiny bit of stress and tons of fun! Every day brings something new these days. Small words, new sounds, funny antics and precious smiles. We thought the first time she crawled across the floor was amazing. Now she’s walking like a champ and giving us a run for our money! Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings…..
No matter how many photos we take of her it always feels like we should take more. A few of our favorites from this past year are below. Please feel free to let us know what you think……as long as you say nice things
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We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!
We started a series comparing body parts to fruits and veggies. It was really fun (and funny) but we never finished. A few favorites though….


Somehow Kamryn has acquired a huge collection of hats. We thought it would be cool to capture her in each one! Well, we have dozens of portraits with different hats. It’s better than shoes I guess. I imagine that will come later though





I believe this day was one of her first experiences in grass and bare feet. She hated it! Although she didn’t think it was much fun Tanja and I got a good laugh.


We had some really great clients bring this old navy chest/foot locker in to use in their portraits. They were kind enough to let us borrow it for a few days so we could use in in Kamryn’s photos. We love this series.



Our most recent photos. These last few were all taken the week of December 2008. She’s really starting to take a liking to the camera. We can’t wait to see her with her first birthday cake in 2 weeks! Those photos will definitely make it up here.







Last but not least…..Tanja, Kamryn and I. As it turns out it is tough setting the timer on the camera, running around to get in the photo, look perfect, smile and get an 11 month old to look straight ahead and smile. Anyway, this is what we got. They say, even doctors need to go to the doctor. Maybe we need to go to a photographer

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December News…..
Hey there! I know it’s been awhile since our last post. I could give you the “things have been busy” speech but you may be expecting that
Instead, I will tell you that we have been having a blast creating portraits for many happy people!
Tanja and I are planning to take some new portraits of Kamryn tomorrow so hopefully we will get some new stuff of her up here soon. She has changed so much since most of you have seen her last. We’re not sure what’s bigger…..her desire to not sleep or her attitude when she doesn’t get her way! The 3 of us are having fun figuring it out though
The photos below are from numerous portrait sessions (obviously!). I just wanted to share some new things with you while we are working through the season. There will certainly be more to follow before the end of the year. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
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Some new favorites
Hi there! Like most of you we are not only busy with work but we are busy winterizing our home and vehicles, cutting wood, raking leaves, harvesting the garden, managing a home life and trying to stay sane with our early snow fall. There is so much to do this time of year it’s hard to manage it all. The good news is that we are still able to provide you with amazing and unique portraits! I know the leaves are gone (except from our yard…which still needs raked!), the temperature is cooling and the season is passing but there are still wonderful portrait opportunities lurking.
We look forward to hearing from everyone and can’t wait to see you in the studio!
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