This post is entitled “Lexi + Morgan” but really it’s “Lexi + Morgan + DUCKIE.” Duckie, all caps, because Duckie is a mood. One of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever met, Duckie is obsessed with Lexi and Morgan and likes to insert herself into every casual scenario. She especially loves to think of herself as a lap cat instead of the (70? 80? 90?) pound dog that she is (sorry, Duckie, I’m not good at guessing dog weights). She loves to hang out with her humans and they love to hang out with her. She also, if you haven’t noticed, has the best dog name ever. Duckie’s humans, Lexi and Morgan, are equally as great and I’m SO glad that I got to work with them! They’re engaged to be married and it was such an honor to capture this little snapshot in time for them. They love reading together, making coffee, morning walks with Duckie, and are passionate bike riders. They have an incredible book collection, arranged by color, and also the best coffee table I’ve ever seen. I’m so happy for them on their journey together and I’m equally as happy that none of us got poison ivy on this shoot despite a couple close calls (thanks plant identification app!).
Durham Family Photographer
Carolyn Scott is a Durham family photographer. She specializes in candid and documentary at-home family photography in the Triangle area (Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary, etc). Carolyn’s work has been published in several popular books and magazines, including Apartment Therapy, BuzzFeed, and Fangoria. Locally, she’s been voted Best Photographer in Durham Magazine’s Best Of Durham and INDY Week’s Best of the Triangle. She lives in South Durham with her husband Geoff and three cats.
It was wonderful to reunite with Caitlin and Christopher thirteen years after shooting their wedding in 2011! They look exactly the same somehow so I can only assume that in those thirteen years they were off discovering a secret elixir or something. They now have two wonderful children who are a DELIGHT. The oldest enjoys climbing trees, looking for worms, giving elaborate high fives where she insists on a running start from a great distance away, reading books, carrying around a gem that she named Gemmy, and of course, wearing a gold sequin cape. The gold sequin cape, folks, was the highlight of my year so far. There’s never a time where gold sequins don’t photograph fabulously and she knew it. She’s spunky and full of life and confident and obviously has great taste in capes.
The youngest enjoys all things city planning. He has a passion for Sanitation Engineering, specifically. He enjoys rolling around his custom garbage bin that’s pre-filled with [safe] garbage, and he enjoys picking up sticks at the park and putting them into the sewer grate so that “no one trips.” It looks like he’s having an involved discussion with Pennywise most of the time, but rest assured that he’s just out there doing his job so that when you visit the park later on, you don’t unwittingly step on a stick and suffer a terrible fall. The kids also filled my sweater pockets with Japanese Maple leaves and random pieces of pottery. They’re excellent at finding little treasures. In addition, they have an incredible dog Lylah that’s now my best friend, and they have the best taste in bird wallpaper. I think they’re great and I hope you enjoy this fun little spring session.