April 11, 2025

Durham Newborn Photographer

So happy to have these friends back on the blog! Sara and Joe welcomed their newest addition of a baby girl into their family this spring, and it was a joy to photograph her sweet little face! She was so sweet and was an excellent little sleeper for photos. I’m so excited to see what her personality will be as she grows up! She’s seen here alongside her older brother, who is a car make/model expert. He can name what seems like quite literally any make and model of car he sees. His parents, previously not car people, now find themselves definitely aware of what model Buick is parked on their street. He prefered the family-photo-smiling strategy of saying “1-2-3 Jeep!” instead of “1-2-3 cheese!”… and that’s my photography tip to you, fellow parents of car kids. ;) This incredible sibling duo is also pictured alongside their furry siblings: dog Max and cats Cloud and Usagi. Max and Usa are our buds and were easy to photograph. Cloud, the family skeptic, required some treats in exchange for being photographed but decided it was worth it. It was a joy to photograph this family all together and help them welcome their new little girl to their wonderful home!

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December 11, 2024

Megan + Carly // Durham Family Photographer

Megan and Carly’s children continue to amuse and delight another year later! Last time, their son was just a lil baby and Big Sister was all decked out in shark shoes and a variety of different outfits, all of them fabulous. This time, Little Brother has just turned two and loves puzzles and cars and slides and his big sister. Big Sister is four and is incredibly theatrical and loves everything and everyone, and still prefers multiple outfit changes a day into really fabulous clothes. Both of them majorly love glitter and intentionally overuse it in their craft projects. Little Brother, at one point, spilled red glitter all over his blue paints. Big Sister gasped, paused, then said, “I love that for you!” They both looked like they had murdered someone covered in glitter by the end of the project and were quite pleased with themselves. Both love dancing and playground equipment and piggyback rides and racing, although Big Sister can’t help herself regarding early starts. They’re wonderful kids who are joyful and sweet and love each other and their moms so much. I’ve loved watching Megan and Carly’s family grow over the years while watching Megan and Carly remain the same loving, compassionate, hilarious people they were when I first met them years ago.

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November 26, 2024

Crystal + Jason // Durham Family Photographer

IT’S CHICKEN TIME. I was very excited to spend some quality time with this long-time CSP family and their newfound chickens! The chickens, it turns out, were very excited to have their photos taken and were not shy chickens at all. They had a great time pecking around and posing for photos. Zero camera-shyness. And I had a great time, as usual, bouncing around with the humans as well, hanging out in tents and with chickens and on climbing equipment (and under it). Earlier this year, the eldest child participated in the Feather Classic where you show off your chicken to be judged and it was quite amazing. I’m hoping that the family skyrockets to Feather Classic fame, like a televised version of the National Dog Show, but for chickens. The kids are pros at handling chickens and caring for chickens, as well as collecting eggs (also pros at giving the chickens great names such as Puppy and Banana). And while not chickens, you might even recognize a few familiar paper-mache heads around the shoot… ;)

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