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Family Story: Smitley Myers Extended Family

You may recognize this family from a previous shoot.​​ That was Alison’s husband's extended family and this shoot is of Alison’s extended family. We love that we get to share in all of the family moments with them on both sides…

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Family Story: Boggs Extended Family Shoot

Y’all, we love love love all the times we get to photograph Lindsey and her family. Last year she made a point to have special mini shoots with various parts of her family at a time, which was so special. This shoot involved both sides of the family and her husband’s side of the family as well. Family shoots like this can be a great opportunity for the adults to update their headshots conveniently as well…

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Family Story: The Singley Family

The mama in this crew, Catherine, reached out to me with so much excitement over the fact that all three of her kids were going to be home for the holidays with ONE DAY overlapping in their schedules. All three of her grown kids are spread out all over the country, so this was a big deal. So what better way to celebrate that than schedule a long awaited family photoshoot!

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2021 Fall Short Stories — Part 6: Christmas in Raleigh

It has been YEARS since Ashley did a themed mini shoot moment like this, so she wanted to try some things out for this one. She went with two different locations for the Christmas-themed shoot day because, honestly, she wasn’t sure what would work best. Ashley was feeling the pressure of picking holiday decorations that lots of different people would appreciate the style of. That is tough, y’all!… But she totally nailed it!

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