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Commercial Story: Dream City Scents & Spa

YOU GUYS. Y’ALL. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Go book your massage with my girl Latasha right now. I mean it. Do it. I have talked before about how carrying around heavy photography gear can really mess up my shoulders and let me tell you, Latasha has been saving me for YEARS…

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Commercial Story: Becky Chapman Headshots

Y’all know we love our girl Becky Chapman with Lily Rose Events. For this round of headshots, we decided to head to Downtown Raleigh. When you are creating a lot of online content for your business, it’s always nice to have fresh headshots to go with it. Current headshots keep you recognizable out in the world!

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Commercial Story: Togamay

Y’all LOVED it when we shared Becca’s test cookie shoot in preparation for this one. Togamay is a small-business in Raleigh that specializes in totally gourmet gifting. I mean…don’t these treats look delicious?!?

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Commercial Story: Test Cookie Shoot

Let me just go ahead and tell you - this blogpost is going to make you want to grab a cookie. Sorry not sorry. I want one now too!

What do you do when you get a request to shoot cookies and treats for a small business baker, but don't have any recent shoots to show you can do the work? You create the content…

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WELCOME TO THE NEW HOME OF STORY PHOTOGRAPHERS!!!

When I say this has been a long time comin’, that is absolutely no exaggeration whatsoever. We have been working towards this for a long time and we are proud to be releasing this new home base for our work out into the world!

It is more clear to me now than ever that what we bring to the table as photographers is our passion for story telling. Hello, it’s in the name. We want to go beyond the question of “can they take a good picture” to “will they be able to translate who we are into a photograph”. Can you feel our heart and purpose on these freshly designed pages?

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Commercial Story: Huckleberry & Co. Headshots and Brand Photography

Ashley Gurley and her bestie Adriana have worked together for years, watching each other's client base grow as they worked together in another salon. Ashley G. has been dreaming about having her own salon for awhile and now it's finally happening in downtown Smithfield, NC! Welcome, Huckleberry & Co. salon! Ashley had the best time shooting their new headshots and brand photography for marketing of their newly renovated salon. How much are we loving all the plants and natural light?! It’s a gorgeous, boho space that instantly makes you feel welcome.It’s so cool to see our friends chasing their dreams.

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