When Leah reached out about doing her maternity pictures with her wife and daughter, she made sure I knew first thing that she wanted these to be non-traditional. She joked about how she isn't the typical pregnant woman and wanted to make sure that amongst the "serious" ones that she also got some that matched her goofy personality…

If you’ve been around for a while, you know we do A LOT of fall minis every year. Fall minis are always a fun season of meeting new people and catching up on life with regulars. We shoot fall minis in quite a few different cities and in so many places within those cities. Well, I’ve found a new spot! All four of these fall family minis were shot at NC State University, and they all turned out so well!

Stephanie reached out about her daughter Joely's Bat Mitzvah in the fall. Following some precautions, they decided to have the celebration virtually and host a small gathering in their yard. All of the religious parts of the ceremony were performed via zoom with her Rabbi, but in front of her friends and family who were able to gather…

Fall brings about a busy season for us at SP but it's always a repeat client season as well, which we love! Yearly photos are a fun way to track your kiddos as they’ve grown up. One thing the pandemic has brought more of is photo shoots in people’s yards and neighborhoods rather than on location somewhere…

Katie and her siblings threw a beautiful picnic birthday party for their mom at Duke Gardens. They decided it would be a great opportunity to do family pictures while having everyone in town and present for this sweet day. With four generations in one location for a special event, it is absolutely a good time to make a family shoot our of it…

Y’all know I can’t help it…I work all my friends in with their mini shoots when I can! I adore all of these families and have enjoyed photographing each of them for years. I am always and forever going to say it - it’s an honor to photograph your best people…