Now that She's Married...

Introducing Mrs. Shelby Paige Gladwin Boyles! The wedding was Saturday so now bridal portraits are fair game... I love that transition! Such a beautiful bride, you'd never guess it was about 80 degrees and a classic North Carolina humid afternoon. Here are some of my favorites - I hope you can find a favorite here too.

Tripp in Fall

Here is the latest installment from the life of Little Mr. Tripp. We ran the gamut here with the beautiful leaves and some fun costumes - can you guess what Tripp was for Halloween? And yes, we are already planning for Holiday Photos. Stay tuned for more developments over the next few weeks.

I call this one "Tripp a-la Pumpkin Patch"

Adoring Parents - gotta love it!

I usually smile like this when I lay on the Tie Dye blanket too...

No children were harmed in the draping of tinsel!

Engagement in Wake Forest

Brad and Meredith are freshly engaged and will be getting married in Birmingham AL early in January. We needed to get this shoot in before it turned itself into an anniversary portrait. We got a lot of fun images over at the new E. Carol Joyner Park here in Wake Forest. It's a great location to shoot or just spend an afternoon.

I may push this one for the portrait! I love "the look".

Anybody home?

I love bare feet in the grass.

These guys are so much fun - they were really excited! I mean, I love it when I say jump and people REALLY jump!

This last shot on the way back to the car... the sun was setting on our adventure.

Red Cars & Red Shoes - My favorite photos!

Today was the big day folks! Thanks to Charlie at Southern Classic here in Wake Forest. He let us in for the first stop in my latest Senior Portrait. Please try to tell me these red shoes are not the greatest you've ever seen - I won't believe you - and you'd think Charlie had brought in these red cars just for us... These are my favorites - Enjoy!

Interesting Projects

This year has opened some unusual doors for my shooting pleasure. I love to shoot over at the Mordecai House www.raleigh-nc.org/mordecai - the chapel on these grounds is perfect for small and intimate gatherings. I've shot weddings here and loved every moment. However, this time I got to shoot the grounds and some of the articles inside to update some of their promotional images. If you want the whole story with all of the details then go take the official tour - but be sure to check out the gift shop and look for some new postcards, photographed by yours truly!

This is the famous Mordecai House.

And, here is the chapel...

The birthplace of Andrew Johnson.

You can see that Ellen Mordecai was a talented seamstress...

Shooting second is fun!

This year I have had more fun than one should, shooting as the assistant for some of my very talented photographer friends. Somehow your role on the wedding day makes you see the whole event differently - I guess that's sort of the point.

Anyway a few weeks ago, a couple of lovebirds got hitched in Charlotte. I was shooting with Amanda Pryde and "True Love" was oozing out of every pore. You couldn't help but smile and share in the excitement of these two families. So, I was in charge of watching the groom, and I love the men's details just as much as the ladies!

And, this is my first Black and White bouquet - I didn't even know you could do that!

Rarely, do you get the score of catching another person's flash... I just love it when my timing gets down to business - all on it's own.

Of course the cake was Yummy - You know how I love cake!

The band was a rockin good time! But that drummer was eye-balling me...

The Meyers at Duke!

We met Michy and Matt last summer at a mutual friends wedding in Virginia. And, after a dinner cruise on a river boat we were all good friends! They had just gotten engaged and they were from Durham - planning to wed at Duke Chapel. We'll they managed to live through the planning and now they are in the living happily ever after stage. Here are a few shots from their day.

My favorite shot of them inside the chapel...

The reception was flawless - at The Washington Duke Inn.

The toasts - tasteful yet entertaining!

And the evening romance - gotta have it!

For my Friend April

So, I have a friend who has a special kind of love for the beauty found in a peacock feather... and that same friend was so kind as to loan me some wonderful camera gear over the weekend that I normally do not get to use.  I was feeling kind of spoiled so I thought I'd thrill some eyeballs before I return any of these lenses.

 

It's Tripp!

So, one of my good old friends had a beautiful baby boy!  He's the 3rd Kirby man with the Kirby name so we'll just call him Tripp.  I think he remembered me from the outing to Loco Pops just 72 hours before he was born.

I mean, he already loves me - can't you tell?

I definitely like this kid - he's already wearing Red Shoes!  And, this same outfit was worn by his daddy when he was a babe!  Ain't it sweet!

I love baby feet too, not just shoes!

I think he really enjoyed most of the photo shoot.

and then he was done...

JD is now One!

This week we documented the coming of the 1st full year of JD's life.  I'm loving how his hair is staying so red!  I can hardly wait to get all the Hood boys together again!

Standing solo is such a proud accomplishment - Welcome to a higher look on life.

He didn't stand still long - but it was just long enough.   JD's first year is now complete!