Alyx in Black and White

Nov 222011
 

I had a portrait session recently with Alyx on Wrightsville Beach. Alyx and her parents spend the summers on Wrightsville Beach and she is a student at Cape Fear Academy. We initially had an idea for a shoot on the beach, but as luck would have it the wind was blowing 20-25 mph, so we had to go to plan B. Of course, plan B was developed as I was heading out the door and Alyx and her Mom were heading to meet me. We decided on going over to the Surf Club, where they are members. It gave us some protection from the wind and a nice venue to compose some shots. The following are all in black and white. Alyx’s Mom had asked for some B and W photos and I rarely get a request where the main selection will be in black and white. I really miss the days of shooting in Tri-X film and black and white. I don’t miss the long hours in a dark room and the chemicals involved, but the clean look and sometimes stark beauty of a black and white photograph are still my favorite. As you can see, Alyx was great and we made the best of somewhat tedious conditions.

Russ and Allison, The After Wedding Photo Shoot

Oct 182011
 

I met Russ and Allison at the Holiday Inn Resort on Wrightsville Beach. They had been married in Raleigh the Saturday before we met and wanted to get some fun images in their wedding attire. I did not shoot their wedding, so this was the first time we were to meet. What a blast! They were fun and open to all suggestions, so when I suggested they get wet, there was no hesitation. The water on the island has started to cool, so it took a little adventuresome spirit to roll around in the surf. They were great and had as much fun in front of the camera as I had behind it. Here are a few of my favorites from that afternoon and I wish Russ and Allison all the best.

Jennifers Bridal Portrait

Oct 032011
 

This past week end I had the pleasure of documenting Jennifer and Michaels wedding. It was a crisp, cool, beautiful North Carolina day and I look forward to the final image edit. The following images are a few from Jen’s Bridal session, which were taken this past June. It was not a crisp,cool day, but a typical June morning in Wilmington, NC. We spent the morning at the NC Arboretum and Jen was great, and kudo’s to her sister Rachel and her Mom, Cheryl, who assisted the future bride.

Simply Sarah, Student Portrait

Aug 252011
 

This week I, like most, have been closely watching the development of Hurricane Irene and anxiously waiting to see how it will impact the Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach areas. I also have been editing a shoot that I recently had with Sarah. Sarah is a summer resident on our access and a delightful person to know. I was excited about having the opportunity to photograph her in and around Wrightsville Beach. Usually this type of shoot  involves High School Seniors, but Sarah shows that its not necessary to wait until you are a Senior for a student portrait. She really rocked the session and it was a really fun shoot. These are a few images from the session. It certainly is a welcome diversion from the current weather events that are happening. It’s a piece of Summer as it should be. It’s simply Sarah.

MeHegan on the North End.

Jul 242011
 

I just finished another photo session with MeHegan. The shoots with her have been really fun, because for someone who is not a professional, she works very hard and has become very relaxed in front of the camera. Its a hard thing to ask someone to relax during a photo shoot when its in a public setting with bystanders watching you, but she handled all that quite well. We initially started out going to the South End of Wrightsville Beach. Its a popular area for beach shoots and although there may be other photogs present, you can usually find an area suitable and a little more private than other areas of the beach. Well when we got there it was unusually busy and there was no parking. Perhaps the surf was good over on Masonboro Island, a wedding was taking place, but for whatever the reason, we were out of luck and I had to resort to plan B. That consisted of deciding where to go before we completely lost the light. I had hoped to have a little quieter area for MeHegan to ease into the shoot, but that was not going to happen, so we headed to the North End, near Shell Island. Once there we decided to not walk the trek around the tip of the Island and just set up on our own little piece of beach. We and everyone else. MeHegan was a real trooper. Even when I asked her to get down in the wet sand for some shots, this after preparing hair, makeup etc., she was enthusiastic. It was a good shoot and here are a few of the keepers from the afternoon.

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