Last week I met a great couple, Marcus & Kena, at the Raleigh Rose Garden for a quick maternity shoot.

A free lens photograph of Kena’s belly.  Free lensing is a technique where you put the camera on Manual, set the focus on infinity and remove the lens from the camera body.  By moving the lens, [...]

Ted & Lynda’s wedding at the Umstead Hotel & Spa
Officiant:  Reverend Carl Johnson
Musicians:  Arioso Strings
Wedding Planner:  Elegant Creations by  Michele
Cake Decorator:  Sweet Memories

Ted and Lynda were married on a beautiful day at the Umstead Hotel & Spa.  I started the day with a “Holgarama” of the hotel.

Macro photographs [...]

Last Monday’s engagement session with Lara and John was fantastic.  The heat was slightly bearable.  We started at the Boylan Street bridge to capture the city skyline in the background.  However, in order to compress the background (make the buildings larger behind the couple), I had to stand on the other side of [...]