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{ Ashley } Raleigh Cary Beauty Portrait Photography

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 Meet Ashley.

Ashley who called me to book a shoot simply to celebrate who she is today.  Something we should all have the the desire to do.  Who else will do it for us but ourselves?!

We planned Ashley’s session over the phone, and I enjoyed our conversations.  When I met her in person, I felt like I had run into an old friend that I hadn’t seen in years.  Just that great!

She was also my  ‘gorgeous guinea’ client for my new studio set up, and a gracious one at that.

  AND today is Ashley’s birthday … HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU !!

Fabulous, flirty & ferocious forty four!!

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Would you believe me if I told you this was the first image I took?  Sparkling!

I can hear the Ella Fitzgerald Pandora station playing right now …

Infectious smile & laughter!

Strength & beauty defined.

I enjoyed every single moment of my session with you Ashley – thank you for a fabulous morning.

Happy happy birthday!!

~Kathy

A Few Thanksgiving Pics

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that you had a weekend filled with love, laughter and of course delicious & bountiful food.

I drove to Kentucky to be with my always fun and great to be around family.  Being one of six siblings has it’s advantages, the greatest being able to watch my family grown and blossom.  A true treat.

Here are a few of my favorite snaps from the weekend…

And of course, the big family photo that no one wanted me to take!  I guess I am ‘that Aunt’ or ‘that Sister’.

So, I surprised them with my camera and tripod set up behind the dining table and declared a family photo would be taken.  Sadly, I forgot put on my flash but a quick roll of the ISO and I was able to seize the 30 seconds they gave me for the picture lol!

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 I have a few more sessions left to blog and hope to get to that soon.

Have a wonderful week!

~Kathy

The Johnson Family | Raleigh Cary Family Photographer

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I was so delighted when this wonderful mom of twin boys contacted me to shoot their holiday card photos this year.

You may remember these twin boys from their newborn photos (here).  I had the privilege of assisting the amazing Melissa of Melissa Devoe Photography with their newborn shoot.

Fast forward eleven months, and these boys have big smiles,  teeth popping through and are crawling all over the place!!

Pure cuteness!!!

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The boys responded well to my ‘peek-a-boos’ for the first few clicks …

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Then we tried sitting and my ‘peek-a-boos’ didn’t work at all … these little guys wanted to move!

I still chuckle when I see this image – a funny moment …

Time to play!

Mom, you’re beautiful, and your love for your children shines like a star …

And off they go …

One of the extreme pleasures of my job is watching families and children grow.  Life is amazing and wonderful 🙂

Thank you for sharing your babies with me!  I hope I see you next year, and will be sure to be wearing running shoes if so!

~Kathy

Madeline & Ethan | Raleigh Cary Portrait Photography

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Meet Madeline and Ethan.  Their Mom & I have been trying for quite some time to schedule this session.  We’ve been having a mild fall here in NC, but wouldn’t you know it was quite chilly the morning of their session?  I’m glad we kept our date, and it makes me smile to think back on our session.  The kids were just so great!

Ethan is a child with special needs.  Photographing a child with cerebral palsy was a little bit challenging, but with the help of big sister everything went very smoothly and we had a lot of chuckles!  Madeline is the most amazing and patient big sister I have ever met.  Both were truly a joy to photograph, but I just can’t get over the unending laughter grins of Ethan.

Just precious!

How can you NOT smile looking at this?

This is pure joy!

Madeline is in middle school, so we had a little fun creating some glam for her:)

So pretty!

Thanks again Jennifer for sharing your children with me !

~Kathy

A Warm NC Weekend | Raleigh Portrait Photography

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In the midst of the throttles of the busy season, I decided to step away from the computer this past weekend & enjoy some time off with my family.  Although I am a bit behind on my blogging, my client galleries and orders are right on time so no guilt there!  Plus, I needed a little mind & spirit rejuvination, and now I feel ready for the home stretch to the holidays.

Saturday we scored five tickets and a parking pass to an NC State football game.  Our alma mater and a household favorite team, of course!

I couldn’t believe the weather forecast – I was more excited about that than anything!  In the 70’s and sunny.  Windows open & short on!

There is nothing sweeter than a warm fall day and the aroma and brilliance of fall leaves.  And tailgating for a football game.

Good gosh I love it!

Here are a few snaps from the weekend…

GO WOLFPACK!!

So that was Saturday.  Fun fun.

Sunday was  an all around delightful day.  Yard work and outdoor chores.  Even the dog got a bath 🙂

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Sunday afternoon I told the kiddos to invite however many friends they wanted to come over and play.  They ran around outside for hours.  We grilled hot dogs & sausages.  When dusk came we loaded the fire pit and roasted marshmallows.  I took zero pictures.  I simply enjoyed the chatter and laughter of the evening.

I hope you had a great weekend & I will do my best to blog more sessions very soon!

~Kathy