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Eleven. | Raleigh Cary Family Portrait Photography

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Hello there!  I am still here.  With lots to share soon.

Took a break these past two weeks to take care of some personal business before the mad rush of fall & holidays arrives.   I do still have some spaces open for mini-sessions so please contact me if you are interested!

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This site is in the process of being upgraded & changed, and I am super excited about it!  Please bear with me, especially those of you that have signed up for email updates.  All will be rosey within the next two weeks.

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During my short break, my son turned eleven.  He started middle school this year, and I couldn’t be any prouder of him & how he is embracing the early mornings and extra homework.  Sure does make the weekends that much sweeter!

With the change of schools has come a change of style.  He is 100% all about polo shirts & plaid shorts.  I bought him a hat for his birthday, and you would’ve thought he’d won the lottery!

I finally dragged him outside this week for his eleven year old shoot, with his new hat.  You can tell by the first photo he wasn’t quite in the mood.  However, a little potty humor goes a long way & I managed to capture some images of him that I will always treasure.

In under five minutes 🙂

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Have a great weekend & I’ll see you here next week!

~Kathy

Braun Family | Wrightsville Beach Family Portrait Photography

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It has been a summer of reconnecting.  Yet again I have to thank Facebook for connecting me with one of my closest friends from high school, with whom I lost touch with over the years, as people do.

Come to find out my friend travels to NC every summer for the beach, and when she contacted me to photograph her family I excitedly said YES!

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She & her boys were real troopers – not only was it H O T outside, but they had driven over seven hours to get to the beach the same day of their session!

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Sweet boys

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I think this one is my favorite!

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She seriously hasn’t changed (or aged for that matter) a bit!

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A fun set-up …

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Here’s the first attempt at the shot above … boys will be BOYS lol!

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Play time!

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They were pretty tired and somewhat over me, but I managed to get a few handsome smiles out of them 🙂

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Thanks so much for sharing your precious family with me – can’t wait for next year!

~Kathy

Fun Family Reunion! | Raleigh Cary Atlantic Beach Family Photographer

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I was so thrilled when my dear roommate from years gone past asked me to meet her & her family at the beach this summer for her family reunion!  Yes, this has been in the plans for over six months now , &  I hadn’t seen my friend in 18+ years!  (Ahh the wonders of Facebook!)

My family and I drove in on a Friday midday, to meet this family on the beach in the late afternoon.  As soon as we crossed the first waterway, I couldn’t help but notice the flags whipping in the wind.  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the wind, but perhaps not as much when it is ‘whipping’!

We managed by utilizing lots of bobby pins and repositioning the long haired ladies so their hair wouldn’t be covering their faces!  A HUGE thank you to my unexpected and absolutely treasured assistant Jo for being my second set of eyes and hands.  Couldn’t have done it without you Jo!

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Here are a few of my favorite images from that windy and wild afternoon on the beach:

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 THE Family!

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The heart behind the family.  61 years of wedded bliss …

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The whole gang was truly  SO fun to be around – I had a blast you all – thank you!

Here is a slideshow of more fun images:

(Simply use your arrow keys or mouse to advance through the images)

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~Kathy