Category Family

The M Family Preview | Lifestyle Photographer Raleigh NC

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A few days ago I was lucky to be invited into the M family home to photograph a few hours of their busy day.

Lucky, because they are great friends.  Lucky because they shared some of their valuable time off from work with me!  Lucky, because I photographed this little guy when he was a real little guy … you may remember him HERE.

His new nickname is Mr. Expressions!  He gave us some really great faces in a relatively short period of time … can’t wait to share.

Enjoy the preview image!

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh, NC

The McGaughey Family | Raleigh Cary Family Photography

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The pleasure was all mine meeting up with this totally happy & fun family for their holiday session!

I don’t think I’ve met children any kinder, and a family unit that is so strong :)

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I think I managed to find the last of the fall color  – pretty spectacular  for the last day of November I’d say!

Lovely glassy background water + big beautiful smiles = gorgeous!!

The strength of family.

It all starts here …

Lucky girl!

I wish I could photograph everyone on this bridge!!

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Thank you for an enjoyable session & for being so fun to work with you guys :)

~Kathy

Last Day of November | Raleigh Cary Family Photographer

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This afternoon I head out for my last photo shoot before Christmas.

ISO6400  f/3.2  1/320th

The fabulous mom of this crew was the one who referred me to the bride I photographed in October.  I wanted to thank them with a family portrait.

I grabbed them during the reception and did the best I could, considering it was pretty much dark outside already!

I do love this photo, and so do they, but they’ve decided they want something a little more traditional.

So today I meet this gorgeous & kind family at a local park to capture them in a little more light and some to get some beautiful close ups of their girls.

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Have a great weekend!

~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