Uptown laundromat Engagement Session of Ralph & Jamie in Charlotte, NC.
Engagements: Ralph & Jaime
Engagements: Phillip & Dedria
Uptown Charlotte is one of my favorite places to shoot. sharp lines, clean light, and great natural reflectors. This combination turns it into a photographer’s playground. Basically it matched Phillip and Dedria perfectly. They both showed up in their slick city garb and I said to myself, “This is going to be fantastic!” As you can tell they brought it. I cannot wait to shoot with them again!
-Nathan
Engagements: Tyler & Kirstie
We had the privilege of shooting with not one, but two pairs of high-school sweethearts this month. Tyler and Kirstie were so much fun! They didn’t hold anything back, even when Nathan asked them to roll up their jeans and wade in the chilly waters of Lake Norman. They chose Jetton Park in Cornelius for their session, complete with beautiful surrounding fields, beaches on Lake Norman, wooded trails and the October sun.
We are excited about their June wedding at Carrigan Farms in Mooresville, NC. Enjoy!
Engagements: Jonathan & Anika
Here is a cute uptown engagement session with a couple who know how to get down. Anika and Jonathan were referred to us by our September 3rd bride, Jenny. Not only did we have the joy of spending the evening with them, but witnessed (and captured) some of their killer dance moves!
We started at the new Mint Museum, made our way down Tryon and decided to chase the light from there. Anika and Jonathan are planning a destination wedding in the Spring of 2012.
Hair & Makeup was done by the amazing Kymm McLean of Who’s the Fairest. Enjoy!
Engagements: Jeremy & Robin
These high school sweethearts’ e-Session put a first in our books with their adorable dog, Lucy. Robin & Jeremy chose a few different areas in Winston-Salem as their backdrop. We started in a beautiful park complete with decade old trees, a stone bridge and mini waterfalls. Not too far away was an enchanting garden with beautifully bloomed fall flowers, arbors and fountains. Jeremy brought along his Chevrolet Corvette to add some of his own flair to the shoot! We finished up in old town Salem. We never knew this place existed, but it made us feel like we were back in New England with all of the old brick houses and covered bridge.
Enjoy the gorgeous couple!
Bridals: Alexa
We only had to wait 6 weeks to post this bridal session and we couldn’t be more excited. Alexa is a natural in front of the camera and she looks amazing in just about every frame. Even the August heat didn’t stop Alexa from showing off her gorgeous dress from J Major’s Bridal Boutique.
We hope you enjoy<3
Community Spotlight: Phud Chambers
We are delighted to introduce our community spotlight for July! Meet Remedy Church and it’s pastor, John “Phud” Chambers. We have been attending Remedy Church in Rock Hill, SC for the past year. We aren’t quite sure where the nickname of “Phud” came from, that is the only way anyone knows who you are referring to at church!
Remedy Church is only two and a half years old, but Phud and his wife, Christie, have been dreaming about it for much longer. Phud was called to be a pastor in 2006, but he felt that God wanted him to do more than to lead at an existing church. He knew that he was meant to plant a church. That’s a lot of work, if you haven’t guessed! Planting a church requires people, open hearts, cooperation, money, space, planning, praying—a lot of faith. Phud and Christie began holding services in their own home in 2008 and the next year, Remedy was launched in the Baptist Ministry building on Winthrop campus. For nine months the fledgling congregation met at Winthrop, after which it finally moved to a place of its own. They now meet in downtown Rock Hill, in a renovated space devoted to the arts.
More interesting than the history of this young church is what they have become in their surrounding Rock Hill. The name Remedy references the healing of Christ for all people; that is what this church shows the people around them. They volunteer at local schools and gather school supplies for children who don’t have paper and pencils and backpacks. Members have created a community garden as well! There are different groups within the church who help in ways around the city as they feel called.
In addition to their busy schedules running a church, Phud and Christie have four beautiful and energetic children, Jaycie, Charis, Aiden and Mackalla.
Remedy is a young church, thrumming with life and passion. Simeon said, “I am waiting for the consolation of Israel.” The consolation is the healing of God’s chosen people and Remedy Church is doing God’s work.
Contributions: S. E. Pohlig
Portraits: Amie
We’ve decided to do a series of portraits during this summer to work on various techniques, accomplish artistic goals and capture some beautiful faces! This is our first session with our awesome friend, Amie. She shines from the inside out and totally embraced the field of freshly rolled hay bales – after viewing the photos, everyone will wish they could see her scale a hay bale!
Our goal in this session was to use only 36 exposures (similar to a roll 35mm film), shoot in 4×5 aspect ratio, use only a hand held light meter, no previewing photos – also, similar to film and use the Brenizer method. All goals were accomplish and we all had so much fun – enjoy!
Portraits: Paige
Paige and I met back in the Spring of 2005. She is one of my sweetest friends who would give you the shirt off her back if you needed it. Our memories over the years are filled with Chick-fil-a, Starbucks, and endless road trip throughout the Carolinas. I think one of my favorite trips was to Myrtle Beach for a show I was to play at and, of course, we ended up at the beach where we met an old man fishing. He was kind enough to let us take turns attempting to fish – we used it more for a photo prop.
Paige now lives in the District of Columbia as an eight grade teacher at a local middle school. She sings for the Capitol Hill Choir as an alto-one and is about to publish her first book of poetry. She came to visit us on her Spring break and we couldn’t pass up the chance to dress her up, do her and make-up, and let Nate work his magic. Enjoy our sweet friend, Paige.
-Rachel
Portraits: Annie
Annie is one of the sweetest babies. I met her mom, Sarah, a few months before Annie was born and they’ve both been incredibly dear to me ever since. She loves to crawl up onto your lap and look through photo albums, discovering various family members, over and over again. She loves other babies and children, baby dolls, dogs, being outside, and eating. Recently, Sarah and Annie came down from Chapel Hill to visit their family in Waxhaw, NC and Nate was able to capture Annie at her best! We hope you adorable these moments as much as we adore Annie!
-Rachel
