Everyone does digital now. Why would you ever need an album or prints for that matter? This is a great question! So let’s think about this for a minute. Discs with digital information are already changing, the industry is moving towards USB technology. In ten more years, who knows what it will move to, 20 years or even 30 years. An album never needs any technology to view it. One of my favorite things to do is look through my parents wedding album. It turned 51 last year. I love to see my parents so young. My father passed away last year. My aunts and uncles in their 20’s, several of them are also gone. My grandparents are young in these images and are also now gone. It is a trip back in time. During the holidays when all of the family is together, everyone loves to go through the album and look at these images. The album has stood the test of time and years of all of us as well as our children going through them. The photographer that my parents hired was one of the best in the area and an album was important to my parents. […]
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Dudeoir portraits – they are not what you think! They are fun and usually a spoof on the female version. Most of the guys are ordinary guys. Last fall I attended Carolina Expo through Professional Photographers of NC with some friends. Mike Anderson of Michael A. Anderson Photography out of Concord was one of my friends there. We were sitting around one night having some drinks when the subject came up. Mike agreed to play along and a month or so later, we did a milk bath theme! These were done for fun and silliness. They were in no way meant to be anything serious. I don’t think I have laughed this hard in a long time! For any guy that wants to give his girl something fun and different, please contact us! Valentines day is right around the corner! Consider giving the gift of Dudeoir Portraits! These are some of my favorites!
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Newborn Photographer Ann Norment of Ann’s Photography and Maternity Photographer located in Laurel Portrait Studio, downtown Fort Mill SC loves to capture this very special time, your newborn changes so quickly and the first few weeks of life is the time to capture that look before it fades. Newborn Photography is a highly specialized skill that takes a lot of training to make sure your child is safe during their session. When searching for a Newborn Photographer, it is important to know that hands will always be on your child and to understand that many poses and images are not possible without composite work which is captured using a tripod and having hands on the child during poses that are not something a newborn can achieve on their own. The artwork is completed in editing removing hands and compositing a few frames into one portrait. According to this Virginia Photographer newborn sessions generally take approximately 3 hours but can last longer. For best results, you will want to feed your baby when you arrive for the session. Please see our Newborn FAQ sheet for a successful newborn portrait session. Dress your newborn in loose clothing that will be easy to […]
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Underwater maternity sessions are something I have been wanting to do. I love to photograph brides and grooms underwater and have photographed a professional mermaid in the ocean as well as a pool. I was so excited when Kathryn contacted me to create an underwater maternity session for her! Kathryn and Zachary lost their twins at 10 weeks into the pregnancy. This is their rainbow baby. For those that are not familiar with this term, a rainbow baby is the child that is born after the loss of a previous child that did not survive the pregnancy or birth. When Kathryn told me they were having a rainbow baby and that they wanted an underwater maternity session, I started to search for the perfect rainbow maternity gown for underwater. I discovered Picture Perfect Bowtique who created the rainbow dress featured in the portraits. After every storm, there is a rainbow. It gives us hope that the storm we weathered, made our faith stronger. The lord will bless us with a new life and love and our hearts are filled with joy! The purple dress used in this underwater maternity session was created by Sew Trendy Accessories To schedule your appointment for us […]
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Newborn Photographer Ann Norment covers the Charlotte NC area as well as Fort Mill SC area. Newborn photography is a very special thing to capture for a family. I had the pleasure of capturing Crystal and Ian’s first newborn Rhyleigh, in 2013. The Cameron family then moved to Texas. When Rhyleigh turned one, they made a trip back from Texas to Charlotte so they could celebrate her first birthday with family and schedule her one year session with me. I was so excited to see them! Crystal contacted me when they recently moved back to the Charlotte area to inform me she was pregnant and wanted me to photograph their newborn. It is an honor to have clients come back to me for their photographic needs. Our studio is catered to special life events. We are a boutique studio offering a design consultation, all the way through to helping you choose frames and create artwork of your family for your home. These are a few of my favorites from their new baby Reagan’s session! I love this family, I connected with Crystal immediately. She is a beautiful woman. Her and Ian are amazing parents. I look forward to the years ahead and capturing special […]
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