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Eastern North Carolina Photographer {Teens: Grace Kelly}

sheenamariebean — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:48:09 +0000

As enchanting as her name sake, this beautiful teen and her bubbly personality made getting up early for this photo shoot totally worth it. I have been wanting to do an early morning shoot for awhile, but since I mainly shoot young families, it isn’t always the most opportune time to get a big gaggle of kids up and going. When I asked GK about doing our session at 8 in the morning, she didn’t wince. We headed over to an empty lot just south of town and took advantage of the nice even open shade that was all over the place. After the session, on my way to take her home, we passed this little pumpkin patch. I did a pretty awesome 5-point turn in the middle of a country road and got a few pictures that actually feel like fall! I think i’m going to have to go back to this little spot with our kids sometimes soon!

Eastern North Carolina Photographer {Just Because Session: Moriah} !!Sneak Peek!!

sheenamariebean — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 01:14:00 +0000

How do I even begin to explain how much I love and admire this incredible teenager. Anyone who comes into contact with her will first be smitten by her illuminating smile. After being bowled over by her infectious personality and her energizing laugh, you would probably be captured by her caring and genuine spirit. As if that wasn’t enough, this girl loves Jesus with all her heart. She is smart, funny, spontaneous, and doesn’t take herself too seriously at all. If you can’t tell by now, I absolutely and completely adore this gorgeous young woman.

The first time I met Moriah, she was this teeny little skinny kid running around our church’s elementary wing and giving these amazing hugs to all the little toddlers who followed her around. She just has this way with people….babies, toddlers, kids, her peers, adults….it doesn’t matter. Everyone. Loves. Her. That includes me. And my kids. Yep.

So, about 2+ years ago, Moriah asked me to do a photo session with her. Maybe I asked her. I don’t remember. The point is, we have been meaning to do this for a really long time. For whatever reason, it just never worked out. I have to say, though, I’m glad it didn’t work out sooner, because tonight was just meant to be. The weather was amazing. The little downtown was buzzing with activity. She looked adorable. It really was photographic perfection.

This is just a sneak peek, because there were way too many pictures to choose from. I’m going to work on editing through them tomorrow, because the rest of them are just as fantastic as these ones. This girl doesn’t take a bad shot. Nope.

Moriah, I love you, girl!

I don’t usually process my images very heavily. At least I don’t think I do. This one, though, I had some fun with. It just felt good.

Eastern North Carolina Photographer {Seniors: Brittany}

sheenamariebean — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:15:01 +0000

Ok, so this wasn’t technically a senior session, because Brittany had graduated the year before, but I am going to go ahead and call it one for catigorizations sake. This session was a great thing for both of us, because she wanted some sweet pictures to give to her beau and I had some adult session ideas I wanted to try out and she was perfect. Sometimes I get bummed out thinking we have a lack of fun and unique locations to shoot, especially urban type stuff, but I found some really colorful and textural hideaways for these pictures and I was really happy with the outcome.