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Katrin [Charleston Portraits]

MD — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:31:46 +0000

We met Katrin last year while photographing the Hughes family. Katrin is from Austria but was in the States for a year working as the Hughes’ family au pair. She recently came back for a visit and asked if I would take some portraits of her to help document her time here. Thanks to Madeleine for keeping Katrin laughing and joining her in a few shots!

Jesse & Kristen

MD — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:47:22 +0000

Jesse and Kristen came into town from Tennessee for a quick getaway and to celebrate Kristen’s birthday. We had a lot of fun hanging out and chatting, especially since Kristen is a photographer too!

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Emma [Charleston Portrait Photographer]

MD — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:24:12 +0000

I just LOVE that we’ve had the opportunity to photograph several kiddos close to Eli’s age recently! This is such a fun phase, filled with giggles, hilarious faces, and just a general overflow of excitement! Emma’s parents and grandmother brought her down from the upstate to get her 2 year old portraits done. Isn’t that awesome? Matt and I feel so blessed with the clients that God sends across our path!

I hope you enjoy the pictures of this beautiful, sweet spirited almost 2 year old! You may recognize her buddy at the end of the post!

Cohen [2 year photos]

MD — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:29:50 +0000

Matt and I love photographing kiddos around Eli’s age. For one thing, we’re completely comfortable and know exactly what they’ll like and what will make them laugh, since we’ve spent hours figuring it out at home! For another thing, it’s always neat to see the similarities and differences between Eli and others in this fun phase of toddlerhood. It’s so interesting to see the different ways kids communicate, socialize, express their wants and needs, etc. We had a great time hanging out with Cohen and his parents! He is just a complete sweetheart and such a great mix of gentle and all boy! Kelly and Andy, thank you for the opportunity to capture the spirit of your precious boy!

Alphonso & QuinnShauna [anniversary portraits]

MD — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:17:49 +0000

Alphonso and QuinnShauna have been married for 5 years and came to town to celebrate. But in meeting them, you’d think their wedding was tomorrow! They both couldn’t help but smile and laugh through the whole shoot and possessed a certain excitement that was fun to see and be around! They were a blast to work with and I hope I have a chance to laugh with them again in another 5 years!

Bailey [portraits]

MD — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:21:27 +0000

Meet Bailey!

She’s on the cusp of becoming a teenager. And being the oldest of 4 kids myself, I understand the conflict of still being a kid yet wanting to grow up so badly. We had a good time playing up her serious, mature side, while not forgetting her playful, fun personality! Good times!

Meet Brenda [portraits]

MD — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:34:17 +0000

Meet Brenda. A creative, fun, passionate freelance writer who “specializes in helping aspiring authors get their ideas to print.”

A few weeks back, she and I had a blast hanging out around Park Circle taking some portraits for her new website, which I’m excited to share with you!

If you ever need someone who possesses a way with words, be sure to give her a shout – www.bmurraywriter.com!

Leslie and Dusty [portraits]

MD — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:02:12 +0000

What a fun evening…

Leslie is an old friend of friend of mine, and after losing touch when we went separate ways after high school, we reconnected a year or so ago only to find out we were both into photography. Jenna and I have had fun hanging out with her and Dusty, chatting about life and such, and I’m really excited for all they have going on. A few weeks ago Leslie took some shots of my family and I was happy to return the favor. The evening was a ton of fun and was filled with a lot of laughter…I love it when that happens!

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LCCS [school portraits]

MD — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:59:53 +0000

We met up with the kids of the Lowcountry Christian Community School and were honored to take their school portraits. LCCS is a small school where the kids meet a few days a week as a group, and are home-schooled the other days. Jenna and I have never met a group of kids with such great, captivating personalities! We think – hope – the pictures show a little of those personalities!

Our original plan was to meet outside somewhere where the kids could play and feel more comfortable, but the weather simply didn’t allow it! We decided to go to Plan B instead of rescheduling, as trying to re-coordinate and line up another time that worked with everyone would have been difficult. We all were a little skeptical, with the cold weather and the rain, but the pictures turned out fantastic!

Special ‘thanks’ to Sally for setting everything up and coordinating it all! We couldn’t have done it without you!

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Ansel [portraits]

MD — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:04 +0000

No words can express how much I love this set of images. I’m not sure if it is Ansel’s deep expressions and perfectly plump lips, her incredibly stylin’ outfit, her big brown eyes that remind me so much of Eli (they’re cousins!), the unreal colors of the trees that just don’t exist in Charleston, or the fact that the man I love more than anything in this world is behind the camera. No matter what the reason, these are some of my favorite images to date! During our session Ansel was super sweet, unusually patient for an 18 month old, and so cute I could just squeeze her! Anna, thank you for trusting us to document this moment in your sweet girl’s life.

-Jenna

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