My lovely niece Amelie at our Seafood Boil this weekend with my friend Meg.  Isn’t she scrumptious?

Some sweet shots of Rachel from around the Hill.

I love photographing a couple that is fun, upbeat, and willing to try new things.  From standing on benches to the obligatory desaturated jumping in front of urban graffiti shot, Justin and Miranda were a blast to shoot.

Aaron and Megan are two of our closest friends, so when they asked for engagement photos I was equal parts thrilled and terrified.  I loved shooting them, they were the best combination of comfortable, relaxed, and adorable.

It wasn’t until this weekend that I started to think that maybe I got hoodwinked when it came to my senior portraits.  My parent’s walls have photos of myself and my brothers, stiffly posed in front of fake brick walls.  A far cry from the images we made of Barbara, a senior this year at Jordan High School.  Much more willing to have her photo taken than any of my previous subjects, Barbara was lovely.  And when her family joined her to take some pictures (and recreate some family favorites), we had a ball.

Photographing teenage old boys is never easy but when that cantankerous teen is your younger cousin? Forget it.  Thankfully, much like our last photoshoot, Charlie had a sister nearby to goad him a little.  You know, for the sake of the photographs.  And after Charlie was thoroughly done with having his photo taken Anna and their pug Petey were standing by to take some candid photos.  And to think I remember a life before Petey and his eerily long tongue!

My second senior portrait session of the whirlwind trip to Durham last week was with Austin.  Quieter than most high school seniors I know (or knew, or remember), Austin was a pleasure to work with.  He didn’t even complain as I asked to sit in chairs in empty parks, stand in the middle of a railroad track, or run towards me on the high school track.