The Heaton Family Day in the Life (Durham Lifestyle Photographer)

Warning: Do not read the following post if you have no desire to have kids. Looking at these pictures of Eddie and Lilly will make you want to reproduce. You have been warned. :)

One of my favorites..





I LOVE that they decided to enlarge this family pic of them on the porch.


I asked Cami to write a little bit about her Day in the Life session:

Cami said, "Our "Day in the Life" session was the perfect pick for our family. Melissa was in our home for a little over an hour just taking pictures of what we would do on a normal day around the house. We had a few things prepared that we wanted her to photograph us doing but we also did a few spontaneous things that we hadn't planned on. With our young children, it was wonderful to be in a place that was comfortable to them. The results are pictures where their expressions are natural and genuine. I loved that we didn't feel pressured to have everyone perfect and sitting still like we have in previous studio sessions. We were all so happy during and after Melissa's session. We also love having pictures of our home to preserve these wonderful memories we've had here."

I love Day in the Life sessions.

And I love the Heatons. :)

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A Day In the Life.. (North Carolina Lifestyle Photographer)

I have been dying to share these pictures of the Rutledge family. We had a great time hanging out at their house and taking pics. We ventured outside for a few shots.
Ashley, you are gorgeous.
This little girl had every word of this book memorized. A-MAZING.







See? Home sessions can be fun AND beautiful.

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Hello, Butner (North Carolina Family Photographer)

Today I was able to shoot some family pictures in Butner, NC. (Unfortunate name, pretty place!)

Chris and Sarah were some of the first people we met here. They made us feel right at home and helped us not feel like such nerdy Utahns. (Which is pretty remarkable, considering that is exactly who we are.)

Sarah, I told you I couldn't help but start working on these!

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Watermelon (Triangle Area Family Photographer)

Inspiration usually hits me last minute. I can brainstorm and research all the live long day, but my big ideas almost always hit me an hour or two before a session. Can someone teach me how to rewire my brain so I have a little more notice?

Today I bought a watermelon. As I sliced it open and smelled it's sweet smell, I thought of one thing:

summer.

I called Kim up and told her I had some ideas and we needed to change some things about our session tonight. Can I just say how grateful I am that (for some reason) people trust when I start throwing something together last minute? THANK YOU!!

We changed locations and I changed the vision I had for our session. All because of a big, juicy watermelon.

We had one grassy field,

a little rocking chair,

bugs,2 cute kids,

yummy overcast lighting,

and one, big, juicy watermelon.

I love summer.

The end.

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