The Reids: Greenville SC Family Portraits

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One of my favorite things about living in a small-ish town is knowing people for virtually my entire life. There’s something to be said for growing up together and staying in touch during all the phases of your life. I have known Stacy and Chuck since middle school, and we all graduated from high school together. They are truly “high school sweethearts,” and it’s crazy to see their boys getting so grown up now! (I have a snapshot in my house of a big group of us on my parents’ deck, and Justin was just a baby; he’s 13 now. How does that happen??) It was a lot of fun to get together recently in Greenville for portraits of their family.

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Together since they were juniors (or sophomores???) in high school…

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Justin’s stoic “I refuse to smile” look.

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LOVE these. Sorry Justin, we DID make you smile. 😉

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Austin was really excited about our session, and he even made some great suggestions for locations to shoot! He did awesome!

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Right now, I’m really loving images that show a family just laughing and hanging out together…these are the moments that really define our relationships with others.

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Stacy, Chuck, Justin, and Austin: I say it all the time, but it really does mean a lot to me when friends ask me to photograph their lives. I hope you love your photos!

To view the Reids entire proof gallery, CLICK HERE. Password is Stacy’s maiden name.

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The Smiths at Sky Top: Flat Rock NC Family Portraits

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Three sweet sisters, two fun and loving parents, and a beautiful fall morning in the mountains. I met the Smiths at Sky Top Orchards in Flat Rock NC for portraits of this adorable and good-as-gold family. I loved photographing this family, and I love their portraits, but I do NOT love that I always go to SkyTop when the apples are already off the trees. Boo! Their apple cider donuts, however, make me feel much, much better. 😉

Mmmmm, apple cider donuts.

Where were we? Oh yes, The Smiths at Sky Top…

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She is seriously the best big sister ever!!

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Me: “When was the last time you had photos of just the two of you?” Them: “Probably our wedding day.” 🙂 Love these shots!

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Beautiful!

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Big sis….caring, beautiful, and patient with the little girls.

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Middle sis….a thinker, cute-as-a-button, and sweet.

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And little sis….sassy, funny, and eat-her-with-a-spoon adorable.

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Think she gets away with everything?? 😉

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One last shot of all the girls!

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Smiths: I’m SO glad that we were able to meet up on the mountaintop for your family portraits! You have such a wonderful family, and I look forward to seeing you all again sometime. Go Catamounts!

To view the Smiths entire proof gallery, CLICK HERE. Password is oldest daughter’s first name.

As always, please leave a comment to “show me (and the Smiths) some love!”

The Burch Clan: Spartanburg SC Family Portraits

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Usually for a photographer, more people = more challenging, but not with the Burches. This extended family of 8 was easy-peasy to photograph, because they are just so loving and agreeable! I had a great afternoon photographing their family portraits at Cleveland Park in Spartanburg SC.

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Pretty lady! Grandmas are the best.

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With the grands…

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You may remember Amber and Alyssa from their portrait session last fall. This year, Amber is in college and Alyssa’s a freshman in high school!

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With mom and dad…

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And just mom and dad. How cute are they? I think it’s SO important for couples to continue to document their love story even if they’ve been married for years!

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Adorable little Evan and his folks!

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SO sweet! See why this family was so easy??

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Maybe my favorite from the session. I LOVE this shot of Evan in his daddy’s arms with mom looking on with such care and sweetness.

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Burch Family: thank you so much for inviting into your lives two years in a row! You are truly a caring and unique family. I hope that these photos will be a blessing to your family.

To see the full proof gallery, CLICK HERE. Password is the initials of Amber’s school (3 letters).

As always, if you’re reading this I hope you will leave a comment to “show me (and the Burches) some love!”
–Amy

Introducing….Baby Thomas! Greenville SC Newborn Portraits

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Complete gallery: CLICK HERE Password: Baby Thomas’ middle name

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Baby Thomas is here! I had the sweet job of photographing him when he was only 9 days old…and he was just as cute and alert as he could be! (Must be all of the attention he’s getting from his two big sisters. 🙂 ) You may remember his family from THIS POST.

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I looooooove this sweet silhouette of Thomas..

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Cute baby feeties and curly toes…

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…and more baby parts!

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Some sweet moments with Mommy…

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“Thomas’ World”
I’m not sure if Jessica and Chris know what to do with all this blue in the house after having two girls!

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Proud Daddy…

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A family of 5!

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And a favorite from the day….

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To view the family’s complete gallery (Maternity + Newborn pics), please CLICK HERE. Password is Baby Thomas’ middle name.

I hope you’ll leave a comment to “show me some love” and to welcome Baby Thomas to the world!

Playing With Flash

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Tonight I went out into the fields of northern Greenville County, SC with two of my photographer friends to play around with off-camera lighting for some fun portraits. We had a chilly, buggy, blast!

Check it out and let me know what you think…

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Love love love this one!

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Rawr. Make that super-rawr.

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