Minick Family Christmas Photos
I’m not going to lie; the temptation to hit rewind and dig up images of the this couple before they were married, before the delicious “chirrin” showed up is just about to break this photographer. These people are family.
BUT I’M NOT GONNA DO IT.
We love the Minicks so much and couldn’t wait to get them into our portrait studio for photographs for this holiday season. Two became three with the birth of their daughter and now, they are four.
Amelia…… you sweet girl! Feel free to put the breaks on with the whole growth thing. Our hearts can’t take it.
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Any time we’re around this family, we feel happier, lighter and connected to our roots. And they look festive in our studio this year and every year.
We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddings, brides, and special events and portraits of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.
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All photos are ©2019 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Marion Is One – First Birthday portraits
If you think this little be-pearled girl is adorable, scroll down. She and her brother are stinkers!! (That’s a compliment, by the way.) They are delicious and you can tell that they are going to be thick as thieves as they grow up. Hint: tongues out = laughter.
But first – meet newly minted one year old, Marion.
For Marion’s first birthday, we want classic old school. First birthday cake smash images are fun, but I have to say, I stand and applaud working moms when they share that they cannot do it all. They cannot create magic every day out of thin air, including a homemade or store bought picture-perfect unicorn cake and Pinterest-worthy birthday party. We love our kids and we’re busy, and guilt helps exactly no one. Sweet Marion’s amazing mom wanted professional portraits but had little time to plan a theme. I had all the goods to help.
Marion in pearls, pink and a tulle tutu absolutely shined during her session. And while Pinterest boards are great, it was easy for me to set up something simple, elegant and pretty.
NOTE: I have outfits and props for babies and toddlers, you Moms out there! If you don’t come with a trunk of stuff, you aren’t failing. I’ve got your back.
Below, enter big brother Connor who is clearly a very serious type. These two….. big fun or big trouble, maybe both. Marion and Connor – come back to visit us again soon please. We loved the laughter in our studio that day!
Want to see more? Here are the family’s portraits and Marion’s newborn session, as well as Mom’s maternity shoot.
We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddings, brides, and special events and portraits of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.
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All photos are ©2018 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Christmas Portrait Sessions 2019
Whether at home or in our studio, we’re still booking portrait sessions for the holiday season. If you want to come to our already decorated and glorious portrait studio, please be in touch!
We change it up every year, but the organization and ease on you is the same! You’ll be cozy and won’t have to do a thing at your own home.
If you want to have your portraits for the holidays taken at your home, we can make that happen too and it’s NOT as huge a deal as you might imagine. Just call and ask us about dates and times that are still available. The setting can be tidy and a bit more formal….
…. or you can relax at home and just be together in your space, doing your thing. The only exception is that you don’t have to be behind the camera. You can read books, decorate or have an all out free for all. We don’t judge. We just capture!
As time runs out for all of us this season, be in touch before it’s too late and we’ll do our best to accommodate your tribe! Can’t wait to hear from you.
For more, here’s our reasoning behind this season’s portrait offerings and pricing!
We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddings, brides, and special events and portraits of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License
All photos are ©2019 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Newborn Baby Portraits – Anna Sophia
This perfectly pink bundle is Anna Sophia. She’s the second born of our dear clients Ashley and Oscar and we go way back with them. We photographed their engagement and wedding portraits, as well as the newborn portraits of their first born baby boy – Leo – who is so stinking cute it hurts.
We also met them in our favorite orchard to get springtime family portraits and to announce that mom Ashley was pregnant with baby number two.
Miss Anna Sophia finally arrived and she is – according to her mom – already an easier baby. She was easier to carry during pregnancy, easier to deliver, and now compared to her brother, she is easier to get to eat and sleep. Let’s just say she has loads of chill.
We’re not knocking little Leo, though. During this newborn portrait session with his new little sister, he was very concerned and Ashley caught a great shot of him watching to make sure that all was well.
On a couple of occasions, if baby Anna began to cry, Leo would run to her side to pet her and make sure that she was ok. I love that instinct in kids. Sometimes they just ooze empathy. Sometimes they bang each other on the head with metal toys …… but this is not that blog.
She’s plump and pretty and even grinned in her sleep and we are dying to get more images of her, her brother and this family in the coming months and years. Because Oscar and Ashley are wedding clients, they were able to take advantage of our free baby session and we hope they will make capturing milestone portraits a priority. All the families who have taken advantage of this continue to thank us over the years.
For now – g’nite little princess. We love you!
We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddings, brides, and special events and portraits of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License
All photos are ©2019 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Christmas at Home
Time for a flashback.
Somehow, you guys, it has been three years since we started a new holiday tradition: our at home portrait sessions. Pixels comes to YOUR HOUSE and we capture you “doing life” during the Christmas season. Let’s pause so that you can think of your favorite holiday comedy….
During the interim, we have shot many, many, many weddings, newborn portraits and first birthday photos, senior portraits, graduations, engagements and more documentary family portrait sessions than we could have anticipated. We’re now hooked on this type of photography – memoir, documentary, lifestyle.
We also had a son. And that changed everything. “Family” took on a new meaning. Lord knows that you don’t have to be parents to embrace family. Our friends, neighbors, coworkers, roommates and yes, blood relatives are family. My hope is that you will consider an at home holiday portrait session with anyone you consider beloved during the holidays this year or anytime in 2020. We’ll meet you at your place.
In the meantime, here’s a little look back at how we started, and why, from 2016.
Misty 1976
We’re doing something different with our holiday portrait sessions this year. We’re bringing them home. As in to YOUR home. It’s where you live and it’s where the magic and memories live too. Photographs tell the story and evoke all the memories of the season even as they are frozen forever in that specific time. It only made sense to take your family portraits in the place you call home.
Misty 1978 – Gifts for my girlie AND my rugged side.
Let’s be honest: isn’t half the fun of old family photographs saying, “remember that couch? remember that carpet?” Or “that was our first year in that house and you insisted on having a mini-tree in your room.” Every family on earth looks at past Christmas photos and has these conversations, in reverie and laughter.
Ryan 1980 – HOT WHEELS, BABY!!!! Santa WAS listening.
Misty 1981 – future Merlefest attendee and Official Photographer, thank you very much!
Ryan 1982 & 1986 with brothers and sister. LOVE the pjs. Sports, super heroes and Little House on the Prairie.
Nothing is more important during the holidays (or anytime for that matter) than family. I want a way to create a personal experience for each of our clients. I want to capture families gathered around trees with handmade ornaments, trees where all the fragile ornaments are at a height away from little fingers, stockings are personalized and tree toppers are those that have been passed through generations. I’d love to capture children in their Christmas PJs while they show me an ornament they made at school. Children years from now will recognize their surroundings in a photograph. What it looks like is different for every single one of our clients.
Misty 1986 – I was expressive. …still am.
Ryan 1983 – and his own hot wheels a few years later.
Ryan 1971 & 1981 – there’s a theme developing here……….
Misty 1990 & 1992 – “What? NO WAY!!”
Ryan 1985 & 1987
We hope you’ll take a moment to remember your own Christmas photos over the decades and consider that this will be easier than you might think, will be fun and SOOOOOOO worth it when you see the results. We know this is going to take some coordination, guys, but we’re in if you are. People start decorating as soon as mid-November and hope to get their cards out or gifts for relatives ordered soon after. As you plan your decorations and holiday festivities (family visits like Thanksgiving, for those who want to get the tree up and capture more than your immediate family), let us know so we can book the date and time and share fun ideas with you.
The fee of $125 is due when you make your reservation. We will provide 5 digital images for families with up to 3 children. This includes the printing rights along with the option to purchase prints, cards, and gifts. Pets and additional children or family members are welcome for an additional $25. Call 336-990-0080 to reserve or email inquiries to mail@pixelsonpaper.net.
We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddings, brides, and special events and portraits of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.