Posts Tagged: family outdoor portraits
Introduction to Pixels on Paper – Pt. 1
Ryan and I have such a loyal group of clients and followers, that we feel like people already know who we are and what we do. For those of you who perhaps do not know us, please allow me to introduce myself. Pixels on Paper captures milestones and memories through portraits, helps small and large businesses with commercial photography, branding and design, and covers both personal life events as well as public events.
Portrait Photography
We started with weddings nearly two decades ago, but soon loved that the photos that come before and after a big milestone are just as precious. So Ryan and I shoot images of newborns, 6 month and first birthday portraits, images of siblings and families as the kids grow, senior portraits, prom and graduation portraits.
Maternity
Some of my favorites portrait sessions are those where I’m capturing expectant mothers. Ask anyone.
Families & Day in the Life
As a couple, we are all about our family and our extended families, so we understand – even emphasize – the importance of getting professional family portraits taken over the years. Children grow up fast, family reunions are planned and need commemorating and sometimes, just a trip to the park needs documenting.
We are never happier than when we’re behind the lens, in natural light, mixing it up with new parents and new babies, big families, couples in love or “about to be graduates.” Regardless of season, we are photographers. Heads up for our next blog about the more commercial work we do for businesses, entrepreneurs and communities.
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 newborns and families, 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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Eldridge and Wood Families
We have officially been photographing Stacy Eldridge, her five boys, extended family, and adopted family for a decade. Stacy and her boyfriend Michael have a blended tribe, but Stacy is the force and the anchor. She has help, but this tough lady is the tip of the spear.
We photographed the family first in 2010, again in 2014 and even more recently as these boys were turning into men.
These images were taken at the family farm where we’ve photographed them before, for senior portraits and family shots.
On this day, Michael’s son Rusty and bride McKenzie also joined us. The couple have been married for just a year and we captured images of them separately as well so look for a blog about them in the coming weeks.
Above are images of Stacy’s five boys, 10 years apart. I remember Ryan laying on his back to get the first one in 2010 … all of those cute faces. These guys’ personalities have stayed the same, but they’ve grown up so very much too. At this age, with teenagers and beyond, there is still teasing and rough housing and crude joke telling, but their bond is strong and I see that as one of Stacy’s big triumphs.
Above are Stacy and Michael with Miss P and Aaryn, who they are helping raise. Below are Rusty and McKensie who just celebrated their first anniversary as husband and wife.
Stacy and I have really gotten to know each other over the last 10 years, but my first memory of her is as this seriously amazing single mother of 5 boys. To this day, she never stops. She also works on a chicken farm and is a full-time nurse while raising a family. She and Michael are also helping raise two little girls, Paisley – or Miss P – and Aaryn, whose newborn portraits we shot recently. Stacy has such bandwidth for helping, for encouragement, for no nonsense and for care. The woman is remarkable and I am so proud to know her.
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 LicenseAll photos are ©2019 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
A Fall Day with the Senter Family
Ryan, Finley and I got a break from world-weariness and responsibilities to hang out with our dear friends and clients, the Senters. Mom Judy, Dad Travis and little Ava who is two met up with us at an orchard in Morganton we’d recently visited.
Even though this orchard was no longer yielding apples and picking was over, we loved the trials so much from our last visit that we returned to let the kids play and wander, while we enjoyed the sunshine. It was a gorgeous fall day.
Seeing how big Ava has gotten was a joy and she and Finley had fun together climbing and playing. We’ve been photographing this little monkey since before she was born. Judy’s maternity portraits are favorites, Ava’s newborn, 6 month and one year photos were taken by us and our friendship with them has just continued to grow.
After our time in the orchard, we shifted to a more adult theme and headed to a vineyard, also in Morganton.
We spent a good part of the day with the Senters, which means that along with wardrobe changes for the shoot, there was a real sense of relaxation and chill. We don’t have to ask these guys to “hold your daughter and smile” for photos. These three are such a playful unit and it was just our job to have fingers on shutters.
I don’t know what I love most about the photo just above: the fairytale princess gown paired with mussed hair, the wistful stare into the mid-horizon or that all three of these sweethearts are in the frame.
Here’s to friendship. Here’s to family and here’s to getting away for a day of play, rambling, conversation and escape to the great outdoors.
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 newborns and families, 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 LicenseAll photos are ©2020 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Tevepaugh Boys in the Apple Orchard
Finally, we got to gather in the family orchard to see little Liam Tevepaugh. This was his 6 month portrait session and the day was outstanding. This baby boy was born during Covid to first time parents Cody and Courtney.
Due to the pandemic, I was unable to photograph his newborn session, but I did send my camera and instructions about the lenses and lighting to Courtney so that she could capture his newborn photos herself. We try to provide service, folks! Six months later, off to the family orchards we went.
This was the peak season for getting everyone together. Dad Cody is a twin and his brother Casey’s little boy, Connor came along to make sure that his new first cousin had a playmate and some help learning the landscape. I even captured a few shots of Connor with his father Casey, who tends to run from the camera and is more interested in helping us with crates, ladders and set ups.
My own boy Finley had a blast running around on this day as well. Liam’s mom along with Courtney’s mom and sister also came and there were plenty of adults to help jump up and down trying to get kids to laugh, take turns holding the little ones and generally enjoying being together. These are members of my family, so it was the best being able to see them all on such a gorgeous day outdoors to celebrate the newest Tevepaugh.
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 newborns and families, 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 LicenseAll photos are ©2020 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Absher Family’s Fall Outdoor Portraits
Three generations of Abshers gathered to have family portraits taken and this was another of those outdoor shoots planned that could have gone sideways if not for location and will. But we did it and the results are just what matriarch Mrs. Absher wanted.
October 10th was a day when Pixels scheduled multiple fall family portrait sessions, but massive rain and wind storms meant we had to postpone and reschedule several. A little rain between friends is one thing, but we were in a deluge. Like so many multigenerational families, the Abshers are spread out all over the state of NC and we knew it would be next to impossible to reconvene, so after chatting with the Mom-in-charge, we went for it.
And we pulled it off! There were several key factors, beyond willpower. One was location, but this was easily solved. Instead of meeting off-site somewhere, we took all of the photos in the matriarch and patriarch’s yard. They live near us, and after a drive by, we knew it was going to work. She bought mums and straw bells and we made it work.
Grandparents, parents and kids on hay bales in front of their home place: what could be sweeter?
I love the colors chosen for the youngest members of the clan. They loved being around their grandparents and the images will be heirlooms for generations to come.
If you are thinking of outdoor family portraits, regardless of season, please contact us. We would love to be your portraitists and documentarians.
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 newborns and families, 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 LicenseAll photos are ©2020 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.