Linda comes to me by way of Kristen Lee and is just awesome (with the added awesomeness of having a South African accent). Linda and Kristen knew each other from their days in New York City, but are still friends here in the south while running dog-based businesses. Kristen recommended me to Linda because, in addition to Linda’s dog business, she’s also a Chief Risk Officer and Audit Executive (!) who was looking for more than the standard headshot. She wanted a bit of personality incorporated into her portraits, as well as the ability to put her hobbies and background on display, all while maintaining a professional aura that could still be used to represent her at board meetings and for public speaking events. And Linda has a ton of interesting hobbies! She’s been riding motorcycles since she was a teenager, and also knits, does cross-fit, and has a husband, kids, dogs, cats, and a parrot. She spends a lot of days at board meetings and is a pro at negotiation and conflict management. She’s an incredible woman and I absolutely loved getting to know her and learn more about South Africa, parrots, and motorcycles! Hair Creds: Synquis at @kawaiistyles_u. Makeup Creds: Shatara at @justfaceitmua

Sam Lipman // Yoga Photography

My lovely client Sam, who some of you may remember from her and Mark’s wedding earlier this summer, is a fantastic alignment-based yoga instructor who asked me to take some new photos of her doing yoga-y things and I was so excited! This was my first time venturing into the world of yoga photography and it’s quite different from what I normally do. There’s a lot that goes into making sure that Sam’s body is properly aligned as well as taking into account the pose vs. the background, and it was quite fun! Mostly it was fun because Sam is a ton of fun, and if I didn’t routinely get injured doing anything remotely physical, she’s who I would take yoga from. She currently teaches at Carolina Yoga Company, Duke Fitness, and Thousand Petals Yoga. You can find her schedule on her website here: http://yogawithsamlipman.com/ So if you’re looking for a super sweet, kind, happy person to take yoga with – I’d highly recommend Sam, who is all of those things and more. *Huge thanks to Elana for assisting and to the NCMA for giving us permission to use Sam’s photos.

Branding Photographer - Sam Lipman // Yoga Photography
Branding Photographer - Sam Lipman // Yoga Photography

This child! Oh man, this child. His name is Wyatt and he’s currently two years old. Last year, he hated hats. This year, he’s moved on from his disdain for hats and instead is now laser focused on his love for slides and Locopops. By and large, he prefers an extremely clean existence and isn’t very fond of grass or bugs. He possesses an undeniable skill for striking unprompted senior picture poses even though he’s not yet in preschool. He can name all the names of the animals on the carousel, and pretends to cry in a corner if you ask him to take pictures by some flowers. His incredible hair is easily afflicted with static cling. He runs very quickly when excited and wants to climb all the things he can’t reach. When he can’t climb them, he’ll ask you to climb them instead so he can watch. He likes to pretend that he’s very serious sometimes but he can’t keep up the charade for that long. He goes extremely slowly down slides and is thrilled nonetheless. He loves swings and is unsure about sand. He is one of my favorite clients.