April 6, 2023

Durham, NC Family Photographer

I’m so thrilled that I got the chance to reunite with Sarah, Tim, and Theo – and to meet the latest addition to their family, Linden! I photographed Theo back in 2019, so now we needed to get some updated photos with his little sister. Sarah told me it would taken Theo a minute to warm up, but that was not the case, and within about 30 seconds he was showing me his breakdancing moves and telling me everything there is to know about soccer. Linden enjoys cooking food in her pretend kitchen and taking a ride on her puppy bike. They both love pretending to be monsters and attacking their parents, but who doesn’t? Sarah and Tim are great parents and people, so they abide all monster attacks and even feed the monsters dinner after a bike ride. We enjoyed a wonderful little sunny afternoon taking pictures in their home and in their gorgeous backyard. Bat stickers were placed on all bicycles so now I feel like there’s a little piece of me riding down the sidewalks of Durham… and what a wonderful crew to go riding with. :)

Family sitting on couch in Durham laughing

Mom wrestling with kids on couch and laughing

Father and son wrestling on ground in living room laughing

Dad sitting with kids on the couch and kids pretending to be monsters

Father and daughter at home docoumentary photographs

Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures

Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC

Girl working in pretend play kitchen at home

Girl smiling and holding out food from kitchen

Kids making food in pretend play kitchen

Kids offering pretend play food to parents

Parents sitting with son on the floor in living room

Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures

Wedding portrait hangs on the wall of the family home

Dad helping kids put on shoes on the deck

Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham

Boy playing backyard soccer in the yard with mom and dad

Girl crying and holding hands with mom in the backyard

Girl playing with remote controls in living room

Girl sitting on couch and smiling at her mom

Carolyn Scott Photography stickers on bike

Girl sitting on her puppy bike and waiting for her family to get ready

Boy carrying his bike down the steps of his house

Girl riding a bike on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs

Siblings riding bikes on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs

Girl riding her bike down the street and stopping to talk to mom

Girl walking her bike down the sidewalk with her mom and dad

Girl riding her puppy bike down the street

Mom helping daughter smell flowers in tree

Mom helping daughter put her bike helmet on again

Kids carrying tray of potatoes through kitchen

Boy carrying tray of potatoes through kitchen

Girl playing soccer with family in the backyard

Brother and sister portraits with silly faces

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March 6, 2023

Megan+Carly+Jane+Ronan

I’ve known Megan and Carly for many years now and it was wonderful to reunite with them to celebrate the birth of their new baby Ronan and the wild, amazing ways of 2 year old Jane. Megan and Carly are fantastic people and it is not a surprise that their children would be the same! Jane is… incredible. Like, really incredible. She has amazing fashion choices (best shark shoes ever) and an extremely enthusiastic attitude. I feel the need to tell you that I did not pose Jane at all for any pictures. The facial expressions and poses are Jane’s and Jane’s alone. And there are a lot of them… and they’re all amazing. She was very excited for her photoshoot, greeting me at the door and yelling, “CAROLYN’S HERE!” to her parents and then proceeding to welcome me in and giving me a grand tour of her toys and house. She is an amazing force of a little person and I love her and all of her sheer joy. Ronan is an adorable baby so he enjoys eating and sleeping and looking at Jane while Jane enthusiastically hugs him. He is very cute and extremely well-behaved. I love this whole family and their amazing selves. Thank you to Megan and Carly for having me run around your house and be a part of documenting you all together!

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February 1, 2023

Kathy+Andrew+Alden+Eben

Such a joy reuniting with some of my all-time favorite people! Geoff and I photographed Kathy and Andrew’s wedding back in the day, and then I’ve also had the joy of photographing them with Alden a couple of times. Now it’s been a few years and they have a new 2 year-old addition named Eben, who is just as delightful as Alden. Their children are adorable and sweet kids who enjoy making forts in the living room, having tea, and playing with lots of trains. The trains, for some reason, are carrying large tanks full of what appears to be full-grown great white sharks. I’m not sure if the trains are transporting these sharks to an aquarium or a rehabilitation center or if it’s a Snowpiercer situation, but regardless, I just want to let you know the type of cargo the trains in this household are transporting because it seems important.

And there, watching the trains transport the sharks and observing the tea parties and the cookie making, is Brewer the Tabby Cat. Brewer is an extremely friendly cat who has always been a part of our shoots. I think he thinks that the camera is there for him, and he acts accordingly. Their calico Addie, however, wants nothing to do with me but I love her from afar.

It was quite a gloomy and rainy morning when we shot this, but the kids made the absolute most of their day inside by doing a ton of fun things with Mom and Dad, which included making cookies, which is maybe the absolute best activity you can do when it’s raining. I had so much fun catching up with all of them and continuing to be a little part of their family story!

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