how i spent my summer vacation: abstract photo essay on hanging rock state park.

finally got the photographs from geoff and i’s anniversary trip to hanging rock state park onto my computer. i took a lot of abstract shots there as opposed to your standard landscape shots (except on top of hanging rock). the more conventional ones will soon follow this post. but now it’s time for abstract camping!

the “window” in the side of a large rock at window falls:

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hand over sunset on top of hanging rock:

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a neighbor’s tent, lit internally by a lantern:

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rock that makes up tory’s den:

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geoff making a fire with a head lamp on… tent in the background light internally by a lantern:

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super intense tree roots near window falls:

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brook bubbles at the top of window falls:

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raleigh portrait photographer: jennifer+travis.

camping was awesome! more to come on that later. however, being in the woods for 2.5 days can get really old really fast as you get continually rained on, swat hornets away from your fire-burnt food, and run up an incredible sleep debt due to all the shuffling noises outside your small overheated tent at night. we had a great time, but boy… i’m glad to be back in the world of showers, internet access, and microwaves. i’ll be posting pictures from our journey later this week.

here’s some photos from my session with travis and jennifer – a really adorable couple who were great to work with. they let me put them in all sorts of perilous jungle-gym situations while being gawked at by a bunch of 5-10 year olds manning the playground. you guys are awesome! :)

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raleigh child photographer – thursday throwback: child portrait edition.

done editing all the photos of nichole, kevin, and connor… moving on to planning their wedding photographs soon!

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hopefully kevin will come up with additional creative poses for his wedding too…

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in personal news, i am currently in the midst of planning my fall weddings and portraits. :) i’ll get to more of that next week. still waiting on the trash the dress session permit from american tobacco – hopefully that will arrive shortly so we can get to that and squeeze it in. geoff and i are picking up camping gear from his cousin’s tonight for our weekend excursion into the wilderness which starts tomorrow. when i return i will be posting session photos from this week and later camping photos. no professional photography is allowed in north carolina state parks without a permit that i currently don’t have… so i’m assuming i should leave my really obvious giant photography equipment that draws lots of attention at home. it’s mostly my lighting gear, but every time i’ve used it in the past week or two i have been stopped by some person of authority or media. and i don’t need my gear being confiscated in a state park a few hours from home. :) i’ll still be taking pictures… just compromisingly lit ones. :)

for now, here’s a thursday throwback: child portrait edition.

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