THE JOURNAL

The Gift of a Portrait (originally published in 2011 and updated in 2025) I still remember accompanying my mother and grandmother to a portrait studio on Staten Island in the 1980s. We weren’t there for a new session, but to restore a portrait of my grandmother taken in the 1920s. I was about nine years […]

Ready to begin holiday shopping? Fall is definitely the busiest time of year for family portrait photographers, especially in the Charlotte area of North Carolina. Most parents book their Fall Family photography session because they want updated photographs for their annual holiday and Christmas cards. But I love showing my clients beautiful, unique, and thoughtful […]

What does Mom love more than anything else in this world? Of course, it’s her family. So, this year, if you want to give Mom a gift from the heart that will last for years to come, then give her a gift that celebrates her absolute greatest loves – give her the gift of family […]