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Our second day at the Salt Flats we got up really early and took off to the Salt Flats for a sunrise photoshoot.  It was just as breathtaking as the sunset the night before.  We took more dresses and shot for even longer.  It was really chilly so we didn’t stay to long after the sun […]

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Reid & Savannah | Salt Flats – Utah – Part 2

Savannah and Reid standing together in black and red dresses

The second part of our trip we headed towards the Salt Flats.  When we started driving we were looking for a big place to park, some kind of sign, they are literally right off of the side of the interstate at a rest area.  So we pulled off and started walking around and exploring.  It […]

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Reid & Savannah | Salt Flats – Utah

Savannah and Reid sitting on the salt flats looking left

Traveling to Utah has always been on my bucket list of places to visit. My good friend Savannah and Reid and I took off on a fun week long trip out west.  Our first stop on the trip was, Antelope Island which is right outside of Salt Lake City.  It has stunning views and is […]

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Reid & Savannah | Antelope Island – Salt Lake City Utah

View from Antelope Island

Taylor Farm Ropings are always so much fun! Since they were calling for rain they moved the roping over to H&H Arena right up the road but it was still a fun day!

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Taylor Farm Arena Roping | Taylorsville NC

team roper

Mcartney came to the farm with her mom, Treava for a fun photoshoot. Her dad even brough his classic car for us to do some fun pictures with! It was so cool! After doing several pictures with the car, we went out into the pasture with and did a few pictures with the old piano […]

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Mcartney | Western Lifestyle | Taylorsville NC

girl standing in front of car

I love everytime Anna gets to come over for a photoshoot! She is so much fun to be around and she is so much fun in front of the camera also! She keeps us laughing all the time. Anna had some fun outfits picked out and I was so excited to shoot them! We had […]

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Anna | Western Lifestyle | Taylorsville NC

girl looking at camera

 It was so much fun having the rodeo back in Taylorsville at H&H Arena.  There was so much going on and it was a blast to have the town out to such a fun event! Here are a few previews from the 2023 Rodeo!

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H&H Rodeo 2023 | Taylorsville NC

bull riding with grey bull

I was so excited when Wendy was telling me her ideas for her photoshoot. She wanted to light some newspapers on fire, do a shoot with a big dress and do some pictures with the water trough on the hill at sunset.   We were able to make all of that happen in an hour! Wendy […]

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Wendy | Western Lifestyle | Taylorsville NC

Wendy riding Gus in black dress

Halle is a hoot if you have ever met her.  You will never be bored when she is around.  She brings the party with her! Halle had a promotion with Pro Hats, so we got together and had a fun photoshoot.  Good old Gus was always the best horse to use for modeling.  Then at […]

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Halle | Western Lifestyle Session | Taylorsville NC

Halle holding pink hat standing with Gus

When I found out my dear friend, Kirstan was pregnant I was so excited for her! She is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. Kirstan wanted to grab a few pictures while being pregnant even though she was only about halfway through her pregnancy.  She just wanted to remember the different parts […]

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Kirstan | Western Maternity | Taylorsville NC

Kirstan holding bump tossing dress

I was so excited when Alex told me she was pregnant! She wanted to do the pictures at Codi’s family farm where he was raised with the mountains in the background. It was absolutely gorgeous with the sunset and Alex picked out one of the parachute dresses to use and it was perfect with her skin […]

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Alex & Codi | Maternity Session | Morganton NC

Alex standing with dress flowing looking away

Bailey is such a sweet girl and I was excited to get to do her senior pictures on their family farm! They have a gorgeous farm nestled in the foothills and the sunsets are gorgeous.  She is also finishing an old truck with her dad and we got to use it for a few pictures […]

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Bailey | Western Senior Session | Lenoir NC

Bailey and her old restored truck

Kayla invited me to come and do a photoshoot at Fleurish Greenhouse which is a gorgeous venue located in Hiddenite NC. It’s a beautiful greenhouse nestled in the foothills.  It’s got gorgeous greenery and it’s the perfect location for a fun photoshoot. Bella was a gorgeous model! We brought tons of dresses and threw her in all kinds of […]

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Bella | Fleurish Greenhouse | Taylorsville NC

Bella in deep red dress standing

 When Kendra asked me to do her maternity pictures I was so excited! I knew they were going to be epic but I didn’t know how epic they would really be. The field we used had stunning views of the mountains and the sunset just lit up the sky. We started out with some simple maternity […]

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Kendra + Oliver | Western Maternity Session | Taylorsville NC

mama with horse in white dress at sunset

I absolutely love working with other photographers and Ashlyn is amazing working with other models.  We decided to blend together and hold a workshop together here on our farm.   We had 5 models and 5 photographers and Halle was able to do everyone’s hair that was modeling so they were gorgeous.  We had an absolute […]

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Photography/Model Workshop | Taylorsville NC

all models from workshop in dresses

I had never had the chance to work with a professional model and I had been following Chandler on social media and really liked her style.  So I reached out to her about doing a session because I really wanted to learn more about fluidity posing. We met at a beautiful lake in Raleigh right […]

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Chandler | Raleigh NC

model in vintage western dress holding hat

I was so excited when I got the chance to do a photoshoot with Calamity Loraine and KB Custom Hats.  It was a warm afternoon but it was absolutely beautiful and we had some amazing models.  I got to spend a couple of hours with both companies shooting some of their new styles.  I love […]

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Calamity Loraine | Western Clothing Company | Taylorsville NC

group shot from Calamity Loraine

I was so excited to get to do some product shots for Rocket Donkey at a gorgeous farm down in Lexington, NC.  There were so many amazing models that were there and they toughed it out.  We were taking pictures of sweat shirts in the middle of the summer heat and they did it like […]

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Rocket Donkey | Lexington NC

all the models in rocket donkey tanks

I was so excited to get to do some product shots for Rocket Donkey at a gorgeous farm down in Lexington, NC.  There were so many amazing models that were there and they toughed it out.  We were taking pictures of sweat shirts in the middle of the summer heat and they did it like […]

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Rocket Donkey | Lexington NC

all the models in rocket donkey tanks

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