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Here’s Gretchen’s comments from the design process – which she gave no input on – just let me do my thing:

First, THANK YOU! It’s even more perfect than we imagined!!! I’m all misty. Second, we have exactly ONE change to request: Dan would like to include the photo of him and the best man chest-bumping “backstage.”

Have you fainted yet? I know, I know, an immediate, low maintenance reply! Shockingly on-time. (It’s the only completion I’ve managed today.) I figure we owe it to you.

Thanks so much for all your patience, and your talent. Dan just kept shaking his head as I paged through the design, saying “He’s just so good!”

Dan – it takes a good man to know one!  I do want to put a sideline note in about my beloved bride Gretchen, a self described ‘type A’ as you can see from the lists and flow charts that decorated the background of page 2.  Gretchen took my advice about not stressing over the album image selection, and was thoroughly pleased with the results.  You may want to select your album images, but the process is often more rewarding when the design flows from how the pictures best fit together.

A few of my favorite spreads and some comments on them:

This spread from the opening moments of the ceremony is an engaging peek into Dan’s excitement, Gretchen grinning behind the doors, and walking down the isle taking Dan’s breath away, and drawing a tear from the groomsmaid.  The iconic shot of Gretchen’s tweaked nervous smile from behind the hall doors, gives a huge visual splash to the carefully observed moments of the beginning of the ceremony.  I shot this wedding alone, and I find it very satisfying to shoot the big epic graphics, and complement it with great storytelling shots to make you look closer at the page!

A moment in time – or a story across time.  I often try to tell stories in my pictures, but sometimes I can tell time too!!  But seriously, how else could you see how much fun Gretchen has with her dress, and Dan?  Good solid album design comes from good solid ideas while we’re shooting.  I often describe the process of ‘posing’ for me, more like acting for a movie–and this is why.  Good action, helps you forget  your nervousness, be natural in your expressions, and let loose with some fun.  Cheers to great results in your album design.

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Sweet success indeed for this well planned, wonderful event.  Catch the blended storylines in this intricately designed and textured wedding album design.

Here are a couple of my favorite speads:

Here Deanna is coming down the isle (which is a narrow row of cedar bushes) and my three shots on the left show her finding, posing and receiving the roses from her groom; which the key shot on the right is coming into view of the guests for the first time and was shot by the assistant photographer.

The first dace spread is a free flowing sequence that really tells about the interpersonal and environmental space is a freeform design over time.  To me this is the most gratifying way to view the wedding photos – and it’s also without color.

Which leads us into the next spread – which is all about color, the emotion and mood of their after dinner portrait session in the field.

I love all things Asian, and so love a chance to photograph that mysterious beauty and exotic flair!

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Lauren & Tyler has a wonderfully mild January night for their intimate wedding evening in uptown Charlotte.  Congratulations and thanks so much for having me (I’ll let the pictures do the talking).

Wedding Team members:

• Kymm Stylist – Who’s the Fairest
• Wedding ceremony Saint Mary’s Chapel – Uptown Charlotte
• Wedding Reception VanLandingham Estate

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Innocent and normal enough

But it set off a smile

And turned into a kiss

a grin, following a cuddle

and a snuggle

and a pose for the camera

but who can keep from kissing this poor girl!

and falling for her blue eyes

Big sister gets in on the photo taking action (mini camera with flash-toy in her hand)

And then we take a couple ‘real’ pictures – so Abel puts his model face on

So Cyrus contemplates grace – while My wife sleeps

Papa cherishes the blessing

A cameo appearance by the photographer!

And a grande finale!

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• Save the date for Heather and Dave
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• Lake Norman cove engagement shoot Sherrill’s Ford North Carolina
• Fall leaves and the Genesee Country Museum
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• Where art lives – by Neil Cowley
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Heather had a lot of great help putting together her wedding:

• Samantha did Heather’s makeup – www.PotionBeauty.com
• Wedding Ceremony music by the Carolina Chamber Players
• Lake Norman waterfront wedding site at Jetton Park
• Wedding reception in the wine cellar room of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse Charlotte
• bridal bouquet and decorations by Huntersville Floral Design
• Desert from Cake Expressions by Lisa
• Wedding hairstyling by Bella Lago Salon & Spa, Mooresville, NC
• Wedding dress shopping and fitting by The Lily Rose, Cornelius, NC
• Wedding Planning and ceremony by Patrick and Dottie Maloy – Calm Blue Water

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Sneak peak for Christina and Nick who were married again today in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris!

Congratulations guys!

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How lovely, and how funny they were!

We had a fun time with their casually arranged moments

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We had a blast with their dogs and enjoyed shooting through the fall colors and evening sunset..

Pet portraits Lake Norman, North Carolina

This one above is on of Heather’s biggeest favorites!

Quite the classy young lady when I could get her calmed down enough to stop smiling:

Which were you Voted Molly, “best attitude” in your class? the convo is hazy…but these pictures should show it:

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Make Love Real  â€“ (Neil & My wife Cowley)

I met  Neil  this weekend at the Charlotte Twestival event. He seems like a great guy, and he is, without question, a talented photographer.

In my estimation, there are a lot of people that want to be wedding photographers. Like any other profession in the arts, the competition is probably pretty intense, the playing field crowded.  So what did Neil, and his wife My wife do to separate themselves from other photographers, and start building that relationship with you before you ever inquire about their services?

Check out  this great video  they made for their website, MakeLoveReal.net

The video does a great job explaining the name of the company and giving you a really good feel for what Neil and My wife’s values are and what they’re capable of. You feel like you know them before you ever need photos. I know I would rather do business with people I know.

Maybe we excel because our business is documenting relationships!

Thanks for the kind words Ryan, it was great to meet you too –  

Front above – Inside below

Back below:

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• Alan L Davidson (704.543.6592) invited me through their website as he does web design and hosting with RP Design Services
• Bruce Lentz (704.927.9553) met me with a crisp white shirt and a handsome bow tie, see him in sales at Steve Moore Chevrolet
• Janet Jannelli (704.596.4744) and I talked art because she does custom promotional and advertising items
• Jay Charles (704.821.4500) admired my business card because he is a printer with Paper and Ink Printing in Matthews
• Robert Adler sells insurance, (704.522.1985)  but what we talked about is his blossoming barbecue business for which he competes
• Maria Marshal (704.321.3234) was very insightful and helpful with my transfer of auto policies to North Carolina
• Michael Baker (704.907.0595) might help me with some business insurance, or he might have me do new head shots for the modeling he does on the side
• JD Pearce (704.578.8222) took the cake though with his beautiful southern drawl as he sang a presentation for us! he also delivers packages across the South East

Watch out in the twitter stream tonight as I will be photographing the Charlotte Twestival gathering at the Cans Bar Charlotte  - 500 W 5th St from 6pm on – stop in if you want a free Headshot for your online profile, avatar or a new professional business card showcasing your own personality!  Just in case you need to reach me out and about tonight my mobile number is 585.721.0632

So many great ideas flying around and I’m sure what I picked up will improve my creativity and deployment of Make Light Real – my creative journal.  Thanks everyone for sharing!!  And a big thanks to Carlos of Area 15!!!!

I was able to give an ‘Avatar Reboot‘ to anyone who would step into my little photo booth.  You can download your free shot from Flickr on this link<–

Your headshot is free, and I appreciate the link love to http://makelovereal.net – friend me on Facebook – or Twitter!

Here’s the show!

Many of you ask what I do with the head shots, well I make business cards…

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A totally professional image on your business card has stopping power and makes you memorable to your business contacts – even if it’s only on the back side.  Out of all the business cards I was given at BarCamp only Jose’s card used a memorable image!

Many of you were asking if I photograph families and the answer is I sure do, mostly in a candid way.

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Embed the show in your own site or blog….

Embed it in your own site:

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This time Charlie contacted me about somehow merging the message of he and Courtney’s wedding song into a print for her office desk.  So the constraint was an 8×10″ image – and the challenge was to personalize it.  To emphasize the personal touch, I suggested Charlie write out the lyrics in his own handwriting – and I only used a little font in the design of the overall image.  The song lyrics are very fitting for ‘making love real’ and how art can participate  in marking a relationship:

[Verse 1:]
There’s no combination of words
I could put on the back of a postcard,
No song that I could sing
But I can try for your heart,
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things,
Like a shoebox of photographs,
With sepiatone loving,
Love is the answer
At least for most of the questions in my heart ,
Like why are we here? And where do we go?
And how come it’s so hard?
It’s not always easy,
And sometimes life can be deceiving,
I’ll tell you one thing, its always better when we’re together

[Chorus:]
MMM, it’s always better when we’re together
Yeah, we’ll look at the stars when we’re together
Well, it’s always better when we’re together
Yeah, it’s always better when we’re together

[Verse 2:]
And all of these moments
Just might find their way into my dreams tonight
But I know that they’ll be gone,
When the morning light sings
And brings new things,
But tomorrow night you see
That they’ll be gone too,
Too many things I have to do,
But if all of these dreams might find their way
Into my day to day scene
I’ll be under the impression,
I was somewhere in-between
With only two,
Just me and you
Not so many things we got to do,
Or places we got to be
We’ll sit beneath the mango tree now

Yeah, it’s always better when we’re together
MMM, We’re somewhere in-between together
Well, it’s always better when we’re together
Yeah, it’s always better when we’re together

Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm
I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when, and when I wake up,
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
But there is not enough time,
And there is no, no song I could sing
And there is no combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing,
We’re better together

Contact us to have us design a multimedia art piece to help mark the love in your life!

And photos of our rings have been featured on their ring shot photo blog – RockTographers

Read on to get the full gallery of ring shots including the ‘universal groom’ ring pose and the snotty nose ring shot

I was  privileged  to sit down with her for a head shot portrait session an these are the results.

Elizabeth wasn’t sure what she needed from her head shot portrait session but we convinced her that the business card was a great choice.

Why are personalized professional business cards important?

Here is what happens when you receive 50 business cards in a single night of networking:

• You  can’t match any names with faces, so you forget everyone.
• You  are so overwhelmed that you don’t know who to follow-up with first and end up not touching base with any of your new contacts.
• You  have spent so much time connecting with many different people that you’ve neglected to build a stronger relationship with a select few.
• You  toss them in your card holder, under your bed, within your sofa or ontop of your TV.

How to create a business card that SCREAMS “BRAND ME”!

When you hand out your business card with a classy, personality revealing photograph – people will recognize you and remember you. Your business card is not only how you can make a statement but leave a lasting memory.  The Personal Branding Blog has 9 more ideas for you to make a card that’s effect so read on there:

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She’s got a great sense of style and its fun watching her put it all together.  The kids were so excited to give her the Geode from one of their trips over Christmas break and she knew right were it would fit.

My wife just scheduled a time with a busy mom to help her decide which portraits and what type of frames would be best to build their family portrait wall.  So if you get stuck in presenting your photographs, look at some of these ideas – or call My wife at 585.354.2642 to go over your style and decoration needs.  My wife is available for appointments all across the Mecklenburg area including Charlotte, Lake Wylie, Lake Norman, and Fort Mill.

I love your style My wife ~

Bedtime stories with Neil & My wife in HD.

Browse our site from the top – following the numbered sequence :

1. Meet Us (intro to our services and thinking)
2. Enaging Products (a rundown of all the things we make)
3. Click for a Contract (packages and pricing)

You can see the golden sparkles from the fall sun bursting around the couple’s clasp hands in the cover photo on their custom designed greeting card.  Heather ordered that picture on metallic paper as a 16×24 enlargement for her walls, I can’t wait to see where that art will live!

Heather and Drew didn’t want a lot of space inside for writing, but wanted to allow the photos to convey much of the message.  

On the back, Heather wasn’t sure what to do to complete the design, so here’s our e-mail convo:

“How about 102 – 109 for the back cover. I know it needs to be portrait but we don’t want another picture of us on the back. Leaves are pretty..”

“Oh yes Heather I hear you – you want a tone poem to fall, expressing the hidden energy between blue skies and falling leaves – yea I got it.”

And then after she got the cards out, here is her response:

“Hey Neil -
Everyone loves the xmas cards. I’ve gotten notes from most of the people we sent them too. Also, the humane society that we adopted Otis from loves them and wanted your info.
Not too mention how much we love them! You’re so talented!

My wife helped me pick out sizes for some of our pics, we took advantage of the sale!

Have a Great Holiday!
Heather”

We’re so satisfied when we give voice in our photos and design to people’s lives and bring joy to all those around them

Tom and Tracy, searched me out for unique style that would help define their relationship.

Tom was headed to Iraq

Tracy was headed back to Washington state and her Jazz music career.

They ask me to make them some unique portraits that helped represent the contrast in their relationship – Tom the Navy Seal – Tracy the Jazz singer….and I added some antique sauce to the images for a warm and old-fashioned feel.

Let your heart and life experiences guide you to find a photographer that will express them.
Trust your photographer to plan and execute an unforgettable shoot.
And let us be your photographer!

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A portrait of My wife and Tia shot by me!

A portrait of Me, Tia and Eben shot by My wife

We would like to extend a special portrait package to your family in the nearby neighborhoods so that you can enjoy some casual portraits of your loved ones and get to know us.

Click to purchase The Neighborhood Portrait Package – photographed by Neil or My wife and you will  receive  1 8×10 and 3 4×6 prints of the same image selected from a viewing session.    We encourage you to think ahead to the holidays if you are considering a custom holiday postcard, or greeting card.  

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The kids were filled with dread.

Eben had such a foul attitude leaving his friends playing on the street that I had to discipline him for what he was saying.

“Art show, music – WHY do we HAVE to go” they whined, feeding on each other’s negativity.

We got them dressed and out of the house, and went for a look through the Gallery Crawl in the North Davidson (NoDa) area of Charlotte which is  loosely  the ‘arts  district’.  We made it to the corner of 36th and Davidson to start our crawl at the Boulevard at NODA where My wife and Tia enjoyed browsing all the jewelry and gifts.  Eben and I wandered and waited for the Lark & Key to open their doors for the evening.  We really enjoyed the quality of work shown at the Lark & Key, here’s their info so you can stop by:

453-B East 36th Street | 704.379.1826 | Sandy Snead
www.larkandkey.com  |  www.larkandkey.wordpress.com

There seemed to be two loosly organized shows on the walls at the Lark, Eben & Tia gave their consideration to the emotional work by  Duy Huynh:

The contrast on that reproduction is a little higher than my memory, but the work is very contemplative even if it’s a little lonely or isolated.  The generously activated surfaces speak well of their studied application of color and development of form.  I enjoyed the unstated narrative of the pieces that quietly spoke of a sly, thoughtful wit.  You can see more of his work on his own website.  Eben & Tia appreciated the snacks which lifted their mood at the Lark (big thanks from the parents to the gallery!).

We then sauntered next door to visit the Green Rice Gallery opening of  ”NOSTALGIA”  Featuring New Works by Kate Vasseur.  I was looking forward to looking through as I was considering renting gallery space from them.  The opening was quiet, but we didn’t get a greeting which we felt was odd.  I enjoyed her treatments of a couple landscapes, but didn’t find a theme or strong  vein  to hold onto.  

Time’s up so we scooted back downtown to park in the Hearst Tower, and the kids began to get excited.

Upon walking out into the downtown streets among the skyscrapers, Eben’s face lit up with a giant grin.

Eben and Tia were captured by the excitement of being in the big city and entering the glass doors of the Bloomenthal Performing Arts Center.  We picked up our tickets from the will call booth and made our way down to our front row seats.  The North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center’s simple directions to the theater  were easy to follow even on my second time to downtown Charlotte.  Eben and Tia were caught up in the late night exploration of the glass atrium and didn’t mind being early while My wife and I people watched and joked with one eye on the kids snapping some pictures….

SCHUMANN PIANO CONCERTO was the headline for the Friday October 3rd  performance.  If you’ve never liked classical music because all you’ve ever heard of it is recordings – let me encourage you to spend $10 and go see a show IN PERSON!

Symphonies were written before recording equipment – they’re a complete 3D sound experience better than anything you’ll hear in your home theater!  Take a listen to the pieces we enjoyed:

Here are some details from the program notes

The Charlotte Symphony performance was a breath of fresh air on a Friday night.  In college I used to sit in the balcony during music student recitals and veg out to the experience.  Eben and Tia were just learning to listen to classical music and the two hour performance stretched their attention span – but was good for them non the less.  After the show we still had some silliness left in us.

Here’s a look at her senior portrait cards which she helped style and express herself to her friends as she handed them out.

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• Ardrey Kell High School‎ » 10220 Ardrey Kell Rd » Charlotte, NC 28277
• Corban Christian Academy‎ » 15008 Lancaster Highway » Pineville, NC 28134
• Charlotte Catholic High School‎ » 7702 Pineville-Matthews Rd » Charlotte, NC 28226
• Providence High School‎ » 1800 Pineville Matthews Rd » Charlotte, NC 28270
• South Mecklenburg High School‎ » 8900 Park Rd » Charlotte, NC 28210

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I shot this fashion bridal project in time for the fall publishing cycle. Which bridal magazine will go a little dark this fall?

The Tyrian Purple veil and toning I used in these shots really drives home the classy regal aire to the photos. But there’s a little gothic undertone as well don’t you think?  

I think they should do something daring and non-stereotypical don’t you?

I can tell you a little about it though:

• “I’m In The Mood For Love” – Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
• “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” – Lauryn Hill
• “Pa’ Bailar (Siempre Quiero Mas)” – Bajofondo

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“um, aaah, well….the face of God smiled on me”

I can’t really explain it any other way…in case you were wondering what I was doing earlier tonight.

We had to tolerate thunderstorm downpours – but we got to  receive  the blessings of the August sunset.  If you’re planning an August wedding in Upstate New York be sure to plan some time for sunset portraits.

I shot this band promo a little while ago so if you and your band are looking for a promo shoot in Charlotte, Raleigh, or Asheville let’s schedule a time to shoot.  I can include multimedia slideshow presentations showcasing your music and your personality in the most professional and appealing way possible to your fans, club owners and reps.

Click play to listen to their engagement story, and enjoy the music by Helios from the Eingya album, titled Coast off

This will be the last post on these images, so here’s a summary of the saga!

• The first glimpse
  
• Intoxicated engagement shooting – tounge in cheek
  
• Neil show’s off his biking ‘skills’ for the camera
  
• Deanna’s wardrobe alterations for the engagement shoot
  
• Neil’s attempt to reach Deanna’s level of hilarity, in the shoot and in the post
  
• WPJA awards sunrise photo 11th place in 2007 engagement category
  
• Double sided, full color save the date cards.
• Engagement photos custom designed wedding signature journal.
• Read Deanna’s posts from her wedding planning experience.

That completes their 3 media engagement session.   This project has to be a highlight of my career this far and I look forward to getting to know so many more of you as I meet you for your engagement sessions.

Tammy and John’s wedding was held at the Genesee Country Museum and this natural organic album design flowed from their gorgeous event. Read the extended post below to see the full design and read Neil’s discussion of the design elements.

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Here you can see the full layout of the photos by Neil & My wife Cowley of this 70 page album. If you hire both Neil & My wife to shoot your wedding – you too will have a hard time cutting out enough photos to keep your album to 70 pages.

Creativity in the design

What are your display preferences for album design?

Here you can see one particular spread that pushes the creative envelope for combining original photojournalism style photography and the album design. That’s Tammy’s mom peaking through the hanging dresses on the left and a shot looking through the dresses of Tammy laughing hysterically.

I’m particularly proud that our images are ‘flawless’ enough to be spread across two pages in the album design. When an image is printed 19″ wide full bleed, any imperfections show right up. This romantic image from behind is on of the side moments, that allow for suggestive interpretations and is place at a point in the flow of the album that allows the viewer to catch their breath for a moment as they traverse the pages. This suggestive photo journalistic image asks for a pause and reflection in the transition of the story of the album.

Do photojournalists do group photos? YES, of course! Are full bleed two page photos good design? Yes, all the design intention was put in while holding the camera. To me, the ultimate album would be all double truck images of all the defining moments of your wedding. However, I’m not super-human yet so that does seem a out of reach for us mortal photographers.

The floral design for this Rochester NY area upstate wedding was done by Thrive Flowers.

I look forward to creatively expressing your wedding photos in the album design.

how sensitive are we while we are shooting?

My wife was picking up on the eyes that Christine was giving her man during cocktails. If you care for someone, you know their moods during a party, you keep your eye on them, maybe you give them ‘eyes’ across the room to spice it up, maybe you keep tabs on whether they’re ready to go, maybe it’s the simple things that really show love, and maybe it’s these deeper more sensitive details that you’ll be able to cherish from your wedding photos when you hire a careful and sensitive artist like My wife. It’s not an earth shattering picture, but it’s one that shows what your real-ationship looks like.

Maybe we need to go to the extra effort of helping you illustrate your feelings for your spouse, by facilitating time for you to find that special spot of being held by the one you love. As we earn your trust, you can give yourself over while we are working with you – and the magic is made.

Sometimes the photographer has to be the ‘bad guy’ and ask you to have a moment to yourselves on your wedding day!

Tomorrow I’m off to shoot an engagement session, and am asking myself and my clients the same question “what does your relationship look like?”

You can answer in the comments if you like – or wait until we ask you when we shoot your engagement session.

Yes, thank you, thank you, please hold your applause.

The site that used to host everything, got way too big, way too confusing now hosts a simple wedding portfolio, and to introduce that I’m posting a podcast version of the main gallery here, but do check in to the www.NeilCowley.com gallery and view the fullscreen, high resolution view of this show as it will certainly knock your socks off as you view the photos in high  resolution  clarity and brilliance.

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1. Friend Neil on Facebook: (by far the most useful and used) if you’re not already our client, send me a note to let me know why you’re friending me.
2. Neil’s Myspace Page: (not that I keep up with it)
3. Linked in: professional networking
4. Twitter: neilcowley
5. Neil’s Flickr account where many of the images here are hosted, and much of the teaching/instructional images are found for:
6. www.MakeLightReal.com – Neil’s creative journal if you’re interested in learning about the creative process or technical photo stuff.
7. Open Source Photo – a free discussion forum for beginner wedding photographers.

You can find us listed online in these directories:

• Behance – Creative Portfolios
• ASMP – American Society of Media Photographers – Neil is also an accomplished commercial and advertising photographer.
• Wedding Wire Charlotte NC Wedding Photographers
• WeDj.com Wedding Photographer North Carolina
• Adirondak Wedding Photographers in New York
• New York City Metro Wedding Photographers
• Rochester Club Ballroom
• Enright Florists
• Sheldrake Point Vineyard Weddings
• Glen Iris Weddings with a waterfall overlook
• Atlanta Wedding Photojournalist listed on MyWedding.com
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South Charlotte North Carolina Senior Portrait Photographer

As part of your senior portrait package you will recieve 100 custom designed business cards – instead of any wallet prints.  The double sided cards give you a fuller expression and allow you to put your e-mail, phone or URL on the cards for your friends to keep.  As you move on to college – you can meet people and keep in touch with the same cards – making a great impression!!  Miriam, chose two versions cause she has a lot of friends…

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Make Love Real serves these High School students:

• Charlotte Latin School‎ » 9502 Providence Rd » Charlotte, NC 28277
• Ardrey Kell High School‎ » 10220 Ardrey Kell Rd » Charlotte, NC 28277
• Corban Christian Academy‎ » 15008 Lancaster Highway » Pineville, NC 28134
• Charlotte Catholic High School‎ » 7702 Pineville-Matthews Rd » Charlotte, NC 28226
• Providence High School‎ » 1800 Pineville Matthews Rd » Charlotte, NC 28270
• South Mecklenburg High School‎ » 8900 Park Rd » Charlotte, NC 28210

Purchase your senior portrait session now and book your date before you run out of time!

South Charlotte NC – Senior Portrait Photographer Package <–book session now

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And here are some of my eclectic favorites, from preparation:

The first moment Erica realizes she’s a bride:

In front of the gorgeous second falls in Letchworth State park:

And a wonderful end to the evening:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico,  Arizona and California

•  The Old South: usually the original Southern colonies: Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
• The Solid South: region controlled by the U.S. Democratic Party from 1877 to 1964. Includes at least all the 11 former Confederate States.
• Southern Appalachia: Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee, Western North Carolina, Western Maryland, West Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and northeast Georgia.
• Southeastern United States: usually including the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida
• The Deep South: various definitions, usually including Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and South Carolina. Occasionally, parts of adjoining states are included (sections of East Texas, delta areas of Arkansas and Tennessee, and the Florida panhandle).
• The Gulf South: various definitions, usually including Gulf coasts of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Alabama.
• The Upper South: Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.  
• Dixie: various definitions, but most commonly associated with the 11 states of the Old Confederacy.
• The Mid-South: also known as the South Central United States.

Southern Metropolitan Areas by Size:

1. Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington TX 6,145,037
2. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown TX 5,628,101
3. Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach FL 5,413,212
4. Washington–Arlington–Alexandria DC–VA–MD–WV 5,306,565
5. Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta GA 5,278,904
6. Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater FL 2,723,949
7. Baltimore–Towson MD 2,668,056
8. Orlando-Kissimmee FL 2,032,496
9. San Antonio TX 1,990,675
10. Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News VA–NC 1,658,754
11. Charlotte–Gastonia–Concord NC–SC 1,651,568
12. Austin–Round Rock TX 1,598,161
13. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin TN 1,521,437
14. Jacksonville FL 1,300,823
15. Memphis TN–MS–AR 1,280,533
16. Louisville–Jefferson County KY–IN 1,233,735
17. Richmond VA 1,212,977
18. Oklahoma City OK 1,192,989
19. Birmingham–Hoover AL 1,108,210
20. Raleigh–Cary NC 1,047,629
21. New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner LA 1,030,363
22. Tulsa OK 905,755
23. Baton Rouge LA 770,037
24. El Paso TX 734,669
25. Columbia SC 716,030

We travel to all these southern destinations, view our package options at the top of the page to bring us to your wedding location!

Ivanna’s senior portrait card designs looked like this:

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And she ordered a second card with a horizontal orientation since she has so many friends:

Make Love Real serves these High School students:

• Charlotte Latin School‎ » 9502 Providence Rd » Charlotte, NC 28277
• Ardrey Kell High School‎ » 10220 Ardrey Kell Rd » Charlotte, NC 28277
• Corban Christian Academy‎ » 15008 Lancaster Highway » Pineville, NC 28134
• Charlotte Catholic High School‎ » 7702 Pineville-Matthews Rd » Charlotte, NC 28226
• Providence High School‎ » 1800 Pineville Matthews Rd » Charlotte, NC 28270
• South Mecklenburg High School‎ » 8900 Park Rd » Charlotte, NC 28210

Purchase your senior portrait session now and book your date before you run out of time!

South Charlotte NC – Senior Portrait Photographer Package <–book session now