Valentine's Day Mini Sessions - Corey Williams Portrait Baby and Child Photographer

Be the talk of the class with personalized photo valentine cards! Join us at Corey William's home studio for a fun, whimsical mini-shoot just in time for valentines day. We're building custom backdrops and will have some fun props, so bring your child's favorite costume or just their adorable selves to star in their own, personalized valentines card! A Valentine's Mini-Portrait Session Event! Tuesday, January 18th Sessions on the hour and half hour 9 am until 6 pm 201 Montclair Way Chapel Hill Mini-Session Includes: 30 minute shoot with your choice of Corey Williams or Danielle Anthony 1 edited XOXO greeting for your facebook profile or blog And 20 cards for your child's classroom distribution. Additional cards available per card. (cards may be drilled with a whole for tying to packages for a small charge) $100 for the first child (1 30 minute shoot and 1 set of 20 cards) $150 for two children (2 30 minute shoots and 2 sets of 20 cards) $185 for three (3 30 minute shoots and 3 sets of 20 cards) To Book Your Session with either Danielle or Corey: Email Danielle Anthony at danielle@danielleanthony.com

The Paine Family - Chapel Hill Child and Family Portrait Photography

So, now that the Christmas rush is over I can finally blog some of my favorite sessions from last year. I thought I'd start with a session that was ALL boy. I had so much fun with these two guys. At first, they didn't know what to do with me, but once we hit the park and the trails, they really started to ham it up and show me who they are. It was a great day. And I love their Christmas card. One of my favorites this year!

They were my first client to use the new die cut Luxe cards I offered this Christmas. They were such fun! I just love the shape!

Pic of the Day - Corey WIlliams - Chapel Hill Portrait Photographer - Babies, Kids, Seniors

There are three major problems with being the child of a portrait photographer.

#1. Your photographer parent experiments on you. This can mean that you're forced to try on/work with new props, stand in front of backdrops, try out new poses/stunts, etc. This work is not rewarding at best and dangerous (as it's untested) at worst.

#2: The camera is constantly turned on you. Determined not to miss moments when our own children are adorable, we take our cameras EVERYWHERE and drive our kids crazy with them. Sadly, this doesn't result in actually having finished portraits. See number three.

#3: You have very few portraits of yourself. Counterintuitive I know. But compared to when I was photographing as a hobby, I have scary few photos of my own children. It's not that I don't take them. It's that I rarely edit them and I never print them. I know, horrible. I plan to fix that.

That's where this blog post comes in. For the next 30 days, I'm resolving to turn my camera on my own children. I'll post one photo that captures them just doing what we do each day. Some of them may be less than spectacular, but they all have to be from that day! At the end of thirty days, they are going in a book. I'm serious this time. It's really going happy. I have the blogging universe to hold me to it.

Here's today's pic: Taken at the Eno River when we were celebrating Mr. B's fourth birthday. They kids had a blast playing in the creek. Can you believe they'd never done that?!?!?

Pretty Ladies - Christmas Portraits with the G Family - Chapel Hill Baby Child Portrait Photographer - Corey Williams

This past Sunday, I wandered the streets of downtown Carrboro with two sweet little girls and their knockout of a mom. We had a blast, hanging out among the funky murals, playing at the outdoor juice bar, rocking in the rocking chairs outside Mapleview IceCream, and bouncing on the trampoline. Here's a sneak peek at what's sure to be a fun Christmas card!!!!

Blueberry Picking at Cedar Grove Farm, NC

So, on Sunday Mel and I loaded up the kids and headed to the Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm in Cedar Grove, NC. It was about a half hour from Chapel Hill (of course, I drive like a grandma) but it was a pretty drive and we enjoyed it. We arrived to find a lovely, mature blueberry grove. Most of the bushes at Cedar Grove were 20 years old, so they were taller than Mel. It was a lovely day - low humidity and in the 80s - and we really enjoyed picking. The kids played on a swing set, picked berries, checked out the bugs and played in the rows of blueberry bushes. In the end, we picked 9 and 1/2 lbs of the delicious little fruit. Mel is already talking about going back and tomorrow morning I'll be rising early to make muffins. I give Cedar Grove two big thumbs up. It was a wonderful, wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon

Newborn! Sneak Peek at Mr. Grady

I had my very first newborn shoot this morning! It was so much fun. He's just a little over a week old and he was so, so sweet. I can't believe that my own Mr. C is already 3 months and so much bigger than this little peanut. He was a sweetie and I have TONS of photos of his adorable hair, sweet cheeks and beautiful rolls! Here's a sneak peek, but come back to see lots, lots more! And tell me what you think of my very first newborn!