Winter White Open House 2015 | Portsmouth Portrait Photographer

 I am opening up my home and studio on February 21st from 1-5pm for a fun afternoon of pictures. I will also be showing off some cool new products and giving away prints, portrait sessions!

Photography Sessions
I will have my studio setup, bring your whole family with their heaviest winter gear for a fun quick shoot. The cost is $20 and includes one 8x10 of your favorite image. Plus save 25% on same day print orders.

New Products
I have some really great specialty prints that I have come across and want to show them off! One of my favorites have magnetic mounting brackets making moving and updating easy.

Door Prizes
I am still finalizing the list but they include prints, a 16x24 print, mini sessions and a portrait session!

Afterwards I will upload the pictures to Facebook for you to share with your friends.

Event Details:
When: Saturday, 2/21/15
Time: 1-5pm
Location: 305 Broad St, Portsmouth, VA 23707

Please don't hesitate to call (757-971-0237) or email me with any questions.

Beavers Family | Portsmouth Family Photographer

I had the pleasure of photographing this loving, silly family at Portsmouth City Park. We had a lot of fun and captured some great moments.

Joe S. Woodworker | Portsmouth, Personal

I met with Joe to discuss a project and brought my camera for some test shots. As we were talking about the wooden spoons he makes, he said he would make one for me. So as we talked he worked on carving a wooden spoon, almost entirely by hand. Here are some of my shots from that night.

Joe with the finished Product.

This was a really cool, old drill press.  

The Only time a machine was used was to cut out the overall shape. 

They can't all be serious. 

CERTEX 2014 - Mass Casualty Training | Portsmouth Event Photography

I had a great time photographing the CERTEX 2014 held at the nTelos Pavilion in Portsmouth. This was a great training drill for EMS, SWOT, and CERT volunteers. Being a fly on the wall and documenting it was a lot of fun.

The idea was that there were multiple bomb explosions at the nTelos Pavillion during a concert.

It started with an earl morning call for the victim volunteers that included Boy Scouts, teens from the Commonwealth's Challenge and many other individuals. Once there you were tagged with your injury and sent to the Moulage artists. 

Once everyone was ready to go they placed the victims around the venu and started the drill.

They setup triage areas and started wrapping wounds before taking them to another location for transport.

There were many local agencies involved in the drill, including Norfolk Marine and SWOT teams. The SWOT team even brought out their robot, here it is placing an X-ray board so they can see what is inside of the bag.

Afterwards they debriefed the groups, fed everyone lunch and showed off some of the cool gadgets and capabilities that the various agencies have.

It was a great experience and I hope to get the opportunity to do it again.

Daryl Culpepper | Portsmouth Portrait Photographer

Culpepper's Boat House is a Port Norfolk business that has been around since 1958. Daryl and Danette are the third generation to run the company that has expanded in recent years to include Culpeper's on the Lake at Lake Meade in Suffolk. 
At Culpepper's Boat House you can rent row boats or kayaks to go fishing, purchase your fishing gear, Blue Crab and Oysters. This is a hard working family that makes the most out of life. Stop by in the afternoon and spend some time on the porch with the Culpeppers.

 

Daryl getting ready to pull pots. 

 

Pulling pots on the Elizabeth River. 

Culpepper's Boat House
3009 Bayview Blvd 
Portsmouth, VA 23707
757-397-4215

Christmas Mini Sessions 2013 | Tidewater Family Photography

I had a great time with my mini sessions this year. I am planning on some other themed mini sessions throughout the year. Like me on Facebook for all of the latest updates, events and special offers. 


Here are some of my favorites from the sessions! 

 

Favorite Locations of 2013 | Tidewater Location Phototgrapher

Wow, 2013 was such a great year! I was lucky to shoot some great people at some amazing locations. I wanted to take some time and summarize some of my favorite locations from last year. As I have been looking back I was very thankful to shoot in these locations even with taking time off with the birth of our twins.

Last year I started working with the CHKD NICU Family Advisory Council on a photography project that has allowed me access to some incredible locations. Here are some of my absolute favorites!

Harbor Park
They were very welcoming and accommodating. When we arrived they had a hat and shirt for Charlie. What a great place! This would make a great spot for Engagement photos!

Children's Museum of Virginia
What a great place for Milan's picture, we were in the small child play area and their "Birds Nest" worked out perfectly. I hadn't been there in a long time so Al walked me around when I went to scout it in advance to find the best spot.

JT's Grommet Island Beach Park and Playground 
This is a great park at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. We met early in the morning to get good light and sky, and Zachary was ready to run! I had a blast chasing him around this playground. This would be a great spot for Family pictures on the beach and then some fun portraits of the kids on the playground.

Long Bay Pointe Marina
This is a nice marina in Virginia Beach, where Sawyer hammed it up for me. I would love to shoot here again, it's very well maintained and there are a variety of spots to get great pictures.

Hampton Historic Carousel
I was really excited to shoot at this beautifully restored carousel. My plan really came together to get some amazing images of Ava. She was a great model. This would be another great place for engagement, family or child pictures. It's right in the heart of Downtown Hampton.

Kingsmill Golf Course
This was my first time to Kingsmill, it was amazing! We had permission to shoot in the morning but had to be off of the course by 10:30. We met at the 18th Hole and had a good time chasing Matthew around. What a beautiful place!

I also shot family and senior pictures at some beautiful locations that I can't wait to go back to.

Windsor Castle Park

First Landing

Fort Monroe

I am looking forward to the places that photography will take me this year. I already have a couple weddings booked that are in Beautiful locations! I also keep a running list of locations in Hampton Roads that I want to shoot at and hope to continue to find gems in our area.