Another Pet Portrait Commission — Marla the Greyhouse
Thursday, 11 June 2020
I’m excited to share my latest painting commission… a friend reached out when her pup, Marla passed away during COVID-19… I have done numerous creative projects for them over the years (family photography, senior portraits & paintings)… she knew that I would be able to capture Marla in her favorite element… sunning herself & smelling
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Tips to Stay Happy, Healthy + Business Growth
Sunday, 22 March 2020
How to use “self-isolation” as a tool for personal growth! Now that you’re prepped for “self-isolation” and you have enough toilet paper, junk food and wine to host Coachella in your backyard (but you can’t actually invite anyone over!) WTF are you going to do with all of your extra time? Here’s a few ideas to
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Commissioned Paintings to Remember a Loved One
Friday, 04 October 2019
Two months ago I was contacted by a gentleman who wanted to commission a painted portrait. I told him that we had experience doing that type of work and we would love to talk to him about his request. What we didn’t know was that the commission request was to create a painting of his
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Bella’s Mural for Covenant United Methodist Church
Thursday, 22 August 2019
This past spring we were given the opportunity to create a custom mural for the new education building for Covenant United Methodist Church in Greer, SC. This mural honored a very special young lady from their congregation—she unfortunately passed away due to childhood cancer. Knowing this young lady’s background & her love for her church
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Photo Restoration: keychain photo to print!
Monday, 19 August 2019
We were recently asked by a client if we could create a print of one of his favorite photos of him and his wife. What I didn’t know was that this photo was 1.5″ L x 1″ W. I had to cut out the beloved photo from an old plastic keychain, scan it at 600dpi
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Muggle’s Painting!!
Saturday, 10 August 2019
Recently I was commissioned by a networking friend to create a painting of his girlfriend’s dog, Muggle. I had no idea what the source photo he was going to give me. But, after a special “secret” camping trip they took, he sent me photos of her pup in “action”. When I say action, I couldn’t
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Debbie’s Personal Branding Session
Tuesday, 06 August 2019
I’ve been doing photography for a while now—but haven’t jumped into the latest “rage” of doing personal brand photography until just recently. It ties so beautifully into my marketing/advertising background . . . plus, I’ve been doing commercial photography for a long time. I just love helping businesses & business owners take their visual branding
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Fun Family Photo Session | Myrtle Beach Photographer
Monday, 05 August 2019
I was going through some of my archived photoshoots and came across this one I did back in N. Virginia a couple of years ago. It still is one of my favorite sessions. Oh what fun we had at the Workhouse Arts Center… the Luncefords were fun, easy going & really wanted to do something
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Tips for Salvaging Flood & Water Damaged Photos
Friday, 14 September 2018
So, as we are sitting in safety up here in Woodbridge, VA and my husband has the television on watching all the reports on hurricane Florence. Why do I say we are “sitting in safety”… well, our house is located in Myrtle Beach, SC and we were evacuated on Tuesday. It warms my heart each
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Fun & Creative Family photography session–Northern Virginia Family Photographer
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
Oh what fun we had at the Workhouse Arts Center… the Luncefords were fun, easy going & really wanted to do something that was original. Well – we did it! The Workhouse is an old historic prison (the old DC Lorton prison to be exact). Here are a couple of the fun images from the
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