We visited Downtown Durham (near and dear to my heart!) one fine Saturday morning, and little Jacob's cuteness was overwhelming! I love it!
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happy first birthday, jacob!
I love getting to see the little ones grow up--they are so very precious! And it's astounding to see how much they change over a year!
We visited Downtown Durham (near and dear to my heart!) one fine Saturday morning, and little Jacob's cuteness was overwhelming! I love it!
We visited Downtown Durham (near and dear to my heart!) one fine Saturday morning, and little Jacob's cuteness was overwhelming! I love it!
my favorite flower (and my favorite day)
for those of you who haven't heard yet, Matt and I got married last Saturday at The Barn-Vive La Ranch in Tulsa, Oklahoma! Yee-haw!
I'll share some pictures soon--my AMAZING photographers, Nicole Faby and Becki Goodhue are furiously working on the incredibleness. From what I've seen so far I am BLOWN away! But in the meantime, I'll share a picture I took just a week and a half ago...
you see, one of the reasons I was pleased as punch about getting married this time of year was because my very, very favorite flower is in bloom. it only blooms for a very short period of time, and it is GORGEOUS from bud to blossom to compost :)
and I can get it from a local farmer at the durham farmer's market--double win!
these were in pastels, but they come in punchy colors too--you'll see when I show you my wedding photos!
until then, expect to see lots of blogging in the next little bit. I want to be alllll caught up before the end of April (only 7 sessions to go!)
and keep an eye out for my next mini-session date. if you are interested, go ahead and email me and get dibs on the first slots! I am considering doing a Saturday in May!
I'll share some pictures soon--my AMAZING photographers, Nicole Faby and Becki Goodhue are furiously working on the incredibleness. From what I've seen so far I am BLOWN away! But in the meantime, I'll share a picture I took just a week and a half ago...
you see, one of the reasons I was pleased as punch about getting married this time of year was because my very, very favorite flower is in bloom. it only blooms for a very short period of time, and it is GORGEOUS from bud to blossom to compost :)
and I can get it from a local farmer at the durham farmer's market--double win!
these were in pastels, but they come in punchy colors too--you'll see when I show you my wedding photos!
until then, expect to see lots of blogging in the next little bit. I want to be alllll caught up before the end of April (only 7 sessions to go!)
and keep an eye out for my next mini-session date. if you are interested, go ahead and email me and get dibs on the first slots! I am considering doing a Saturday in May!
leah and jeff--cermony and reception: durham wedding photographer
if you missed the beginning of this fantastic wedding, go take a gander here!
the light that evening was just GORGEOUS! the weather was just amazing too--you could not have asked for a better evening temperature for an outdoor fall wedding! and that huge tree at the front was so majestic--what a beautiful backdrop for starting your new life together!
and such a sweet kiss!
here's the whole wedding party--did they look amazing or what?
the blushing bride, the dashing groom and the elegant cake topper--wow!
as the light faded and we moved indoors for the night, I was just bowled over by how varied and beautiful the Washington Duke Inn is on the inside. And some of the staff members were just SO polite and helpful--and I really appreciated that! They made me feel right at home and like I was an honored guest at the same time! :) but moving on...
the ballroom was pretty incredible. I loved the magnificent chandelier! here's jeff and leah's first dance
and the ring shot. I was pretty pleased with this one--there were M&Ms in their favors, so I just couldn't help myself!
loving this wedding? want to see more? go check out my cream o' the crop section to see more of the goodness from this wedding!
the light that evening was just GORGEOUS! the weather was just amazing too--you could not have asked for a better evening temperature for an outdoor fall wedding! and that huge tree at the front was so majestic--what a beautiful backdrop for starting your new life together!
and such a sweet kiss!
here's the whole wedding party--did they look amazing or what?
the blushing bride, the dashing groom and the elegant cake topper--wow!
as the light faded and we moved indoors for the night, I was just bowled over by how varied and beautiful the Washington Duke Inn is on the inside. And some of the staff members were just SO polite and helpful--and I really appreciated that! They made me feel right at home and like I was an honored guest at the same time! :) but moving on...
the ballroom was pretty incredible. I loved the magnificent chandelier! here's jeff and leah's first dance
and the ring shot. I was pretty pleased with this one--there were M&Ms in their favors, so I just couldn't help myself!
loving this wedding? want to see more? go check out my cream o' the crop section to see more of the goodness from this wedding!
t, n and e: durham family photographer
still catching up on my 2009 photos...I know I have quite a few to go!
this is the fabulous family I've told you about many times before. it has been such a joy watching little N grow and change and learn! every time I see them I just can't get over all the new abilities and how BIG he's gotten!
we met at the beautiful Duke Gardens for this shoot one fine saturday morning. I just love the LOVE in this one!
and check out that grin. he loved playing in the grass!
and stacking the blocks--with mom's help of course!--and then knocking them over!
I still think this kiddo has some of the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen!
such a warm, sweet, loving family!
always a pleasure you guys!
this is the fabulous family I've told you about many times before. it has been such a joy watching little N grow and change and learn! every time I see them I just can't get over all the new abilities and how BIG he's gotten!
we met at the beautiful Duke Gardens for this shoot one fine saturday morning. I just love the LOVE in this one!
and check out that grin. he loved playing in the grass!
and stacking the blocks--with mom's help of course!--and then knocking them over!
I still think this kiddo has some of the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen!
such a warm, sweet, loving family!
always a pleasure you guys!
karen and rich: durham engagement photographer
this is my friend karen and her fiance rich. I've known karen for...let's see...well, I guess we met four years ago. we bonded over graduate thermodynamics taught by a man who was, literally, from transylvania. and had a dracula accent. it was excruciating--we cried together and laughed together (at tests. while taking them!) and celebrated the final by enjoying both icecream and beer. it was THAT bad.
anyway, after that horrible shared experience we talked sometimes and tried to get together, but nothing ever ended up working out, really. but then she was leaving for england to go to grad school for a year and I *had* to attend her going away party.
and during the year she was across the pond we emailed and talked more than we had in the previous three years! (not counting all things thermo) and then one day I got the BEST email! rich had proposed, they were getting married in the states and she wanted ME to do the honor of photographing her wedding!! and, could they please please get some engagement pictures while rich was visiting?
um, YES, of course!
so (and sorry for the all the words, I promise there will be pictures in just a sec!) when talking locations, with karen and rich half a world away, I asked where they met and if there was anything special to them. they said that they met for the first time at a train station: this train station...
so we went to the new amtrak station in downtown durham!
this is my favorite from the whole session--just look how happy they are!
we tried to kind of re-create their real life meeting--rich saw karen before karen saw rich--see?
see that rock in their hand (I mean the one in their hands, not the one on her finger!!)? on the day rich proposed he saw the rock on the ground right near where he asked her--and it looks kind of like a heart. SO sweet!
and I LOVE how sweet they are--and check out those chuck taylors!
doesn't the bus station bench look awesome in this one?
so precious. so romantic. so THEM. :)
karen and rich, thank you so much for sharing your story with me and for asking me to be a part of your big day! and rich I am so excited for you to move here SOON! I look forward to sharing many beers and dinners out with you two! and I can't wait for your wedding in april!!
[and, fun fact? karen and rich are getting married the week after I am! matt and I have set a date!! can I TELL you how excited I am about how fantastic april 2010 is going to be? I can't believe it's only 5 months away!]
anyway, after that horrible shared experience we talked sometimes and tried to get together, but nothing ever ended up working out, really. but then she was leaving for england to go to grad school for a year and I *had* to attend her going away party.
and during the year she was across the pond we emailed and talked more than we had in the previous three years! (not counting all things thermo) and then one day I got the BEST email! rich had proposed, they were getting married in the states and she wanted ME to do the honor of photographing her wedding!! and, could they please please get some engagement pictures while rich was visiting?
um, YES, of course!
so (and sorry for the all the words, I promise there will be pictures in just a sec!) when talking locations, with karen and rich half a world away, I asked where they met and if there was anything special to them. they said that they met for the first time at a train station: this train station...
so we went to the new amtrak station in downtown durham!
this is my favorite from the whole session--just look how happy they are!
we tried to kind of re-create their real life meeting--rich saw karen before karen saw rich--see?
see that rock in their hand (I mean the one in their hands, not the one on her finger!!)? on the day rich proposed he saw the rock on the ground right near where he asked her--and it looks kind of like a heart. SO sweet!
and I LOVE how sweet they are--and check out those chuck taylors!
doesn't the bus station bench look awesome in this one?
so precious. so romantic. so THEM. :)
karen and rich, thank you so much for sharing your story with me and for asking me to be a part of your big day! and rich I am so excited for you to move here SOON! I look forward to sharing many beers and dinners out with you two! and I can't wait for your wedding in april!!
[and, fun fact? karen and rich are getting married the week after I am! matt and I have set a date!! can I TELL you how excited I am about how fantastic april 2010 is going to be? I can't believe it's only 5 months away!]
updates: availability and exciting news!
Hello there! I'll do the availability stuff first and save the exciting news for last!
I only have a few open sessions scheduled between now and the end of the year--if you're interested in one please let me know ASAP! And if you want a time that isn't on this list, let me know that too, please!
available sessions:
October 31st: 1130am, 1:15pm
November 7th: 1100am
November 8th: 400pm
November 20th in Dallas, TX--mini photo shoots. 1245, 125, 245
November 28th: 1030am, 1215pm, 200pm
I am also considering booking mini photos shoots in Tulsa on November 14th. If you are interested please contact me ASAP!
booked sessions:
October 24th: 6pm Rho, Inc Anniversary Party
October 25th: 230pm Amireh Family
October 28th: Rho, Inc Corporate Headshots
October 31st: 930am E, T & N family
November 1st: 1pm Challie's senior pictures
November 1st: 300pm Mills family
November 7th: Brown-LaVoie wedding
November 20th: Dallas Mini-Photo Shoots
1015am Jenne Barbour family
1120am Jenne Barbour's brother and family
1205pm The Grace Avenue Band
205pm Kellie Duong
November 21st: Dallas Mini-Photo Shoots
1000am Gant-Grant engagement photos
1225pm Hammer family photos
December 5th: time tbd E, T & N family
2010 Weddings
April 24th- Rackley-Marsh, Kernersville, NC
June 18th- Henchey-Croutch, Blowing Rock, NC
June 19th- Picciano-Rutley, Lake Lure, NC
August 14th- Bricker-Myers, Chapel Hill, NC
September 18th- Krizmanich-Sandoval, Louisburg, NC
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and now onto the exciting news!
On Monday the 12th I got engaged!!! This is my fiance, Matt, and this picture is also how he proposed! He wanted to work my photography into his proposal, and boy did he! We were in Mystic Connecticut on vacation--and while walking across the Mystic River Bridge he had me set the timer on my camera, and then held out the ring in the box behind me so it'd be in the frame. When I went to check it had taken properly, I saw something was in his hand and turned to show him--and he was on one knee!
Details are still in the works, but we're thinking maybe April in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I could not be MORE thrilled. :)
I only have a few open sessions scheduled between now and the end of the year--if you're interested in one please let me know ASAP! And if you want a time that isn't on this list, let me know that too, please!
available sessions:
October 31st: 1130am, 1:15pm
November 7th: 1100am
November 8th: 400pm
November 20th in Dallas, TX--mini photo shoots. 1245, 125, 245
November 28th: 1030am, 1215pm, 200pm
I am also considering booking mini photos shoots in Tulsa on November 14th. If you are interested please contact me ASAP!
booked sessions:
October 24th: 6pm Rho, Inc Anniversary Party
October 25th: 230pm Amireh Family
October 28th: Rho, Inc Corporate Headshots
October 31st: 930am E, T & N family
November 1st: 1pm Challie's senior pictures
November 1st: 300pm Mills family
November 7th: Brown-LaVoie wedding
November 20th: Dallas Mini-Photo Shoots
1015am Jenne Barbour family
1120am Jenne Barbour's brother and family
1205pm The Grace Avenue Band
205pm Kellie Duong
November 21st: Dallas Mini-Photo Shoots
1000am Gant-Grant engagement photos
1225pm Hammer family photos
December 5th: time tbd E, T & N family
2010 Weddings
April 24th- Rackley-Marsh, Kernersville, NC
June 18th- Henchey-Croutch, Blowing Rock, NC
June 19th- Picciano-Rutley, Lake Lure, NC
August 14th- Bricker-Myers, Chapel Hill, NC
September 18th- Krizmanich-Sandoval, Louisburg, NC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
and now onto the exciting news!
On Monday the 12th I got engaged!!! This is my fiance, Matt, and this picture is also how he proposed! He wanted to work my photography into his proposal, and boy did he! We were in Mystic Connecticut on vacation--and while walking across the Mystic River Bridge he had me set the timer on my camera, and then held out the ring in the box behind me so it'd be in the frame. When I went to check it had taken properly, I saw something was in his hand and turned to show him--and he was on one knee!
Details are still in the works, but we're thinking maybe April in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I could not be MORE thrilled. :)
one of those moments...
Something little happened to me last week that really made me smile, and I want to share it with you all...
I was having some last-minute images printed at a local camera shop. I was meeting potential clients the next day and wanted to update my portfolio before I met them. [By the way, they booked their 2010 wedding! Allie and Allan I am really looking forward to working with you!]
So, I submitted my images online and left to pick up my lunch, and after I got my food I had a message from the manager of the store...
"Hi Carrie," he said "I'm the manager at Such-and-Such Camera, and I'm calling in regards to the order you placed online. We are not going to be able to print those images you submitted online--they are professional photographs and we cannot print them without a copyright release..."
It just made me smile that even the well-trained eye of the professional printer recognized the quality of my work in a split second. :)
If you're thinking "well, duh!" then think of it this way--it was the photography equivalent of a stranger telling my how cute my haircut is, or how they really love my outfit. Except even better, because it's like I cut my hair or sewed the clothes myself!
and, because all posts on a photography blog should have pictures...here's a picture of a Durham Farmer's Market zinnia that I took in August. I LOVE fresh flowers, and I love taking pictures of them too!
I was having some last-minute images printed at a local camera shop. I was meeting potential clients the next day and wanted to update my portfolio before I met them. [By the way, they booked their 2010 wedding! Allie and Allan I am really looking forward to working with you!]
So, I submitted my images online and left to pick up my lunch, and after I got my food I had a message from the manager of the store...
"Hi Carrie," he said "I'm the manager at Such-and-Such Camera, and I'm calling in regards to the order you placed online. We are not going to be able to print those images you submitted online--they are professional photographs and we cannot print them without a copyright release..."
It just made me smile that even the well-trained eye of the professional printer recognized the quality of my work in a split second. :)
If you're thinking "well, duh!" then think of it this way--it was the photography equivalent of a stranger telling my how cute my haircut is, or how they really love my outfit. Except even better, because it's like I cut my hair or sewed the clothes myself!
and, because all posts on a photography blog should have pictures...here's a picture of a Durham Farmer's Market zinnia that I took in August. I LOVE fresh flowers, and I love taking pictures of them too!
Carrie R Richardson Photography - giveaway winners!
hello, hello!
thank you so much for the OVERWHELMING response. :) I had really hoped to get 10 different commenters--and I love it that there were 17! also, if you only commented on facebook I added in your comment too.
so this was my final list of commenters:
and the winners are.....
Prize 1--CONGRATULATIONS, Allison!!! --you get the $100 certificate, the reusable bag, other green goodies AND a $25 gift certificate to give away to someone who's new to my photography.
Prize 2-Yaaaaaaay, Janice!! you get the $50 certificate, the reusable bag, other fun items AND a $25 gift certificate to give away to someone who's new to my photography.
Prize 3-Way to go, Melinda! you get two $25 certificates to my photography business--one for you, one to share with someone new--and some other fun goodies.
also, because of the AWESOME response, I'm going to give a few more goodies out:
Nicole Faby, Mickie and Gurdas all get a reusable bag and an extra $5 off a future session (and this is on top of any discounts you already get)!
Zan, E Johnson and Kev2380 all get: a $20 gift certificate to my business!
and
and Kelly, Teri and Tanya all get: two $10 gift certificates to my business--one to keep for themselves and one to give to a friend!
thanks again everyone! I'll be in touch shortly to get you your prizes!
thank you so much for the OVERWHELMING response. :) I had really hoped to get 10 different commenters--and I love it that there were 17! also, if you only commented on facebook I added in your comment too.
so this was my final list of commenters:
1. Zan
2. Nicole Faby
3. Nicole Faby
4. Rhianne
5. Gurdas
6. Gurdas
9. Melinda
10. JG
11.
12. e johnson
15. Melinda
16. SJG
17. Kev2380
18. Zan
19. Zan
21. Mickie
22. Mickie
23. Janice
24. Janice
25. Janice
26. Janice
28. Tanya
29. Kelly
30. Kelly
and the winners are.....
Prize 1--CONGRATULATIONS, Allison!!! --you get the $100 certificate, the reusable bag, other green goodies AND a $25 gift certificate to give away to someone who's new to my photography.
Prize 2-Yaaaaaaay, Janice!! you get the $50 certificate, the reusable bag, other fun items AND a $25 gift certificate to give away to someone who's new to my photography.
Prize 3-Way to go, Melinda! you get two $25 certificates to my photography business--one for you, one to share with someone new--and some other fun goodies.
also, because of the AWESOME response, I'm going to give a few more goodies out:
Zan, E Johnson and Kev2380 all get: a $20 gift certificate to my business!
and
thanks again everyone! I'll be in touch shortly to get you your prizes!
colleen & mark, connie & rick, emily, megan and sammy
whoa--been a while since I last blogged! I've been spending pretty much every free second editing, editing, editing. sorry for the hiatus!
we had a great time on this hot and sticky sunday afternoon! the two women here are sisters, and they wanted family pictures, plus some of each of them with their hubbies and some of the three little girls. such cuteness!
the whole gang!
so sweet!
such love...
they were so energetic, too! I laughed a lot, and that's always a sign that a shoot is going wonderfully!
you can see more of their awesomeness as one of my "cream of the crop" albums. check them out!
we had a great time on this hot and sticky sunday afternoon! the two women here are sisters, and they wanted family pictures, plus some of each of them with their hubbies and some of the three little girls. such cuteness!
the whole gang!
so sweet!
such love...
they were so energetic, too! I laughed a lot, and that's always a sign that a shoot is going wonderfully!
you can see more of their awesomeness as one of my "cream of the crop" albums. check them out!
janice, dakota and murphy
I've already had the pleasure of photographing janice and murphy before--and they were a HOOT. This time there's a new dog in town--dakota--who is a calmer, bigger doggie with awesome eyes and who loooooves his mama.
there weren't any slides or swings this time, but duke gardens was SO pretty!
unfortunately it was HOT that afternoon, and the doggies were not interested in keeping their tongues in their mouths. personally I think it's that big tongue that makes this picture extra cute!
cuddles.
LOVE that close-up on the right. dakota is a very photogenic doggie.
there weren't any slides or swings this time, but duke gardens was SO pretty!
unfortunately it was HOT that afternoon, and the doggies were not interested in keeping their tongues in their mouths. personally I think it's that big tongue that makes this picture extra cute!
cuddles.
LOVE that close-up on the right. dakota is a very photogenic doggie.
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