cw mayo photography

A Special Sealing

2011-12-02T09:19:00.001-05:00

This summer a dear family was sealed the day their adoption was final! And I got to take their photos!

A New Family!

2011-12-01T16:16:00.001-05:00

I photographed a new family last week and really enjoyed taking pictures of a family that, for the most part, would all look at me and smile when I said “three!”

Jessica’s Maternity Shoot

2011-11-15T11:31:00.001-05:00

I love that you can see all of Jessica’s excitement in every one of these pictures! And she had her baby last week so I hope I get to photograph him soon too!!

My Newest Niece

2011-11-15T11:08:00.001-05:00

What an angel, sleeping through the whole session! So wish she lived near me!

After a 3 year wait…

2011-06-24T10:00:00.002-04:00

I have finally photographed my own child/children! I can’t believe I’ve never done a shoot with them before. I take a billion pictures a year of them, but no formal photo shoots. I’m gonna have to try again in the fall because doing this in almost 100 degree weather was insane!

Also, I plan to print 3 of these. Tell me your favorites!

Totally classic face.

And she does this a lot too. Just screaming for no reason.

Her eyes look just like mine when I was that age.

My sweet boy.

She just wanted to run like crazy!

I love my little chirdlens! Now, don’t forget to tell me your favorites!

Good-Bye Julia!

2011-06-17T16:50:00.002-04:00

My dear friends have had an exchange student this year and now it’s time for her to go back to Germany. I got to take pictures at her going away/birthday party!

I took some posed pictures with her friends too.

Had to get some pictures in front of a good ol’ South Carolina garden!

Apparently they don’t have trucks like this in Germany!

The wind was getting a little bit crazy, blowing presents everywhere!

Then the rain drove the rest of the party inside. I love the looks on everyone’s faces in this picture!

Gibson Park is a new favorite!

2011-06-12T10:46:00.002-04:00

The Gardens at Duke University

2011-06-07T12:16:00.001-04:00

Mother/Daughter

2011-04-21T18:58:00.002-04:00

So glad Little Miss wanted to get on the swings because this ended up being my favorite shot!

My First Senior Photo Shoot

2011-04-21T18:55:00.001-04:00

Never have been great at posing guys by themselves. Luckily, teenage boys just stand how they’re comfortable and it seems to work.

A New Fam at Gibson Park

2011-04-21T18:51:00.002-04:00

The newest member of their fam, and isn’t she gorgeous?!

My Sweet New Niece

2011-04-18T13:20:00.002-04:00

She was not very happy with all the laying down on non fluffy surfaces and not being cuddled so I didn’t get many good shots. But I did love this one! Hey, a photo shoot is totally worth it as long as you get one good one!

Sweet New Blessing

2011-04-05T15:38:00.001-04:00

A yucky, rainy day, in the middle of all our beautiful spring weather, messed up my desire for an outdoor shoot, but this little family is just so dang cute I don’t even care!

Old Carlisle Shoot

2011-03-03T10:14:00.002-05:00

I found these shots from last year, but I can’t find all of the other ones. So I’m just gonna post the few that I have. I really liked doing a photo shoot at the State house!

A Wedding from before I started my blog…

2011-03-03T09:59:00.002-05:00

Carlisles in the Fall 2

2011-02-20T10:04:00.002-05:00

There were a couple other ones that I really liked, but blogger refused to upload them in the right direction. I tried several times and they kept uploading sideways and looking all smooshed.

Coming Soon

2011-01-08T14:03:00.000-05:00

So, my desktop died in a storm while we were out of town. I have tons of pics to post, but I gotta wait til we get that fixed. I have a few shots on our laptop that I might post from the most recent shoot...

Finally Some Baby Shots!

2010-06-22T09:30:00.002-04:00

Reposting the Weingartner Wedding

2010-06-03T14:02:00.002-04:00

The Hale Family

2010-04-30T10:32:00.001-04:00

I really enjoyed photographing this new family! The kids were so cooperative and the little guy kept saying "cheese balls" when I counted to three! I hope they use me again!

Christmas Gift Idea

2009-12-05T13:22:00.002-05:00

Don't know what to get someone for Christmas?

How about a gift certificate for a family portrait session? Or a couple or kids session.

The gift certificate is $40 and includes a frame that fits a matted 5x7 photo. If they contact me before January 31st to schedule their session then they get a free 5x7 too!

Carlisle Christmas Photo

2009-12-03T12:46:00.001-05:00

The Tran Clan

2009-11-14T14:14:00.005-05:00

This is my first time photographing the Tran family. Getting Preston to look at me was about like getting any other 1 year old to pay attention! But I think we ended up with some pretty good ones! Hopefully enough that they'll want me to take their pictures again!

Carlisles in the Fall

2009-10-31T12:58:00.003-04:00

The Carlisle Family's Summer Shoot

2009-06-06T16:38:00.004-04:00

Today, I took the Carlisles out for their summer family photos.

I cranked up the brightness on this one cause I thought it made Mary Beth's hair look really cool!

I love these pictures of Mary Beth and Maizeigh!

This is the best picture of Jackson! He looks so sweet! (And he finally looked at me!)

Jackson's Superman pose.

Adorable Miss Maizeigh!

Business Cards

2009-05-22T16:01:00.004-04:00

So now I've started creating business cards too! This was a pretty fun project. I photographed Mary Beth and then created her card and had them printed up. These are the only ones I've created so far. But I can do as fancy or boring as you want!

Some babies I know...

2009-02-23T16:34:00.005-05:00

My sweet little niece at about a month old.

And, believe it or not, I have not really done a shoot (other than these couple) of my own baby! This is him at about 6 weeks.

A New Place for the Carlisle Family

2009-01-25T13:03:00.007-05:00

Well, the Carlisles have been wanting a new place for their family that had a little more character. And where did we find a place? An old train station that we have passed at least once a week pretty much since I've lived here these 20+ years! Mary Beth got some of these ideas from a friend in Utah. We had lots of fun on this shoot.

Little Miss Maizeigh was just adorable the whole time!

This was a funny moment. Mary Beth is asking Jackson why he just bonked her in the head and Jackson is saying ouch and Kevin is explaining that Jackson didn't mean to hit his mommy, but Maizeigh had just scratched his face. And Maizeigh is just laughing at what she caused.

I love this.
We need to do more photo shoots like this one!

A New Place for Pictures

2009-01-25T12:56:00.003-05:00

My brother and his wife were in town for Christmas and needed some new family pictures so I jumped at the chance to try out a new location. Gibson Park. It's actually a new park too.

2 New Family Christmas Shoots

2008-12-08T17:32:00.006-05:00

Well, doing the Carlisle family in front of the Christmas tree again this year wasn't exactly the plan. It wasn't the plan at all, but it was raining on the only day we could do the pictures before an out of town trip. And the Christmas cards had to go out before that trip. So, we changed our plans and did pictures with the tree again. But it wasn't bad. It was kinda funny that Jackson would smile and look at the camera when Maizeigh was whining, and Maizeigh would smile and look at the camera when Jackson was playing around pretending to be Ironman. After a few hundred shots we ended up with one that we liked enough to use for the cards. But a couple others were cute too...

This was a picture of the whole family, but the rest of them had weird expressions, if they were looking at the camera at all. But Little Miss Maizeigh looked so adorable in this one I couldn't not post it.

The Bustamantes had me meet them out at the Columbia, SC temple to get a few shots for their Christmas cards as well. Don't be fooled. Older children aren't always easier to photograph. They may be able to listen and do what you say, but that doesn't mean that they will! These kids obviously like each other because it was hard to get them to sit still and stop talking long enough to take some pictures. But it was nice to see a family getting along so well! Some of the candids were pretty funny too.

New Christmas Cards

2008-12-08T17:26:00.003-05:00

I'll post my family's Christmas cards after I've sent them out. I don't want to spoil it for anybody!

The Carlisles liked last year's card so much that they wanted to do this year's in a similar way.

The Bustamante family was new to my makings this year. I actually sat down with Ms. Bustamante and made a rough draft of what she wanted before doing the real thing.

Portrait Rates

2008-10-14T13:12:00.001-04:00

Portrait rates

Session – $100

includes 20-40 high resolution digital images on a disc and one 8x10 of your choice (to be ordered within a week of receiving your images)

Custom Options

custom disc case – $40

custom photo book with your favorite images – from $60

Wedding Rates

2008-10-13T13:55:00.001-04:00

Wedding Rates

Essentials Package – $1000

includes up to two locations, 200-300 high resolution photos on a disc, custom disc case

Custom Options

second photographer – $300

additional locations – $100 per location

custom photo book including your favorite 50 photos – $100

The Sheridan Family

2008-10-12T20:40:00.004-04:00

Two very special people were baptized on Saturday and I felt honored to spend the afternoon taking pictures of their family on their very special day!

Age order doesn't always mean height order!

The original 7 Sheridan children.

The Carlisle Family

2008-09-04T16:24:00.001-04:00

He was saying "cheese" so well. Unfortunately, he only looked at the camera once in every 10 shots!

Oh, the joys of photographing a 2 year old!
(I love him!)

I think he's getting tired of that word cheese.

I can't look at this and not laugh. Come on, one more good one?

That's the sweet little boy I know.

**Photographing a family is always a challenge. Especially with young children. But it is very worth the experience. And it's a good thing I'm digital now!

Wedding Announcements and Christmas Cards

2008-09-04T16:22:00.001-04:00

I have also made some wedding announcements and Christmas cards.

Some South Carolina Bridals and Weddings

2008-09-04T16:21:00.001-04:00

A Couple Shots from a Colorado Wedding

2008-09-04T16:20:00.001-04:00