Child portraits | Raleigh NC | Photography

Child portraits with a photojournalistic approach. Recently I was able to get out of Raleigh, NC for a little R&R. The photography subject this time, one of my children, Madison. When Madison was a child she did good sitting and doing the normal portraits but as she has gotten older those natural smiles and looks don't come by making her sit still. The best photos come from her being a kid and doing what she wants. I would prefer an outdoor photography session any day over a studio portrait session. The exception would be newborns and children under 1yrs old, but if the child is walking lets take them to a park :-)

I'm particularly loving the new chocolate processing I'm using. Jan -March are my down times in the wedding industry so during this down time I have made my own preset for turning pictures to a chocolate black and white. Sure you have probably seen this tenting before somewhere but this is one is a Michelle Gunton Photography original. I plan to make more of my own through out the year.

I hope you enjoy the creative photos on the beach. I know 2 of the pictures are really different and its ok if its not your style, but I LOVE THEM. I didn't want it to be like a regular picture, more like a piece of art.  Clouds have been photo shopped in one of the pictures. I love the trees that were on the beach. This was at Folly Beach,SC. It was about a 1/4 mile walk to view the lighthouse.