Fall Children's Portraits - Orchid Hill Photography Studios Raleigh

We're currently booking Fall portraits. It's a good time to make an appointment so that you'll have your portraits in time for the holidays. In studio or on location.
Contact us today! Time slots are filling up fast.

This is Cassidy. She's 11. The Tween years are often overlooked for portraits. It's a wonderful time to have us create a portrait of your child as he or she begins to mature.

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FloydFest 8 - Festival Photography

I got the chance to document FloydFest 8 - "Revival" - during July. This is one of the best music festivals of the year. The incredible venue is just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Floyd, VA. I intentionally spent a lot of time away from the main stage this year and captured some great stuff, especially on the Workshop Porch stage.

We were blessed with an amazing multi-arched rainbow during Donna the Buffalo's set.

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National Geographic - sort of

One of my images has made it to the Daily Dozen (July - week 2) in National Geographic. Could make it to the print version if I clear another hurdle.

Baby Portraits - Raleigh Baby Photographer

I got a chance to photograph a brand new human this past weekend. A little poop, a lot of pee and some tears, but we got great shots.

My American Princess

There's been an old banjo hanging on my wall for years. I think it belonged to my grandfather. I finally decided that I'd like to try to play it, so it needed to be restored. It had corroded steel strings and was missing it's bridge. After several phone calls, I hooked up with Jim Collier of Raleigh who restored it to it's glory. Jim carved a new bridge, restrung it with gut strings and cleaned everything except the head (I like the original dirt).

The banjo is an SS Stewart American Princess. From the serial number, I determined it was probably built in ~ 1895.

Jim played it for me before I brought it home. That's the first time she's sung in many years.

Jim has his own group, Big Medicine, and recently played on Garrison Keiler's Prairie Home Companion.