Alley’s mom had reached out to me awhile ago about scheduling some senior photos for her daughter, and one of the first things she told me was that they don’t want any of the traditional stuff. She sent me a link to Alley’s instagram to show me what kind of look she was going for, and I knew immediately these ladies were going to fit so perfectly with me. I had a blast walking around with them and avoiding the rain and getting some fun photos of Alley that actually showed off her personality instead of sitting in a stuffy studio and getting the same generic photos over and over again. I loved that she showed up in a purple velvet suit, and it matched our downtown backgrounds so well. Thanks for letting me have fun and not take any bland and boring photos – have the best last year of high school, ever, Alley!! – Allison
Read MoreWilmington NC Portrait & Branding Photography | Jasmine @ Freedom Salon
Another awesome portrait & branding session with another AMAZINGLY talented friend! My girl Jasmine Vesterfelt is a hair stylist at Freedom Salon over in the Monkey Junction area. She does her thing on the daily at this gorgeous salon. It’s not overly crowded with twenty people doing hair at one time – it’s just Jasmine and the owner, Hunter. I’m always happy to walk into a salon like that because it’s a way more intimate feel. I was able to swing by and get some action shots of her doing what she does best, and we also set up a time to get some portraits of her downtown, too! I love getting to work with my friends and show off their unique abilities. Check out Jasmine and for more info CLICK HERE to book with this lovely lady!!! – Allison
Read MoreWilmington NC Portrait & Branding Photography | Samantha Hill Studio
I’ve been doing freelance photography for a few years now for a pretty large company that allows me to work closely with small and local businesses around Wilmington. I usually spend some time with them at their business, and get photos of them working as well as a few headshots. And now I recently started doing the same thing with a few friends! My great friend Sammie opened up her own hair salon this year and has been BOOKED SOLID! This girl is winning awards left and right and she is at the height of her career – and for good reason! She’s AMAZING at what she does! I think the best part is that you can tell how much she loves what she does, and coming from another small business owner, you really can’t ask for anything else. I think small business owners are rare because unlike some other jobs that people do just to get by and make a living, people who own their own businesses are doing it for a reason. They work their butts off every day and jump through every hoop just to continue doing what they’re passionate about. Now, check out these beautiful photos of my beautiful friend, and keep her in mind for all your hair needs – and YES – she does weddings!!!! Hire her so we can work together all the time :) – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Family Photography | John, Angela, & Ramona
This sweet family reached out to me on Airbnb Experiences to book some photos of their family while they took a mini vacation out to Wilmington together after experiencing some difficult times together as a family. We had the chance to get some photos of John & Angela with their one year old, Ramona, and their dog, too. Sometimes it can be really challenging to get a one year old to sit still and focus on taking photos because, well, they’re ONE year old, so we were able to take her around downtown Wilmington and get some great pictures of them playing together and walking through the alleys. By the end, she was totally worn out and warmed up to the camera, which lead to some EVEN BETTER pictures! So glad we were able to make these memories for you guys, and I hope this trip was exactly what you needed! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Portrait Photography | Regan & Ann
This gorgeous mother & daughter duo visited Wilmington recently and booked me through my Airbnb Experience for some portraits while they were here. Regan brought her sweet dog and we had the opportunity to get some great photos of her and her baby, portraits with mom, AND a few headshots for each of them. I love being able to connect with people while they’re visiting our beautiful beach town, and show them some secret spots downtown that make for some excellent memories. I hope you guys had the best trip together!! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Headshots | Chandler
I get asked pretty often if I do headshots – because I don’t publish a whole lot of examples since I mainly focus on weddings. But I’m here to tell you – I DO HEADSHOTS! I don’t do it all traditional with studio backgrounds and artificial lights. I do all outdoors with natural light and I like to think they turn out WAY better that way! A lot more modern, a lot more fun. This beautiful girl, Chandler, and I walked around downtown Wilmington recently to get her some headshots for her acting portfolio. Check out my favorites!! And catch her in her upcoming play at Thalian Hall October 17-19 – a Harry Potter spinoff called “PUFFS”! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Portrait Photography | Amber & Heather
These two sisters live in separate states and haven’t spent any time away together in YEARS – so they took a trip to Wilmington together – just the two of them! I absolutely love the idea of a sisters-only vacation, and they were clearly having the best time already and I met up with them on their very first night in town! So much fun to get to know them and walk around downtown Wilmington with Amber and Heather. We ended our photo session at New Anthem Brewery and enjoyed some cold beers together. Thanks for spending an evening with me on your sister trip!!!! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Portrait Photography | The McCarthy Family
This sweet family came to Wilmington for vacation and I got to meet up with them while they were in town and show them around downtown! We wandered through the pretty southern alleyways and around the Riverwalk. So much fun meeting awesome families on their beach getaways, and so happy to be able to give them some memories to keep with them after they return home! Here are some of my favorites. – Allison
Read MoreFort Fisher Family Photography | The Auld Family
I met this amazing family because of working at Ironclad Brewery. Tabitha and Lenny got married there, and have since turned into great friends! They just had a brand new baby girl, Brooklyn, and decided that while Lenny’s family was in town visiting, that would be the perfect opportunity to snag some family photos. We wandered around Fort Fisher and climbed rocks and also just so happened to make the most awesome group photo that in fact looks just like they’re starting their own band! HA! What’s a photo shoot without a little fun?? So glad I was able to capture some memories for this family and I also believe that little miss Brooklyn gets the award for most well-behaved infant ever. Her first photoshoot and she knocked it out of the park!!!! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Portrait Photography | Rebekah & Gaither
I met these two via my Airbnb experience while they were in town for a long weekend getaway! I had so much fun wandering the alleys of downtown while we chatted and laughed our butts off. Airbnb is such a fun way to meet awesome people visiting Wilmington – these two even told me all about the BOAT they were staying on near Carolina Beach! SO COOL! I want to stay there…… and I even live here. Hope you two had the best trip ever!! – Allison
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