Britt and Cliff Holiday Photos Mini Session

Happy holidays, everyone! I hope if you celebrate this season your respective holidays were fabulous and that you're looking forward to the new year! I'm pretty excited to wrap up the holidays and to have several days of downtime for planning for the new year. Of course, wrapping up the holidays means going through recent photos from October and November mini sessions - like this super fun session with my good friends Britt and Cliff and their foxy little furbaby Bailey! Enjoy, and happy holidays!

Pets, Family, HolidaysLiz GoodmanDecember 26, 2017holiday session, mini session, pet photography, dog photography, family photography, family, Duke University, DurhamComment

Hensley Family Photos - Raleigh Family Photographer

Sometimes you just find that family that amazes you with every photo. Capturing their love for each other and documenting an afternoon that is just a snapshot of the little girl growing up? That's the definition of an amazing family session, and the Hensleys were absolutely amazing! Jay and Anne are the nicest people you will ever meet and their little girl is a girl after my own heart: insanely smart, kinda obsessed with the Lorax ("I speak for the trees!"), and her best friend is a gorgeous dog. If this isn't the perfect use of the heart-eyes emoji I don't know what is. 😍😍😍😍

FamilyLiz GoodmanDecember 18, 2017family, family photography, kids, Raleigh, ArboretumComment

McGinn-Sadler Family Photos - Raleigh, NC

Possibly one of the best parts of doing family photography is getting to watch kids grow up. As a photographer I see the kids regularly enough to know them and during our sessions we usually have fun, do some exploring, and play. Lawson is an absolute cutie who I saw as a one-year old smashing cake, and as a real charmer in some urban family portraits and holiday card portraits. We spent a long morning today at Historic Oak View this fall exploring the park, petting the goats, and taking lots of fun photos! I can't wait to meet up with this wonderful family again for a holiday mini session - if you're thinking about taking photos for holiday cards the time to do this is now, so book soon!

FamilyLiz GoodmanNovember 4, 2017family, family photography, kids, Historic Oak View

Mazzotta Family Photos - Raleigh Family Photographer

I can't even tell you how much I adore this family! The Mazzottas are amazing and with two little girls bursting with energy a session with this family is always exciting! We explored Historic Oak View where the two girls pretended to be junior biologists tracking all the wildlife and checking out the cotton field. (And let's be honest, we adults enjoyed ourselves seeing cotton up close too - it's not that often you run into a cotton field any more, but it's still cool!) Plus with all their energy and love for each other the blooper reel for these kiddos provides some of the best laughs. Check out the highlights and then the full album below!

FamilyLiz GoodmanOctober 4, 2017family photography, kids, Historic Oak View, Raleigh

Zurlinden Maternity Session - Durham Maternity Photographer

What do you say when someone says they'd like some family and maternity photos with their husband, dogs, and mother? Oh yes! I loved the idea of including the furry family members in this session and there's something so special about capturing generations in one photo. I personally treasure the generational photos of my family from when I was a baby, and I loved Sam's eagerness to include her mom who was in town from Colorado. Congratulations Sam and Todd, and baby Zurlinden, you've got one awesome family waiting for you!

Family, Newborns and Babies, MaternityLiz GoodmanSeptember 20, 2017maternity, family photography

Introducing Stormy, A New Puppy Family Photo Shoot!

What do you do when you've got an adorable teeny tiny cockapoo puppy joining the family? Take family pics, of course! Meet Stormy, a sweet little pupper whose favorite things are shoelaces and fingers, and whose collar is as big as her. Little dark and Stormy is lucky to have such great dog parents, and is sure to be adorably spoiled. Welcome, Stormy!

Family, PetsLiz GoodmanAugust 24, 2017puppy, family photography, pet photography

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