Thank you so much to those of you who have contacted the studio with an interest in calendaring dates! We are ready to start booking sessions now :) I will be traveling to Bald Head Island, North Carolina June 27th-July 3rd and will be shooting two sessions a day - at morning light and again at sunset. Please contact the studio to reserve your spot, unless you have already been in touch with Lisa, our Studio Director, in which case she'll be contacting you very shortly to

Thanks so very much to those of you who have been inquiring about beach dates for 2010! I am excited to be returning to the Carolina Coast beaches this June & July, and we will be scheduling shoots between: Sunday, June 27th and Sunday, July 3rd, 2010. We will be confirming the location in the next few days. Stay tuned or feel free to contact the studio now to secure your spot!

Thanks so very much to those of you who have been inquiring about beach dates for 2010! I am excited to be returning to the Carolina Coast beaches this June & July, and we will be scheduling shoots between: Sunday, June 27th and Sunday, July 3rd, 2010. We will be confirming the location in the next few days. Stay tuned or feel free to contact the studio now to secure your spot!

It was truly a pleasure to watch Tricia, William, and their three lovely daughters receive their new home built by ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - and such a beautiful home, too! Here's an excellent walkthrough: Some of you have reached out to say that you're disappointed to have missed the show (or you were watching the Grammys ;) Fear not, you can watch it in its entirety at abc.com - here's a direct link to the full episode. If you haven't seen it, you shou

It was truly a pleasure to watch Tricia, William, and their three lovely daughters receive their new home built by ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - and such a beautiful home, too! Here's an excellent walkthrough: Some of you have reached out to say that you're disappointed to have missed the show (or you were watching the Grammys ;) Fear not, you can watch it in its entirety at abc.com - here's a direct link to the full episode. If you haven't seen it, you shou

I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph The Creasey Family a couple of months ago, when ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built them a brand new (gorgeous) house. The entire experience was quite something, and I have some lovely images of the family to share - but not until after the show airs. ...AND the show will air this Sunday, January 31st at 8pm EST/7pm CST on ABC. I look forward to sharing some beautiful photographs of The Creasey Family, a couple with adora

I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph The Creasey Family a couple of months ago, when ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built them a brand new (gorgeous) house. The entire experience was quite something, and I have some lovely images of the family to share - but not until after the show airs. ...AND the show will air this Sunday, January 31st at 8pm EST/7pm CST on ABC. I look forward to sharing some beautiful photographs of The Creasey Family, a couple with adora

Available now on DVD! After nearly one year of storyboarding, filming, editing, animating, audio mixing and more editing, I am thrilled to announce the release of Inside Contemporary Children's Photography, a collaboration between our studio and Ballard Productions (available now on DVD). When we first started thinking about putting something like this together, we had no idea what it would turn into ... and what it became was due, in huge part, to the direction of Rex Ball

Available now on DVD! After nearly one year of storyboarding, filming, editing, animating, audio mixing and more editing, I am thrilled to announce the release of Inside Contemporary Children's Photography, a collaboration between our studio and Ballard Productions (available now on DVD). When we first started thinking about putting something like this together, we had no idea what it would turn into ... and what it became was due, in huge part, to the direction of Rex Ba

Tis the season to give and reflect on how thankful we are for our friends and family, clients and staff ... and to start getting ready for a new year. Photographers ... join me and 27 other industry-leading photographers for The Joy to the World free Marketing Websummit on December 28, 2009. We'll each share our great ideas for your business in the new year - and, at the same time, we'll be helping fund smiles for children in need of cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries thr

Tis the season to give and reflect on how thankful we are for our friends and family, clients and staff ... and to start getting ready for a new year. Photographers ... join me and 27 other industry-leading photographers for The Joy to the World free Marketing Websummit on December 28, 2009. We'll each share our great ideas for your business in the new year - and, at the same time, we'll be helping fund smiles for children in need of cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries thr

I was honored (and grateful) to photograph another Extreme Makeover: Home Edition last week. This time I photographed The Creasey Family, and the designers selected more than 50 of their portraits for their brand new (gorgeous) home. Thanks, again, to Buckeye Color Lab for the fabulous, fast printing. It was a joy to watch the craziness unfold, and to be a part of it. I'll be posting the photographs of the family - including some cool extras inside the house of the desig

I was honored (and grateful) to photograph another Extreme Makeover: Home Edition last week. This time I photographed The Creasey Family, and the designers selected more than 50 of their portraits for their brand new (gorgeous) home. Thanks, again, to Buckeye Color Lab for the fabulous, fast printing. It was a joy to watch the craziness unfold, and to be a part of it. I'll be posting the photographs of the family - including some cool extras inside the house of the desig

I am very excited to announce a new one-day workshop: "audrey & tamara: {a portrait photographer's workshop}" with my extremely talented fellow photographer and friend, Audrey Woulard. We will be offering this workshop together in Las Vegas, Nevada just before the start of the WPPI 2010 Convention. We will be teaching two separate workshops, one on Thursday, March 4th and a second on Friday, March 5th, 2010, and they will be held at the MGM Grand. I'm also quite happ

I am very excited to announce a new one-day workshop: "audrey & tamara: {a portrait photographer's workshop}" with my extremely talented fellow photographer and friend, Audrey Woulard. We will be offering this workshop together in Las Vegas, Nevada just before the start of the WPPI 2010 Convention. We will be teaching two separate workshops, one on Thursday, March 4th and a second on Friday, March 5th, 2010, and they will be held at the MGM Grand. I'm also quite happ

I spent last week in rainy Atlanta, at Chateau Elan, with my co-presenters Audrey Woulard, Lena Hyde and Laura Novak ... and 64 terrific photographers from all over the world. Thanks so much to all those who spent their time, energy, and funds to listen to the four of us go on and on and on ;) We have loved all the feedback from participants, including some fun posts here and there - and, c'mon, to all those who brought the book with you for me to sign? Seriously? That w

I spent last week in rainy Atlanta, at Chateau Elan, with my co-presenters Audrey Woulard, Lena Hyde and Laura Novak ... and 64 terrific photographers from all over the world. Thanks so much to all those who spent their time, energy, and funds to listen to the four of us go on and on and on ;) We have loved all the feedback from participants, including some fun posts here and there - and, c'mon, to all those who brought the book with you for me to sign? Seriously? That w

A big thank you to Bill Hurter for including my photography in his newest useful book, 100 Techniques for Professional Wedding Photographers. I appreciate being included! You can get it in bookstores and on amazon :)

A big thank you to Bill Hurter for including my photography in his newest useful book, 100 Techniques for Professional Wedding Photographers. I appreciate being included! You can get it in bookstores and on amazon :)

I'm going back to the beach on Friday, July 25th and so ready to play with my awesome subjects at Bald Head Island!! Due to some scheduling changes, we have added one day back in to the calendar, so we now have two open sessions!! If you're interested, please contact the studio to book one. Here's a beautiful, high-energy session with The Silver Family from last September - my goodness, children at the beach are just gorgeous. And "Mr. & Mrs. Silver"? Um, kinda gor