Aging Gracefully

Over the past weekend, I was given the privilege of capturing the 90th birthday celebration for Ms. Willa "Pat" Stewart at the Highlands in Laurinburg, NC.
I was contacted a while back by her daughter about covering the event.  Now, anyone that knows me knows I really enjoy covering events.  Not only for networking purposes (large crowd lol), but you also get to meet so many different people and interact with them all.  I also enjoy capturing events from an artistic eye.  I like to capture a shot or perspective that the client may not have even viewing their event from.

Ms. Stewart's event was a very special one.  It was decorated beautifully and was conducted in a graceful manner.  The family was very sincere with the expressions of love they were showing for their mother, aunt, Godmother, grandmother and so many other titles.  You could really that this lady had a direct positive and loving impact on everyone's life that was present.
One of my favorite moments (besides the reminiscent stories) was the Mother and Son dance.  Not only was it special, but it was a kick to see someone who is 90 have such rhythm and style at an age where the average person wouldn't imagine having so.  Happy Birthday Ms. Willa "Pat" Stewart!

I'm be posting pictures from this event and will link them soon!


Quinyon

Beautiful blessings!

Okay, so from this moment on I'm vowing to stay consistent with the blog updates.  My sister, who's a PR guru in Charlotte, keeps telling me that this part of my photography is essential for internet growth (...beyond what Facebook social networking and tagging will bring.)  So anyways, this is the first of many more to come.
I have some catching up to do with introducing sessions, so I thought I'd start with a special one including my two most prized subjects -my beautiful wife and daughter.
Over the summer, we were planning to go for a Sunday drive and end up somewhere for dinner.  It was such a beautiful day out and I had just received my remote flash kits in the mail, so I was eager to try them out.  This mini-shoot was totally spur of the moment.
We went to a lake at St. Andrews College here in Laurinburg and took a few test shots.  Technically, all of the shots were great, but my daughter was being the little busy bee that she is, so getting those poses were the real task at hand.
We still managed to capture a few candids and just being able to shoot them was a treat in itself.  So, I thought I'd share.

The rest can be seen here.

Enjoy,

Quinyon