Recently, one of the anchor towns of eastern North Carolina’s beautiful Crystal Coast scored big, being voted America’s coolest small town by CNN Travel. And we can vouch for Beaufort being America’s coolest small town as that’s where Beaufort Photography Co. derives its name and has chosen to set up shop. Truth be told, we…

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Help! Kids are in my wedding party! I will never forget the first wedding I photographed that included young children in the wedding party. It brought new meaning to the phrase, “Never a dull moment!” Fortunately, I had children of my own so I knew what to expect. Well, sort of. Several children were recently…

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Yes, it’s the middle of February. Yes, it’s not even Valentine’s Day yet. Yes, it’s 31 degrees outside this morning. Yes, it’s supposed to snow this weekend. Yes, it’s still the season of big coats, hot chocolate, and long underwear. Yes, the 2016 wedding season is just around the corner! Beginning in about a month,…

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As a wedding photographer, how to photograph reception details is one of the most overlooked tasks you will face on the bride’s special day. Though most of us work with a fairly detailed shot list, too often reception details get lumped in rather than discussed and determined beforehand, which can result in some rather embarrassing…

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Book 2016 Wedding Photographer Now. Beaufort Photography Co. has been on the road the first couple of weeks of 2016 but we’re back to the beautiful (and for now cold) Crystal Coast of North Carolina. We’ll be resuming our regular Monday and Thursday blog posts so be sure to R.S.V.P. R = Read We’ll be…

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Writing about the ABC’s of hiring a wedding photographer is not unlike theoretical physicist Dr. Sheldon Cooper trying to explain string theory using just three words. It’s just not that simple. There are as many factors to consider when hiring someone to photograph your wedding as there are letters in the alphabet, and then some.…

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Do you remember when you were young how you always pictured your future looking a certain way? You imagined yourself in a certain career, with a certain spouse, with certain kids, living in a certain house, in a certain neighborhood, in a certain city, with certain friends, doing certain things. “Once upon a time” always…

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It all begins with a blank sheet of paper. Whether words on a page, photographs in an album, or bedtime stories from a book, they all begin with the figurative blank sheet of paper. I’ve read of writers who miraculously put pen to paper and have words flow like rain water gushing from a gutter…

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