For those of you with children, you know how much “fun” it can be to get a two year old to stop and smile at you. The reality is that you get comfortable and play like a two year old to get that perfect shot. Alright…so, take all of that with a grain of salt – I’m certainly not a professional, but my limited experience tells me that children are more likely to act natural and show their personality if you’re playing with them. Well, I did just that on Tuesday evening. As I mentioned the other day, I met up with Sarah and her family for a mini-portrait...

I took a ton of animal photos at the North Carolina State Fair on Saturday and Monday evening. I guess I was trying to make up for the fact that I haven’t been in a couple of years. I’ll be honest…I don’t really know what all of the animals are (outside of their generic names: sheep, cows, goats, camels, horses, ducklings, etc), nor do I have much to say about them, so…enjoy the photo dump. I don’t know why I decided to take a picture of this (what do you call it) going #2. The little kid in me is giggling.This camel is either taking a nap or...