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iCloud is Not a Backup for Your Photos.

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Did you know? If you’re like most people, you think that lovely little cloud is backing up all of your photos. Here’s the truth: iCloud is a backup for your iPHONE. Not for your photos. Let me break it down:
iCloud is designed to mirror your phone. Everything on your phone is stored in iCloud. That way, if something happens to your phone (it shatters, gets dropped in water, just stops working, etc.), you don’t have to worry—you...

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Downtown Aiken, SC Engagement Session | Alfie & Jess

This engagement session took place in downtown Aiken, SC. Blogged with help from Karly’s assistant Emily. Photos taken on medium format film. See more engagement sessions here.

Apr 10, 2023

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A Session of Film Firsts: Family, Indoor, Black & White

I’ve been shooting in film now for about 2 years. This past year I’ve shot most of my bridal and engagement sessions in 100% film. I don’t even bring my digital camera. I just LOVE film. But this session had a lot of firsts! It was my first time doing an entire family session in […]

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Jul 3, 2019

The film process for a wedding day | What to expect

You’ve decided to book—yay!!! (I like this scenario.) Now, what can you expect? Let’s walk through what your wedding photography experience will look like with me! (Because it may differ from other photographers who don’t photograph with film.) BEFORE Before your wedding day ever comes, I’m ordering rolls of film. Day-Of I’ll show up in […]

May 2, 2018

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The Differences in Film and Digital Photography | Shooting Hybrid

The differences in film and digital photography are pretty noticeable! Once you understand them, you’ll be able to tell which images were probably taken with film and which ones were probably taken with digital. In a previous post I talked about the reasons I love to shoot both mediums. They both have pros and cons, […]

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Jul 20, 2017

Hybrid Photography | Why I Shoot Film and What It Means to Be a Hybrid Photographer

(A film image) Most of the time when I tell people I “shoot film”, they think that means I create videos. What I’m really talking about though is film photography—old-timey negatives and all. Most people, who know anything about film, don’t understand why I would choose film as a medium when we live in such […]

Jul 6, 2017

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9 years. That's a lot of milestones, precious moments, and artwork I've been able to create. But where are all of those photographs now? I hope they are lining the walls of homes, plastered all over social media, sitting in albums on coffee tables, and organized in a way that makes them easy to find and enjoy. That's the hope. My mission is to help you make that reality.

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I've been photographing people throughout the Carolinas and Georgia for over

I've been photographing people throughout the Carolinas and Georgia for over 9 years. That's a lot of milestones, precious moments, and artwork I've been able to create. But where are all of those photographs now? I hope they are lining the walls of homes, plastered all over social media, sitting in albums on coffee tables, and organized in a way that makes them easy to find and enjoy. That's the hope. My mission is to help you make that reality.