Monthly Archives: November 2008

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Introducing Lauren & Brian!

November 29, 2008 – 10:50 pm

Howdy campers!

Ok, that’s slight departure from my normal greeting but I’ve been in a great mood since watching the NC State football team trounce the Miami squad today.  Todays win makes NCSU bowl eligible so we have one more game to look forward to.  Lauren & Brian happened to brave the weather today to actually be at the game before stopping by and meeting with me.  They were referred to me by her roomate, Christa, who is getting married in May.

Lauren & Brian are scheduled to be married in October 2009 at the beautiful Highgrove in Fuquay-Varina, NC.  Within 2 minutes of sitting down, I felt like we had (pardon the bad pickup line) known each other for some time.  The couple is very down to earth and we came up with a few great photo ideas during our consult.

So, please join me in wishing the happy couple a very big CONGRATULATIONS! on their upcoming wedding.  As always, here’s a photo of the lovely pair.

By Brian Mullins | Posted in Weekly News | Comments (0)

Santa Paws 2008 - Raleigh, NC

November 23, 2008 – 7:49 am

Christmas time is fast approaching and I, for one, am glad it’s approaching quickly.  Not too long ago, I went with my family to the mall to get some last minute halloween accessories for my daughters costume.  Why is this relevant?  Well, it’s because they were playing christmas music….  that made me realize that, number one, the retailers can’t wait for Christmas and, two, that I would start getting more calls for Christmas portraits.

The call I received last week was for portraits, but not quite the kind I was expecting.   The Raleigh SPCA has an annual Santa Paws pet portrait session that Santa gracisouly donates some of his time for.  All proceeds go to the SPCA and help them shelter, treat and place pets into good homes.  It’s a great cause and I was proud to have been called to help out.  We had about 3 hours with Santa and all the pets were on their best behavior (I guess even they know about coal in the stocking).  Below are a few shots of the event.

By Brian Mullins | Posted in Weekly News | Comments (1)

Sometimes I just get lucky!

November 15, 2008 – 7:01 pm

I’ve been spending my spare time over the past couple of weeks gathering material and partially helping build my trade show booth for the Raleigh Bridal Show in January.  After a trip to home depot to pick up some paint, staple gun and other assorted toys, I came across this unbelievable sunset!  I quickly took a secondary road to a church I had photographed before (The church was built in the mid 1800’s) and parked the car.  I don’t really do alot of landscape photography but this certainly got my juices flowing to get more involved in that field.

This may be common out on the west coast, but we rarely get skies this color.  Hope you enjoy the photos!

By Brian Mullins | Posted in Weekly News | Comments (2)

Career Day - Reedy Creek Middle School - Cary, NC

November 15, 2008 – 6:51 pm

This past week I attended the Reedy Creek Middle School Career Day for the 2nd straight year. I really enjoyed talking with the 8th graders about photography last year so I was really eager to attend this year. I met and spoke with about 80 8th graders that all had some level of interest in becoming a photographer. With my wide range of photography experiences (wedding, editorial, product, architecture, portrait and general commercial) I really enjoyed giving students a glimpse of the business side of what I love doing.

I did meet one aspiring National Geographic photographer during my visit. He’s using film cameras right now and will be getting a new digital camera for Christmas. If you happen to be reading this blog, I wish you good fortune on your journey! As for everyone else I met, please feel free to call or e-mail me with any photography related questions - whether it be educational, business, technical or artistic.

Here’s a few random portraits I shot in the gymnasium as part of the day.

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