It’s been a true honor to photograph siblings, especially as part of a family photography session. Invariably, during a session, something will happen that prompts one child or another to take some sort or swipe at another — whether by accident or on purpose, whether they know they’ve done it or not, whether it was a physical action or a verbal one.

No matter how it happens, the end result is always the same … forgiveness, an apology and often (and the most beautiful) a hug. And capturing those sibling moments is what photography is all about.

At your service,
Aimee

We are a completely digital studio! That’s right, no film, no chemicals, constant reuse of our digital media from one session to the next! We estimate that we reuse our camera cards about 1000 times a year! Go digital!

This Cary, NC family’s life was turned upside down the day these two were born. Whisked away, moments after birth, the two spent months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UNC.

During their stay, these were were photographed countlessly by Mom & Dad, Grandma & Grandpa, their nurses, and by Aimee. Their first session with Aimee was while they were still in the NICU, in their isolettes, still constrained heavily by lines, tubes & wires. With the beeps and sounds constantly buzzing in the room the focus of their very first session was to bring beauty and life to an otherwise stressful situation. “Aimee did such a fabulous job capturing the essence of what was going on that we will be using her for a long time,” said Mom.

As the twins grew, life began to return to “normal.” Mom and Dad returned to their work-lives, trying to fit in work, childcare and time for themselves. Given the circumstances of the kids’ birth, this family learned quickly about the value of photography.

Their first session outside of the hospital was at home in February 2007. “The session at our house in Feb 2007 was amazing.  I was so upset that my daughter was sleeping, but it didn’t faze Aimee one bit.  She just started snapping pictures with what was available and they turned
out perfect,” said Mom.

The family joined Aimee in her first studio for an official family photo as well as the kids’ official “6 month” session, photographed closer to their first birthday. “The studio works well for us,” notes Mom. They were also featured as the very first session in the new Pure Expressions Photography studio and most recently, updated their family portrait when the twins turnd 2!

While these fought tooth and nail to survive, they have grown into a bright and playful set of siblings.

Mom, Dad, Ronan & Julia … thank you for being our featured Family!

You can read more about this family, their struggles & successes by purchasing their just-released book.

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