Coleman and Caleb from RRHS’s 2022 class are featured in a post discussing the significance of consistency and variety in a photographer’s portfolio. It emphasizes a recognizable yet diverse range of styles, from vibrant portraits to dramatic, moody athletic photos, and the importance of each senior feeling authentically represented. The post is part of a series advising Senior Families on choosing a Senior Photographer.

This post highlights Mary Brown from the RRHS Class of 2022 and shares senior portrait sessions advice for upcoming graduates. The photographer stresses the importance of early booking, encouraging families to book 3-5 months in advance of their preferred shoot date. Emphasizing personalized sessions and meticulous editing, the photographer limits client intake to ensure high-quality service.

The LPJ Photography Project Beauty 2022 features girls and their mothers challenging societal beauty standards. Dispensing with makeup and retouching, the participants’ black-and-white portraits and personal reflections underscore inherent beauty and the perils of comparison to social media’s unrealistic portraits. Emphasizing inner beauty, kindness, and acceptance, the project promotes self-worth and challenges the definition of beauty beyond physical traits.

This piece reflects on the hardships faced by the most deserving yet overburdened individuals, emphasizing that these trials teach reliance on God. Despite immense storms — like Heidi May’s cancer battle — faith enables perseverance and points to Jesus. Triumph is rooted in God’s eternal perspective, illustrating that through adversity, victory is revealed as already won.

Project Beauty 2021, despite COVID-19’s disruptions, captured the essence of its senior participants, pushing past traditional beauty standards. These teens were photographed without makeup, urged to share personal beauty insights, redefining beauty as confidence, character, and inner light, rather than perfection.

The first memory I have of Whitney, she was maybe 8 years old. Her sister was on a competitive cheer team out of Raleigh with my daughter, Cailyn, and it was her mom’s turn to drive them to tumbling practice… so I volunteered to take Whitney to Tae Kwon Do. We met at our normal […]

Sadler, Brunswick Academy’s valedictorian and multi-sport athlete, faced an untraditional senior year due to COVID-19, missing out on usual rites of passage. Despite challenges, her story embodies a historic moment, teaching appreciation for life’s fleeting “good old days.” She aspires to study biology and medicine.