We put the finishing touches on her room last night.





So, you'd like to learn a little more about me!
* I love to bake. My sprinkle collection is getting ridiculous.
* I love books.
* I love the color green. Really, any shade.
* My husband is a Marine.
* I have a Newfoundland named Hank. He weighs 145lbs and lays in front of a tiny fan for 90% of the day.
* I love living in North Carolina. I love the open land, friendly people, and bright, sunny days. I'm thankful every day that I took the leap and moved here from New York City.
* I love photography. I love real smiles, not posed ones. I love capturing emotions, connections, and love in a photo.
Sessions start at $100. I offer a 15% military discount. Please contact me through the contact form or at katie.clay@yahoo.com for more pricing and package information!
You’ve met the lovely Hoffman family before – their smiles are contagious and Natalie and Mike’s love for their little boys, Matthew and William, can swiftly bring a tear to your eye. We did a family shoot on a hot North Carolina afternoon soon after William was born.
And I’d explain the post title, but it’s just not my story to tell…
Baby William:

A new favorite:

Mister Matthew:

An outtake (I’m all for bribery.)

Little William is divine and his mama has been waiting patiently to see a photo or two from our shoot last weekend!



We were totally allowed to be on this old bridge. Promise.

Whiskey girl!



I took Dan & Trish into the back country and, oh, the glorious places we found. Much more to come from this shoot…

Jennifer is one of my oldest friends in North Carolina — it’s hard to believe that we’ve been through two deployments together. Her baby boy, Caleb, is simply the cutest and he even braved the heat for a few photos outside. I’m so happy he did — the light was perfect!




If I had to describe the day we chose for this shoot with one word, I would say…HOT! It is mighty hot here in North Carolina and add 7.5 months of pregnancy to that and you get quite a combination! Luckily for me, this little family (my awesome next door neighbors) is completely ‘go with the flow’, so we switched locations from a hot and bright park to downtown Wilmington, which provided some much needed shade! And they took me out to dinner and ice cream, so this waddling photographer was a happy camper!
Meredith, Sam’s mom, asked me shortly after Sam was born if we could do a shoot every few months to document Sam’s first year. We had dinner at their house over the weekend and I loved seeing Sam’s newborn photos on their wall mixed with his 3 month photos. It is amazing how much babies change in such a short amount time!





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