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Hilton Head Island | Beach Photographer With the recent explosion of the digital camera market, and even smartphones that take amazing photos, why should you go with a pro? A smart camera does not make a smart photographer. Just because your sister, cousin, or friend may have a high-quality digital camera, it does not mean […]

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Living at the beach is probably one of the greatest things ever (I mean, besides having pizza for dinner 4 nights a week) I grew up in the Navy so I’ve been fortunate enough to live on coasts all around the world. I’ve lived on the East Coast, West Coast, and European Cost. Fun fact […]

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Hilton Head Photographer Elle Michele shares her favorite Bluffton restaurants. Wondering where to eat in Bluffton? These spots would be a good start!   In this brand new series, Friday Fives, I’ll pop in every week and share my 5 favorite spots, tips, tricks, questions, you name it! Have a Friday Fives request? Slide into […]

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Mat and I recently took a midweek trip to Disney and we had a blast! It was an amazingly stress-free trip even with the current global conditions! Curious about what we did and the things I brought? Keep reading! Of course, everything came from Amazon. To prepare, I ordered some of the obvious necessities like […]

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The summer is a wonderful time for traveling to the beach, and everyone with an Instagram account seems to be doing it. As we’re wrapping up tourist season down here in the Lowcountry, I have a feeling you’re already planning your trips for next year! If you want to have a fantastic session that will […]

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This post has been a long time coming, and I wish I would have written it sooner so I didn’t have to sound like a broken record talking about this… buuuuut here we go! When scheduling a session, there’s lots to take in to account. Where are we shooting? Where does the sun set (or […]

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I’m not gonna lie… I kind of lost my love for doing family sessions. Teaching, on top of shooting every night, and the endless work that has to be done on the back end of running a business was just burning me out. But every once in a while I would get this family that […]

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