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Focused...Funny...Cool...That's Me!!

My name is Jeff Wilson and I love creating images.  This blog was created to give prospective clients, family and friends a look at my images and frequent updates regarding my life through my camera lens.  I love comments, so please leave them when you feel inspired to do so.  Thanks for stopping by and come back often.


-Jeff 

  


A Special Anniversary

On April 10th my parents celebrated 34 years of marriage. I’m so accustomed to shooting engaged or newlywed couples that I truly took for granted how special it is to have the opportunity of shooting a couple being married for over 3 decades. With this couple being my parents, it was extra special. Once again I couldn’t settle on just a couple of images so my lovely wife put together a slideshow. Happy Anniversary mom and dad, Katrina and I hope to be as happy as you are in 3 decades!

May 25, 2010 - 3:46 pm frank brown - THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING to be marriage that long and still in LOVE. ''This email made my Day''

June 2, 2010 - 9:37 am Melanie Gayles - WOW! Your parents look beautiful... what a great love story :)

August 15, 2010 - 9:48 am Sharon Curenton - Congratulations Aunt Boot and Uncle Larry...This is truly a belssing..Jeff the video is truly amazing..

August 15, 2010 - 9:54 am Sharon Curenton - Comgratulations Aunt Boot and Uncle Larry..This is truly a blessing..Jeff and Katrina the slideshow is amazing..

August 17, 2010 - 1:17 am katie wicker-gilmore - Jeff,your work is beautiful can't find the words to say this is the best.I've seen got to get you to do something for me.may GOD continue to richly bless you and your family in all you do.

Tuscany, Italy Great Wedding Location Pictures

Yesterday afternoon, my wife and I arrived in Tuscany, Italy. We met up with my good friend, Troy Woods in Cincinnati. After hours of traveling (that included a 4 hour layover) and sprinting through the airport in Paris to make a connecting flight, we finally landed in Florence. We are staying at the beautiful Borgo di Fontebussi, located in the Chianti hills. The views here are unbelievable. I’m really looking forward to shooting here over the next few days as I attend a photography workshop taught by two of the wedding industry’s best, Gene Higa and Jose Villa. Below are a few images I was able to rush and take a few minutes after arriving at the hotel before the sunset. A bride would totally love having their wedding at this location. More images to come soon!

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October 26, 2009 - 7:58 am Armin - Nice views!!

October 26, 2009 - 2:08 pm Inez - pic 5 is my fav!

October 27, 2009 - 5:53 pm Nicki - BEAUTIFUL....please post more!

November 2, 2009 - 9:33 am Katrina - Tuscany is so beautiful, you captured the essence of the country. Great job!!

November 2, 2009 - 11:15 am DAWN DAVIS - I hear you all had a FABULOUS time in Italy... wish I could have been there too! xoxo ~ Dawn

December 31, 2009 - 8:02 am Faith Downes - Wow Jeff, Your pictures are awesome. I know you enjoyed Italy. I know that leaving us was the best decision because opportunities have produced themeselves. Happy New Year!!! Faith

March 13, 2010 - 6:26 pm Kate Douglas - I just wanted to say your pictures are amazing! Aaron Reeder told me to check them out after I saw the video of the wedding on his facebook page. Seriously...SO beautiful!

June 18, 2010 - 9:04 pm Suzanne - I love your pictures! You have great style!

Brittani & Brandon’s Bahamas Destination Wedding

Brittani & Brandon were married in the Bahamas at the Pelican Bay at Lucaya Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. I tried very hard to select individual images that would show how beautiful their wedding day. Nothing tells a story like a slideshow. So click the play button and watch this lovely day unfold right before your eyes. Special thanks to Marva, the hotel wedding planner and the wonderful staff at Pelican Bay.

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July 22, 2009 - 1:39 pm Armin - Looks like a great wedding, nice job!

July 22, 2009 - 4:01 pm Kendall - loVE LOVE LOVE!!

July 22, 2009 - 8:48 pm Lisa W - Another beautiful job!

July 22, 2009 - 10:03 pm Sharon Curenton - This is beautiful..Great work Jeff!

July 23, 2009 - 6:10 am Sonya Graves - Absolutely stunning Jeff! Your talent is beyond measure!

July 25, 2009 - 9:33 am Marva Munroe - Amazing work, Jeff! Love it!

July 25, 2009 - 10:16 am Troy Woods - Great work man! These are some good images!!!

July 28, 2009 - 12:30 am Faith Downes - Well, Jeff you have done a fantastic job capturing the moments that hopefully will be the beginning of their lifetime. As these couples walk together through life, I hope and pray that when times get rough that they will look and reflect over each precious moment that you capture using your gift from God. God bless you and your wife. We miss you. Faith

Portrait Shoot With Zoe

I had a great time shooting Zoe a few weeks ago in Matthews, NC, a small town just outside of Charlotte, NC. It was a great location to shoot and great small town atmosphere.
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July 22, 2009 - 1:37 pm Armin - Great shots JW, Zoe is stunning!

Old Town Alexandria, VA Model Shoot with Stephanie

Below are some images I captured while attending the DC Photog Shootout hosted by Armin DeFiesta and attended by about 40 wedding and portrait photographers across the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Of course these aren’t wedding images or your average lifestyle images but it doesn’t hurt to change things up every now and again. Shooting fashion images help keep me creative and full of fresh ideas :-) !
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July 1, 2009 - 2:00 pm Armin - Glad you came up Jeff, fabulous work!

July 1, 2009 - 7:30 pm tisha - It was great seeing ya!! These are fantastic!!

July 1, 2009 - 7:54 pm Theresa Choi - These are beautiful, I especially love the last image! It was great meeting you, Jeff!

July 1, 2009 - 8:58 pm Troy Woods - Choice 1 is back! (inside joke). Great pics mang!

July 2, 2009 - 12:23 pm Shanika Butts, Charlotte NC Wedding Planner - These look great! It's amazing what different perspectives you and Troy have. Amazing shots.

Felicia in the Good Ole West

Felicia recently contacted me to do a bridal session. During our conversation she mentioned she wanted to take the pictures somewhere a little different and she wanted some of the images to have somewhat of a fashion flair. This shoot was right up my alley considering my humble beginnings as a photographer started in the fashion/commercial genre. The location for this shoot was an “old western town” with dirt roads, a blacksmith shop, a general store and a saloon to boot. This was the perfect location to get creative. Here are a few of my favorites from the session.
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June 29, 2009 - 7:49 pm Kelley Woods - Love these Jeff..these are definitely it!

June 29, 2009 - 7:50 pm Inez Willams-Ferguson - Enough to make Mrs. Kitty fire!! The first one is hot!!! Great work!!

June 29, 2009 - 7:51 pm Troy Woods - Man this is some of your best work! Good job man.

June 29, 2009 - 7:53 pm Inez Willams-Ferguson - .. the second one can go for an Elle ad!

June 29, 2009 - 8:30 pm Armin - Pretty snazzy work Jeff!

June 29, 2009 - 8:50 pm Shanika Butts, Charlotte NC Wedding Planner - I absolutely love them! Love them! Amazing work.

June 29, 2009 - 8:59 pm Pauline Stephens - WOW is all I can say. Great work!

June 29, 2009 - 10:18 pm Sonya Graves - Excellent job Jeff! You're definitely going to the next level! PROUD!

June 30, 2009 - 1:47 pm Kendall - These are great!! me likey me likey

July 1, 2009 - 11:20 am Felicia Poirier - Pictures turned out lovely! Can't wait to see the rest :)

July 1, 2009 - 1:57 pm Mario - Jeff, this is fantastic. Great job.

November 2, 2009 - 11:14 am DAWN DAVIS - Hi Jeff, What a wonderful bridal session. She is gorgeous! I hope you're doing her wedding too.... if you're booked... I know another really great photographer who could do it for her, like us!!! LOL... Seriously, you did a beautiful job!!! ~ Dawn

Miller at The Park

A couple of weeks ago, I had a portrait session with Miller. This little guy was great to work with and didn’t have me running around too much :-) . Here are some of my favorites from his session.
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June 24, 2009 - 8:19 am Kelley - cute! love it Jeff..

June 24, 2009 - 10:52 am Inez Willams-Ferguson - Hi Jeff: The pictures are beautiful. You have alot of talent. The little guys says alot in the black and white pic and when he is taking is steps in the other. Great work:-)

Portrait Shoot with Rachel

A few days ago I did a portrait session with Rachel. She was a little nervous because it was her first time taking pictures with a photographer. We quickly ran the nervousness away and she did a fantastic job.charlotte_nc_senior_portrait_photographer_02charlotte_nc_senior_portrait_photographer_01charlotte_nc_senior_portrait_photographer_03charlotte_nc_senior_portrait_photographer_04charlotte_nc_senior_portrait_photographer_05

June 18, 2009 - 1:51 pm David - How can this last shot have no comments - it's fantastic!

June 24, 2009 - 6:52 am Troy Woods - These are really good images man. Your colors are great

July 29, 2009 - 10:37 am stefanie weiner - you did a great job!! beautiful pics. thanks for the opportunity!!

Meet Ana & Ava

Almost 4 years ago, I had the pleasure of shooting Sean and Karen’s wedding on a beautiful autumn afternoon. A few weeks ago I was given the pleasure again to take pictures of their new additions to the family, twin girls Ana & Ava.

This was the first image I shot as soon as Karen took Ava out of the stroller, she ran over to Sean and grabbed his leg.
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Then look what happened next Ana walked over and grabbed the other leg as soon as she was out of the stroller.wilgrant_childrens_lifestyle_portrait_photographer_charlotte_nc_02They are definitely “daddy’s girls” :-) wilgrant_childrens_lifestyle_portrait_photographer_charlotte_nc_01 wilgrant_childrens_lifestyle_portrait_photographer_charlotte_nc_051wilgrant_childrens_lifestyle_portrait_photographer_charlotte_nc_04Sean was happy to announce that come October they are expecting a son!

June 11, 2009 - 11:00 pm Maria Thomas - I love these pictures! They just look so natural. The babies are so cute.

June 24, 2009 - 8:20 am Kelley - Aww they are adorable.. great job.. I hadn't seen these! so cute..

July 2, 2009 - 11:37 am Tabitha Dantzler - They are the cutest babies...just adorable!! Great blog and work!

February 28, 2010 - 1:48 pm Margo Schlossberg - Jeff, Love these photos. They really capture the essence of "life". You are so talented! I have an accessory business and if you are ever in need of accessories for the models to shoot with (fun stuff like feathers etc) don't hesitate to ask. I am really impressed with your work. It is outstanding. Margo

Tatyana’s Senior Session

When I took my senior pictures in high school, I stood behind a huge number and smiled. What a difference a few years make. We also had fun shooting this cool video. Check it out!

If video isn’t your cup of tea, here are some of the still images from Tatyana’s session.
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April 30, 2009 - 9:07 am Kelley Woods - awww she is cute..they look great Jeff...

April 30, 2009 - 10:06 am Armin - Sweet shots Jeff, video rocks!

April 30, 2009 - 11:16 am Bill Black - This is nice. I like it a lot. Stills and video are da bomb.

April 30, 2009 - 2:14 pm Troy Woods - Man I could do nothing but smile throughout the whole video. You know I know the story with the music and everything. This is really good stuff man! Bravo.

May 1, 2009 - 6:24 pm Eliana@BYSE - Love it. Who did the video?

May 14, 2009 - 9:48 am marta - LOVE them!!! She is adorable, love the video, and the shots are stunning.

June 2, 2009 - 10:32 am ray santana - Nikon baby !! goodtimes

June 24, 2009 - 3:27 pm Tashma Glymph - Absolutely beautiful. You have talent, Man! Keep it up and I'm taking notes............