Hayley is one of my milestone clients and I've enjoyed watching her grow and capturing portraits of her at every milestone so far! We decided to have Hayley's sitter session at Jetton Park in Lake Norman. I LOVE the soft light of sunrise and the colorful glow of sunset. Hayley's parents, Morgan & Cody, love portraits and wanted to make sure we had the best lighting possible for the session. Since sunset is so late this time of the year, we decided Hayley would be far more cooperative and happier at sunrise. The one downside, sunrise is at 7:30 am...

We rescheduled the session once to avoid a 30 degree morning the weekend before but we were ready to go this past Saturday. Morgan told Cody that I was bringing a pier for Hayley to take photos on since the beach section of Jetton would be evenly lit and perfect at sunrise! Cody was a little surprised and very interested to see how a pier would fit in my Jeep. Not only does this tiny little pier fit, but Hayley rocked it out!

Hayley's beautiful blue eyes glow when paired with the Lake Norman water. She was so smiley and such an ease to photograph!

The sitter session is the perfect time to get an amazing family portrait. Hayley was so expressive and loved all of the cuddles with mom & dad during the portrait session.