Natural Bloom Photo is hosting a mini session event on May 7th, 2023 at Marvin Efird park in Waxhaw. This is perfect for the last minute procrastinator who still needs a few senior pictures. You will have your proofs by May 9th to select your favorites. Once you select your favorite images, final images will […]

Dresses Edition Hey high school seniors! We have curated a list of items we find helpful to grab for your senior portrait session. This post includes our most popular dresses our clients have returned to over and over. These are our most classic and flattering outfits. Our best tip for picking a dress for your […]

Today’s outdoor natural senior photo session features Ava at Marvin Efird Park in Waxhaw. There is a misconception that there are no flowers in the fall autumn months. This just isn’t true and often we have more color in the fall than we do in early to mid spring. I shoot a lot of senior […]

Barbiecore + Senior Pictures Look up the term barbiecore and you’ll get no less than a million definitions and interpretations. For the purposes of this post we are defining it as the “pretty in pink” fashion trend. It’s a vibe that embraces happiness, confidence and even feminism. Now that major fashion houses have picked up […]

Many of you may know or have worked with NBP’s amazing and talented makeup artist Samantha. To know her is to love her! I feel incredibly grateful to have her on the team to provide her artful skills to my senior clients. Some super exciting news is that Sam is actually going to esthetician school […]

This spring, I had a great portrait session with Lydia, a Weddington High School senior, who is headed to Clemson in the fall. We traveled all over Charlotte for her senior pictures! We started in Camp Northend, headed to Ballantyne and ended in Waxhaw. Yes, that was three locations! It was a long day and […]

Maddie was my first spring portrait session this season. Some clients are hesitant to book their sessions this early, but I gotta tell you, it was perfect! While the flowers and trees here in Charlotte, North Carolina haven’t fully bloomed, or in some cases, even begin to bloom, we were able to make use out […]

It’s official! After much contemplation, I have decided to retire the NBP Model Team for the upcoming Class of 2023. Many factors have led me to this decision and it was done with a heavy heart. I have LOVED working with and getting to know all the models with who I’ve worked with over the […]

This is Bella and she traveled to South Charlotte from Shelby, North Carolina for her pictures. Bella purchased our 1-hour Silver Session which includes one location and added professional makeup. She had decided on Marvin Efird Park for her photoshoot. She came to the NBP studio in Ballantyne and got her makeup done and got […]

This shoot was done smack in the middle of summer in July in Charlotte, North Carolina. That means it was hot and humid, and generally pretty gross out. We shot from around 8-10am. Most people steer away from summer sessions because of the heat, but you can’t tell we felt like we were in a […]