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    Luster Studios is my personal portfolio where I share weddings, special events, engagement sessions and portraits. My origins stem from a fine arts degree in photography and computer graphics. My "style" is a perfect blend of creative ideas driven by a relaxed attitude and a fun yet thoughtful personality.

    Through a combination of posing and photojournalism I strive to capture planned and spontaneous moments that will later help you relive how you were feeling at that exact moment. I'm based in North Carolina and often travel to destination locations. I look forward to getting to know what inspires you both creatively and personally.

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North Carolina Capitol Building – School Field Trip and Tours

One of my most exciting memories as a child were the field trips that we took. Not only was it a great way to get away from the normal routine of classes and tests but I always felt like I was visiting a whole other world whenever we would travel to a new city. For these photographs I had followed a fleet of buses that were lined up for tours of The North Carolina State Capitol.

I focused on what particular group that were visiting from Gaston Day School in Gastonia. Both the kids (and teachers) were very fun to photograph. The school had later sent me a note of thanks and said that the kids had a blast and felt like models in front of my “paparazzi” camera. That made me smile. :) Also, a lot of the parents said that they enjoyed viewing them as well. I bet most of them wish that they could have taken a day off of work and tagged along!

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Lots of school buses full of eager young minds getting ready to take a tour of The North Carolina State Capitol.

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I met Tad Hixson as he was capturing some photos of the kids in front of The Capitol Building.

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I offered to take a few professional portraits and send them to the school.

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Ray Strickland was their guide. He shared a few photographs (and the history) of the original Capitol Building.

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He was really engaging and had a few great questions (and jokes) up his red sleeves.

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