Daniel+Meredith

I've known Daniel since '97 and Meredith since around '00. They are both great friends who have shared life with us through many different seasons. Both Daniel and Meredith share my affinity for Russian culture and hope to live in Moscow someday doing ministry. Currently, they live in Wake Forest while Daniel attends Seminary. I was honored that they drove quite a ways for the shoot. They have been married for one year and wanted some anniversary images. So, we treated the session like an engagement. Both of them have their roots in Eastern North Carolina, so I thought a session that captured the beauty of a rural culture was fitting. So, Kim happened to stumble on this MAJESTIC farm during one of the times we went scouting locations. It was an INCREDIBLE farm and we spent the entire time there. We had a blast rummaging through fields and barns (with permission of course). I even found this awesome cowboy hat and asked Daniel to wear it for some shots. He loved it and wore it for most of the session. We called it his 'stetson' hat. Daniel is really kinda the all-round outdoors-man, so it fit him well.

So, it was pouring down rain when we were supposed to start shooting (thank you tropical storm Cristobal). However, it cleared up and as soon as it did we jumped into the car. What I didn't realize is that a highly air-conditioned car and intense humidity do not mix well for camera lenses. So, after about 30 minutes of letting the lenses adjust to the humidity and drying them off we got started. What we didn't expect was the incredibly blue skies following the storm. The clouds were enormous and just . . . well . . . you had to kind of stop and appreciate it. So, I did my best to capture the skies and the color.

Thank you. My name is Craig and I'll be here all week.

So, as I was taking this image below on the right a swarm of ants attacked my foot. Good art is pain people.

The impressive rings. The rings are sitting on one of Meredith's journals.

Daniel and Meredith: Thank you for allowing me to capture this memorable time in your lives. I had a blast wondering through the fields and laughing with you both. I deeply appreciate your encouragement to me as I began to pursue photography . . . you both believed in me when few did. Most of all, thank you for committing your lives to Him who holds all things together and pouring into others so selflessly.