Family Sneak Peek! {Raleigh Family Photography}

Yayy! Another sneak peek!

This is Brooke, Josh, and Caldwell. And soon-to-be baby :)

This was a bunch of new experiences all rolled into one for me, I'm so thankful for them being patient with me & giving me the time I needed to work!

Jessica {Angier Portrait Photographer}

I had so much fun with Jessica, I love when my clients are willing to do crazy things for me! That trust makes for a really great session! We explored downtown Angier & found some really great spots! The wall, the white one with the blue door & windows, I'm seriously in so much love with it. It's beautiful. And there was this great building that we saw that would make an amazing studio! Unfortunately, Angier's a big far away from most of my clients. :( It was a beautiful building though, it was white, had huge {hugeee!} windows, wide open on the inside, was on a corner, had two floors... If I ever have a studio, I want one like that :)

Anyways, on to the photos! Enjoy!

Geeze, she's stunning!

I looove this <3

Jessica + Sneak Peek! {Angier Portrait Photogapher}

Here's another sneak peek from a session! This is Jessica, not me Jessica, another Jessica. I know a lot of Jessica's. :) I had so much fun with her! Whenever I'm with her, I can NOT stop cracking up, she is just hilarious! Can't wait to show you guys the rest <3

Oh. And I absolutely am in LOVE with this wall! Can I have it, please?

Friday Factuals {3}

I haven't gone to sleep yet, so it's technically still Friday, right? Ok, good :)

1. What’s the one thing you always do when you’re stressed? Listen to Praise & Worship music, it helps me get my head back on straight.
2. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done for a friend? Hm. If I'm doing something for a friend, I probably don't really pay attention to it being weird or not.
3. What cleaning supply could you not live without? Cleaning wet wipes. Or hand sanitizer, but that's not really a supply.
4. How long do you plan on living where you currently reside? Until I get married, most likely.
5. Do you usually vote straight party, a mixture, or not at all? I haven't voted yet... oops. I'll probably vote straight, but it really depends on the individuals running.
6. What’s something that you love to do, but seem to never make time for? Reading a good book, I haven't just read for the fun of it in a while, any recommendations for fiction, preferably romance with big pretty words? :) I still need to finish Wuthering Heights... it's kinda really depressing....
7. What’s your favorite store to buy things for other people? Depends on the person, for girls I tend to get stuff from Charlotte Russe, F21, places like that. For guys, gamestop or etsy.
8. What’s the weather like around you today? Right now it's dark... and dark isn't weather...  but it was in the 50's and partly cloudy today.
9. What’s the worst book you’ve ever bought and read? Lord of the Flies. Ew.
10. What’s the closest thing to you that is yellow? a hair tie, a little one I use when I braid my hair to sleep, it's too long to sleep with it loose anymore really.

Courtney {Clayton Portrait Photographer}

This shoot was a little out of my {and Courtney's} comfort zones.

Why, you may ask?

For starters, I had never shot in a public location like this, it's always been in parks and things of that nature. I honestly didn't know if I would like it, or if Courtney would be comfortable.

And Courtney, she's typically a jeans & tee kind of girl, and I had her all glammed up, in a dress & heels, and was dragging her around downtown Clayton.

But guess what? We loved it! It was so much fun, there were so many spots to discover, we laughed like crazy, confused people a little, and had a really great time. Awesome! I seriously have a new love of shooting in little downtown areas, they're so interesting! And I have a new love of ally ways too, but more on that in a later blog post :)

Getting down to business, here are some of the shots from Courtney's part in my personal project series. I love them, she loves them, her boyfriend loves them even more. Enjoy <3

Sneak Peek! Serenity {Garner Newborn Photography}

Today I got to meet the beautiful Serenity Jade! Isn't she a cutie? I can't wait to get these all finished up to give to her proud parents :) Be looking forward to her miracle story in the full blog post!

Chandler {Garner Children's Photographer}

Meet Chandler, isn't she beautiful? At the beginning of the year, she came to my house to visit (she's my cousin's daughter) and we goofed off for a little bit. It was so much fun, I love when kids are excited about having their picture taken & will just have fun with me <3

Friday Factuals {2}

1. What is your cleaning style like? If I'm actually cleaning, I get pretty detailed, trying to clean my room, start 20 different things then only halfway finish... it's terrible.
2. What is your favorite thing to add to an outfit to take it from casual to classy? Great accessories. They can seriously make or break an outfit!
3. Do you like stormy weather? Sometimes, I prefer a storm over that nasty cold drizzly grey stuff NC gets...
4. What is your favorite cold treat on a hot day? Icepops.
5. What is your favorite warm treat on a cold day? Vegetable Soup
6. Who is your favorite animated character? That's hard, I watch a lot of anime, but that isn't what the question's really asking, even though anime characters are animated. I'll say Mulan for the sake of people actually knowing who I'm talking about :) {Naruto anyone?}
7. What do you keep your jewelry in? My closet, I have a shelf & part of a wall is covered in cork with earrings & necklaces hanging from it.
8. Do any of the rooms in your house have a theme? No...
9. Do you watch any interior design TV shows – if so, what is your favorite? I love HGTV, I haven't been watching much tv lately, but I watch HGTV when I get the chance. I love Genevive's show, and Sarah's House.
10. When was the last time you did something risk-taking? I'm starting a business, does that count as a risk?


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So it's not Friday, but my internet was being kinda wacko yesterday, so I didn't get a chance to post it :)


I'm working on finishing all of my final projects this weekend {ahead of time! I'm so proud of myself!} and watching an AMAZING class by Bambi Cantrell on lighting & posing, I'm learning so much, it's really awesome! 

I have a ton of sessions that I need to blog & a ton coming up really soon, I am so excited about my business right now!


The first two weeks in April, I'll be out of school, my schedule will be very open. If you're interested in booking a session, please email me at jessica@leraphotography.com! I'm going to be having a print sale as well, all product will be on sale for the month of April!

Wednsday! {What's up?}

Hello internet (and my lovely followers <3 ), how are you today? I'm trying to get more consistent with my posting, and not have a mass of posts (like last weekend) and then go forever without updating again, so here's a mid-week update :)

I have some exciting {at least to me} things in the works right now! Some of them are behind the scenes business things {getting my branding polished}, some shoots in the works {there's a newborn in the future too! Possibly more than one actually!}, and I'm also planning a Spring Fling event!

Yep, I'm just so excited about it getting GREEN again, I'm celebrating! And you get the benefits :) Details on that coming soon!


Here's a picture that I took a week or two ago, it's Japanese Cherry Blossom. Please keep Japan and it's people in your prayers ♥ Japan holds a special place in my heart, it hurts my heart to see the people hurting.