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all the darling details {hamsptead, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:14:47 +0000

I love being a lifestyle newborn photographer. Beauty can be found and is hidden in the small moments of our everyday lives. As a lifestyle family portrait photographer, I get to live in and capture those moments. Confession : it has been months since I photographed this gorgeous baby boy, however as I scrolled through these images it all came rushing back to me. Capturing the love and delicate details in each image is why I do what I do.

This home had a simple but stunning design. Do you want an in home session? It is the best way to provide comfort and a natural feel to your photographs of your newborn baby.

I loved all the small details on baby boy, and that we got him sleeping and awake. Most importantly I loved capturing him snuggled up with his amazing mother and grandma.

Lifestyle Newborn Photographer

[tg_small_content class=””]Anna Rasmussen is a featured and award-winning family portrait photographer in Topsail Beach, NC. She loves documentary-style family photography and beautiful lifestyle portraits. Her two favorite things to photograph are travel logs and birth stories in the hospital, but she also loves everything family – from capturing the joy of expectant parents in maternity photography, the first days of a baby’s life in Newborn Fresh 48 Sessions, the beauty of everyday chaos in Family Day-in-the-Life Sessions, and on-location family portrait sessions. Anna is an on-location photographer, serving areas of coastal North Carolina, including Wilmington, Hampstead, Topsail Beach and Surf City. Book a session here with Anna today! Thank you so much for stopping by!

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lifestyle family portraits {north topsail beach, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 02:07:46 +0000

Being a Topsail Beach family portrait photographer is the best “job” in the world. I love my families. We are preparing to move again this summer, such is the military life. You always know a session is going to go well when the dad greets you with “Just so you know, this next thirty minutes is going to be like torture for me.” Haha! At least he was being honest. This was my first time photographing these sweet boys and their baby sister, and I loved every moment. Of course three little boys with a tailend sister has my heart from the get go. The good news came at the end of the session when the husband informed me, “That went well, thanks for making it quick and painless!” Of course even better was to hear Mom’s reaction when she got to see these images of her gorgeous family. That is always my favorite part!

I am participating in a blog circle again this month. So make sure to follow along to the bottom of my post and follow the circle until you get back here!

Topsail Beach Family Portrait Photographer

Thank you for visiting the blog! Remember to follow the blog circle and see some more amazing photography! Next up is Amanda an incredibly talented family photographer in Gwinnett County, GA!

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the dock, the light and these cute boys {topsail beach family portraits}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:48:12 +0000

Being a Topsail Beach family portrait photographer is the best “job” in the world. I love my families. We are preparing to move again this summer, such is the military life. Leaving families such as this one and not being able to document them again next year breaks my heart. I have photographed these sweet boys every year I have lived here. I will miss them! This fall for the first time I started freelensing a few images for clients. I LOVE the way they turned out and I have seen them on many of my clients Christmas cards so I think they like them too! It gives such a dreamy feel to my images.

I am participating in a blog circle again this month. So make sure to follow along to the bottom of my post and follow the circle until you get back here!

Topsail Beach Family Portrait Photographer

Here are the freelensing images! I just love that bokeh behind them!

Thank you for visiting the blog! Remember to follow the blog circle and see some more amazing photography! Next up is Amanda she is so talented and offers Suwanee Family Photography!

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fall family portraits and golden light {hampstead, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 01:59:03 +0000

As a family portrait photographer, I feel lucky to have the opportunity to get to know and document my wonderful clients. Every time a new family comes in front of my lens I find beauty, love and something uniquely them. I was blessed this fall to capture many different families. Today I am so excited to share this one with you.

It is almost 2018! Are you excited for the New Year? I love goals and resolutions so this is always a favorite time of the year for me. I don’t always accomplish my goals but I sure love making them! Imagining all the ways I will improve myself in the coming year is a fun process for me. If one of your resolutions for the coming year is to get family portraits done NOW is the time to book. I will be rolling out new prices with the new year. However, you can book your family portrait session for ANY time in 2018 right now and lock in the 2017 pricing. You need a scheduled date and a $50 deposit to book. Do not delay! Contact me today! Visit my About page to see 2017 pricing!

Family portrait photographer in Topsail Beach, North Carolina

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beach lifestyle fall family portraits {north topsail island, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:34:01 +0000

Family portrait photographer in Topsail Beach, North Carolina

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precious baby boy {lifestyle newborn at home, topsail north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:13:04 +0000

I was so honored to shoot this lifestyle newborn session. The mother is fellow film photographer and capturing precious moments like this for another photographer brings with it some prestige and some nervousness.

This family’s life was in complete upheaval as they welcomed this sweet little guy into the world. They moved out of their house 3 days before he arrived and were living in a rented condo when he was born. He was 5 days old when they left North Carolina and moved in with their parents for a short time before a cross country to Arizona. We ended up having to take these lifestyle portraits in my house because they didn’t have a house!

This beautiful family was a pleasure to work with as always and I hope you enjoy these images of this new little guy!

Lifestyle Newborn Portraits

I am so grateful we took the time to capture these special photographs of these sisters welcoming baby boy. Moments such as these are so important! No matter how crazy life can get it is always worthwhile to make the time to record it. Life is such a big beautiful mess. I heard this quote recently and it really resonated with me. “Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” – Ansel Adams

My photography tends to be documentary in style, and Ansel Adams was certainly one of my first photographic loves. Real life is hard, but full of so much good. I love that my art form captures that reality and enhances it. Finding a balance between what is really there and what I want to portray is something I am constantly working on in my photography. I am so grateful to have an outlet that allows me to grow and stretch myself. There are days where for me that stretching and growth can be painful. But after a day or a week of pain, I feel the growth which inspires me to keep going. Congratulations again to this simply gorgeous family!

[tg_small_content class=””]Anna Rasmussen is a featured and award-winning family portrait photographer in Topsail Beach, NC. She loves documentary-style family photography and beautiful lifestyle portraits. Her two favorite things to photograph are travel logs and birth stories in the hospital. She also loves everything family – from capturing the joy of expectant parents in maternity photography, the first days of a baby’s life in lifestyle newborn sessions, the beauty of everyday chaos in Family Day-in-the-Life Sessions, and on-location family portrait sessions. Anna is an on-location photographer, serving areas of coastal North Carolina, including Wilmington, Hampstead, Topsail Beach and Surf City. Book a session here with Anna today! Thank you so much for stopping by!

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family fun and portraits {topsail island family photographer}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:37:12 +0000

Having fun at a family portrait session is a must! This family knew exactly how to do that. See this amazing superstar mom. She is a physical therapist helping children everyday! Being a wonderful mother to these two darling girls and triathloning are her other jobs. She got me into triathlons and I am so grateful. They are so rewarding! Dad is a super fun guy who my boys love to hang with. And these two little girls? Two of my favorites! I love photographing people I already know and love and that is exactly what this family portrait session was.

I am so excited to be heading up to Maryland this fall! No one does fall like Maryland! On Monday September 25, I will be running one afternoon/evening of Family portrait mini sessions. These will take place at Swains Lock, Potomac, MD. Each session will cost $175, and will take about twenty minutes. You will get digital files and all rights to twenty images. These will fill up very quickly so if you are interested contact me today!

Topsail Beach family portrait session

If you can take some time to play during your family portrait session, do it! These will be the images you treasure for a lifetime. Everyone looking at the camera is important as well, but having the family on the swing…the best. I think most people do not equate fun with family portraits. I plan to change this mindset. Family portraits can be a time of fun and bonding and happy memories! I promise!

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family of four in a gorgeous spot {topsail island family portraits}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:49:14 +0000

The most common question after someone books a family portrait session is “what should we wear?”. This darling family is a great example of my advice. I like to keep it simple, coordinating but not matching. Pick a color or two. Add in a neutral and mix it all around. Put maybe one person in a pattern such a plaid or stripe. I also advise the mother to choose her outfit first and then dress everyone else to coordinate to her. If mom feels cute in her outfit, she will automatically have a better smile and enjoy the session more.

I love the laid-back style of this family, they were wonderful and easy to photograph. Sometimes when I do sessions with older children like this I am amazed at the difference from the sessions with toddlers. My gratitude and love for the families I get to photograph is immediate. I loved spending some one on one time with these guys. Capturing their love and this moment in their lives was an honor!

Topsail Beach Family Portrait Session

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lifestyle family portraits {playing at the park in surf city, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:33:32 +0000

One thing I love about being a family portrait photographer is return clients. I love photographing the same family over and over again. It is such a benefit to get to know them and be able to see them grow and change. Here is another awesome lifestyle family portrait session of a completely different variety! This family wanted to capture some park memories so we headed off and just played. I have photographed this wonderful family many times and it is always fun to see the boys having a blast. They are so fun! I hope you enjoy a peek into this family and all the fun they have together. Scroll down for some random mom thoughts that are bumping around in my head and need an outlet.

Lifestyle Family Portrait Photographer

Its a Monday, which for me means laundry day and a day where I usually stay home. I feel mentally exhausted today and I am really not sure why. It was a stressful day of church yesterday, with lots of responsibilities and I was teaching. I still don’t feel completely recovered from a long trip back west to see my family and am feeling out of sorts as my oldest son stayed with said family to attend scout camp with his cousins. I also have been listening to an audio book about communication “How to talk to that kids will listen and listen so kids will talk.” It is good. But it also honestly leaves me feeling inadequate.

As with all things I am sure the principles they are teaching just take practice. Me practicing how to respond and my kids getting used to my new responses and learning to communicate with me. I tried it today with Evan, my boy of a million feelings and it didn’t go well. Which of course made me just want to throw up my hands even more in frustration. But I can see the truth in the book. Perhaps I will report back here on my blog if things get better.

Something I am learning as I parent these older children is that at some point I have to give myself some grace. Not every meal is going to be pure health. The house wont always stay clean. We cant always be on fun and educational activities. I wont have the perfect answer to every problem and question and that is all okay. Its all okay. If we love each other and continue to do our best the rest will work itself out. Good reminder for me today!

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Lifestyle Family Portrait Session {sneads ferry, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:24:42 +0000

I loved spending the day with this beautiful family and photographing their lifestyle family portrait session. Some of you might be asking what does a “lifestyle family session” entail? Well this is a session all about playing and relaxing together as a family in your own space. These images are incredibly special because they capture not just your faces, but the home you have created. There will be little to no posing when your have a lifestyle session. I want you to kick back and act natural.

Of course that can be easier said than done. If you have never thought of having this kind of session because you worry your house isn’t pretty enough, or your kids wont behave well enough, I want you to let all those things go. Just enjoy some time snuggling with your family on the bed or couch and be present with one another.

This family is one of our dear friends and photographing them always makes me happy. The kids know me and are able to be a bit silly with Miss Anna there no problem. I spent about a hour trooping around their house and capturing a couple different locations and activities. Dancing in the kitchen? Check. Sink bath? Check. Story and wrestling time? Done. These are the everyday activities and tiny moments of a small family. Now they will always have these images to remember when they had four small children and were pulling their hair out. I am so grateful for this type of session!

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