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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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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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fall family portraits at the intercoastal waterway {topsail, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:10:19 +0000

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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fall lifestyle family portraits {topsail beach, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:57:54 +0000

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 ANY time in 2018 right now and lock in the 2017 pricing. Do not delay! Contact me today!

Family portrait photographer in Topsail Beach, North Carolina

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mini session dates + summer beach portraits wrap up {north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:36:28 +0000

I am now scheduling Family Portrait Mini-Sessions in Maryland and North Carolina! Thank you Maryland friends for all the love. I am going to open a second day of mini-sessions on Saturday, September 30th. These sessions will take place in the morning from 8-11am at Swains Lock, Potomac.

I am also ready to start filling up my North Carolina mini session spots. In North Carolina I am booking for Saturday, November 4th from 2-6pm. I will announce a location soon and it will be beautiful! Family Portrait Mini-Sessions will cost $175, and will take about twenty minutes. You will get digital files and all rights to twenty images.Contact me today!

I have gotten so far behind sharing client and personal work. Therefore I am just going to share a massive post here with examples from all the families I shot over the summer. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with other people and capture the beauty of their lives. This summer I was honored to have a lot of vacationing clients on the beach! It was so fun to meet them down there, get to know them for a short time and photograph them and their loved ones. Are you traveling to Topsail Island? It is never too early to book a family portrait session for your vacation.

I hope you enjoy these super fun families and message me to secure your mini-session spot!

Family Portrait Mini-Sessions

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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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day to day, image to image {topsail beach, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 05:30:00 +0000

I am photographing too much and posting too little. In my opinion it is a good problem to have! Although it does cause me some stress to think of the wonderful families I have photographed wondering if I am ever going to highlight their images. And then there is my personal work. So many images of my children that I adore. However I just have no idea what to do with or how to have them be seen and appreciated.

Is it important if they get seen? I often wonder in our connected world how many images is too many. When I scroll my Instagram feed, my mind is just overwhelmed with the visual onslaught of it all. I know my children will appreciate when they are older having photographs of their childhood and yet I wonder, do they need 400 a year? 1,000 a year? I wonder if I shoot that many… I should count, because I undoubtably have time for that. Ha!

Anyway, this is really just a lot of rambling as I fly on an airplane to another new amazing city that I can’t wait to delve into and capture. And produce more images in. More images that I will edit and catalog, rename and organize into folders. Some I will delete, some I will post. I will keep some on a hard drive to hopefully one day be made into a book that I can hold in my hands and say “I made this.” I made this life, this book, this image, this moment. That is why I continue to photograph even though I feel I cannot share it all or see it all : In order to record a moment that I have witnessed. To be a witness to a moment. Hope you enjoy some recent moments. (just for the record recent = last six months) HA!

Topsail Beach Candid Childhood

[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 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 including Topsail Beach candid childhood 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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A princess and her boys {topsail beach family portraits}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Sat, 20 May 2017 04:15:49 +0000

Let me tell you the wind can rip up the island like no body’s business and on this evening it was doing exactly that. This family is not only laid back, fun and ready to try anything, but the mom’s specific vision was her hair and flowey dress rippling in the wind. It turned out to be such a fun and gorgeous session. The boys got wet and played in the water, the parents snuggled on the beach and the sunset came out in style. I am so grateful for my amazing clients! I cant wait for my next portrait session with this family!

Film or digital for family portrait sessions

I photograph hybrid for my beach family portrait sessions on Topsail Island. Digital is great for the ability to shoot endless amounts of candid images of your family playing and loving one another. Kids get distracted easily at the beach, so my fast focusing lenses and digital cards are a must have.

I also always shoot about 2 rolls of medium format film through my Contax 645. These are going to be the posed shots, where the family is all standing or sitting together. Film on the beach handles the contrast so much better than digital. My new favorite film to shoot on these sessions is Ektar 100 pushed one stop. It makes the ocean and sky the most stunning colors. My other favorite thing about film is I send it to the lab and spend almost no time on my computer for those images. Which frees me up to meet you at the beach for a shoot!

This month I am participating in another blog circle. I love connecting with these fellow photographers from around the country. Click the link and you will visit Michele Quatrain a North Oaks, Minnesota Photographer. Follow her link to the next blog and so forth and you will eventually get back to me. Hope you enjoy!

[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. If you would like to book a session please contact Anna today. Thank you for visiting!

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