Blog | Dana Ashlyn Photography

A GENERATION'S LOST PHOTOGRAPHS

Jun 09, 2019

THE LEGACY of PRINTS, CLASSIC PORTRAITS & PAINTINGS ... There is growing concern in the professional photography community about the current generation of children and whether or not they will have a photographic legacy of their childhoods. How can it be that the most photographed generation in history may have no photographic legacy??? The answer is simple: Their childhoods exist almost exclusively in digital format. Digital clutter, up in the cloud, on pieces of technology that will ...

THE ART OF TIMELESS NEWBORN PORTRAITS

Jun 07, 2019

WHY SIMPLICITY IS BEST IN NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY ... Some of my favorite portrait sessions are when I'm helping a family capture their bundle of joy soon after they've welcomed them into the world. During all of my newborn photography sessions, my goal is to showcase the beauty and uniqueness of each sweet baby, as well as the love that surrounds them. In all of my Raleigh area newborn sessions, I take an authentic and minimalist approach at capturing the fleeting ...

PERSONALIZING HER PORTRAITS

May 28, 2019

A SWEET VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION IN RALEIGH ... Our spring and summer photography sessions are in full swing! It's been HOT the last couple of weeks, but we are still enjoying ourselves out there! This sweet girl is wearing a vintage dress her mommy wore for her own portraits many years ago. This was such a special and classic way to personalize her own baby's images, and maybe one day this sweet baby will pass this dress down to her own daughter. Personalized touches such as these add ...

THE PAGES KEEP TURNING...

May 16, 2019

HEIRLOOM PORTRAIT PAINTINGS LIVE ON ... Don't we always feel like we’ll have more time? We think the little chubby baby will stay that little a while longer, or a snaggle toothed first grader won’t grow up too fast. But the pages turn quickly and soon they’re bouncing down the hall with nervous excitement for the first day of kindergarten, or headed into middle school with braces and unlaced sneakers, or walking across the stage to accept their diploma, ready to take on ...

SHE BRINGS THE SUN...

May 01, 2019

SUNSHINE AND SMILES AT RALEIGH PHOTO SHOOTS ... A Day at the Park and A Story at Sunset season are finally here! The last few weeks have been filled with location scouting throughout the Raleigh area for all our upcoming photography sesssions. We officially began the outdoor portrait season last Saturday at Fred Fletcher park in Raleigh. It was a gorgeous day and definitely did not disappoint in kicking off our season! I'm still doing homework to determine the settings for our next couple ...

TINY DANCER...

Apr 16, 2019

A PASTEL PORTRAIT PAINTING PERFECTLY SHOWCASED HER ART ... When this little dancer came to visit me at my portrait studio in Garner, her passion for her art radiated throughout the studio. A typical dance photography session just wasn't going to showcase her talent or devotion to her art. We needed to create something extraordinary for her walls now, but most importantly, we needed to create a beautiful heirloom quality art piece she could treasure forever. One of our classic heirloom ...

SHE RADIATES JOY...

Apr 10, 2019

CLASSIC CHILDREN'S PORTRAITS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME ... Oh sweet Devyn...This precious girl radiates joy everywhere she goes, and her zest for life is absolutely contagious! Her session was a blast, and she knocked every single image out of the park! While planning her session, I knew I wanted classic, timeless portraits of her. I decided to shoot her photography session at my studio in Garner, and center her wardrobe around traditional, heirloom smocked dresses. This combination ...

HE'S THEIR BABY TOO...

Apr 02, 2019

A CHARCOAL PORTRAIT PAINTING CAPTURES HIS LOVE AND LOYALTY... Sometimes they're the first child and sometimes they're the last. But however and whenever they join the family, they are still just that... family. Pet portraits are sometimes overlooked. It's so easy to feel like these furry faces will always be by our sides. Life gets busy, and they're our constant companions. It feels like we'll always have them, and if life was fair, we would...So when a close friend of this sweet ...

... I FORGET THE REST.

Mar 26, 2019

BEACH PORTRAITS KEEP SWEET SUMMERTIME MEMORIES ALIVE ... My most cherished childhood memories are the vacations we took as a family during the summer. There was only a handful of them, and according to my parents, they were usually wrought with drama -- cars breaking down, traffic, lodging plans falling through, and other adult worries. Yet my childhood recollection of them includes none of that -- simply togetherness, sandy toes, salty air and funny little mishaps we laughed about then, ...

DEAR MOM, TWEEN PORTRAITS ARE IMPORTANT TOO...

Mar 21, 2019

HE WON'T BE A CHILD FOR MUCH LONGER, HEIRLOOM PORTRAIT PAINTINGS PAUSE THIS MOMENT... I met him over a decade ago- the cutest baby boy wearing blue and white. Perfect little rosebud lips, big eyes and a serious disposition. Every year we documented another piece of his childhood, of his life. His personality grew, he was a serious toddler, then a silly preschooler; he was a big brother now, and then one of the big kids. Another year, another year, another year, and now he's a tween. Just ...

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