Lifestyle portraits of your family offers a look at your family in more depth than the Big Box store studio shots that give you an extremely limited type of poses and no location ocpportunities and the “beach portraits” that we all love. It allows for a greater range of locations (including your own home), earlier daytime sessions, change of clothes, and a bit more privacy depending on the location you choose.
Outer Banks (OBX) Lifestyle Portraits

Artsy Couture Gallery Blocks
I am pleased to announce that I will now be offering Photo Gallery Blocks by Artsy Couture. A Gallery Block is a professional photographic print adhered to solid wood with perfect 90° corners. Available in both single and floating orientation. We are offering Single Gallery Blocks, A “single” gallery block™ is a single professional print [...]

Fall Family Portraits
Fall is in the air, finally! I love the smell of the air in the Fall. Whether you live in the mountains, at the beach or any other community in the country, there are reasons when Autumn is a fantastic time for family portraits. The weather is cooler, the leaves are changing colors and [...]
Mommy & Me Photography Sessions
We are currently taking appointments for our Mommy and Me Sessions. These sessions can be at your home, at the park, at the beach or any of a number of your favorite places. These sessions are for a mother and her children and will show case the relationship you have. We will have fun and [...]

Family Photography at the Whalehead Club in Corolla, NC
Yesterday I photographed a family at the Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla, NC. While most of the family portrait sessions that I do are on the beach, this family chose this location as something different. This gave me a myriad of options for backgrounds, and in fact we did end up doing six different poses [...]
New for the Holiday Season! Accordion Photo Books!
Just in time for the holidays! For clients who purchase over $800 in portrait prints and other products from their photography session, you will receive this adorable Custom Designed 3×3 accordion album with your choice of cover color and photos. It’s the perfect size to fit into your purse or keep on your desk. take it [...]
September brings cooler weather and less JUNK on the beach!
The first day of September here on the Outer Banks consisted of cool breezes and signs that life is beginning, just beginning, mind you, to slow back down to it’s comfortable off-season pace. School is back in session in many areas of the country resulting in fewer families visiting the Outer Banks. September and October [...]
The quaint town of Duck, North Carolina on the Outer Banks
Duck, NC is a shining jewel on the Outer Banks. Unlike the other towns on the expansive range of barrier islands included in the Outer Banks, Duck offers a variety of things to do, places to go, restaurants and shops, that are all within walking distance from your vacation cottage. As I drove [...]
Alyssa Belissima!!
Yesterday I photographed six year old Alyssa, an aspiring child model! I began at the house with a few indoor shots, then out to the yard. From there we traveled to Newbern’s Landing to get some waterside shots as she really wanted to get wet. So she changed into this cute polka dot dress. A [...]
A Family Beach Portrait on the Outer Banks
Whether it is a family reunion, a wedding or celebration of another kind, or your annual trip to the Outer Bank’s pristine beaches, what better way to commemorate your Outer Banks Beach Vacation than a beach portrait? Shelley Chamberlin Photography has a few appointments available this week, so give us a call to schedule your [...]

