about Sue

About Sue

Sue is a warm, fun, and natural person who offers a personalized service for each of her weddings and portrait sessions.  You will enjoy your experience with Sue, and she guarantees your satisfaction!  Each and every bride, groom, portrait client and pet will be offered  a unique and individual experience yielding an essay-styled set of images which preserve each subject’s most cherished moments in a poetic and artful collection.

Sue’s work has been published and has been on exhibit Nationally and Internationally.

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Awards

Sue has been awarded a Master of Photography from the Professional Photographers of America, a distinguished award granted to an elite 3% of PPA members worldwide.

Her awards include, among many Best of Shows, Fuji Masterpiece Award,  the Best Wedding Album of the Year Award, and multiple 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards.

Sue has been fine-tuning her craft for the last 14 years since her technical training at one of the best photography schools in the Country.

Her artistry “captures the essence of the scene or moment, and her photos captivate the viewer”.

“Great work seems so natural and “right” that the role of the artist is not conspicuous, as if they just channeled into existence something that belonged all along.  Sue’s photographs welcome the viewer into that moment in that place without calling attention to the genius of her craft.  The beauty speaks, for itself, through Sue’s medium.”
T.S. Clark, Ph.D

A NOTE on Weddings

Nearly 20 years ago before I started my career as a Raleigh Wedding Photographer I got married and hired a budding photographer friend, fresh out of school, because I had a super limited wedding budget.  Looking back I  regret my poor decision.  My own mom and grandfather died not long after our wedding celebration.  I have very few pictures of me and my mom.  I cannot get those back, ever.  I did not have the foresight or awareness to even consider this very real possibility back then.  Needless to say there were lots of missed family pictures on that very special day when everyone was dressed up, happy and together!  Fast forward 20 years.  Learning from my own experience and making it an opportunity for others I am a Raleigh Wedding Photographer.  I put a lot of thought, combined with years of education and experience, into my wedding photography.  I know how important those family pictures are now and always will be for your family and future generations!