Melissa Berg Photography

Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill Wake Forest Cary Apex Garner NC Newborn, Baby, Child, Children, Cake Smash, Family & Pet Portrait Photographer

Hello and welcome to my blogsite! Here you can view my recent portfolio, browse pricing and even book and pay for your session! I am a photographer located in Raleigh, North Carolina and I serve the Triangle and surrounding areas.

Clients who book with Melissa Berg Photography get a custom experience from beginning to end that includes creative and personalized sessions tailored to your needs and in person ordering sessions when your images are ready. I meet with all of my clients either in their home or my home studio to present your images and I give one on one guidance in how to display your favorite images in your home. All images ordered receive a complimentary low-resolution watermarked file for online sharing.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Baby Archer | Raleigh, NC Newborn Photographer

I normally don’t post many sneak peeks until the images are purchased, but baby Archer’s session happened a week later than planned due to a reschedule that was out of his parents hands. At 7 weeks old, he slept like a champ this morning!! Baby Archer’s mom knew that there was a large possibility that I would be unable to create my standard newborn style images due to his age, but Archer surprised us both by being super cooperative!! I am so thrilled with the images that I was able to capture for his family. I had gone into the session with the mindset that we were going to get all awake shots, so I was prepared for that. Archer had other plans though and decided he liked me enough to sleep through two blanket changes and a few knitted hats. I have to say, I really love the image where he is super alert and looking right at the camera. What a connection!!

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Lauren H - Adorable!! I love the eye contact you got in that second one!January 26, 2012 – 1:32 pm

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

February Newborn Session Giveaway! | Raleigh NC Newborn Photographer

Are you due with a newborn in February and located in the Raleigh area? Enter below to win a FREE newborn session with Melissa Berg Photography!!

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Baby Benjamin | Garner NC Newborn Photographer

Oh what an amazing day I had over at Bridget and Thomas’ house today in Garner. Baby Benjamin arrived on schedule and him and his family have had a very interesting first 12 days. Today included! Everyone is doing well and we all got together for Baby Benjamin’s highly anticipated newborn session. This was my first on location session with my studio lighting and boy, thank goodness I have an SUV! It seemed like I was practically moving in when I arrived as I made several trips to and from my vehicle before I could even start setting up. Benjamin was preparing for his session by downing his bottle and quickly fell asleep and stayed that way the entire session. I couldn’t have asked for a better newborn to start off 2012!

Benjamin is absolutely gorgeous!! Thick, lush black hair and these huge pouty lips. To DIE for! He curled so perfectly for me that we were actually done at about 2 hours in. We spent the extra time in the nursery and getting mommy and daddy shots with baby (which I’ll post later). Bridget and Thomas are so lucky to have such a mild mannered baby. All he wants is to be held and snuggled and he is content. He even took a short nap in his crib for the first time today. :) Without further ado, meet Benjamin!

Garner, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Durham, Chapel Hill, Morrisville, Wake Forest North Carolina Newborn Baby Photographer

Posted in Newborns

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Kate Lall - Oh, look at him! What a cutie! And that hair!! Beautiful lighting and colors. Great job.January 21, 2012 – 8:56 pm

Melissa - Thanks Kate! :)January 21, 2012 – 8:59 pm

Francine MIttenthalf - Beautiful work! Gorgeous little one! <3January 21, 2012 – 10:59 pm

Amanda - Perfect session – lucky parents! :)January 21, 2012 – 11:34 pm

Kristy - so stinkin cute, i bet his mum is going to have a hard time choosing :)January 22, 2012 – 12:55 am

Nicole Lowe - Gorgeous session! What an adorable little one ;)January 22, 2012 – 11:55 am

Ashlyn - ooooh love his wispy hair! Great shots! <3January 22, 2012 – 9:58 pm

Kelli - He is adorable! I LOVE the first and last ones!!January 22, 2012 – 10:14 pm

Brittany Jonaitis - Adorable! Great shots!January 22, 2012 – 10:20 pm

Heather Puett - What gorgeous photos. Love all of the bright colors! I have that same green backdrop :)January 23, 2012 – 1:00 am

JodyG - Awwwww! He is tooo cute! I love that last one!January 23, 2012 – 10:17 am

Amara - Love the images! He is so handsome and your photos just make me want to squeeze him up!January 23, 2012 – 10:58 am

Kirsten Evans - LOVE his little squishy lips! Great job capturing his photos…January 24, 2012 – 1:11 am

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Expecting Benjamin | Maternity Photographer Raleigh NC

With Benjamin due any day now (eeeeh I can’t wait!), I am proud to finally blog about my first maternity session with Bridget & Thomas. In light of my recent post about blogging more as a 2012 goal – this is me catching up. ;)

Bridget was the best first maternity client I could have asked for! Having never done maternity before, I had done my research as far as flattering posing, lighting ideas and the technical side of it, but Bridget took it up a huge notch and was super helpful with the creative aspect of this shoot. The first two “chalk” images were totally her idea. I wish I could take credit but Bridget had perused Pinterest for maternity inspiration for her shoot and really brought her A-game. It also doesn’t hurt that Bridget & Thomas are good friends of ours and that made for a really fun shoot even though it lasted a little longer than planned. Bridget and Thomas were very patient with me getting the posing and lighting just right and I can’t thank them enough for the opportunity to practice capturing this incredibly beautiful and exciting time in their life.

I am extremely happy with my first attempt at not only maternity, but studio lighting in my in-home studio. I love that we did indoors and outdoors because it really created a lot of variety and enabled me to get practice in both types of locations with this particular kind of session.

So here’s to a smooth delivery and a healthy baby Benjamin making his debut sometime this week! I absolutely can not wait to snuggle him in the next couple of weeks for his newborn session.

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year! | Raleigh, NC Baby Newborn Children’s Photographer

Raleigh Cary Durham Chapel Hill Apex Holly Springs North Carolina NC Baby Photographer

Baby Camden’s Christmas card has been delivered and I can finally post his adorable images. Just love this little guy!

I just wanted to wish all of my clients and readers a safe, healthy and happy 2012. Lots of big changes coming up for Melissa Berg Photography this year!! Our 2011 Fall season was incredible and I can’t thank everyone enough for your support. I will soon be unveiling my 2012 Spring Pricing Guide which will not have very much of a price increase but, will include new session fee “bundles” including adding Maternity/Newborn combo and Cake Smash package(s). Our 2011 Fall Special was extremely popular and I strive to listen to my clients and their needs. Therefore, I will be extending that same deal until the end of February 2012 (with a new name of course!). Check out the Promotions Page for details!

Some of my business goals for 2012 include:

Blogging more! - As per my policy, images aren’t blogged until after an order is placed… which sometimes puts those posts on the back burner since clients have 2 weeks to place an order and it ends up being the final step in my workflow. I am making it a point this year to finish my workflow to the very end in a timely manner.
Education – Attending a 2 day newborn workshop in Greensboro NC by the amazingly talented Laura Brett! I have been shopping around for a workshop and when I heard Laura was coming to NC, I jumped on it! I can’t wait!
Focusing on newborns. Oh how I love those precious little bundles and watching them grow. My goal is to book at least 2 newborns a month this year or 24 total at the end of 2012. (sometimes babies like to come in spurts!)
Finishing my Spring 2012 Pricing Guide. This is a pretty immediate goal! Still tweaking and waiting for it to feel “right”.
Themed/seasonal mini-sessions. Valentines Day, Easter, Summer, Fall, Halloween, Holiday. BAM!
Ordering more studio samples for in person ordering appointments. I have gotten some fabulous products in that I can’t wait to show my clients. I hope by the end of the year, my pricing guide will be updated with more images showcasing our product offerings.
Implementing online session agreements effective immedately. No more wasting trees! With an electronic signature, you won’t have to worry about mailing in your form or remembering to bring it to your session. All of our business policies and important information will be combined into one online form you fill out, electronically sign and submit to me with the click of a button. Easy peasy!

I may come back and update this list. 2012 literally just started and I’m sure I’ll come up with some more goals! In the meantime, I’ll get to working on launching my 2012 Pricing Guide so clients can start booking the new bundles! Take care! :)

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