Monthly Archives: August 2017

Fionix Consulting – Graphic Work for a Commercial Client

When a friend and former colleague of Ryan’s approached us about creating some branding and graphics for her new venture, of course we were in. People know Pixels primarily as photographers, but Ryan and I are trained graphic artists. Ryan’s been with Central Piedmont Community College’s marketing and media department for 14 years. He’s our creative lead when clients need graphic design.

Jessica Graham wanted to start a new consulting business and found the name Fionix (pronounced Phoenix) suited her perfectly. The word in one definition described “a girl who isn’t afraid to fight; some people even call her the alpha. She normally has blond hair and slightly different colored eyes and she is strong, fearless, and loyal. She’s a best friend who never lies to you.” Jessica read that definition and heard the audible click that said, “the search for my business name is over.” That’s when Pixels’ work began.

Working with Jessica was a lot of fun for Ryan, because she was once his boss at CPCC and they had a sort of short hand. He picked her brain, but she also came to the table with lots of thoughts and ideas that made the process more exciting than a simple font treatment. We love logo design and branding and Ryan’s career has been steeped in the principles of consistency and unifying creative. The direction initially was a play on our traditional view of phoenix (the bird rising from its ashes), so flames and regeneration were a start. What we ended up with is a mark that she absolutely loves and one that we are particularly proud show off.
Once her design was approved, we created business cards and the rest of the identity systems for Fionix. We’re excited for Jessica’s new consulting business. She saw a gap in the market and is filling it with her years of experience in communications and public relations and her endless curiosity for reaching out on behalf of communities.

We are always eager to help new entrepreneurs or existing businesses develop their branding through better, more targeted graphic design. If you know someone starting a business or looking to refresh their brand, I hope you’ll tell them that graphic design is part of what we do at Pixels.

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Allen Family outdoor portrait photography in West Jefferson NC

I defy you to look through these photos of the Allen family without smiling. It’s not possible.Allen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photoAllen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photoAllen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photoAllen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photoAllen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photo

Lauren and Patrick (PA) Allen’s family has increased since we photographed their wedding, June 28th, 2014 at Lauren’s Dad’s Big Red Barn in West Jefferson NC. They’re now a family of 5, which includes PA’s older daughter who couldn’t be a part of this shoot and their daughter Kayleigh – the crazy cute brunette-slash-big-sister. Allen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photoAllen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photo

PA is in the military, and immediately following their wedding, the family moved to Tennessee where they’ve lived on base until just a few weeks ago. We’re happy that these Charlotte natives are back in North Carolina, with PA serving at Ft. Bragg. Lauren contacted us to set up a family portrait before baby Cooper and daughter Kayleigh get any older. We knew exactly where we wanted to shoot these photos: right back to the Big Red Barn where it all officially began 3 years ago.

Allen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photoAllen family outdoor photos Pixels On Paper Photography West Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock NC Mountains family photographers photoIt was as if there was never a day apart for all of us. Ryan and I like to meet up with Lauren’s Dad, CJ, whenever he visits the mountains at Boondocks, our favorite drinking hole in West Jefferson. We solve the world’s problems over craft beer. On this day, we spent the entire time laughing and joking with each other. These guys were sweet enough to brings us gifts for our little man on the way and provided great advice on babies and especially baby boys. We love this growing family and are so excited to have them closer again. There will be loads to share as Cooper grows and our boy is born. We’ve already began planning Christmas portraits! I love it when God sends people back into our lives.

To begin planning your family portrait photography, no matter where your located or the size, contact us.

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sawyer’s first birthday portraits and cake smash photos at Pixels On Paper portrait studio

If you feel like the clock is doing that Salvador Dali thing of melting slooooooowly, … first, I admire your knowledge of surrealism. Secondly, though, it’s not slowly melting. It’s moving faster than any of us can comprehend. I get it: 7 days a week, 60 seconds in a minute, 24 hours a day and that doesn’t change, but I swear this child’s older sibling was just born. And now HERE HE IS celebrating his own first birthday. This is sweet Sawyer and he’s made his first trip around the sun.Sawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer: “These are my hands” (above). “The tops of them you can see on the left and on the right, my palms! Pretty cool, huh?”Sawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photo

Sawyer Dean Pierce turned one on June 9, 2017 and we photographed his one year portrait and cake smash photo session on that very day. We had fun designing his nautical beach themed backdrop in the Pixels On Paper photography portrait studio, but he seemed less than thrilled with diving into a cake. Some kids do and some kids don’t. This one couldn’t care less about the sweets (at least on this day). What he is into is playing outside, hanging with his big brother Holden, dancing, swinging on swings and growing those curls. We love photographing the Pierce family and have been their photographers for more than a few milestones. Sawyer’s growth needs to slow down, but it’s not going to happen, I’m afraid. He is definitely giving his big brother Holden a run for his money in size and stature.

Sawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer Dean Pierce One Year portrait photography and Cake Smash photos by Pixels On Paper Portrait Photography Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, family photographers photoSawyer’s newborn and 6 month portrait photography sessions are a testament to how quickly the time will fly by.
Contact us if you want to set up portrait sessions for your newborn, 6 month, one month or family portraits. We love the babies!

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august wedding anniversaries

August sometimes gets a bad rap. It’s hot; it’s the end of summer; it’s back to school time (“AND ALL GOD’S CHILDREN YELLED: NOOOOOO!!!); it’s buckle down, “we’re done with the beach for a while” time for families and we all start slouching toward fall. But really, it’s a pretty great month. It’s transition time and it always feels to me like there’s elbow room between summer and the cooling temps and tasks that come with autumn. It’s also the month Ryan and I got married. Our marriage stands up in August and says, “yes! Another year, peeps!” In that spirit, it’s time to wish our couples who were married in August a very Happy Anniversary! You’ll notice two faces below who were mere babies when they got married in August of 2003.
We’ve loved being a part of your journeys, watching your grow, have kiddos and enter new phases of life. We raise a glass to us all.

We join this month’s anniversaries celebrating 14 years of marriage on August 2nd. Photo ©Laura Auman Photography

Lindsey & James Roberts, 8 years August 1st

Amber & Andy Shumate, 2 years August 1st

Heather & Joey Sowell, 9 years August 2nd

Melody & Pierre Banks, 3 years August 2nd

Erin & Diego Moldonado, 10 years August 3rd

Amy & Tom Davies, 4 years August 3rd

Christine & Frank Crowley, 7 years August 7th

Meghan & Josh Roberts, 2 years August 8th

Stacia & Adrian Phifer, 9 years August 10th

Mia & Lawrence Naylor, 5 years August 11th

Edith & Kirk Irish, 1 year August 13th

Micala & Tyler Rash, 2 years August 15th

Sierra & Casey Tevepaugh, 3 years August 16th

Barbara & Will Vulcano, 7 years August 21st

Heather & Jayson Parker, 8 years August 22nd

Kendall & Nathan Williams, 2 years August 22nd

Heather & Jason Rice, 6 years August 27th

Laura & Jeremy Coviello, 8 years August 29th

Whitney & Preston Parsons, 2 years August 29th

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