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MBI Builders – Lake Norman State Park Architectural Photos

There are seasonal campers, hard core orienteering types who are climbing rocks and frozen waterfalls, glampers who want to get out while being conveniently IN, and those who wouldn’t be caught dead in the woods. Most of us just want to get away and, with the spring and summer coming, there are places to retreat that look quite appealing no matter your stripes.

Introducing the upgraded amenities at Lake Norman State Park! Ryan was recently asked to shoot pro images for MBI Builders of this project of theirs. As usual, MBI delivered beautiful work for their clients with solid wood beam construction, and an eye to the end users.

Some details about the project, include:

  • These are new cabins in the Family Camp Circle section of the park.
  • MBI built around half a dozen 2-room cabins around the site. Each have heat and A/C as well as power and water hookups for RVs.
  • These also feature a pad for parking, a picnic table and fire ring.
  • MBI also built a large bath house that is a shared facility for all campers, as well as both men’s and women’s sides with restrooms and showers. All are handicap accessible. There is also a family restroom facility with the same amenities.
  • There are additional tent sites or car camp sites around for those who prefer to be closer to Mother Earth.

We love commercial projects and have worked with MBI Builders for years. If you would like to know more about Lake Norman State Park’s new upgrades, check out this link.


We love graphic design, architectural photography and commercial photography whether logo design, brochure design, head shot photos, architectural photography or product shots. At Pixels On Paper we pride ourselves in listening to a broad range of clients and customizing our photography and graphic design services to meet each individual request. Our skills, styles, and visions come together to be a permanent record that either reflects an identity or delivers a message that speaks to thousands. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your business needs. Email us at mail@pixelsonpaper.net or call 336.990.0080 to learn more, receive a quote or to let us know how we can put our skills to work for you.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License

All photos are ©2021 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.

The other part of Pixels

Asked to talk about photographing families, children, couples smooching in the woods, portraits of beloved friends and special milestones, I can gab on without stopping. But we have another part of our business at Pixels on Paper and it’s one that Ryan and I are so deeply proud of and are equally excited to promote.

At Pixels, we are also business and commercial photographers and called on for real estate and business profile photography, headshots and a number of commercial projects in Wilkesboro, Charlotte and the surrounding area. Ryan is also an amazing graphic designer.

Craft Bistro

Krusch Divorce Resolution

Boondocks Brewing

Brushy Mountain Dental

Commercial and Real Estate Photography

Graphic design, establishing and developing brands, creating logos, coordinating visual vocabularies and identity systems for businesses, large and small, holds a special place in our business.

We love entrepreneurs, causes, non-profits, fund-raisers and events and established community organizations and Ryan has nearly 20 years of graphic design experience. His portfolio was huge before we started Pixels. We’ve added even more since then. Below is a mere sampling of favorites.

If you are in need of business photography or headshots, real estate or commercial photography for collateral, your website or other promotional needs, please contact us. If graphic design or branding consulting is something you’d would like to discuss or learn more about, we hope you’ll contact us.


We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographsnewborns and families, special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States LicenseAll photos are ©2020 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.

Architectural, Real Estate and Interior Design Photography

As commercial photographers, we love the opportunity to capture architectural images for builders and interior designers who want to showcase their work. Part of doing that is getting the various choices they make in terms of shape, space, materials and form. An indoor pool is just an indoor pool until you get it from the perspective of the person who has just decided to open it up for use. Then the room is about potential….. and memories.

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blowing rock nc real estate photography kathryn lily interiors design commercial architectural photo

We love so many things about shooting these types of photographs – and Ryan is masterful at it, by the way. More than anything it is seeing textures in materials, a palette come together, fixtures and lighting that give a room a sense of place and a feeling of home or comfort or luxury.

Pixels On Paper Charlotte NC Mountains Architectural Photographers MBI Builders Rockabill Lane Photo

Interiors and exteriors from MBI Builders are particularly wonderful to shoot because they create such beautiful custom homes and commercial spaces. Every fixture is especially chosen. We’ve shot at the Blue Ridge Mountain Club multiple times, Lake Norman and helped Kathryn Lily Interiors add to their portfolio of cleverly decorated interiors.

Pixels On Paper Charlotte NC Mountains Architectural Photographers MBI Builders Rockabill Lane Photo
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MBI was also responsible for the ProCor office space in Cornelius, NC. The furnishings and style are clean, modern and elegant with lots of open spaces and natural light. Ryan wanted to capture all of this in the images he took for MBI’s portfolio.

Pixels On Paper photographers MBI Builders PROCOR Industrial Architectural Commercial Photography Photos Charlotte NC
Pixels On Paper photographers MBI Builders PROCOR Industrial Architectural Commercial Photography Photos Charlotte NC

We work with architects, builders and interior designs as well as real estate agents. If you would like to see more of this work, you can!

Milfoil Court from MBI Builders
Home on Lake Norman
Kathryn Lily Interiors – Blue Ridge Mountain Club Home
MBI for Blue Ridge Mountain Club – Real Estate images

ProCor Industrial Offices
More exciting for us … if you’re interested in having us photograph your work, please contact us. We would love to get your work and vision at its best!


We love graphic design and commercial photography whether logo design, brochure design, head shot photos, architectural photography or product shots. At Pixels On Paper we pride ourselves in listening to a broad range of clients and customizing our photography and graphic design services to meet each individual request. Our skills, styles, and visions come together to be a permanent record that either reflects an identity or delivers a message that speaks to thousands. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your business needs. Email us at mail@pixelsonpaper.net or call 336.990.0080 to learn more, receive a quote or to let us know how we can put our skills to work for you.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License

All photos are ©2020 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.

pixels takes a [quick] break from humans…… for a little architecture & real estate photography

… and the house sold almost as soon as it listed.Pixels on Paper Photography Ellis Real Estate PropertyWe had the privilege and fun of shooting photos for a couple who were planning to put their gorgeous home on the market. Talk about forethought. This amazing mid-century modern house deserved to be treated with the right lighting, time of year and staging. We mean no offense to real estate agents who take photos of the homes they’ve been asked to sell, but this couple wanted to capture their home at its best and contacted us to make it happen.
The shoots took place on two occasions. We photographed the exterior in April when the grounds were a knockout and everything was in bloom. We then returned in June to take the interior photos. Between the landscaping, the furnishings, the staging and the times of year, we and they were so pleased with the results.

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This home in Wilkesboro is unique in that it is a true sprawling, original mid-century modern home with spectacular landscape design and a guest cottage. 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 dens and an indoor pool, totaling over 4000 sq ft. The clients forwarded our photos to their agent and the house was sold very quickly and the now former owners credit the photography for helping expedite the offer and sell.wilkesboro nc real estate photographers architectural photography photo

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Incorporating nature, architectural structures and details into our photographs is not something new for us. We’re looking forward to many more of this type of photo shoot for families who want to sell their homes or celebrate a completed renovation or remodel. You’ll never be sorry if you hire a professional.

We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs babies and kidsengagements and weddingsbrides and special events and portraits of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.