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Cherished Memories on the Diamond | NWNC Elite 8U Team Photos
Capturing the Heart of Youth Sports Photography
At Pixels On Paper, we believe youth sports photography is about so much more than just pictures. It’s about telling the story of a season, a team, and each individual athlete. Recently, we had the joy of working with the NWNC Elite 8U York baseball team to create keepsake portraits that celebrate their love of the game and the friendships they’ve built along the way.
Whether it’s a child’s first uniform, first game, or first team photo, these are milestones worth capturing. That’s why we approach every youth sports session with creativity, care, and a deep respect for the families and communities we serve.
Team and Individual Portraits Full of Energy and Pride
During this session, we photographed both the full team and each player individually. The team photos showcased unity and pride—players standing together in uniform, smiles wide, proud to represent NWNC Elite. These group images not only reflect the team’s dedication but also give families a timeless reminder of a special season.
In the individual portraits, each child had a chance to shine. Some were serious and game-ready, while others couldn’t help but smile ear to ear. Every photo reflected the energy, personality, and spirit that make youth baseball such a joy to photograph. We used professional lighting, posing, and natural backgrounds to help each athlete look their best.
Why Youth Baseball Photography Matters
Youth sports provide so many important life lessons—teamwork, perseverance, discipline, and friendship. As parents and coaches know, the season flies by quickly. Before you know it, they’re on to the next age group, the next team, or even a new sport entirely.
That’s why youth baseball photography is so valuable. It freezes these fleeting moments in time. A well-captured image becomes more than just a photo—it’s a reminder of the sweat, the fun, and the growth that happened out on the diamond. For the NWNC Elite 8U York team, these photos reflect a proud chapter in each player’s story.
Serving Wilkesboro and Western North Carolina
As a locally owned and operated business for over 20 years in Charlotte and Wilkesboro, NC, Pixels On Paper is proud to serve families, teams, and schools across Western North Carolina. We’ve been photographing youth events and family milestones for over two decades, and we bring that experience to every session we offer.
Our youth sports photography packages are designed to be simple, affordable, and stress-free. We handle everything from posing and lighting to delivery and print packages—so you can focus on enjoying the season.
Book Your Youth Sports Photography Session Today
If you’re a coach, team parent, or league organizer looking to schedule a photo day, we’d love to connect. Pixels On Paper offers professional, heartfelt sports photography sessions for baseball, football, cheer, basketball, and more.
We’re now booking teams and athletes for the upcoming seasons—and dates fill quickly!
📸 Preserve your team’s spirit and your child’s baseball journey. Let us help you capture this season’s biggest wins and proudest moments.
Reach out today to book your session or learn more about our offerings in Wilkesboro and beyond.
👉 Contact Pixels On Paper
📧 mail@pixelsonpaper.biz | 📞 336-990-0080
Sweet Spring Family Photos in the Peach Blossoms – Wilkesboro NC
A Story Years in the Making
Some portraits are more than just pictures—they’re milestones. This spring, we had the absolute pleasure of photographing Maggie and Holt among the stunning peach blossoms at Tevepaugh Orchards, a dream come true for their mom, Meghann.
At Pixels On Paper Photography, we’ve been honored to photograph this family from the very beginning—capturing Meghann and Josh wedding portraits and now their two growing children. As a Wilkes County family photographer, these lasting relationships are why we do what we do.
Spring Magic in Tevepaugh Orchards
Peak bloom can be hard to predict, but this year, everything came together. The trees at Tevepaugh Orchards in North Carolina were bursting with color, and the golden spring light created the perfect setting for a peach blossom photo session.
Sessions like these showcase the best of spring orchard photography in NC—colorful, natural, and full of life.
A Children’s Photo Session Years in the Making
Meghann had envisioned this session for a few years, and this spring finally brought the opportunity to make it real. As a children’s portrait photographer in North Carolina, capturing moments in meaningful locations is part of what makes these photos so timeless.
Maggie and Holt brought all the joy and energy we could ask for. These images reflect the deep bond between siblings and the beauty of letting kids be themselves.
Favorite Photo Prompts from the Session
To make the most of this outdoor family photography session, we used playful and candid prompts to help Maggie and Holt relax and have fun:
🌸 “Walk between the rows and explore like you’re in a fairy tale.”
🌸 “Lie down and let the petals fly around you.”
🌸 “Let’s find the prettiest blossom and smell it together.”
🌸 “Sit together under the tree and tell each other a secret.”
🌸 “Pretend the blossoms are snow and try to catch them!”
These creative photo prompts are a great way to add spontaneity and authenticity to any children’s portrait session.
More Than Just a Photo Shoot
This wasn’t just a session—it was a dream realized. Meghann’s patience and vision made this custom family photo session feel magical. We’re so thankful she entrusted us with another chapter in her family’s story.
The peach blossoms, the laughter, the soft spring light—this gallery is a reflection of everything we love about family portraits in Wilkes NC and beyond.
Let’s Plan Your Custom Family Portrait Session
Whether you’ve been dreaming of portraits in a blooming orchard, on a mountain trail, or in the comfort of your home, we’re here to help you plan a session that feels real and reflects your family.
As a trusted family and children’s portrait photographer in Western North Carolina, we travel throughout the region to meet families in their favorite places.
Now Booking Summer & Fall Portraits
Let’s create your own beautiful story.
We’re currently booking family and children’s photo sessions in Wilkes County, the NC High Country, and across North Carolina for summer and fall 2025. Whether you’re dreaming of golden summer light or crisp autumn colors, we’ll help you bring it to life.
Let Pixels On Paper Photography capture your memories in every season.
Contact us today to reserve your date!
One Year of Baby Milestone Photos
If you’ve ever heard a friend, relative or even yourself lamenting the fact that you didn’t get more photos of specific baby milestones, then take note. Pixels On Paper Photography offers a “Baby’s First Year Photo Package” that we thoughtfully put together so that you’d never look back in regret. We’ve just recently wrapped up photographing a full year of photos for this recently turned one year old, Holten Parker.
Newborn Baby Photos
Newborn portraits are first, of course. You cannot have a Baby Package with no baby. Labor is over and now comes the fun part: raising this little angel through the first year. Don’t worry; you can do it and so too can you get those newborn portraits taken. Part of our studio is designed specifically for these sessions, with a lovely and private place to rest, nurse and change. We suggest that you bring in your new bundle sometime during their first 10 days. We make it easy on you! This isn’t our first rodeo.
Six Month Old Baby Photos
At six months, we bring families back in for more portraits or in this case an outdoor location. Babies are ready to sit up – making them perfect models – but they are not yet walking, so we can get them alert and happy, curious and surrounded by siblings, toys, lights or in a theme. At six months, they are incredibly responsive and some of the best portraits we get are at these sessions.
One Year Old Photos
At one year, it’s time for a party, so families who buy this package set up cake smashes, celebrate on location, at our studio, with a theme, costume changes – you name it. Kiddos at one year may or may not be walking, but they are alert, are showing their personalities and are ready for their close ups.
Holten comes from a long line of football heritage. In this case we used props from his one year birthday celebration to create a custom and unique football themed one year cake smash photo backdrop in our photography studio.
The full year baby photos package deal
For newborn, six month and one year sessions, clients receive a 10 x 10 custom designed album that includes all of your favorite images, as well as an 8 x 10 portrait from each session at the end of the year. If you choose to add a maternity shoot, it’s a minimal upgrade and completely worth it. The baby package also comes with a 20% discount on all card orders, so you can send announcements or holiday cards using these images and maximize your package.
We hope you’ll call us if your curious, have questions or want to chat about the news that you’re expecting (CONGRATULATIONS!).
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, engagements and weddings, brides, 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.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License All photos are ©2024 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Looking back at 2023
We are diving head first into 2024 but not before completing a blog post that recaps the photos of our client’s and friends from 2023. We continue to feel incredibly blessed that so many each and every year trust us to photograph and capture the most important memories of their lives. We met some amazing people, felt like a part of so many of these people’s lives, and more often than not were right there along side of them having just as much fun. We gained numerous friendships last year. 2023 brought senior portraits, family portraits, newborn photography, photos of children, pet pics, and commercial photography both in our studio and out and about on location. We are inpatient when it comes to figuring out what 2024 will bring and excited about the photographs we will capture and designs we will create
The following are a few of our personal favorite images from some of those we photographed in 2023. Enjoy the view!
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 newborns 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 License All photos are ©2023 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Gavin’s Five Year Spring Outdoor Portrait Photos
If you follow this blog, then you’ll find that most times our clients become great friends, and Jessica is one of those clients and friends. I adore her, and we have been photographing her son Gavin since his arrival. Now this little man is 5 YEARS OLD! Here’s a peek at his fourth birthday session, where you can also link to previous portrait sessions.
For the big number five, we decided to meet at a park in downtown Charlotte, NC. Putting this kiddo in a room with props is a fool’s game. Gavin is high energy, which is not code for “too much.” He’s delicious and we’ve enjoyed photographing him over the years, but he is all boy and loves to be outside, getting dirty and mixing it up. He is fueled by adventure and exploration. During our last session, he pulled his shirt off and made a break for it on foot. I remember Jessica taking off after him in her wedge heels. His energy was the same during this session.
Ryan captured these images and made sure that Gavin was able to sample all the fun this park had to offer. Happy Birthday, Buddy! Fly, run, play, soldier on and we’ll see you soon!
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 newborns 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 License All photos are ©2022 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.