Susan Yates Photography A Family, newborn and child photographer serving Eastern North Carolina along the crystal coast.

Why family photos on the beach are a “must” for vacationers: Many people tend to think that photo sessions are something you do when there’

Just a sneak peek at this sweet couples exciting surprise engagement weekend. What a gorgeous evening in Atlantic Beach surrounded by their loved ones. Congratulations Makayla and Sam! Interested in a portrait session with Susan Yates Photography? Contact me to start planning your story today. Susan Yates Photography is located on the coast of eastern North Carolina. Specializing in engagement,newborn, maternity, family and children's portraits. #NorthCarolinaPhotographer #en

It's that time of year again. According to my calendar, fall will arrive in just a few days. How is that possible? It seems that we were just gearing up for summer on the Crystal Coast not too long ago. Although, it will feel like summer for me well into fall as I will still be editing beautiful, warm summer sessions I am looking forward to crisp, cool evenings in NC. It has been an amazing summer meeting families from eastern NC and from all over the U.S. I'm looking forward

When Stephanie described her family style as hipster, I knew a stop at Fort Macon State Park was going to make the perfect backdrop for their family photo session while they were here visiting the beach. The brick and texture around the fort really brought out their style and personality. When the littlest showed up in suspenders, I knew they were going to rock their session. They did indeed. After the first half of their session, we finished up at Fort Macon and headed over

Mother's Day is just about here and it's a great opportunity to get in the picture with your children. We spend so much time photographing our little ones growing and changing that we forget to get in front of the camera with them. If you're like me, sometimes you purposely avoid it with the excuse that you're just not camera ready and don't like to have your picture taken. My hair is a mess, I look tired, or I'm just not dressed right for a photo. Well, we have to realize th

I recently had the pleasure of meeting another beautiful military family on the Crystal Coast. I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to meet families from Camp Lejeune, NC and Cherry Point, NC. So many friendships have been built along the way. It's always hard to see them go when they are assigned to their next station, but I do get to see a few return to the coast from time to time. Sam and his family recently moved to NC and he called to schedule a session with his sweet

I hope everyone has had an amazing Christmas! I can't believe we are less than a day from saying hello to 2016. 2015 has been an amazing year and I am so happy to have worked with the best clients I could ask for. Now that all of the photo gifts and Christmas cards are out, I can share a few of this year's holiday portraits that were created on the Crystal Coast. Wishing you all a Happy New Year! Enjoy! #beachsession #crystalcoast #familyphotographer #photography #Christmasph

Hello friends, family, clients, and fans! Welcome to my blog! I am so excited to finally start this new blog and to share all of the exciting things happening with Susan Yates Photography. SYP has grown so much since 2010 and every year I intend to start a blog, but always seem to convince myself that I am just too busy. Well, over five years later my blog is up. I plan to share session images, tips and ideas throughout the year. If you are a new follower to Susan Yates Photo