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Charlotte NC Backyard Saltwater Pool with Rock Waterfall

Our Big Blue Charlotte Pool! As an Underwater Photographer I am beyond blessed to have such a gorgeous outdoor underwater studio to work in.  People are often surprised to see what my pool looks like from outside the water when they arrive.  And that got me thinking.  The majority of the photos I share are […]

Charlotte Underwater Studio – My Pool!

Underwater

RENEE STENGEL Photography | Charlotte Portrait and Underwater Photographer | Underwater Family and Underwater Baby in Pink

Mom reached out to me to say that her baby girl was about to turn one and her big boy about to turn four ~ and she wanted to celebrate with an Underwater Mommy and Me session! How fun is that?!? We are big on experiences over stuff for birthdays in our house, so I […]

Celebrating Baby Girl’s First Time Underwater

Little Ones

RENEE STENGEL Photography | Charlotte Portrait and Underwater Photographer | Cool Boy Underwater with Bubbles

Lone Star State… We had some Texas size fun didn’t we!?!  In June the boys and I made a trip out to California to visit family.  We have some dear friends who have recently moved to Dallas, Texas.  Shooting a session in their new pool was a fantastic excuse to stop over and visit the […]

We Made a Texas Sized Splash!

Underwater

RENEE STENGEL Photography | Charlotte Portrait and Underwater Photographer | Cool Boy Underwater with Bubbles

Y’all! How cool is this?!? I finally have my own pool!! Eeek! It’s all coming together. My three loves ~ water, children, photography ~ in one big fat amazing explosion of creative juiciness! And I couldn’t be more excited!! Like, ‘these are the first four images I grabbed to edit and I am writing a […]

My Big Blue Pool

Underwater

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