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Underwater Maternity Photoshoot using purple couture tulle ruffled gown.

Jumping into a Fresh Season with Underwater Couture, Tulle, and all the ruffles we can sink! It has a long season of Global Pandemic, ELearning, and managing just about as much “family together time” as I could manage. I loved being home with my boys, and am forever grateful I had the flexibility to pause […]

Underwater Couture Tulle and Ruffles

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Shallow Water vs Deep Water I have a deep pool and I don’t spend a lot of time in shallow water. Many of you know I am a big fan of shooting underwater portraits in deep water. My pool reaches a depth of 8.5 feet and sitting around the 7 foot mark is my very […]

Shallow Water for Underwater Portraits

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Merry Underwater Christmas! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Stengel Family! We found Santa at the bottom of the pool this year – so we decided to celebrate our Christmas Underwater this year!! Holiday Cards I know some think that Christmas cards are a dying art, but they absolutely give me LIFE! We […]

Underwater Christmas Wishes!

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Girl jumping in pool with lots of bubbles and colors underwater by RENEE STENGEL Photography | Charlotte Underwater and Portrait Photographer |

Let’s Dive In Charlotte! Wow! What a day! I was so excited when Caroline Hicks of WBTV News contacted me and asked if I would be interested in letting her come to my pool to film an Underwater Session in action. How much fun to show others how this crazy fun all comes together!! WBTV […]

Charlotte’s WBTV Goes Underwater!

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