Hey, I’m Margie.
Margie Lawson · photographer behind Living Life
I’m a Charleston-based photographer who spends most weekends behind a camera and most weekdays editing on a porch. I’ve been at this for the better part of two decades, and the only thing I’ve gotten more sure of is what I love to point a lens at.
- Based in
- Charleston, SC · the Lowcountry
- Working since
- 2008
- Best with
- Weddings, families, in-between days
- Will travel
- Yes — anywhere worth a flight
I started Living Life Photography because the photographs I cared about the most were never the ones anyone had asked me to take. They were the side glances, the half-laughs, the moment after the moment everyone was posing for. So I built the whole thing around chasing those.
My style is warm and unfussy. I shoot mostly in natural light, I work slowly enough to feel like a guest, and I edit with a light hand. The goal is for the photos to feel like the day actually felt — only quieter, and a little more golden.
Real people, in real light, doing the thing they actually do.
When I’m not photographing weddings or families, you’ll find me down by the marsh with a camera and a coffee, taking pictures of nothing in particular, which is how I keep my eye in shape for the days that matter.
If any of that sounds like something you’d like to do together, I’d love to hear from you.
— MargieFour simple steps from hello to gallery.
Drop a note about your day, your family, or the thing you’ve been meaning to do. I read everything and reply within a couple of days.
We hop on a quick call and figure out the vibe, the location, and the rough plan. Outfits, lighting, timing — the boring useful stuff.
I show up early and act like a friend with a camera. You forget I’m there. We chase good light and let the day be the day.
You get a sneak peek within a week and the full hand-edited gallery within four. Print credits and a USB are included for weddings.
A few things I care about.
The in-between is the picture.
I’m more interested in the second before the kiss than the kiss. The held breath. The walk back to the car. That’s where the real picture usually lives.
Natural light, light hand.
I edit for warmth, not for trend. Your photos should look like they could’ve been taken yesterday or twenty years ago — both ways.
Slow is faster.
I’d rather take fewer pictures and pick better ones than overwhelm you with eight thousand frames. You get the keepers.
Yours, not mine.
My job is to give you back the day the way it actually felt. The photos belong to you — I’m just the one who pressed the button.
Let’s make some pictures together.
Tell me about your day — I’ll send back a kind reply and a calendar.