Rhonda Lester
Rhonda Lester, F.Ph. is the creative force behind Memory Lane Portraits. Rhonda's love for her craft is clear from the beauty and sensitivity of her portraiture. With over 15 years working in custom portrait studios, Rhonda is dedicated to creating works of art.

She is a member of the state and national associations of Professional Photographers and has subscribed to their codes of ethics. She has served on the PPNC Print

Committee and is on this year's Photography Committee.

She is the Chairperson for Central Guild Seminar in 2004, Convention Committee, and will be placed on their board of directors in March.Rhonda holds the degree of Fellow of Photography and has been honored with a number of awards for her work. The Professional Photographers of North Carolina exhibits two of her images in their exclusive Traveling Loan Collection as examples of the finest photography in the state.

Rhonda earned an associates degree in business from Davidson County Community College.

Aside from all that...she has been known to roll around in the floor and play with small children, melts at the sight of a baby, loves the glow on brides faces, thinks there's nothing in this world as important as family, and in general loves life, God, her husband and her work.
Vanessa Cress
Making everything work smoothly behind the scenes is Vanessa Cress. Vanessa’s background of working for several years as Production Manager for a printing company has been a great benefit to the clients of Memory Lane Portraits. She has a great eye for color, both in printing and in coordinating custom matting and frames.

With an inborn attentiveness to detail, Vanessa is meticulous in frame and album assembly and
order fulfillment. She also does an admirable job of trying to keep Rhonda on track. (It’s a big job, but somebody has to do it!)

As a mother of two boys, Derek and Joey, Vanessa understands (as only a mother can) the value of the images we capture for our clients. Here at the studio, she’s been known to enjoy tea parties with little girls, or have pebble throwing contests with little boys.