Photographing Large Families Tips for photographing large families and how to take better group portraits I remember when I was first starting my photography business, there were few things that made me as nervous as shooting a family session with more than five or six people. I remember thinking, “How will I organize them? How […]

Tidal Basin Cherry Blossoms   |   Family Session   |   Washington, DC   DC Cherry Blossom Family Session   I met this sweet family for cherry blossom portraits this Spring at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. They are friends of our friends, Heather + Eric (you’ve seen them on this blog before!) and were referred by […]

Green Spring Gardens   |   The Santana Family   |   Alexandria, VA   Winter Garden Family Mini Session   Green Spring Gardens is one of my favorite locations to shoot at in the DMV. No matter what time of year, there is always color and texture to play with in their wide expanse of seasonal flower beds. […]

Lavender Farm Portraits   |   The Hobson Family  |   Catlett, VA   Seven Oaks Lavender Farm Family Session   Lavender season is upon us! Because of COVID-19, we were unsure for a long time how this season at Seven Oaks Lavender Farm would play out. Would we be able to open? Would customers be comfortable coming […]

COVID-19 Home Portrait   In this time of social distancing and quarantine measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I will be offering home portraits to families and small businesses in the area. I will come to you and spend a few minutes taking an outdoor portrait of your family in front of your home. These […]

Fall Family Session   |   The Burns Family   |   Manassas Battlefield, VA   Manassas Battlefield Family Session – If you’ve been to the Battlefield in the Fall, you know what I’m talking about when I say it is a special kind of crazy. Hoards of people come from all over the DMV to catch a glimpse […]

Green Spring Gardens   |   Fall Family Session   |   Alexandria, VA   Green Spring Gardens Family Session – Last time I saw the Vasey family, we met at Dumbarton Oaks in DC for a family session. Rachel was pregnant with their second at the time, so I had not seen them in-person as a family of […]

Lifestyle Photography   |   At-Home Newborn Session   |   Bethesda, MD   I traveled to downtown Bethesda last week for an at-home newborn session with this fun family of five! Little Ford arrived a few weeks earlier than expected, so our previously-scheduled maternity session turned into a newborn session instead. It was such a great surprise being […]

Seven Oaks Lavender Farm   |   2019 Photo Season Recap   |   Catlett, VA   I have been SO behind on blogging, I’m embarrassed to admit I’m just now getting to our 2019 lavender portrait recap post…but better late than never! The photo season last June at Seven Oaks Lavender Farm was our best yet. I know […]

Wollam Gardens   |   Summer Family Session   |   Jeffersonton, Virginia   Greenhouses, butterflies, sun dresses and flower crowns…I don’t know it gets much better! I met this beautiful family at Wollam Gardens a couple months ago for our first portrait session together. We had the perfect summer evening for our shoot – warm golden sunshine and […]