Oatlands House & Garden   |   Mangan + Hostetter Families   |   Leesburg, VA    Oatlands Fall Family Sessions   I shot two Oatlands Fall family sessions on the same day last year. They were both so different, and I love how they turned out! Oatlands is a beautiful photo venue. I am so lucky that it […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lifestyle Session   |   At-Home Newborn Photography   |   Arlington, Virginia   I met this family for the first time last month at their Crystal City DC home for an at-home newborn session. They had just welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Abby, into their family. Both parents and big brother were thrilled about her arrival and so […]

Wollam Gardens    |   Jeffersonton, VA   |   Spring Bloom Portrait Sessions   As many of you know, this year was the first photo collaboration between Seana Shuchart Photography and Wollam Gardens, and it was a great success! I met a few of the Wollam staff members back in the winter to pick a weekend for […]

June Portraits   |   Field & Farm Sessions   |   Seven Oaks Lavender Farm     We are now booking Field & Farm sessions for the June 2019 season – our favorite time of year! The season will run from approximately June 14-24 this year when lavender blooms are at their peak. We shoot in the early […]

Favorite Seasonal Portrait Locations | VA, MD & DC   I am asked all the time what my favorite local shooting locations are. My answer is…there are many! I am well-known for my seasonal flower farm portraits throughout the year. These, and at-home sessions make up a large portion of my shoots, and the rest […]

  A Guide to At-Home Newborn Sessions – Over the past year, at-home newborn sessions, or lifestyle sessions, have become one of my favorite types of shoots. The realness, the comfort of the home setting, the tiny fingers and toes –  so different from the outdoor sessions I typically do and I love every part […]