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 […]

Manassas Battlefield   |   The Brewer Family   |   Manassas, Virginia    Battlefield Fall Family Session   This was my first time meeting the Brewer family, and let me tell you, these boys were a trip! I had such a blast! We had the PERFECT evening at the Manassas Battlefield for our mini session. I am *still* […]

Wollam Gardens   |   The Mohar Family   |   Jeffersonton, VA    Wollam Gardens Spring Family Session   The Mohars are good friends of ours. When Eric asked me if he could surprise Mandy with a Mother’s Day shoot, I was so excited! They drove all the way down from Pennsylvania for my Wollam Gardens Spring mini […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lifestyle Session   |   At-Home Newborn Photography  |   Reston, VA   I will be the first to admit that I fall waaaay behind on the blogging train when I get into my busy months, so I am trying to catch up on all the beautiful sessions I’ve had this year that I want to share with […]