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 […]

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 […]