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 […]

Flower Farm Portraits   |   Sarah & David Casterline   |   Jeffersonton, VA   Wollam Gardens Maternity Session What a crazy time we are in right now. Shoots this summer have looked very different from any other year so far. Because of COVID and being in my 34th week of pregnancy, I’ve been going slow and steady […]

Battlefield Engagement Session   |   Aly & Justin   |   Manassas, VA   I met Aly & Justin for a sunset engagement session at the Manassas Battlefield this past summer. Aly and I have known each other for a few years now. We were both at James Madison University at the same time and she was in […]

  Wollam Gardens  |   Taylor Breton   |   High School Senior Session   Taylor and I had the most gorgeous Spring portrait session at Wollam Gardens this month! Taylor is a senior at Battlefield High in Haymarket and was accepted to Virginia Tech after graduation. She asked to be surrounded by flowers for her graduation photos […]

Theodore Roosevelt Island   |   Heather & Eric   |   Washington, DC Proposal     Oh my gosh — I LOVE proposals! I met Heather & Eric last summer at our first lavender festival at Seven Oaks Lavender Farm. I have seen them a couple times since, but this was by far the most exciting! Eric contacted […]

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 […]

Wollam Gardens   |    Spring Bloom Portrait Sessions   |    Jeffersonton, VA   Wollam Gardens and I are so excited to share our first photo collaboration with you! We are joining together to offer 30-minute Spring Bloom portrait sessions the mornings and evenings of Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. Their gardens and greenhouses […]

Gimga Group  |  Business/Corporate Photography  |  Website Launch   Gimga Group, design and marketing firm located in downtown Vienna, just launched their new website and I’m so excited to share their images with you! I made a visit to Gimga this past October. Mihae, principal and art director, contacted me a few months prior asking […]

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 […]