These kids just totally rocked their session at Manassas Battlefields! I may or may not have had a few fun ideas that we did, so enjoy the cuteness and fun as you scroll down! 🙂 (I was told that when I said I could take pictures for them, their Dad just about melted out of...
Emily is one smart girl, and she’s ready to start her next chapter in life towards making a contribution to the Scientific world with her passion. We had a lot of fun just walking around Olde Town Alexandria, getting some special photos for her in this transition from High School to College. We wish her...
Oh my goodness. Those girls in their dresses! That little boy in his suspenders! So stinking adorable! This family was just so beautiful. Plus their two girls were completely comfortable in front of the camera and just did their thing…making it priceless. Their little brother decided he liked to be a model too, and warmed...
Colby is going to be joining the United States Coast Guard when he graduates, so we thought it appropriate that we did his Senior Portraits in Alexandria Virginia on the waterfront. Some pieces of water, history, beautiful architecture, and of course American Flags, too! We had lots of fun just walking around exploring all the...
First of all, I can’t get over how absolutely gorgeous this girl is! This dancer has natural skill at posing, completely comfortable in front of a camera, and did I mention she has gorgeous green eyes? Needless to say, I was a happy Photographer 🙂 We had so much fun walking around and finding beautiful...
we had such a wonderful time adventuring through Great Falls State Park in Virginia! We got to play with the gorgeous rock formations, old rugged trees looming overhead, beautiful falls in the background, stepping stones, bold colors, green grass, etc! It was a beautiful day, and we were actually able to walk down the trail...
There is something truly magical about the glow of a mother….of the expecting, the waiting, the anticipation… Let me just saw how amazingly wonderful this session was with Haneen and her husband! First off, Haneen’s absolutely gorgeous, and her husband was a perfect gentleman….with an extra dose of awesomeness and sass! We had so much...
We had so much fun with Samantha for some fun updates to her modelling portfolio! Using the wonderful Oddbox Studios for the studio space, and had a blast! (BTW–This is the only studio I will rent, since I know the owner, and he’s an amazing guy. He’s also a videographer, so if you ever need...
Boy, I was in country-girl and Photographer’s heaven at this place! The groom-to-be (Bryan) actually grew up across the street from this wonderful farm out in Westminster Maryland (Rill’s Family Farm & Exotics), and they were gracious enough to let us use their farm to take the couple’s engagement portraits! We had so much fun just...
This handsome young man owned it with his Senior Session in the heart of Olde Town Alexandria, Virginia! We had a blast exploring around the waterfront scouting as we went along for good spots to take a few shots. It was a lot of fun, and I have to tell you that this guy is...
I always love to get a good chance to do Senior Portraits in Washington DC, our nation’s capital…so when we got to take Jade out to one of the greenest parts of DC during the winter, it turned out great! It’s a great little hole-in-the-wall park, with a view of the monuments and DC, but...
I just have to say, I enjoyed taking photos of this absolutely gorgeous girl! She doesn’t even know how beautiful she is, but I think her special Senior Portraits came out quite stunning! Don’t you? 🙂 The perfect backdrop…the perfect subject…the perfect lighting! Couldn’t ask for anything more! (I just love doing Senior Portraits! I...
Little Saina turned two! And this happened! We had some fun with some balloons….some chairs….some dresses…and this adorable little princess..in the park! I just adore working with little girls in little dresses, especially when they’re as cute as a button, like this one! 🙂 Eleanor C. Lawrence Park in Centreville Virginia is a great little...
I just love how adorable these two were, and how much spice she has! That girl reminds me of me! She’s fun-loving and super-sassy! She is also incredibly brave and tough, since their portraits we did outside in the middle of the winter, and she still did them willingly! I love how adventurous they both...
Charles and Desiree chose this iconic place to do their engagement portraits, and I think it turned out so amazing! The National Harbor is such a great place to take portraits and engagements, like this one! And even first birthday pictures! All of which we’ve done there before! But this is a great place to...
Such a beautiful shoot! I had so much fun with Rebecca along the river in Washington DC for some special photos! (We did a two-part shoot…a styled bridal shoot, and a memorial shoot for her lost fiance) It was so special and beautiful, even though it was pretty cold! But we managed to get...
I asked this gorgeous model to do a bridal themed shoot with me in the cherry blossoms…and she told me later that she had lost her fiance in a motorcycle hit and run accident last year. Well, after I cleared the tears out of my eyes, I tried to put together some kick-butt peeps to...
What an honor it is for me as a Photographer to have another Photographer request me to do their photographs! It tickles me happy. 🙂 And what was even more of a bonus…is how gorgeous the day was! It was warm, and a slight breeze, with a cool touch just to keep things cool enough....
10 year old Josie is gorgeous! And working with her is a breeze! I enjoy taking photos with her so much. She makes my job so easy, and is animated and laid back, which makes the shoot tons of fun. 🙂 It also helps that her family is super sweet as well, and it’s amazing...
Oh my! I had such an amazing time with Tracey & Justin tonight! (Justin was such a great behind-the-scenes assistant/moral support) We just got a major snow storm a few days ago, and we just got shoveled out…so I bugged her to do a shoot in the snow with me, since I’ve been itching to...
Derek and Shilpa are just soooo adorable together! It was such a perfect day for romantic pictures of the two of them, too! The autumn air was crisp and inviting, the leaf colors just popped everything. 🙂 And of course the adorableness of them together made everything even more awesome! We just had a lot...
I have always loved Sugarloaf Mountain! I used to go running to the top and watch the sunset, take groups for hiking, and just walk and explore! I’ve always wanted to do a wedding there, and today I got my wish! Manny & Conchetta’s Navy wedding at the Strong Mansion! It’s a gorgeous place to...
I had sooo much fun today with the beautiful Paige and her handsome date at Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna Virginia! We were there with easily 400+ other Paul VI High School students and their parents and friends, but what a perfect place and day for pictures! It wasn’t too hot, and not too cold either,...
Shiva called us looking for some personality portraits to send to his parents in India, so we had a fun studio-style session at his apartment! (Yes! We DO provide studio portraits, and we DO come to our client’s offices or homes if needed) It always is less stressful to our clients for us to come...
We had met Michael & Samira’s mom at the Janie & Jack stores, while we were doing our mini-sessions that we do several times a year with “Precious Time Photography”. She and I had talked many months ago about using one or several of our live bunnies for some special Easter pictures of her two...
I had such a wonderful time with little Cecily, my friend (and neighbor) Stacy, and her 3 other little cuties today! We were able to get some precious photos of all the kids together with their young sister…which is something irreplaceable! And little Cecily was an angel for posing! I’m so happy with the pictures...
Today we went and visited one of our favorite spots to shoot: The Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove near the Pentagon. It’s one of the few locations near DC to do family portraits, that has easy parking and pretty greenery even through Christmas! 🙂 And did I mention if you wanted, you could get...
I had done their little daughter Victoria’s cake smash session earlier this summer, (you can see that post here!) so I was tickled happy to take their Christmas portraits too! 🙂 Such a sweet and beautiful family! And their house was beautiful for doing portratis, too. The wonderful thing about little kiddos is you never...
Little Chloe had her first birthday party today, and I had the honor of covering the moments! (Check out her newborn session, the first time I ever met this sweet little girl HERE! We did a “Don’t Mess With Her” themed photo in Chloe’s newborn session, which is one of my favorite newborn pictures ever!...
I met Erica and her daughter Jurnee (who just turned 1 years old) at the National Harbor for some fun Christmas / Holiday / First Birthday portraits down by the water….and the new Ferris wheel, and even a fun ride on the merry-go-round! So we were able to get some 1-year photos as well as...
I had the pleasure of working with this super nice lady! We had fun at her house taking some nice headshots she could use for her business she was starting up. 🙂 If you ever need a realtor in the Northern Virginia area, this gal comes highly recommended by me! 🙂 Here’s her website: www.customerrealty.com ...
My husband and I had such an amazing time with this couple! They both are in the military (Army), and have a lot of neat stories to tell! They have both seen a lot of this world. Them and all their family are from up in New York close to where I grew up, in Rochester,...
These two are so sweet! I had talked with Autumn on Facebook for months before she finally was able to get Marcus to agree to take engagement photos with her. 🙂 And I’m so glad he did! He was camera-shy, but we all had a wonderful time, and the pictures (I think) came out amazing!...
Today was William & Beverly’s wedding at Stratford Hall, where we did their special engagement session. This is by far one of my favorite wedding locations so far! Stratford Hall is a place full of history, beauty, and character. 🙂 I had the absolute honor of covering Beverly & William’s special wedding here today, here in...
Today’s special portrait session is for little one year old Victoria! We met at Cherry Hill Park in Falls Church Virginia, and had a total blast with this super nice family and this adorable little girl! For Victoria’s 1st birthday, we took some cool family and birthday portraits along with an amazingly fun ending with frosting...
We had so much fun with Alexis! She’s such a gorgeous girl, and is so comfortable in front of the camera! I don’t think I could have taken a bad picture of her. 🙂 We had fun just walking around the historic Fredericksburg Battlefield grounds taking some fun photos for her portfolio. One of my...
Antoinne has been a good friend of mine for at least 8 years now, and I can’t express how very happy I am for him! His beautiful bride to be is just so stunning, and they are so very cute together! I had the absolute honor to be able to take their engagement portraits for...
I had the privelege of shooting Bridgett’s baby girl’s maternity photos…and was so excited to do her little boy’s too! We met up at Gary Melchers Belmont, a beautiful place to do pictures if you’re in the Fredericksburg Virginia area! I’m just kicking myself for not doing any shoots there before! There are several awesome spots...
This was such a great wedding in Culpeper today! ♥ I had the pleasure of doing Caitlin & Justin’s engagement session at the Mountain Run Lake Park in Culpeper, Virginia. They are such a sweet couple! You just know with these two, that he’s going to take such amazingly good care of her! We had...
Such a beautiful family! The day was perfect, and we found a great spot right in front of the capitol and Washington Monument to do our photos. 🙂
Hi everyone! This is little Allison’s debute to the world! Well, a debute of a debute. 😉 Her older sister Lilah can’t wait to meet her, and neither can we! We had so much fun walking around the park with little 3 year old Lilah, took some adorable pictures while we still had her...
He’s an Airforce guy…and she’s his gorgeous bride. They both take such good care of each other, and their little boy Jace, is the cutest. 🙂 I had the privelage of being a part of their special day at the Cana Vineyards in Middleburg Virginia…a beautiful, quiet, young winery, with gorgeous fountains, landscaping, and grapevines…they...
David & Linda are a great couple! They were a bit camera shy, but I think we enjoyed ourselves by the end of the shoot. I like to try and get people in their natural state, so we can get the clients most comfortable and themselves. 🙂 We didn’t have very much time to do...
This portrait session started off with an adventure! They were coming by train, I parked and walked…and as soon as I got a block away from my car, is when the torrential downpour started. 😛 (Luckily I had a plastic bag to put over my camera bag)…BUT I got completely soaked! lol) So that made...
One of my favorite clients wanted me to take pictures of her flower girl, so we came out and just had a ball running around in the beautiful sunshine. 🙂 Couldn’t have asked for a better place, or better weather for it, too! 🙂 I can’t post enough of these….so there may be a lot...
Josh is in the Navy…Brittany is in the Air Force. They are such a great couple, and their little boy Carson (Whom I had the absolute honor of doing his newborn photos) was sooo adorable, too! I had such a wonderful time getting to know them, and had an absolute blast at their wedding,...
Darren & Keu are so adorable together! You can just tell by looking at a couple sometimes….that they’re perfect matches for each other. 🙂 They’re one of them! I had a lot of fun shooting their small and gorgeous wedding, too…we got some amazing shots! ♥
Such a beautiful day for pictures at one of our most popular shoot locations! We had a ton of fun wandering around the park taking some great shots! Always helps when you have a beautiful subject, too! 🙂 Congrats Mary on your 2014 Senior year! This is an exciting new step for you! Doing Senior...
We had a lot of fun today just walking around the gorgeous park and taking some pictures for this handsome young man! We couldn’t have asked for a more gorgeous day, either…blue skies, a bit windy, and fluffy clouds. 🙂 Go class of 2014! We even got some of the family to jump in...
I had the honor of being able to be there for Josh & Autumn’s special day today! It was such a gorgeous day to take the group / bride + groom pictures outside, too! Their wedding had a nice little country twist to it, and I enjoyed hanging out with this cute couple and their...
I met Caitlin’s fiance’ at the Culpeper bridal show back in February of this year…He was super sweet to take her place at the show (since she wasn’t able to make it), and was very easy to talk to. Later on, she and I met up for coffee, and chatted about all of what they...
This girl has no idea how unbeilievably gorgeous she really is! Anyone else think Tia would make a great model? 🙂 We had a wonderful time at this gorgeous place taking some fun relaxed shots for this girl’s graduation. I’ve done several shoots here before, and it’s one of my favorite locations to shoot…It’s a nice...
I had met Mwelwa and her husband at Mwelwa’s cousin’s wedding I photographed, and I was more than honored to do her maternity photos, too! Both of them have such great chemistry and were a blast to shoot with! We had so much fun walking around, goofing around, and just enjoying the time together to...
This was day 2 of portraits at the Fair Oaks mall! We had a much better day than the snow-day! 😉 Here are a few of our favorites from today’s shoots! 🙂
Nate wanted to get some special portraits where he could be himself. He wanted them relaxed and showing his personality. So we had some fun shooting a few shots down by the lake! And I think the pictures portray him exactly the way he wanted. 🙂 That’s one of our biggest goals is to capture...
Had a wonderful time at the Rose Li And Associates Inc. 10 Year Anniversary today! We even celebrated Chinese New Year style, too! 😉 I mean, talk about amazing! If you didn’t like seafood before, you most definitely would love seafood tonight! Rose’s mother in law was there all the way from California, and...
Today’s exhibition was a buzz of color, music, fun, and style! There were several prominent designers there with amazing gowns and outfits, embellishments, and more…and I had the privilege of spending some quality shoot time with the beautiful models from LeesaRobinsonTalentAgency, and several other talented Photographers as well! It was a relaxed and exciting setting…I...
Carl has been a friend of mine, and a great client for ten years. I met him when I worked down the street from him at the Print Shop, and had been my go-to mechanic for whenever we’re in the area! He’s a very talented businessman, and has many cool hobbies also, like scuba-diving and...
Less than a week from now was our scheduled maternity session for Brittany and Josh. We wanted to get some beautiful maternity photos to remember before little baby Carson made his debut to the world. 🙂 WELL. Baby decided he had other plans! He decided to cancel his maternity “showing”, and come out and meet...
Had a wonderful time with this great family today! No better way to start off the New Year…than with a special photo shoot! I about lost it when they brought the cuteness out! I just wanted to take home their adorable lab/border collie mix puppy, “Buddy”! You can’t replace that cuteness! I couldn’t get enough...
I love love love working with Military families! 🙂 I had a great opportunity to work with Cody and his beautiful family at one of my favorite places to shoot: Burke Lake, Burke VA. Their two little girls were as cute as buttons, and we had a wonderful time running around, hugging trees, having the...
I had the absolute pleasure of shooting with a beautiful family in Burke about a week ago! She had found us through Google, and saw our website. While on the phone with me, she recognized her best friend Shelby, who’s wedding I had shot! I thought that was really special! 🙂 Small world. So we...
Kai was so excited to be graduating from GMU with her degree, so we set up a cold-weather alternative shoot at the beautiful Gaylord Hotel at the National Harbor here near DC. Such a neat place, too! You have the hustle and bustle of people going in and out of the hotel, but you have...
Bryan and Stacey were soooo cute together! We just had a blast taking some fun pictures at this beautiful historical place! George Washington’s Birthplace is a neat place! It has water, forests, beautiful fences, old barns, fields, and more! Such a great diverse place to do special photos! We even got to see a turkey,...
One of the things that makes my job most worth-while is to make people happy! And I of course like the wonderful moments to capture during weddings: the raw emotion, festive spirit, colors, traditions, and most of all: LOVE. Yesterday was a beautiful wedding from a couple I instantly made friends with when we met!...
We had a lot of fun with this family. One of my favorite places to go for peace and quiet: Algonkian Park, in Sterling Virginia. It’s a neat place because it has some trails, the river, picnic areas, golf area, and just huge happy trees! They had such beautiful kids, and their family just was...
In the wooded heart of DC, I had the total honor today to witness, be a part of, and capture Daniel & Fernanda’s beautiful wedding at the DC War Memorial! It was a hot summer day, and of course since I was wearing black, I was already sweating like crazy when the bridal party arrived....
We could not have asked for a more beautiful day for this wedding! My friend Marie got to marry her best friend today! AND outside in the beautiful sunshine, with the clearest blue sky ever, too…next to a pond! You can’t replace that! I was so honored when she asked me if I could be...
I had such an amazing time with this gorgeous couple! Jared is a pilot. He met Ruth one day while he was in Peru. That was it! The rest is history! They go together so well, too! (And are so in love, too…it’s just wonderful to see) You can tell they have great chemistry....
Today was a super special wedding! I had the privilege of shooting my new friend Ana’s wedding! She got to marry her handsome Fireman! (see our engagement session with them here!)
Sarah & Travis were such a beautiful couple…they are both very sweet people, and their wedding was just as sweet as they are! ♥ I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah a while back at our Reston Bible Church young adults group, and we became friends. So it’s a neat thing to be able to...
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