Wow. What a year. I can’t believe 365 days have passed since I officially started this little family photography business I get to call my own. I would now like to do a Grammy-style thank you to a million people. Kidding. Kind of. I have so many people to thank, but they are being thanked this coming […]

Did your photographer suggest a sunrise or early morning session? Does the thought of waking up early for a family session make you cringe? Here are some reasons you should choose a sunrise session: 1. Hands down I love sunrise or early morning sessions during the summer months. It’s cooler (I mean 75 degrees is better […]

How often does your family get together? And when it happens, how often do you get everyone in a picture? This family is all relatively local, but capturing all members together is still a rarity. Together they were 3 family units and one set of grandparents. The 5 kids included one set of twins and one […]

If this is your first time on my blog, then you are currently reading Part 3 in a series I wrote after having our own family photos taken. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 so you get the whole picture (pun intended). After being in front of the camera for our family photos instead of behind the camera, I […]

A major part of the success of your family photos is how you prepare yourself and your family. I know that in Northern Virginia life can get hectic, but I promise if you take some time to plan for your family photography session it will be worth it. The best way for me to write […]

We recently had our family photos taken while on vacation. As you probably already know I am a photographer in the Northern Virginia area, so I am not usually on the “client” side of family photos. I really wanted to think about the process of styling and choosing outfits and share with you. For my sessions I […]