Valentine's Day Mini-Session

Just before the holidays, I was contacted by Allison because she needed some family pictures for their Christmas card and a photographer they had scheduled with had fallen through (lucky me:). I had a great time meeting her beautiful family and taking their photos. Well, she contacted me again because she does a project for her husband every Valentine's Day and needed some new pictures of her gorgeous daughters. I had the day off from work, so I drove to her home the following morning (with Reagan in tow) and took some shots of the girls in their pink dresses. I had seen tons of cute Valentine's themed ideas for photos, and I quickly put together this banner that you see in several of the backgrounds. Super cute and so easy!

Probably my favorite shot of the morning. 

It was sunny and warm, so I took her older daughter outside for a few more shots since I definitely prefer an outdoor setting.

Now I should probably use the same props to take a few of my own kiddo before she grows up and refuses to pose for me!!!

Maternity Session

For a couple weeks, I had been trying to meet with Jamie, the mother-to-be (round two!) to get some maternity shots, but the weather was NOT cooperating. Fortunately, on the day that ended up working for all of us, the weather was fantastic. It was a bit chilly, but Jamie was a trooper and didn't mind one bit. As we had emailed to figure out dates and times, she shared her Pinterest page with me to give me an idea of some of the poses she was interested in. That was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL! We both printed out the Pinterest ideas and came to the session ready to shoot. 

I had a lot of favorites!

Totally not part of the session, but I love this image! What a great kid!

I've actually started asking potential clients if they are on Pinterest to see if they have similar pages to share with me. I've got lots of ideas going on in my head, but how nice to make sure they can get the poses they love!

A Sunny Day in January

I took pictures before the holidays for a local Alexandria family and they shared the photos with a neighbor. The neighbor called me in the new year to schedule pictures for her son's family. They wanted to capture a bit of the city without being too touristy since they've spent a good portion of their lives as locals. We lucked out and had the most gorgeous day with unusually warm weather. It was really windy by the water, but they were good sports and adjusted. We wandered around and tried to capture various scenes. These boys were by far the most well-behaved and cooperative teenagers/preteens I've ever been introduced to. They were an absolute joy to work with. Here are my favorites:

Christmas Pictures in Chevy Chase

I am so far behind in blogging about my photo sessions! But in my efforts to get back up to speed, here's a look at a session I did for a wonderful family in Chevy Chase, MD. I took pictures for the wife's brother's family a few weeks earlier, and they liked the shots and hired me! Thank goodness for word of mouth:)

Here are some of my favorites:

After our indoor shots with the Christmas decor and their fancy clothes, they all changed into "play" attire and we walked to a nearby park to take a few more pictures:

It's dark, but I absolutely love this shot.

Who could resist this sweet doggie?!