Mini Sessions Recap : Bethesda Family Photographer

It's been a while since I've posted here and I have lots to catch up on. To start, October's mini sessions were a success! Rachael and I met up with a few wonderful families at Brookside Gardens in the late afternoon for some photos against a gorgeous fall backdrop. It was so great to meet each family and spend some time together, and of course to get some great photos! I loved interacting with all of the kids... they were so cute. I hope to see all of you again soon!

A few of my personal favorites:

A+ G Engaged! Maryland Engagement Photographer

Amanda and Gab are getting married at the beautiful Meadowlark Gardens so they wanted their engagement photos to reflect more of an urban city feel; the exact opposite of what their wedding images will be. I thought this was a great idea and am happy we were able to accomplish the look they were going for. Georgetown was the perfect location and offered tons of great spots for photos, I could have spent all day there. We started out down by the water and made our way up to M street among the crowds of busy Saturday afternoon shoppers.

I love how these images reflect how comfortable Amanda and Gab are with each other, just having fun and enjoying their time together. That is what being engaged is all about!

There were so many images that I liked - I had trouble deciding which few to show! 

If I had to pick just one favorite, this would be the one.

Aren't you dying to know what he said to get her to laugh like that? This one would make a great canvas!

Thanks so much guys! I hope you had as much fun as I did.

N + H Engaged!

Meet Harris and Nancy!  I love these two! They are good friends which made it a blast to photograph them. And they were SO great in front of the camera… very natural and quite comfortable. It made for some great images.  We had so much fun, it was great to spend some time together.

They are such a great match. Nancy is full of personality and has a contagious smile. Harris is a go-with-the-flow, laid back kinda guy. I think they mesh so well together. Not to mention, they are a good looking couple!

 Nancy ran a half marathon (13.1 miles) earlier in the day. And she was still smiling :) Awesome job!

 I''m really proud of this one. Nancy, you are gorgeous!

This is my favorite shot! 

Their wedding is in 2011…can't wait! Thanks for being my first engagement session ever! I loved it and love you guys!

Special thanks to my assistant Glenn on this one... great job babe!

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The K Family : Virginia Family Photographer

The K family lives on the beach; like walk out the backdoor and step in the sand close to the beach!  I'm so jealous. Their house is gorgeous and so are they! With four boys...all starting with the letter J, I had my hands full keeping track of who was who. I can't imagine what it's like keeping track of their schedules and activities!

It must be so much fun to grow up so close in age. Never a dull moment! And being as handsome as those boys are, they are sure to break a lot of hearts as they get older.



Aren't they the cutest? I love this photo because you can see each of their different personalities in their expressions.

Thank you, K family, for letting me capture  this stage in your lives. I'll see you again soon!

Anna at Arena Stage : Washington DC Portraits

Anna is a friend of mine that I met though the Washington School of Photography. She is a super nice person who is outgoing and full of energy and she is a very talented photographer. She used to work at Arena Stage in Washington DC and helped bring the renovations for this beautiful building to life. Arena is one of the largest theaters in the country dedicated to performing arts. Because of Anna's background in architecture and design, she effortlessly brings this eye to her photography to produce some very creative images. 


Recently Anna announced that she was moving back to Florida and asked me to do a lifestyle photoshoot of her at Arena Stage….of course I said yes! As a photographer, she wanted to have the memories of her time working there documented before she left the DC area. I was flattered that she asked me to capture this for her! 

I really enjoyed doing this session. It was fun to take beautiful photos of someone just being themselves. And we were able to incorporate the unique architecture of the building into the images.