These senior college students from George Mason University decided to celebrate their graduation with senior pictures at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. It’s a fantastic place for a graduation photoshoot! Sure parking may be a little inconvenient (the girls took Uber), there may be a lot of people (and photographers) jockeying for position at…
Occasionally my senior clients introduce me to new venues for Virginia senior portraits, like Airlie House and Farm in Warrenton. It is truly an exquisite location for senior pictures. Airlie is a lovely jewel set into Virginia’s rolling countryside just outside of Warrenton, Virginia. It’s made up of seven different buildings scattered around the grounds,…
One of my clients suggested doing her senior pictures at Colvin Run Mill, and I knew immediately it was a great idea! Because it is in Fairfax County and I live in Loudoun County, it wasn’t really at the top of my mind for locations. But I grew up in northern Virginia and remember coming…
How did Tom Mitchell (warmly known as Tattoo Tom) go from being a former tattoo shop owner to becoming one of the area’s leading childhood cancer activists and founder of StillBrave Childhood Cancer Foundation? By leaning into the unbearable pain of his daughter, Shayla, being diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s at age 16 and dying…
With more time on their hands, high school seniors have been more interested in taking their senior pictures in Washington DC. — in spite of the travel time and National Park Service Fees. As I used to work in DC, I love this opportunity to revisit my old stomping grounds! Early morning is the best…
So you’ve decided you need a Northern Virginia photography studio for an updated headshot or a family portrait or to commemorate your child’s senior year of high school. And you’ve done a little research and made inquiries with other photographers and you find yourself a little surprised by the pricing. Yes the photographs are gorgeous,…
Senior portraits are an important rite of passage for many northern Virginia seniors, and you may be wondering how to choose a senior photographer. While the high school photographer can take a couple of candid shots after he takes your formal yearbook portrait, it’s much more fun to have a customized senior portrait experience! Picking…
The moment Mrs. Gray led me into the basement to discuss repairing my son’s clarinet, I knew I had the perfect subject for my personal photography project — Mr. Gray and his workshop. Mr. Gray is the go-to repair person for musical instruments in Loudoun County. He’s a former music instructor at Sterling Middle school,…
I get it. It can seem like so much work to find and book a northern Virginia family photographer, to get clothes for everyone that look good together (and your kids don’t hate), to get everyone’s hair cut a week or two before the shoot (including the family dog), and to get everyone to the…
When Victoria and her mom said they wanted to take senior pictures in sunflower fields, I was excited to try a new location. Nothing says happy and fun-loving like a field of sunflowers either, and it brought out Victoria’s playful side. It’s a bit of a drive, but the pictures are completely worth it! Victoria…
