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…
Won’t You Be My Neighbor is a wonderful documentary film about Fred Rogers, of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” fame. It’s an incredibly thought-provoking movie that still resonates with me, months after I first saw it in the theaters. Three times in fact. But I digress. I did not watch Mister Rogers Neighborhood as a child, so…
This picture from almost 10 years ago makes me laugh now, but at the time I admit I was frustrated. I had a new camera and was excited to practice photography on my kids. They, as you can see, were not as excited to be photographed! I definitely could have used these photo tips!…
One of the best things about phone cameras is that the camera is always with you, so why not take a minute to read through these phone photography tips to learn how to make your images pop!
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…
I love books. When my children were small, I had much less time to escape into the pages (virtual or paper) of fiction. I belonged to a neighborhood book club, but I was probably its least reliable member. However, now that my nest is emptying out (!!!) I have a little more time and as…
Meadowlark Gardens in northern Virginia is a wonderful location for a photoshoot! Many of my seniors have their senior pictures taken there, as do many families. Meadowlark Gardens does charge a small admissions fee (about $5, although as a member I can bring in two guests for free), and there is an additional fee of…
Everything came together beautifully for this senior portrait session. Emma is such a gorgeous girl, so athletic and smart and nice. She certainly made my job easy, I just had to point the camera at her and beautiful images would be created. Emma chose a combination studio-destination senior portrait session, so we started out with…