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It may be the beginning of a new year, but I am already getting excited for my fav time of year: cherry blossoms season! I’m starting the celebration early with my tips on how to prepare for cherry blossoms photos. This will be my eighth year photographing D.C. cherry blossoms sessions! Time sure does fly […]

It’s a special day when I share family photos. So today must be special since I get to share these summer Lincoln Memorial family photos with you! Washington, D.C. Vacation Photo Session Tiffany did what a growing number of my clients do. She reached out to book summer Lincoln Memorial family photos while she and […]

Today it’s all about the family! I’m sharing these beautiful Kennedy Center family portraits from last fall in Washington, D.C. Woot woot! Seven Years and Counting From 2015-2021, in the fall, I’ve hosted family mini session ‘marathons’ in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia. (A marathon is where I book multiple 30 minute sessions back to back […]

Happy Monday! With fall family session season coming up soon, I thought it would be fun to share this Green Spring Gardens family photos session with you from this past spring! ICONIC REHP You probably remember Tika and her hubby from their iconic cherry blossoms maternity session in 2018, where I took one (OK, some) […]

You know I love when my clients go ‘all out‘ for their portrait session – and such was the case with Kiran’s formal Lincoln Memorial family photos session last fall. 10 Times the Excitement I’ll be honest – when I saw Kiran walking up to our session wearing a red gown and her husband and […]

Oh man, Katey and her family really upped the ante with their Lincoln Memorial family photos! Not only did they choose one awesome location, they chose to tie the session to their one year wedding anniversary! Katey and Adam were married a year ago in March, and wanted to celebrate their anniversary by including their […]

What do you do when half the people who were supposed to be at your family photo shoot get snowed in? You make the most of it and continue on with your session, just like Nora and her family did during their cherry blossoms family photos last month! Nora contacted me with a really fun […]

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but one of my favorite things to do is location scout. It’s just fun to get out there, explore, take some photos, be in nature, and let myself be inspired by my surroundings. It’s one of the many perks of the job! A couple of weeks ago I had […]

The cool thing about being a natural light photographer (well, one of the cool things, because there are so many!) is getting to see your favorite spots at all different seasons. They look different for every session and every year you schedule there. This was the case with these spring family photos at Potomac Overlook […]

Sometimes I feel like a total meanie having my clients stand outside in the cold with me when I’m all warm(ish) in my layers and they’re in their adorable outfits in the freezing cold! (I swear, it’s worth it! Just take a look at these photos for proof!) But they are always such troopers about […]