Loudoun County Branding Photos

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Over the past year I have had the pleasure of meeting a lot of wedding industry professionals and today I’m excited to introduce you to one of my favorites as I share her Loudoun County branding session photos!  I met Angelica last year at a Tuesdays Together D.C. meeting and we just clicked! We scheduled a lunch meeting and I … Read More

Alexandria Branding Session Photos

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I’m excited to share with you these Alexandria branding session photos today! This session is so special because the woman in them is fantastic, but also because of what she did to prepare for the session. She took all of my advice on how to prepare before her Alexandria branding session photos – from having her hair and makeup done … Read More

Kennedy Center Branding Session

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I’m so excited about today’s post because I love celebrating other small business owners, solopreneurs if you will! Sarah contacted me last month about her Kennedy Center branding session and I was so excited she chose me to take these super important photos for her! Sarah recently quit her day job to pursue her side hustle full time and I … Read More

Seven Oaks Lavender Farm Photos

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I’m so excited to share these Seven Oaks Lavender Farm photos with you today! And I’ll admit it: when I see photos of people touring France, taking gorgeous photos in lavender fields, I get jealous. And I believe jealousy points us towards what we want (did Elizabeth Gilbert say that?). So apparently I really wanted to take photos in a … Read More

Beautiful Weekend – Fun Monday

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Happy Monday friends! I’m hitting the ground running after a beautiful weekend full of relaxation, taking photos, and enjoying the great outdoors! It’s a holiday week so I’ll be enjoying a day or a day and a half off, but most of this week will be spent working – doing what I love! I actually started my weekend off on … Read More

Gravelly Point Headshots

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I had so much fun working with Kelsey on her Gravelly Point headshots session! I met Kelsey at Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia, right outside National Airport last week for her session and not only did we have beautiful weather, we had beautiful glowy light! Woot woot! Kelsey was the winner of Alexandria Living Magazine‘s launch sweepstakes, so she won … Read More

Snowy Old Town Alexandria Headshots

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So, I obviously have the best clients. Everyone is always so trusting and up for whatever I suggest. But Madison here might take the cake for my bravest client ever when she signed up for snowy Old Town Alexandria headshots! I’ve known Madison for about two and a half years now. She and I joined a networking group around the … Read More

First Day – Fun Monday

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Happy New Year!! I know it’s about a week late on wishing everyone a happy new year here on the blog, but this is my first day back in the office officially after taking a little holiday hiatus. It’s actually my first day as a full time / all the time photographer! Say what?! Well if you missed my big … Read More

Photography Website Launch – Rachel E.H. Photography

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I know it’s early in the day, but pop the prosecco! I’m ready to celebrate! Today is an exciting day because it’s my photography website launch day!! Sometimes you just need a little refresh, a smidge of an update, and that’s what I’ve done to Rachel E.H. Photography’s home on the interwebs! To kick off my photography website launch, I … Read More

Constitution Hall Headshots – Charles

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One of the reasons at the top of my list for why I love photography is it provides opportunities for trips down memory lane. Even as the photographer, going to a location where I’ve shot before offers the chance for me to reminisce on past shoots & realize how far I’ve come in such a short time. Such was the … Read More