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Washington D.C. Branding Photos

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Working as a headshots photographer, I get to meet so many entrepreneurs who have interesting jobs and are passionate about what they do! And today I’m excited to share Anne of fANNEtastic Food’s Washington D.C. branding photos with you! I met Anne last year when we worked together on a couple shoots for sponsored posts […]

D.C. Winter Engagement Photos

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I am not a cold weather fan, as many of you probably know. But there is something about that winter light that has me *almost* a convert. We had a gorgeous sunrise and perfect light for Micaela and Zach’s D.C. winter engagement photos last weekend! Two Different Vibes Micaela and Zach got engaged at such […]

Classic National Mall Engagement Photos

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I love when I find people who appreciate the same things about our beautiful city that I do! For Jaime and Zach’s classic National Mall engagement photos, I was excited to highlight the quintessential D.C. sites, as well as the stunning architecture of the memorials. Quintessential D.C. Jaime and Zach have lived in D.C. for […]

Autumn Lincoln Memorial Engagement Photos

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We all know the Lincoln Memorial is fabulous, but I have to say, the areas surrounding the memorial are quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite places to shoot this fall! And that’s why I’m excited to share Katie and Mike’s autumn Lincoln Memorial engagement photos with you! Meet Cute Katie and Mike have such […]

Tidal Basin Maternity Photos

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Jess and Hugo are expecting a baby next month!! And to commemorate this special time in their lives, we took their Tidal Basin maternity photos last month. Jess and Hugo are super excited to welcome their bundle of joy and I think it was so smart of them to document their pregnancy with a celebratory […]

Sunrise National Mall Portraits

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I love that D.C. attracts really active, energetic, intelligent people from near and far, and I love that I get to photograph them and capture their memories here in our amazing city. Rachael and Kelly are two of these people and I’m excited to share their sunrise National Mall portraits with you today! Kiwis in […]

National Mall Graduation Portraits

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Graduation portrait sessions are quickly becoming one of my favorite types of occasions to photograph, and Elesia’s National Mall graduation portraits session is high on the list of reasons why! Why I love graduation portraits sessions It’s so fun getting to meet these intelligent, ambitious, capable woman who have accomplished a big goal and want […]