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This is the place I get to showcase all of my beautiful clients and the love they put into their sessions or weddings. I also love sharing tips and tricks on wedding photography planning, ideas to make your session fun, easy, and organized, as well as personal stories. Find the category you're looking for, or browse for hours! There's plenty to keep you entertained.

Welcome to the last post in my series on photo shoot outfit ideas. I’m sharing my favorite all encompassing tip today, and that’s to use Pinterest for your photo shoot outfit planning! I know that’s not exactly a mind-blowing, shocker of a tip, but I do have some great ideas for how to use Pinterest […]

Happy Tuesday! And welcome to the third post in my series on photo shoot outfit ideas. So far I’ve shared two great overall ideas for putting together outfits for your next photo session: here and here. Today I’m talking about my favorite tip – my suggestion to get really dressed up! Photography is always an […]

You may remember Maddy from this post from a little over a year ago, when she helped me create my Photo Shoot Style Guide. Well this little project came full circle when she booked me for her Old Town Alexandria maternity photos because guess who got to actually use the style guide? Maddy! haha 

Still in celebration mode over here! August marks the one year anniversary of when I registered my business in the commonwealth of Virginia – woot woot! Rachel E.H. Photography has been a legit business as a Washington, D.C. area photographer for one full year! To commemorate the passing of this milestone, I created a blog […]

I love working with clients who know what they want but are still open to letting me do my thing, make suggestions, and trust my experience & expertise. Josh was one of these clients! His Old Town Alexandria headshots session went nice & smooth because he was great at communicating what he was looking for […]

D.C. Area Special Occasions Photographer OK everyone, let’s take a collective sigh of relief {Ahhhh…} that we are finally in the month of March and that much closer to the joy of spring and all of the warm days & stunning outdoor backdrops it brings. I know us natural light photographers are counting down the days […]

Photography Tips & Tricks Whether you’re a photographer or gearing up for your own upcoming photo shoot, today’s style guide post is for you! I have been looking for ways to streamline my workflow while improving support to my clients. A win/win situation, if you will. Recently I was spending a lot of time researching what […]