DC

No frills guide to Lifestyle Sessions Did you catch my blog post on the benefits of booking an in-home lifestyle photography session?  Maybe it inspired you to book one with me! If that’s the case, I can hardly wait to capture those real-life moments! Moments you want to remember for years to come. But from […]

2020 has been a tough year. And many of the normal family holiday activities and festivities have been cancelled. So, I put together a list of Family Holiday Activities and Traditions that are fun and safe for 2020! Many of these activities my family has done throughout the years – sometimes every year! And even […]

Clients Love & Praise That Warm My Heart I say it ALL the time – literally daily – I have the BEST clients! Clients I have photographed since my early days. Clients that come back year after year for every family milestone. And clients that share my business with friends and family. Blessed. That’s how […]

Public Service Announcement for ALL Washington DC Mamas – get in the pictures!

Shooting Isn’t All This DMV Newborn Photographer Does! Whats the first thing that come to mind when you think about a newborn photographer’s job? Taking pictures! Right? Well, I’m here to tell you that is only a tiny part of what I actually do! Like maybe 10% of my time is spent behind my camera. […]

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Catchy title, huh? Has anyone else read this book? Back in the 1990s and early 2000 it was literally the expectant moms’ bible! I would read it every week and it would take me through how big the baby was and what was developing that week, etc. Remember this […]

A New Job & Business at 40 My degree is in elementary education – but do many people do a job that has to do with their degree? I taught first grade for two years before having my first son and becoming a stay-at-home mom. Then, in late 2012, I started my photography business around […]

Help! What Should My Newborn Wear for our DC Newborn Session? I hear this from pretty much every person who books a newborn session with me. What should your newborn wear? I know in your thinking they need an “outfit”. And an outfit for you means a top and pants or a dress. Maybe grandma […]

Photography isn’t my hobby. It’s my business – my job. A business I built from the ground up through a lot of trail and error…a lot! I have a degree in Elementary Education – not photography, not business. And I know there are a lot of photographers out there that really do it as a […]

Fall Family Sessions what to wear What to Wear for Your Fall DC Family Photoshoot Figuring out what to wear for outdoor family pictures can be unnerving. This isn’t the time to reinvent your style. Everyone should be themselves in your DC family photoshoot! Gone are the days of matching from head to toe. Thank […]