In-Home Family Photography

Toddlers – Trouble or Fun? As a DC area photographer, I am often asked how I do it! How do I handle children and especially toddlers? Aren’t toddlers trouble? Unpredictable? Yes. Yes they are! Toddlers are A LOT like teenagers – mood swings, outbursts, bad decision making, and they LOVE the word “NO!” But, they […]

Remembering All the Details “I want to remember all his favorite things – all the little details!” That’s what this mama told me, an Alexandria Photographer, when she booked her session. She wanted to to remember her little guy’s favorite toys and his nursery and all the little things that mean so much to him […]

This is a Tough Season Don’t we all wish our Master Plans for 2020 had gone as planned and not turned into this tough season!!! This popped-up on Insta the other day and it made me think of all the mamas out there. Moms with littles and moms with bigs. Mamas homeschooling. Moms choosing virtual […]

A Few Things to Know About Me – a DC Family Photographer A few things you should know about me. I love decor. Seriously, I could spend hours looking through decorating magazines and blogs. I love a house tour or decorators show house – almost as much as I love being a DC Family Photographer! […]

When should we schedule pictures again? If I had a dollar for every time a client asks me this question… No, really, I get asked this A LOT! Usually at the end of a newborn session. And as a DC Baby Photographer I consider myself and expert at answering this. Babies change so much in […]

“I absolutely love that NOTHING in this photo shoot was “staged”. Natasha never asked the kids to sit still and smile, in fact she encouraged us all to play and move like we would on any normal day. Little does she know that these aren’t just ‘normal’ days. These are THE days. The ones we […]

When Kids Have Their Own Plan Sometimes (ok – basically all the time), kids have their own agenda. They know when and where they are going to cooperate. And I’ve found as a DC Child Photographer that sometimes their ideas are the BEST ideas. I’ve also learned you just have to go with it! Let […]

Three siblings jumping in a crib. Three things. Three little things. A two year old and two one year olds. When I did posed family sessions these three things would have made me sweat! The thought of trying to get a two year old and two one year olds to sit still and smile – […]

An Important Part of the Process Talking to my clients before they book their sessions is so important! Why? Because I want to get to know you, answer your questions and make sure we are a good fit! I offer a pre-session consult to all my clients. I know what you’re thinking…you don’t talk on […]

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