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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 […]

Two Boys & A Girl Eeek!!! I think I was as excited as this mama when she told me she was having a girl! As a DC Newborn photographer, I’d photographed all their kids throughout their first year and after two boys, a girl was a welcome surprise! As a precaution during the pandemic I […]

Beach picture using Waterlogue app Waterlogue App 3 MUST Have Apps to Edit Pics on Your Phone Who’s been overwhelmed by all the apps available to make your pictures look better? Just type “photo editing” into the app store and see how many come up…A LOT! I’m here to tell you all you really need […]

A toddler, a newborn and a dog – no they didn’t walk into a bar! Being DC Newborn Photographer – I walked into their house. Many photographers would run the other direction! I love it. Bring me all the chaos. I love the unpredictability and the action. I just love it all! Chaos is My […]

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! […]

Blogs…how 2006, right? Way back in 2006, I started a blog. Yes, a legit blog. We were getting ready to move to Germany for three years with our three young boys (8, 5 & 4) and I wanted family and friends to be able to follow along on our journey. Let me take you back […]

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 […]

Twins! Can You Imagine? I truly can’t imagine having twins. I can’t imagine the exhaustion and the chaos. My two youngest are 15 months apart and some have told me that age difference is harder than having twins. This I highly doubt! Twins actually run in my family. I have aunts that are twins and […]