3 Reasons Why You Should Book A Milestone Session TODAY
February 08, 2021
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Everyone loves a newborn portrait. They are so teeny and sweet, posed in buckets with that gorgeous newborn skin. They are only that small for such a short amount of time and documenting it is so important. But today, I want to talk about one of my favorite types of sessions: MILESTONES!
Then there are one year portraits. At Fluttering Shutter...
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How One Room Can Make Your House Into Your Home
April 13, 2020
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In 2007, I was planning my wedding, going to graduate school, looking for a house to buy and I was 6 months pregnant. You could say that I was a LITTLE busy. We started off with a realtor that told us that we were never going to find a house that was within our budget, was not a fixer upper and within Loudoun County. She showed us multiple homes th...
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COVID-19, Fluttering Shutter Photography and the Small Business Community
March 18, 2020
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Hello!
I've been trying to avoid having to write this out but since I have already notified the clients that this will effect directly, I wanted to reach out to all of you, as well.
This time in our world is a scary one. Information and recommendations are changing daily, school is on an uncertain hiatus, places that we are used to shopping i...
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Picking YOUR Photographer, Part 3
October 07, 2019
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Here in Northern Virginia, it's the beginning of fall. It is the time when the leaves are starting to change and we can finally say goodbye to that summer heat! We have about a month or two where the weather is beautiful, so photographers are usually very busy this time of year. It's busy because everyone wants portraits for holiday cards and we ar...
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Cake Smashes
September 12, 2019
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Cake smashes!! They have become relatively common and can be done beautifully when done right! There are times when things go wrong with cake smashes, as well. I thought that I would share with you all some things that I have learned over the years when it comes to that day that you WANT your child to make a huge mess.
1) You don't HAVE to smash...
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A Heavy Post
September 11, 2019
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**Trigger Warning- This is not a happy baby post and talks about 9/11**
Today is 9/11.
Every day since 9/11/01, it's been a hard day for me.
It's a day where I try to stay off of social media for the most part.
It's a day where I avoided the television because I couldn't watch everything all over again.
It's a day where the world seems darke...
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5 Things To Know About Your Newborn Photographer
July 25, 2019
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Selecting a photographer can be a tricky thing. You want someone who you can trust, whose work you like and someone you can afford. Those are the biggest things that most people look for and if you ask a bunch of friends who to use, they're almost all going to give you different names. They will SWEAR by their photographer, but what if their photog...
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5 Things Your Photographer Wants You To Know (But is too afraid to tell you)
March 27, 2019
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When you decide to hire a photographer for various types of sessions, you should trust that they are experts at what they do. You want beautiful, quality portraits of your family and we want to provide that experience for you. We want you to love every shot that we take and become our regular clients. Why? Because when you find THE photographer for...
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Finding Your Photographer, Part 2
March 25, 2019
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When you are searching for a photographer, it can be really difficult to narrow down your choice to one. That is why I've decided to keep writing blogs to help explain how you can make the process easier on you and easier for your perfect photographer to find you! If you missed my original "Finding Your Photographer" post, you can read it here....
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Shoot & Share Contest
January 23, 2019
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Hello all!
For the past few years, I've been participating in the Shoot & Share contest and I have loved every minute of it! Every year hundreds of thousands of images are submitted and ANYONE is allowed to vote. If you want to see my 2017 results, you can see them here.
This past year I placed even higher than I did the year before and I'm so ex...
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