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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Picking YOUR Photographer
June 14, 2018
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Every week (sometimes every day), I see posts put up in Facebook groups "ISO Photographer" and there are 180 million responses. Here in Loudoun County, we have a large number of photographers with a variety of styles and budgets. We are also such a melting pot of Northern Virginia with Fairfax and Prince William that those photographers get thrown...
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Where Were You Mama?
May 14, 2018
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As you all know, yesterday was Mother's Day. A day where everyone reflects on their lives as sons and daughters, mothers and granddaughters. Social media is filled with pictures of mothers with their children. But do you know what I noticed? Many of those portraits are from years and years ago, or from when their children were first born. Many of t...
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Hug-A-Preemie Mini-Sessions
March 01, 2018
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Hello my lovelies!
If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know that we welcomed our last child into the world 6 weeks before her due date. Being born 6 weeks early made her a preemie and earned her an 11 day stay in the NICU. While she was there, I saw many babies come and go. Some stayed overnight for observation, others stayed for a few...
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