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Posted on January 5, 2012

What a gorgeous time of year…. precisely why everyone wants to do their annual family pictures in the FALL! With peak color falling (ha!) around the second week of November, we were deeply buried in moving preparations and posting fall family sessions fell through the cracks! Here is a quick recap of some of my favorite images for fall 2011:

the Virgin Family – last year they were new neighbor/friends… this year they are some of our dearest neighbor/friends… our kids absolutely love each other. the family simply cannot take a bad picture if they tried. holy cow. we caught some amazing light at Brookside Gardens and had a lovely time together!! 

and the Perieck family…. our original session, down on the beautiful DC tidal basin was a bust because it was soooooooo cold. Poor little Max couldn’t even dream of smiling. So we met up in my neighborhood and enjoyed some late season color AND Max’s beautiful smile.  

and then there are the Knowltons… dear friends and neighbors who are especially cool to me because they have chickens. oh yeah, and not just any chickens, chickens with attitude and personality. and their son, Jeremiah, is one of our favorite little friends in the ‘hood. I took Adelaide with me on this shoot, as my assistant, and she sang and sang to Jeremiah to get those classic Jeremiah smiles and laughs! My cheeks were hurting after this session, from all the smiling and laughing I was doing behind the camera! 

and finally, the Fortunato family…. I had the honor of meeting them and working with them this past summer, and we were able to squeeze in a Fall session before it was all said and done. Ollie is a DOLL…. his smile and big blue eyes are just to die for. I so enjoy working with clients through the year(s)… it gives me much joy to help document and see the growth and milestones of these kiddos! 

 

Posted on October 27, 2011

it was a joy to meet up with the Potter family once again this fall! i so enjoyed capturing their fall pictures last year, and it was just fun to see how the kids have grown up. AND we will be neighbors in just a few short weeks! the light at Wheaton Regional Park was superb this evening. love it!

AND…. check out the new watermark on the images… just a wee taste of a new brand direction that my ultra talented sister-in-law, Elisabeth Kvernen, of Silk Road Studio has designed for me. i am very excited to launch the new design soon… but for now, just the watermark. what do you think??!

 

Posted on July 24, 2011

Yes, it was like the hottest day of the year so far. Yes, we were all alternately sweating and cooling off. Yes, it was rough.

But, OMG, just look at the result?!

Baby L was just a doll. A stoic doll (ha ha!) but a doll nonetheless. She is just a couple of weeks younger than Nadia, and it was so fun to see so many similar traits that seem to be pretty standard at 8 months of age.

The light, the family, the smile and laughter and the beach…. wow. Obviously they all amounted to an equation of near perfection! It was such a pleasure to meet you all, Rossotti family and help document this special time in your lives!

Posted on July 18, 2011

Meet Ollie. There are just no words to adequately describe his cuteness. And I have to say, he was one of THE best 9 week old models I have ever seen. All smiles and looks of pure wonder and cuteness. His parents and grandparents weren’t too bad themselves!

Karla contacted me just a week ago saying a neighbor had recommended me as a potential photographer. (shout out to Stacy the neighbor!!!) And it turns out that we are all practically neighbors. I love this place. I love the connections I make around here… at the park, on a neighborhood email listserve, via neighbors. I love that so many of my clients live literally within a 2 mile radius of me right now. Way to shop local, friends!

I love that Karla and Logan worked in some very sentimental and fun “props” to make the shoot even more memorable and personal. Not only are these images touching and nostalgic now, but in 10-15 years they will be simply priceless.

Without further adieu…..

Posted on October 28, 2010

The B & P families are neighbors and good friends. And they are in my neighborhood, too! And man, these kiddos are waaaaay too cute for words. So I will let the images speak for me. Get ready to “oooh” and “ahhh” at the cuteness! It was great meeting you all and I hope we connect again in the ‘hood! Blessings to you all this fun fall/holiday season!!

First up, the B family:

And the P family….

Posted on October 27, 2010

Great to meet the L family… another family from the ‘hood. Miss M was fun to watch interact with her parents… and fun to see her enjoying the playground even at 12 years old. Hey, if I wasn’t 8 months preggo and had any amount of bicept strength left, I would be hanging on the monkey bars too. Life is too short to run away from youthfulness. It was great meeting you, L family, and I hope Miss M can indeed babysit sometime!

And meet Mark and Sarah… adorable couple. They informed me they were not photogenic. I beg to differ!!  They have such a natural comfortableness with each other, a lovely thing to photograph… I guess that comes with knowing someone for 15 years! Blessings to you guys as you get married this next year! I wish you the very best!

Posted on October 25, 2010

Meet the awesome K family. Another neighbor-turned-friend in record time. Their daughter, little Miss B, is simply ADORABLE. And I love love love how well the three of them just FIT together. I don’t know how else to say it. So. Stinking. Cute. K’s, I am SO happy this worked out for us all this weekend! We are very thankful to discover neighbor friends like you guys!

Posted on October 25, 2010

Whew – what a day! What a GORGEOUS day with gorgeous families and kids and couples. It couldn’t have gone better. I will be adding a few single and combined posts as I process the images…

Meet the V family. A D O R A B L E. And we are neighbors. As in we can stare into each other’s houses. Two year old E and my Sydney are pals. Such a sweet family and I am so blessed to have friends like these guys living in the neighborhood!

Posted on October 24, 2010

Ah, what can I say…. I love my job. I get to meet fabulous people, adorable kiddos and capture precious memories and moments for families. And we get to do it all while playing at a park. Yup, I do love my “job.”

The “L” family had the most adorable daughters… who reminded me of the dark haired-dark eyed versions of my two girlies. The girls (and parents) were fabulous subjects.. and incredibly easy and fun to work with. It was so nice to meet you all…. hope we run into each other again at the park sometime! I think our daughters would have a blast playing together!

Mr. E is an adorable 21 month old with expressions and personality galore. My favorite moment is when he started mimicking his mom saying “come on honey!” It was precious! The light was simply delicious towards the end of the session. Mr. E was a blast to chase around and capture on camera!