Thanks for taking a moment to visit Veralana Photography’s blog. I am a portrait and commercial photographer located in Northern Virginia. Here on the blog I share sneak peeks from my portrait sessions, modeling work, and nature photography. Check out my website for more samples of my portfolio. To receive new posts by email, subscribe to this blog.  If you want to share one of my posts with your friends on Facebook, click on the little Facebook icon below each post.

Magical Vacation

September 1, 2010

There’s nothing more magical than sharing a vacation to Disney World with little kids.  I love that my girls are still young enough to want to dress up in fancy princess gowns in 90 degree weather, meet the “real” princesses, and dine in magical castles.

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Evidence that I went one vacation, too….a rare photograph of photographer.   Here I am with my two little “Jessies”.   Their dresses were custom made by the wonderful Angela of Boutique Ollie Girl.

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And I will leave you with our view of the castle from the top of the Contemporary Hotel.    It totally made it worth it to carry along my 70-200 mm lens.

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{On Vacation}

August 25, 2010

Just a quick note that I will be on vacation from August 25-31.  If you are looking to book a fall session you can email me at emily@veralana.com, and I will contact you when I return.  Have great week!

 

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Which one is Thomas?

August 21, 2010

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I’ve known these little girls for several years, and it was fun to work with them and their little brother this morning.   Little brother loved his trains and his big smile in this closeup was from a little game his mom was playing asking him to show each of the train cars one by one.   Even in the image of the three of them, the trains were there by his side–we hid them with his sisters’ skirts!

 

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Big Sister, Little Sister

August 20, 2010

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This lovely family came to me through the Celebrating Adoption organization.   And not only do they have a new addition to their family to celebrate, but also the end of a series of cancer treatments.    It was so sweet to see how much big sis loved her little sister–it was truly a match meant to be.

 

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Spotted on iTunes

August 16, 2010

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The new album from Spanish-language Christian artist Andy Colon, which features my images, is now available  to the public!   You can find it on iTunes, or hear some previews through his website.    I think the album look amazing, and I am so excited that I could be part of the project.

 

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New Beginnings

August 15, 2010

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What better way to kick off my new studio then to work with a new family.   I’m moving my studio space from the the original space on Mill Street to a new location on Maple Avenue.  The new studio is nearly renovated with cherry floors, and I am excited about the new opportunities for shooting there.

I knew this new mom since our days at William and Mary together, and it was so sweet to hear her singing lullabies to her little boy.

 

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