It was so nice to see these fellow W&M alums again. I had the chance to photograph their family shortly after their older son was born. Now their older son is an energetic toddler and he has a new (charmingly adorable) baby brother.
What better way to end my week than with a session with this sweet little baby girl. This was the second time I’ve gotten to work with her, and I was so happy to see her smiley face. She looked like quite a classic doll in her heirloom Christening gown.
I was honored to photograph the brave man and women for the second annual breast cancer survivors issue of Fairfax Woman and Alexandria Woman magazine. When the issue came out a few days ago I picked one up and enjoyed reading everyone’s stories. They are truly inspiring.
I was happy to have a little newborn in the studio today to distract me from the fact that I dropped my kids off for their first days of 1st and 2nd grade. This little guy had the most perfect head of thick hair, and such a perfect little face. I was glad mom and dad brought some of their stuff to personalize the portraits. Isn’t he an adorable little Yankee’s fan?
Each year I do a little virtual shopping around for outfit ideas to share with clients leading up to the fall family portrait season. When talking with clients about their wardrobe selection, I suggest sticking mostly with solids, maybe with just one or two prints to help draw the colors together. I find that the best dressed clients in the fall tend to wear warm colors that match the outdoors (browns, oranges, greens, golds). I started with those basics and added a few colors to accent like cream, plum, and dark pink. All of the outfits I picked are currently in season and available at the websites/stores I credited.
