2011 was a wonderful year in many ways. Although I restricted my availability this year, I had many sessions and many wonderful moments captured for my clients. The introduction of my latest family member, Anne, has made life so much sweeter. Thank you to all of my wonderful clients who made 2011 an exciting year! I look forward to seeing you all again in 2012!

Babies are so expressive and they grow so quickly! Oftentimes, it can be assumed that you cannot get decent portraits of a baby at that awkward phase where she starts to roll around, but not quite sit up yet. I’d argue that you can get some very endearing moments captured at this time! Unlike much of my indoor work, this is done with all natural light. Not all of my clients have wide open windows, so much of my indoor work is with studio lighting.

Everyone, meet C! It’s his first birthday, and as you can tell, he’s quite excited about it!!! C was a total ham for the camera. I have never done a first birthday session for a child so quickly in my life. We set up, he started smiling, I snapped away, and then we moved on to the cake smashing fun! It was a great pleasure to be able to capture these moments for C’s family.

Happy Birthday little one!

Meet Baby J! He is the latest addition to a wonderful family here in the Northern Virginia area. This is also the start of my obsession with the striped blue fabric. I just love how the lines draw your eyes in to the baby. I’m tossing away the crazy props, baskets, and other nonsense that distract the viewer from the baby. Pure and simple newborn photography. That’s the way I like it! J gave me a lot of great eye contact when he became a little more alert toward the end of the session. Hopefully he’ll be a little ham for the camera as he gets older!