Monthly Archives: July 2009

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Gabe - the Rockstar, Part II - Northern A Newborn Photographer

July 29, 2009 – 9:54 pm

This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of spending the morning with little Gabe and his Mom and Dad. I have to admit that when Gabe’s mom contacted me about doing a newborn session with her already 16 day old little one, I was slightly unsure of whether we would be able to get ALL the sleepy newborn shots that you see on my site (I typically shoot for newborn sessions to be done at 10 days and under as they generally are a little sleepier at that time).  Well this little model totally surprised me and was by far my sleepiest newborn to date. He was awesome!

On top of that, I just had a fun time hanging out with this new family. It was great talking with Mom about being a new parent, the joys (and pains) of being a business owner (she owns a printing company), or just life in general, to absolutely cracking up at Dad who was dying to help out, but at the same time was melting from the combo of the 80 degree house that I ask parents to provide for newborn sessions and me running a space heater. I more then once caught him stepping out to the next room to stand in front of a fan - lol! These two were clearly smitten and head over heals in love with their new little man - I feel so privileged to be able to share in these special moments and capture this special time for them.  I LOVE MY JOB!  Thank you both and congratulations!

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Rockstar - Northern Virginia Newborn Photographer

July 27, 2009 – 12:45 am

Just a quick sneak peek for Gabe’s Mom and Dad! Seriously - check out the sweet mohawk at 19 days old-what a little ROCKSTAR!!! I had such a great time with you today!!! Just wanted to post one that caught my eye for now. Congratulations to your new family :o)

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Best Wedding Entrance EVER!!!!!!

July 22, 2009 – 11:48 pm

I saw this on another photographer’s blog tonight. Oh how much fun is this? I think this is the best way ever to start off your big day :o) Kuddos to the happy bride and groom and all of their friends!

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Fun Summer Days….Reston Children’s Photographer

July 19, 2009 – 10:49 pm

Growing up in Reston, summer was all about going to the pools. Reston is so wonderful in that if you live there you access to any of the numerous Reston pools. I clearly remember waking up, getting our snacks ready, bathing suits on, hopping on our bikes and riding to the pool. We would spend all day there (and I mean like 9 hours all day there!) I loved the water…. I could swim all day long. The only thing better was the beach :o)

I guess my kids are just like me - they love the water. And recently we traveled to St. Pete, Florida. It was a blast - we took in the sun, sand and water from sun up to sun down.  The feel of the sand on my feet, the warmth of the sun and the sound of the ocean just makes my heart do back flips! Here are a couple of the kids enjoying the beach.

To the photographers - The beautiful blue sky was brought back in processing and of course I had so much fun with my new fisheye lens! Can’t wait to use it at some upcoming weddings!

He would be happy digging holes and building sand castles all day long

My baby daredevil finally found here place throwing sand. The first day she spent the entire time running into the waves and scaring me!!!

This is my little athlete. She pretty much spent the whole time in the water.

And here is the kids “cousin” - I am so happy we got to spend time with her. Thank you J & A - we had a blast :o)

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The Brag Book - Northern Virginia Childrens Photography

July 17, 2009 – 1:02 pm

Check out another one of my boutique products - The Brag Book.

This yummy little thing is 5×5 and fits perfectly in your diaper bag  - or if you are like me and carry a GINORMOUS purse - it will fit in there too!  This book is 20 pages and comes with a choice of several different beautiful covers and each sturdy page displays a bordered image. Below are two examples with different covers and different borders.

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Deluxe Coffee Table Album - Northern Virginia Photographer

July 13, 2009 – 12:31 am

So yes I have been a horrible blogger. I was rather busy for the last couple of weeks and then I was fortunate enough to fly down to St. Pete, Florida for a little R&R with my family. I had the BEST time, but now back to the grind. I have some beach pictures from vacation to share but first I wanted to post about one of my newer products - The Deluxe Coffee Table Album.

Simply put, this album is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!!!!!  My pictures do it no justice - never claimed to be a product photographer :o)  This album is part of The Rush collection and is also available ala carte and is custom designed for each client. This album rocks - sized at 12×12 with thick sturdy pages that do not bend, flush mounted pictures can spread the entire page, fully customizable for you. The example shown is a senior session so we went for a lot of color and fun!

Check out the yummy thick board-like pages and the custom picture cover (which is waterproof by the way) it wraps from front to back.

The album comes in a beautiful presentation box and the book is designed so that when you open it up, the pages lay flat. Check it out!

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