Maternity Session

For a couple weeks, I had been trying to meet with Jamie, the mother-to-be (round two!) to get some maternity shots, but the weather was NOT cooperating. Fortunately, on the day that ended up working for all of us, the weather was fantastic. It was a bit chilly, but Jamie was a trooper and didn't mind one bit. As we had emailed to figure out dates and times, she shared her Pinterest page with me to give me an idea of some of the poses she was interested in. That was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL! We both printed out the Pinterest ideas and came to the session ready to shoot. 

I had a lot of favorites!

Totally not part of the session, but I love this image! What a great kid!

I've actually started asking potential clients if they are on Pinterest to see if they have similar pages to share with me. I've got lots of ideas going on in my head, but how nice to make sure they can get the poses they love!

FLASH SALE - Free Mini Session Recap

A couple weeks ago, I posted a FLASH giveaway for a FREE mini session. Within 25 seconds, someone had commented on the post to claim the session! (Got to love the power of social media:)

The winner wanted some family pictures for their Christmas card. Unfortunately our first session was rained out, and just as it looked like our rescheduled session was going to be a bust too, we figured out a great way to make it work...just do it one day earlier! They met me at the Gristmill Park in Mt Vernon and despite the chilly temperatures, the girls were great sports and very photogenic! In just 30 minutes I managed to snap nearly 300 pictures (189 of which I edited and gave to the winner)! Here are my favorites:

Ridiculously cute outfit, right?!

I could NOT get enough of this woodpile. What a fun, natural background!

Christmas Pictures at the National Harbor

I'm a bit behind, but last weekend I had the opportunity to take pictures of one of the cutest 11-month olds EVER! His parents must take tons of pictures of him because he was such a ham for the camera! We met at the Gaylord Hotel in the National Harbor, and it was the perfect location. We did most of our shots outside, but ventured inside at the end of the session. Here are my favorites!

Moran Family Pictures

On Sunday morning, I had the opportunity to visit the Moran family in their gorgeous home in Arlington. They wanted some family photos with the Christmas decorations and it was a blast! Their older daughter was the best little model, but sadly, her little sister didn't want to smile. No worries, she's cute as a button anyway!

The girls with their Au Pair

Grandma and her girls

Dad tickling the oldest

Isn't she a cutie!

We finally got a little smile, so I snapped this one and even though the details aren't perfect, I love it!

A model in the making

So adorable!

Mommy with her girls!

Daddy with his girls!

What a great time I had with this wonderful family! It's certainly a challenge to photography babies and toddlers, but these kiddos made it easy!