One of my best memories of childhood is my mom reading fairytales to us – we had a big blue hardback book called The Fairytale Treasury (which I still own) and I heard every single story many, many times. Most of them are Grimm’s fairy tales and looking back they are actually terrifying! But, I still …
This is a gorgeous spot in Prince William Forest Park – sun streaming through the trees, a beautiful creek, rocks, moss, and sooo many ferns. In just a couple of months there will be brilliant fall colors here but for now I’m soaking up as much summer as I can and taking advantage of the …
I was so excited to meet Maria and her family in person – before our session we had one Zoom meeting and had been following each other’s work on Instagram. She is also a photographer and we had a similar vision for the styling, location and overall feel of the session. They were so easy …
Here’s one session that turned out completely different than I expected but I was soooo delighted with the results. For over a month I had planned on meeting this family at the base of an overlook in Pembroke, VA to hike 1/2 mile up to the top to catch a golden sunset. But… the day …
So happy to be able to capture these photos for this family of five at this golden hour session in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The shades of green and blue paired with the sunset are nothing short of magical. Thank you Nikki and AJ for meeting me last week at this gorgeous spot to capture …
Last March I started what I hoped to be the first of many years of “mom & me” mini sessions for Mother’s Day. It didn’t happen this year like I had planned, but last week when I was in Roanoke I was able to schedule a few in a wide open field of gorgeous white …
Roanoke has had sooo many days this month of rain, flash floods, and cloudy skies. But clouds are also a great opportunity to get those rich colors that you won’t get with bright sun. I was beyond excited to meet up with this new small business owner and her husband who is a Roanoke City …
I went through a period when I was looking for epic locations in Virginia to do all my photo shoots. Honestly I will still happily drive 1-2 hours if there are sweeping views or amazing evening light, but my new outlook is to take inspiration from locations close to home and try to create something …
I haven’t posted much at all lately – my last photography session was 2/29, before we had any idea how this pandemic would affect everyone’s lives. I am so grateful that I got do it though because it was a maternity session with my cousin Paige and her husband Brian. They drove up from Tennessee …
Last summer I fell in love with beach light at sunset when I did 2 sessions at Kitty Hawk, NC. When I planned a trip in October to Palm Beach, FL with my cousins Shelia and Stephanie I knew I wanted to do at least one photo shoot while I was there and I was …
