I can't give too much away from this photo shoot since it's for their wedding day, but I had such a great time with this couple in Washington, D.C.! It was such a beautiful day to be out and about on the historical Mall with a fun loving couple. Unfortunately, I don't get to photograph the big day, as I am a bridesmaid and will be busy welcoming my new sister-in-law to the family, but I know their photographer will capture the day flawlessly. Maybe we'll get to do a trash the dress shoot after the honeymoon!

Congratulations to my brother Ben and his very-soon-to-be wife Laura! I can't wait to party down with you guys in a few weeks.

I love being able to watch my clients grow up. I've had the pleasure of photographing this particular 3 year old since she was 3 months old. She's always had some smiles for the camera, though getting her to stay still and pose for me is a challenge, as most 2 & 3 year olds are. She is now the proud big sister to baby Leah and I had a great time photographing them together at a local park this weekend. The weather was great and this family brought their smiles. Thanks to the O'Conners for letting me photograph these beautiful girls.

Cailyn as a baby

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Cailyn at 1

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Cailyn 2 years old

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Cailyn at 3, you can see, dandilions make great distractions and perfect for photos!

 Here are the girls!

I have a 9-5 job in a studio shooting for a clothing company and I have my business for myself doing the fun stuff, kids and families. Sometimes I forget to take photos just for fun! While I've been home on maternity leave I've had the pleasure of spending so much time with my 2yr old that I will always treasure. While we've been home I've been very busy trying to keep him busy, so I've rediscovered the fun of photography just for fun's sake! I've put my little point and shoot in the hands of my son and let him go crazy and together during craft time we came up with a great project, photographing his favorite toys! I had him doing an art project first, I put finger paints in a ziplock back and let him squish the paints around, then taped that up to the sliding glass door to let lots of light through. This was our backdrop. Then I let him pick out which guys he wanted to photograph and in which groupings, this is what we came up with. It was a lot of fun, and he got to take some photos himself, though most of those were of his batman pajama pants...

After they were edited, I got them printed and mounted on foam core to hang in his room right at his height. He was so excited and proud, it was a great successful project and fun with photography!