Where are you? | Washington DC Baby Photographer

So, I have a question for you today:
Where are you?

Not how are you, but where.

And I don't mean what county your booty is sitting in right now. I mean, in your photos, where are you?

Are you even in them?

It's easy to get caught up in taking the photos. Trust me, I know. I do it too.
You can have fun taking photos of everyone you love without worrying what your hair looks like,
or that your top fits a little funny, or that you haven't lost weight yet.

And you may even feel like since you're the one running around taking photos all the time, surely you must be in some of them too, right?

Let's do a quick experiment. Take a minute right now to scroll through your most recent photos. Count how many photo you're in.

Go do it (really, go!), I'll wait. Don't mind me while I hum the Jeopardy theme music...

So how many photos are you in? Did you even make into the double digits? And of those, how many are selfies taken from the exact same angle and distance from your iphone?

These are the images your children will have to look back on. Are they enough?

Give them something to look back on. Give them images that bring back memories. That tell stories.
That show how much you love them.

#existinphotos

Gorgeous Mama and 7 Month Old Baby Girl | Northern VA Motherhood-Baby Photographer

These two are simply stunning together. I loved working with them. Baby x was beyond adorable, I loved her smile.

Here are some of my favorite images from our time together - enjoy!

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Mother and Daughter Springtime Motherhood Photography | Vienna VA Mommy & Me Family Photographer

I am completely in love with mother-daughter springtime sessions. IN LOVE. It's such a wonderful time of year, everything is so green and fresh, it presents the perfect background to photograph a gorgeous mother-daughter duo. I met Kaui and Leila in one of my favorite outdoor locations and just let Leila play and explore. With toddlers I never quite know what I'm in for. Some toddlers are shy and reserved, while others are active and outgoing. I love getting to know such big personalities wrapped up in tiny little bodies, and Leila was no exception. She is so sweet.

Kaui and Leila were a dream to work with. I had such fun with them. Complete naturals in front of the camera and so loving with one another. Kaui is gorgeous and Leila is full of adorableness. Not to mention that she is a complete pro at modeling. They were so wonderful together and their relationship is beautiful. I was so happy to meet both of them.

Here are a few of my favorite images from our Mommy & Me session together, enjoy!

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for the love of sisterhood, curtains, and pumpkin bread | Arlington VA Motherhood Family Photographer

I've been lucky enough to photograph this family on several occasions and it just gets better and better every time. As these two sisters grow older and get bigger their personalities shine more and more. They are fun and quirky and funny and charming. They'll steal a spot in your lap, try to take off a diaper when you turn your back, squeeze into impossibly small spaces, and twirl twirl twirl away in curtains to their hearts' content. Watching these sisters together is a joy and photographing them through their childhood is an honor.

And when you include mom too, there is nothing like it. They love her to pieces. Beyond measure. With hugs, with giggles. They clamor for her attention, squeeze closer for hugs, and eat up every word of praise and encouragement she offers them. Plus her pumpkin bread, they eat that up too.

There is so much love between these three. I never tire of it.

I had a different vision in mind for this Mommy & Me session. While I love shooting outdoors, there is something so special about having a session in your own home. There's a comfort and relaxed attitude that comes with being in your own safe space. I think kids, especially toddlers, can find that comforting.

So for this session we stayed indoors. Lest anyone think that your space wouldn't work for a session like this consider: every single image here was taken in the same 10'x10'(ish) area with just one window. I moved their furniture out of the way (an easy 5 minutes of effort) and supplied the curtains and chair.

Then they played and the magic and love all came together to create one of the most beautiful galleries I've had the joy of sharing. Here are a bunch of my favorites (I couldn't possibly narrow it down any further), I hope you enjoy them too.

One Year Old Girl | Arlington VA Baby Photographer

I love photographing this family. Not only did I do Piper's newborn photos, but also her Fresh 48 session and I photographed mom for her maternity images. It's so exciting to see a little one get so big.

Still, turning a year old is exhausting. Happy Birthday Piper.