Cherry Blossom Image Contest!

Just for fun, we’re hosting a contest for the favorite Cherry Blossom Mini Session image!One image from each mini session was selected and posted on these pages. The winners with the highest average of votes by May 15 will win:1st Place: 11×14 canvas print of client choice2nd Place: 11×14 archival print of client choice3rd Place: 8×10 archival print of client choice Vote early and…

Just another friday…

Today was a dash of this and a dash of that — all super celebratory events, which made things really fun. I’m spoiled by all the great weather we’ve had these last few weeks. Last year at this time I had rescheduled one couple EIGHT times because of rain. Eight times. This year, not a single rain date has been called thus far. So…

A Story of Lost and Found

Despite waking up with eyes swollen shut from the pollen, we managed to have a lot of fun this morning with the remaining spectacular that is the Cherry Blossom festival. Mazy strikes a pensive mood here as we begin her session. She was so great – lots of fun and smiles – and very patiently following my instructions so she could get her cookies…

Another beautiful day

Contrary to popular belief, I actually don’t live on the Tidal Basin. But these days, it sure can feel like it. Although when you get to see an incarnation of this every morning, it doesn’t feel a bad gig: This morning I worked with Jolina and Samara, clients from last year. Although last year we worked in January on the Tidal Basin, when we…

Project Cherry Blossoms

Your challenge for this week:Get your clients to the location on timeHope and pray they find parkingIn 20 minutes, get a great portrait of the children, with the cherry blossoms, which are typically hanging 6 feet above their headsHope and pray for good, warm weather, not too sunnyBattle tourist throngs to get a shot that looks sereneFight back little old ladies, as necessaryKeep the…

Lots of Everything!

Cars, busloads of tourists wearing “i love d.c.” sweatshirts, families, doggies, photographers, and even a bride and groom. Oh, and blossoms? Did I mention tons and tons of blossoms? And sunshine?We had a gorgeous morning today, at the cherry blossom mini sessions down by the tidal basin.We had perfect attendance and lots of smiles and fun at this morning’s session! Here are a few…

Full On!

Those cherry blossoms are bloomin like crazy. This is by far the prettiest season I have seen since living here in DC. Which brings out the challenge of everybody and their brother, their long lost uncle, their pet terrier, congregating on the Tidal Basin at the same time. At 8:45 this morning (a Thursday…by the way), parking was already all full. Yikes. I was…

Rainbows and Ducks

The Cherry Blossom Mini Sessions have begun! It’s been like a reunion with old friends, as over 80% of the families I worked with yesterday and today have done a mini session with me in the last year. Keating, as you probably remember if you follow this blog, was photographed last year at the festival. Some of these kids don’t remember who I am,…

Sometimes it takes a while….

sometimes it takes a while…for an image to develop. With my dad at the Kodak Camera Club, or in our basement darkroom, or in the high school lab, I would slip an exposed piece of photographic paper (the weight! the gloss! the expense! the absolute magic!) into the processing tray, and I would watch an image reveal itself, like a person slipping out of…

Giving Thanks

That then is not now. Bring on the daffodils and cherry blossoms!