Two Slots Open – Mini Sessions this Sunday!

Our June 28th Mini Session was rained out (remember all that rain? Feels so far away now…) and our rain date is coming up on Sunday. We were able to move some folks from our original date into other mini sessions, so now have three coveted openings left. Please pass this along to friends and family, or come join us yourself! The Details:Where: Montrose…

A Full House…

On Tuesday, John is on the other end of my phone… “So I was referred to you by a colleague, who just did a mini session with you. She says you are great with kids.” And then he sounds really hesitant, and says “My kids, and their kids are all coming to my house this weekend. It’s the first time all the cousins have…

Pictures, Memories and Laughter….

Announcing our Summertime Mini Sessionsand Location Contest! June 27 – Montrose Park, Georgetown 7am – 10amJune 28 – Montrose Park, Georgetown 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmJuly 11/12 – Location TBD The details: – $35 each child, $15 each additional person– 20 minute time slots, email or call us to reserve your slot.– All images made available on-line for ordering and sharing– 10% coupon for…

Little Monkeys at the Zoo

On Sunday we were at the National Zoo for mini sessions, what a great location. I will definitely be setting up more sessions there over the summer. If you’re interested in knowing when, let me know and I will add you to the list. I was actually amazed at how both convenient and versatile the location was. We had a blast playing and following…

Eddie and Tami and the last of those blossoms…

Eddie and Tami hired me to shoot their wedding next year … – a cherry blossom themed affair that sounds like it’s going to be a blast. We got to know each other better by doing an engagement shoot down at the Tidal Basin to get the tail end of the cherry tree spectacular. Socked by winds and rain a few days before our…

A Good Friday Indeed…

I keep thinking that I am going to tire of the cherry blossoms. Or take the same picture again and again. But these sweet little spirits that show up in front of the lens just give me inspiration, and create the family art that will be around for a long time. This morning I was down in the tidal basin again, and this is…

Mini Sessions – Day 2, Part 2

One of the things that I have gotten away from on this blog is to talk about why I like the images that I post up here. This is the second post from day two of our Cherry Blossom Mini Sessions, which were held on Sunday down at the Tidal Basin. It rained/drizzled/ (in guatemala, they call drizzle chipi-chipi – which i think is…

A Different Twist on the Cherry Blossoms

Caitlin asked me to take some personal senior year photographs for her, as opposed to what she had gotten done for her yearbook. I leaped at the opportunity, as seniors are so self-assured, have a personal vision, and are pretty well across the board excited to be in front of the camera. Caitlin was super easy to work with, and the camera loved her….

Fashion for Paws at the Embassy of Italy

Last night I shot the huge fundraiser, Fashion for Paws, working with both Andrea Rogers of Ask Miss A, and Barkley Square owner, Kristina Robertson. The fashion show featured the fundraisers (raising over 250,000 for the Washington Humane Society) and dogs in tow, dressed in couture alike. A few of my favs….Day two of our Cherry Blossom Mini Sessions, coming shortly.-sv

Mini Sessions – Day 1

Thanks to the rains yesterday, we had gorgeous morning light for our first Mini Session this morning! Such fun and adventurous personalities showed up and shone for the camera. Family photography is a blast for me because every shoot is different from the next. As I was saying in an earlier post, portraits are about people and great light. As you can see below,…