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Chesapeake Arboretum Family Portrait Session, Engagement Photography- Two Families One Heart

We have tried over 4 times to reschedule this photo session! Wow, talk about a flexible family! I loved working with them. They were...

10 Ways to Have the Wedding Photos of Your Dreams

Congratulations! You are engaged!!! What an exciting adventure! My husband and I have been married since 2008. After many late nights,...

20+ Non Kissing Engagement Photo Posing Ideas

Engagement photos are such a great celebration of love. My absolute favorite thing to photograph are couples and engagements. I love...

"I Don't Play With 'White' Girls:" What My Daughter Should Teach The World Abo

I'm sitting in the baby pool area of the local public pool. My five-year-old and my three-year-old are happily playing and jumping...

Moms: Get In Front of the Camera, You Won't Regret It.

When was the last time you were in a photo with your kids? You can't remember a time? I know the feeling. After my third kid, I dreaded...

Black Bean Salsa Recipe

When my husband first made this, I was in love! In fact, my neighbor came over and I offered some of this with some chips for her... and...

Old Town Alexandria, Virginia Engagement Session, Northern Virginia Wedding, Couple Photographer- Em

I have known Emily for several years. She used to work at the same camp that I worked at (before I had kids.) Because of Facebook,...

Enjoy the Journey.

I was visiting my mother in Washington DC. My aunt and my cousins came to see us. They really wanted to sight-see with us in the city....

How to use Facebook to promote your business!

You have a facebook page for your mission/business/hobby right? You only have 100 followers or less and you don't really do anything with...

Learn my website secrets!

So in the world of facebook and social media, is a website valuable? I would definitely say yes! Having all of your info and portfolio...

How to take photos of your kids on swings!

So we all want to have good pictures of our kids on swings right? Their smiling, their happy, but yet we never can! What do you do? First...

Parents: Stop Being Distracted, You're Missing Out!

I almost lost my son the other day at the beach. I was at the beach with my husband, my 5 year old daughter, my 3 month old son and my 3...

Stop Wasting Your MONEY on these from AMAZON/BEST BUY!

So you want to get a camera right? If you don't know where to look, so of course you go to amazon or best buy, right? The first thing you...

How to Photography: Starting out on Adobe Lightroom

So you want your photos to pop huh? So you decided to buy or try Adobe Lightroom (you can try it here for FREE for 30 days)... But wait,...

How to Graphic Design: Making a Simple Logo in Powerpoint

Illustrator can be so overwhelming especially when you are just starting out! I know that to the average person, owning an expensive...