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Chesapeake Virginia Beach Family Photographer Hampton Roads In Home Baby Twin Newborn Session

Twin baby girls, a sweet big sis and an amazing and strong mom and dad- I love my job! Christal Marshall Arts Studio is a Photography and...

Chesapeake Virginia Beach Family Photographer Hampton Roads In Home Baby and Sister Session

Loved doing this really simple and fun in-home Session in Chesapeake! All we needed was a wooden floor, a white wall and a pretty rug and...

Chesapeake Virginia Beach Family Photographer Hampton Roads

Loved hanging out with this family in the Bay Colony Area Near Crystal Lake in Virginia Beach. It was July 4,th so of Course we had to...

How I Balance Work, Family and Life: A Day in a Life Project

From the moment that I became a mother in 2010, I have never looked back. I thought, since I decided to stay at home, rather than pursue my

DIY DSLR photobooth with Android Phone

We have been with families, seniors and weddings for over five years, but the number one thing that we always get asked to do is...

Chesapeake Virginia Beach Newborn Photographer {Baby J} at the Studio of Hampton Roads

See my little intro video on my YOUTUBE channel: Don't forget to subscribe! Finally Jumped into renting a studio space at the Studio of...

Chesapeake Virginia Beach Newborn Photographer {Baby J} at the Studio of Hampton Roads

See my little intro video on my YOUTUBE channel: Don't forget to subscribe! Finally Jumped into renting a studio space at the Studio of...

Seven Stages of Doing Something New

There are seven different stages in starting ANYTHING in life. It might be starting a new business. But just don't give up on it!

Don't Look at the Pins: Life Lessons From the Bowling Alley. VLOG

So this week was my husband and I's ninth year anniversary. Instead of a romantic dinner, we just went out and went on a bowling trip. ...

Failure is my Best Friend

I love how even failure can teach us amazing life lessons of perserverance and persistance.

Why I Am A Photographer.

So no matter if I am capturing the first breathe of a little baby or the last kiss of a daughter at their bedside- I need to be grateful tha

Learn my SIMPLE off-camera flash lighting for Weddings and Receptions

Want to step up your event photography but you don't know where to start? What do you do about your pop-up flash? Do I need to spend over...

Be Ordinary- a Photo Story

so I timelapsed my entire week- I took over 1,500 photos for you- going to the park, the library, church, hiking, eating, playing.......

Worst Case Scenario Wedding Photography

over 60,000 wedding professionals were asked all over the country and world to spill the beans about their most mortifying wedding...

What I bring to Shoot Wedding

take a look inside my bags and gear to see what I bring to most local weddings!