Maryland Newborn and Family Photographer

Autumn Snuggles | Family Photography; Germantown, MD

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

This was probably my coldest session to date – the wind didn’t help!- but the sun was blazing as it set and the leaves were the most perfect, rich fall colors. This amazing family still had a good time! We found out that Adalyn’s birthday is the same as my son Jesse’s (TODAY!) so I worked my little tush off to get their gallery and this blog post ready in time to deliver it for her! We cut our session a little short because cutie pie Adalyn wasn’t feeling that blustery wind chill factor, so she came in to the studio for a few minutes a couple days later to do a little cake eating and birthday celebrating! Nothing like being wrapped in a blanket with your favorite people to warm up your insides and your outsides.

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Happy First Birthday Addy!

Joseph’s LumberSmash! | Cake Smash Photography; Germantown, MD

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

I was so happy to hear from Jessica again! We got together to celebrate Anthony’s birthday with a cake smash two years ago and now she’s back for little brother Joseph’s first birthday! I couldn’t believe how big Anthony got since I saw him, but he was just as sweet as ever. I love to set my big siblings up with some toys and fun stuff to do while the little ones get ready for our session. I couldn’t help but sneak Anthony in for a few shots too! I was so excited about this one because it was Lumberjack themed! A new one for me, but I was SO here for it and this whole set up did NOT disappoint. I was joking that by the end, Joseph’s icing face look like a little beard! LOL. I had such a blast with those guys and their parents. I can’t wait to see them again! Now, go enjoy some cuteness!

Big brother snuck in for a few samples! LOL!

The infamous before and after shot I always get!

Happy Birthday Joseph!! Thanks for celebrating with me!

Gonna Make This Place Our Home | Family Photography; Clarksburg, MD

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Ok, so this session isn’t my typical sunset in a field session, but I’m SO glad I jumped out of my typical workflow to capture this family’s awesome vision. Noel messaged me about a family session, but with a special idea in mind! They are having their first home built and it was currently in the framing stage. What a great way to capture this exciting time than to have a family session IN their unfinished house! Think of how cool it will be to see these pictures after the house is finished and they’re all moved in, or after Ava packs up to go to college and has spent her entire childhood growing up within those walls that we played between one warm October night so long ago. Every session I finish, I always step back and look through the entire gallery and think of all of those sweet moments families share that they get to keep forever and it makes me feel so fulfilled. I really adore this session and what special moments I got to capture. Not to MENTION how much FUN I had chatting with Supergirl, Ava. Shooting ice powers like Elsa, singing Moana songs and joking with Mom and Dad. We all bonded so much during our short session. I had such a great time!

Dance break!

Looking out her future bedroom window!

I can’t wait to see this family again!

Waiting For Baby Sister! | Maternity Family Photography; Germantown, MD

Thursday, October 19, 2017

This session was just about a year in the making. I open up my family sessions for booking for the next year in November, so when Sarah was scheduling this session, she was hoping it would turn out just how it happened: their family session turned into a maternity session! I LOVE when I get to find out about new babies and growing families sometimes before anyone else. It is such a gift and a privilege to be trusted by so many clients that I consider friends after sharing so much of our lives together. My sessions every weekend have had the most perfect weather ever. James was having a fun time running around, which gave us some time to capture some absolutely STUNNING shots of just Sarah and Matt, which I love. I of course had to capture a few of James with just him and mom and dad separately because these are his last few weeks of having the spotlight to himself! I can hardly remember what life was like before my family became four, seems like forever and a lifetime away from the crazy two boy-life I know today. I’m so happy they have these to remember this fall fun they had while they waited for baby sister!

I can’t wait to meet her in a few short weeks!

Sunshine In My Sky | Newborn Photography; Germantown, MD

Saturday, October 14, 2017

This beautiful baby in might be one of my favorite sessions ever, but I might be a tiiiiny bit biased because she comes from my gene pool. YUP, she is my cousin’s first daughter, Skylar. You might remember our pink sky maternity session while we waited for her to arrive. And she has finally shown up and stopped in to hang out in my studio! Photography is such an amazing gift because within the 40-some pictures of the same beautiful little face, I saw tiny bits of myself, my cousins, my aunts, my mother, my Gammy, my great grandma within her. All gifts from the women before her who have dreamed and worked and lived and laughed and passed their grace onto her.

I feel like the more I dive deeper into my love of photography, the further back I step in the grand scheme of things. I get to stop time and focus on tiny pieces of such a large gift of new life that have probably already changed since her pictures were taken last week and will continue to change forever!

Three generations of beautiful women.