This sweet couple is expecting their first baby (a boy!) and I just loved capturing their excitement. We met near the Blue Ridge Parkway in the late afternoon, and the sunlight glowed warmer with each passing minute. The wind was intense, but these two were great sports about it as we wandered around the fields and the woods. It was a beautiful evening for a photoshoot…
Read MoreForsythias // Roanoke, VA
Forsythias are some of the earliest bloomers. Because they are a shrub rather than a small flower, it’s impossible to miss their explosion of yellow at the start of each spring. They are big plants and they have something to say. That unabashed burst of color heralding the coming of warm sun and lilting birdsong makes me smile. It’s the start of my favorite…
Read MoreCherry Blossoms // Roanoke, VA
If there’s one advantage to this insane global pandemic, it’s that more people are spending time outside. Not just outside their home, because there are a lot of places beyond the walls of our homes that we are not supposed to go, but…
Read MoreMichaela & Colby // Grandin Engagement
I adore in-home engagement sessions. Capturing engagement photos is already intimate, but doing it inside a private living space is even more so. Beyond just getting to know the couple and their dynamic with each other, I also get to step into their lifestyle and see what they choose to surround themselves with every day. For Michaela and Colby, we extended this personal experience out to…
Read MoreAndrea and Will // Roanoke, VA Wedding
There was much anticipation leading up to Andrea and Will’s September wedding. I liked their easygoing natures from the moment I met them, and I so enjoyed their engagement session on Roanoke mountain. But, as things in Roanoke go, we kept bumping into each other around town…
Read MoreArboretum Engagement Session
From tender kisses to full-bodied laughs, these images overflow with signs of how crazy about each other Don and Danae really are.
Read MoreA Taste of Ireland
Our first day in Dublin just happened to be the Women’s Mini Marathon, a race in which over 41,000 women participated. Men ran in the race too, many of them dressed up as women with terrible wigs and hilarious dresses. After the race, the pubs were full with…
Read MoreRoanoke Mountain Engagement Session
Andrea and Will are a wonderful balance of sweet and silly. During their engagement session, I floated in and out of their banter. One moment I would be laughing and joking along with them, and the next I'd be observing their love in quiet awe.
Read MoreNatalie's Radford Graduation Portraits
My favorite thing about photographing Natalie was how her gorgeous gray-green eyes switched color with practically each change of scenery. Some people's eyes just have that effect, and it is a treat for a photographer.
Read MoreAshton and Isabel: Graduation Portraits
It's not a graduation portrait session without caps, gowns, and of course - confetti.
Read MorePeyton
We didn't find quite everything we were looking for, but in the end it didn't matter. We did what we came to do.
Read MoreThis Beautiful Family Needs Your Help
Recently I had the special opportunity to photograph a wonderful family - but the session was not for the typical happy holiday card or cheery annual family portraits.
Read MoreAnnapolis - From the Archives
As an artistic outlet of mine, photography has taken me outside of my comfort zone more times than I can count. What surprised me, though, is how it can also serve as a refuge from the stress of putting myself out there...
Read MoreAn Afternoon in Roanoke
Yesterday I did some exploring in my new city, and I found myself getting lost in various labyrinths of old things. I passed through rows and rows of...
Read MoreThe Schwartz Family
The holidays are upon us, and many of us will send and/or receive Christmas cards this year. There's no better time to get your family together for a portrait session! Last month I met the Schwartz family at Smith Mountain Lake to take advantage of the lakeside views and...
Read MoreCiel and Doug's Maine Beach Wedding
Venue: bride and groom's home + beach
Rehearsal Dinner Weather: fog + salt
Wedding Day Weather: sun + sand
Spunkiest Guests: two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels named Ginger + Maker
Best decoration: paper towels that said "Eat, Drink, and Remarry"
Most touching moment: bride + groom make vows to each other's children
My one regret: didn't have time to try the s'mores bar
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