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the experience

NOW BOOKING CLIENTS IN NORTHERN VA & THE WASHINGTON DC AREA for 2023

My goal with every portrait session is to create timeless memories for your family – to create images that spark your memories, capture the details that become hazy as years pass, and the feeling of who you are now in this moment. I know that we are in a digital age and many people want access to the digital files for archives and personal reprinting, but I also want to provide you with beautiful portrait art that you can share and look at for years to come.

These photo memories are not only for you to enjoy now, but for you in 20, 30, 40 years and generations to come. The portrait packages include a mix of digital files as well as classic fine art products that you will treasure forever. My own children love flipping through their baby albums and looking back on how tiny they were, how young mom and dad looked and how much they have grown over the years.

Please send me a message or pick up the phone to chat with me about a personalized session experience for you. Let’s start planning your portraits!

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session retainer fee: $450

A variety of fine art products, albums and digital portraits are available in curated collections or a la carte – most clients spend $2500 to $5000. Sessions are scheduled on weekdays and my calendar typically books up 3-4 months in advance.

*Session retainer fee is due to confirm the date on my schedule and covers booking, session time, studio wardrobe use and design appointment. HMUA can be added on and will be coordinated with session time and location.

Please Note: Digital files and Fine Art Products are not included in the session fee.

Portrait Session Registry is also available as a great gift idea. Click HERE to book your session online or submit for gift registry.

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… it remembers little things long after you have forgotten everything.” – Aaron Siskind

behind the scenes


experience the difference
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art Products

In addition to photographic prints, I have curated amazing professional vendors with high-end products that match the style and timeless quality of your portraits and display your images beautifully.

custom framing

Create a story wall over many sessions or display your favorite image. We can create a wall gallery sized exactly to your space with frame options to match your decor.

fine art heirloom albums

My favorite way to display your items is with an album that you can display and look through. Children love to look at pictures of themselves and remember the fun memories you made together.

Folio boxes

Beautiful matted prints presented in a stunning glass folio box. The folio box can also hold mementos from your baby’s first year such as a hospital bracelet or birth announcement.

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the studio

Located in the quaint and historic Hunt Country of Northern Virginia, the studio provides clients with a peaceful setting and the perfect amount of natural light. The studio was once the “Coal Scale House” where coal would be weighed and sold from the nearby train depot. The town of The Plains has a small town feel with wonderful antique stores, restaurants, and other small businesses. Nearby Middleburg and Marshall offer even more shopping and dining experiences if you want to make a day of it.

The studio not only has the neutral white studio room, but also charming historic rooms with window seats, a stone patio with steps and an evergreen tree for year round outdoor opportunities. I love the variety of  “backdrops” that it offers clients, all from one convenient location. Clients have full access to the studio wardrobe that includes a variety of hand-picked clothing options in soft tones, patterns and colors. And possibly my favorite perk of the studio…all studio sessions include *complimentary* professional hair & makeup services to ensure you look & feel beautiful in front of the camera. Who doesn’t love a little pampering?

studio address:

6381 Stuart Street

The Plains, VA 20198

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Preferred Vendors

birth doula:

Jenny Bennett — DOULA JENNY

hair & makeup artists:

Yisell Santos — Yisell Santos Hair & Makeup

Kristin Mastrangelo — KristinElizabeth MUA

Amanda Frank — Agape Makeup & Hair

Finn Mauritzen — Blush Away Makeup

Jordan Alexis — Beauty Beat

Sarah Khan — Sarah Khan Artistry

Taylor Simpson — Taylor Simpson Artistry

Lyssa Fauth — Beauty Evergreen

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