Another Urban Family!

all I can say is wow. What a beautiful family. What incredible girls. Do I say that a lot? I mean it every time.

The Signor Family

Amy is a good friend who I’ve known only for the short time we’ve been in V. I met her first through the Council for Catholic Women and then it turned out we both lived in the same neighborhood and were air force spouses. Too many connections to ignore! When she asked me to do her family photos this summer, of course I said yes, especially because her kids are adorable (and they are easily bribed with candy). The weather held just long enough to get some fun stuff with the fam!

Meet the Woodruff Family!

It’s always nice to get back into the studio for family portraits. While I definitely love outdoor sessions, it’s no big shocker that, in the hot and muggy south, the weather (and the bugs and the humidity and the heat and and and) sometimes keeps us indoors. And really it’s all good – because the predictability and control of studio light allows me to do some really fun stuff. Here are some of my favs from this recent session with the Woodruffs. As you can see, we did end up outside for some photos of the girls…what can I say?

Saying Goodbye

Here’s a sneak peek from my session with Cody and Rachelle {saying goodbye}. Yes, one of the toughest jobs of a military spouse is sending the loved one off to war. And it happens a lot around here. And I do mean A LOT. This is my fourth pre-deployment session this week. And while they do get easier, we still don’t like to say goodbye. Thankfully we have pictures to bring some joy to these moments. Here’s one of the ones I had {in my head} that I wanted to post as a preview. More to come!

Linda Phillips - Very telling!

Meet the Martins!

I love that Lori and her family were totally willing to deviate from the norm and follow me trustingly into abandoned buildings. Hooray for adventurous people! I just love some of the ones on the yellow wall and the natural light coming in from the windows in that warehouse were as good as studio lighting. Way cool session!