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Benjamin

Julie — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:07 +0000

When I first met Benjamin’s parents, they described their little guy as a super smiley baby. On the day of our session, it was clear he wasn’t his usual cheerful self and we decided to call it quits a bit early. His mom told me later that he spiked a high fever shortly after we wrapped up. Even though I knew we captured some lovely pictures of him that morning, I didn’t want mom and dad looking back at the images only to be reminded of how sick Benjamin was that day. So I came back a couple of weeks later for a redo. Sure enough, he proved to have one of the best smiles of any baby I’ve ever photographed with a huge grin in every single picture. Actually the selection of images below are a mix from both the first and second takes, but I don’t think anyone but mom, dad, and me can tell which ones are from the day he wasn’t feeling well.

Anna

Julie — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:07:19 +0000

Next up in the “great blog update” is Anna with an amazing, huge, happy smile.

Baby Doll

Julie — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:44:11 +0000

What can I say? Is she cute or is she cute? Baby M was so easy going that we managed 3 or 4 outfit changes, lots of smiles and barely any fuss. And at the end, she declared us done by laying down on the couch and promptly falling asleep before I could even pack up my camera bag.

Isabella & Kellen

Julie — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:33:01 +0000

Catching up on my last session before Thanksgiving. There were so many great images from this session that is was difficult to choose what to post here. Isabella was an enthusiastic model, and eventually, little brother Kellen warmed up too. It was great working with mom, Paola, who is an interior designer and owner of Creative Elegance Interiors and has a great instinct for color. We talked about coordinating clothing colors during our planning consultation and I knew Paola would come through with something creative that looked great without having everyone wear matching shirts

Lucy

Julie — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:24:41 +0000

Presenting the lovely Lucy with sparkling blue eyes. It was a pleasure to meet her and her parents. Keeping this post short, but sweet since it’s after midnight. Enjoy!

Hipster Tyler

Julie — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:17:27 +0000

I’m so excited about the results of my third session with Tyler. Mom had one traditional holiday outfit and one very hip outfit for him, which provided some nice contrast for the images. It was fun to see him with even more personality and longer hair and walking and climbing with more confidence. Thankfully he’s not yet running too fast for me! Take a look back at our first and second sessions to see how much he’s grown. Looking forward to our fourth session in a few months.

Catching Some Zs

Julie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:42:45 +0000

As every parent knows, your baby will always keep you on your toes. You can think he’s settling into a knowable sleep routine, only to have him remind you that routine is overrated.

I usually plan to start infant photo sessions right after nap time with the hope of a nice big chunk of “quiet alert” time in which to capture the baby’s personality. Baby L had napped before my arrival, however he let us know that he still needed some beauty sleep (growth spurt?), so mom coaxed him back to sleep until he was ready to sport some smiles at the very end. I was relieved that both mom and dad went with the flow and trusted that we’d still get great images, which I think we did!

Tyler Four Months Later

Julie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:24:26 +0000

Last time I photographed Tyler was back in April. He is now crawling (very fast I might add), has a lot more hair and new chompers, and still sports a winning smile. I once again braved scorching summer weather to do a session outside, but we managed to finish up and head back inside before the heat got too unbearable. Our location this time around was another lovely DC landmark, The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, located within Judiciary Square.

Christopher

Julie — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:19:19 +0000

I have known Christopher for about a year and half now. He’s one of the kids that frequents all the same spots as my son and I: Stead Park, Westminster Park, and the Daniel T. Watha Library. I’ve become friendly with Christopher’s fantastic nanny Danielle over the many months of running into each other around the neighborhood. I even had the occasion to attend a playgroup at Christopher’s house. But until our photo session together, I’d never had the pleasure of meeting his parents. We spent the morning hanging out around the block where they live, braving the early heat of the day – thankfully before it got too unbearable, to capture images of the energetic little guy. It was nice to be able to finally put faces to names and see the whole family together after watching Christopher sprout up into a little boy these past several months.

Tyler

Julie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:26:17 +0000

I met Tyler and his lovely parents a couple of weeks ago. Isn’t he a cutie pie? What an easy going baby – he was a pleasure to photograph. This was another session photographed during that first warm weekend of the season so we headed out into the neighborhood, taking advantage of the proximity to one of DC’s most beautiful buildings (IMO) as our backdrop, the Reynolds Center, otherwise known as the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It is one of the many examples of iconic Greek Revival architecture around town that makes the DC feel so stately. The best part about the image though, is how visible mama’s love is for her little boy. Enjoy!