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Vivienne for the holidays

Julie — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:20:28 +0000

I last saw Vivienne for when she turned one. She continues to be an absolute joy to photograph. This was another great session at the Franciscan Monastery. I’m so excited that I’ll have some more opportunities in the coming months to see her with the impending arrival of a new baby brother or sister!

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.

Lucy

Julie — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:03:31 +0000

I’ve been woefully delinquent in updating my blog in the past couple of months, but I’ve got a lot of fun photos to share to bring the blog up to date.

First up is the lovely Lucy! I first photographed her a little less than a year ago. She’s gotten even more adorable since then, brimming with personality and a sense of humor. She kept cracking herself up, and me and her parents too, doing funny little things like walking backwards over and over again, reading books, and cuddling with a favorite stuffed animal. If you look closely in the top right corner of first picture below, you can see a lovely framed photo from our first session.

Sophia

Julie — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:58:29 +0000

I’m finally back online after a power surge blew out my internet during the crazy thunderstorms last weekend. Sophia’s parents have been waiting patiently to see their sneak peek, so without any further ado, here she is! Enjoy!

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Spring Flower Child

Julie — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:45:47 +0000

I photographed Aven and family for the first time one week shy of exactly one year ago. It was great seeing the transformation from little baby to little girl (toddler?). She was on the move throughout the whole session, but slowed down just enough to “smell the flowers,” or more like pull petals off of flowers, in her family’s beautiful garden. Luckily, there was such an abundance of beautiful flowers that I don’t think the petal pulling will be discernible. I hope.

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.

Waiting for baby brother

Julie — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:50:12 +0000

I’ve had a handful of reminders lately of how small the parenting community of DC is. One occurrence recently was when talking to a new client, Sarah, about planning a maternity session, she mentioned the street she lives on, which happens to be right near where I used to live. She then proceeded to tell me that she’d like to include her 2 and a half year old son in the session, and maybe get some pictures with their beloved nanny as well. Two and a half year old son? I also have a two and half year old son. I ask his name and lo and behold, it’s Gibran! I know him! And I know his lovely nanny too! We were in Miss Amy’s music class together. For months, we went to Mother Goose on the Loose at the Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library together. And we also frequented all the same playgrounds. It was so nice that Gibran was able to think of me as Sasha’s mom rather than as a random new adult. Looking forward to a second session together when baby brother arrives!

Mils & Oz

Julie — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:56:49 +0000

My college roomie, Pauline, and I have been friends for over 18 years. Over those many years, we’ve only lived in the same area twice (not including the four years that we shared a small room at school). Happily, we’ve managed to visit each other during those times when we didn’t live close. She drove through Pensacola when I was in flight school on her way to San Diego and I drove through Tuscany to visit her when she was living in Levorno, Italy. And now after several years on the West Coast, she and her family are back living in my neck of the woods! It’s been great to see each other on a regular basis and have our kids get to know each other. We had a little photo session the last time they came over and at long last, here are the images!

Farewell Cecelia

Julie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:11:22 +0000

I first photographed Cecelia when she was only 6 months old. I was thrilled when her mom asked me to do a follow-up photo session, but sad to hear they were relocating to Boston. I hadn’t seen Cecelia since our first session, so it was really fun to see her all grown up, and with hair no less! With their impending move right around the corner, we only had a few potential dates to work with before their departure. And even though we were in the midst of a hot spell, since their house was all boxed up, we braved the weather to do an outdoor session at Meridian Hill Park. Meridian Hill is a park I know well where I often go with my own son, so I was really excited to take photos there after many months of becoming familiar with all its interesting spots. Thankfully there was plenty of shade to keep us from baking in the hot sun, but it was still pretty brutal out there. To Cecelia and her parents: good luck in Boston and hope you all make it back to DC soon!

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.