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The Power of Displaying Family Photos in Your Home

The Power of Love Through the Lens: Why Family Photography Matters With nearly three decades of experience as a photographer, capturing love through images has always been deeply meaningful to me. However, it took on an...

Top 5 Moments in Your Young Child’s Life to Photograph

You know, this was a really hard one for me. How do you narrow down the top moments in a young child's life to enlist the help of a professional newborn and family photographer? Especially when there are so many fantastic ones...

Family Photo Albums and Why They Are Important

Why Family Photo Albums Are Important In my humble opinion as a professional family photographer, the importance of family photo albums can't be overstated. I say this from my own family experience. When my paternal grandmother...

How to Choose a Family Photographer in 5 Steps

Finding a quality photographer for your family photos can feel like a long, confusing, search in the dark. You’ll have to wade through dozens of websites and photo portfolios. Sometimes, it's a struggle to communicate what...

5 of My Favorite Spring Shoot Locations in DC

Family photography takes on many faces, and many locations. One of the things I get asked frequently is: Where are your favorite DC photo spots? While there are many spectacular settings in and around the Washington DC area,...

Tips to Get Kids to Cooperate for Photos

It’s safe to say getting kids to cooperate for photos is a challenge. This is true for professional photo shoots, or if you’re taking the photo yourself for your family. In fact, I’d wager it’s actually harder when you’re trying...

Check It Out: Julie Kubal Photography Featured on Redfin Blog!

We were mentioned as a local Washington, DC expert on the Redfin blog! Check out the article we were featured in: The Ultimate Washington, DC Bucket List: 25 Things to Cross off Your List The article also includes...

Showcase the Love: 10 Reasons for Displaying Family Photography In Your Home

We all know that family is the most important thing in life, and what better way to celebrate them than to showcase their most precious moments with a display of family photos. Showing off family photos is a great way to keep...

Step Into the Light: Photography Lighting Rules & Tips

Today I want to discuss some of my favorite photography lighting rules and tips. I'll explain some key rules that will help you think about how light works. Then I'll share some tips based on those rules that you can use to...

Answers to Client Questions: Why can’t I see every image from my photo shoot?

As you are shopping around for a family photographer, you may encounter photographers who only show clients a selection of images from the photo shoot. I recently wrote a blog post inspired by an email reply I sent to a...

Custom Birth Announcement

Products

A few weeks ago, I posted photos of 12-day-old August and now I wanted to share the custom birth announcement I designed for him. His parents wanted...

Sofia and Gabriel Redux

Photo Shoots

Yet another session thwarted by many days of bad weather, I had to postpone this session with Gabriel and Sofia several times. Finally with a brief...

Gabriel and Sofia

Under One, Kids, Photo Shoots

The last time I saw Gabriel, he was probably no more than 4 months old. His mom Sara and I met at the Breast Feeding Center when our sons were...

Something Special

Over One, Photo Shoots

I looked up the meaning of the name Sowmya. If my sources are accurate (Wikipedia?): It stems from the Sanskrit word which means, "gentle,soft." It...

Music Together with Miss Amy

Services, Photo Shoots, Headshots and Businesses

Yes, It IS Good for Babies to Listen to Music Even before my pregnancy, I had heard about the benefits of music classes for babies. Researching...

Farewell Cecelia

Toddlers, Photo Shoots

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...

Twins: Take 4

Newborn, Photo Shoots

Mea and Parrish were my fourth set of twins in just over a year, but my first set of newborn twins. I've always been impressed by the calm and...

Five tips for making your baby’s photo session a success

Tips, Musings

During a pre-shoot consultation, I go over simple suggestions with clients that can help make their photo...

Great light: Returning to the scene of the crime

Products, Client Information

I have an assortment of new products of which I'm slowly ordering samples. For the fine art canvas gallery wraps, I just had to use this image. It...

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Julie is simply an amazing photographer. Not only are her photos works of art, she’s great at capturing her small subjects’ personalities. A mother herself, Julie also is very patient in working with babies and children and their schedules. If you want gorgeous pictures, hire Julie.

Melissa W., Washington, DC