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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...

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,...

Choose the Right 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...

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...

Isabella & Kellen

Toddlers, Kids, Photo Shoots, Family

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...

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...

Lucy

Under One, Photo Shoots

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...

Hipster Tyler

Over One, Photo Shoots, Family

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...

Jacqueline and Mady

Under One, Toddlers, Photo Shoots, Family

After an unfortunate delay due to the torrential rain a couple of weeks ago, my rescheduled session with sisters Jacqueline and Mady ended up on a...

Seven boys and one baby girl

Under One, Over One, Toddlers, Kids, Photo Shoots, Family

Holiday mini-sessions were quite a whirlwind. It's always a little thrill to see some of the same kids from previous sessions when, at this stage of...

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Toddlers, Photo Shoots

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Waiting for baby brother

Toddlers, Photo Shoots, Maternity

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,...

Holiday Cards

Photo Shoots

If you've already got your favorite picture from an earlier session this year and you'd like to just order cards, please see this post for details....

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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

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