Christmas with the Filippones

I showed up around 5pm to do a little Christmas shoot with the Filippones. What a fun family, the two girls are just the cutest, and Bryce is a great older brother, so patient! Even though we managed to lose a Christmas snow globe in the process of taking photos, I was able to get some cute pictures of the family. Here are just a few of my favs from the evening.

 Little Sophia in her Red Christmas Dress was just the cutest.

 Kisses from Mommy for Sophia

 I definitely could not get enough photos of her cute red flower in her hair

 An incredibly gorgeous family

 I've taken photos of Alyssa and Sophia before, and Alyssa makes this face which I've captured twice now. I love how beautiful and serious she looks, she has the most incredibly expressive eyes.

 One of my favorite photos from this shoot, when Alyssa saw herself in the glass ornament. So precious!

The Filippones were such an incredibly great family to work with, so laid back and fun. When we finished the shoot and we were talking photo packages John told me he wanted them all... good, bad, he just loved all of them. While great for a photographers ego, it just shows what a great proud husband and Father he is. This love of family fills the walls of their beautiful home and I can only hope some of these holiday photos will adorn their walls on my next visit. :)

Gobble Gobble

Today was the first shoot that the weather was a little chilly to be outside. The crisp fall air didn't stop me from getting some fantastic shots of the Lucero family. We may have had to bribe little Cecilia with M&M's but hey whatever works right? I think we still managed to get some cutie shots of her and her adorable smile. Her pretty red Santa dress was glittering in the sun and reminding me that the Holiday Season is almost upon us!

 What an adorable family, all festive for the holidays.

 Her dress was just too cute not to highlight.

As they walked away from me to end the photo shoot, Cecilia looked back at me and stuck out her tongue. Ha!

For more adorable pictures from this day be sure to check out the LM Photography Facebook Page.

Fall Family Shoot

The sun continues to shine on Virgina this fall, and temps are in the 50's and 60's making a perfect setting for weekend photo shoots. This past weekend was no different, as I headed out to Hollywood, MD to do a family shoot with the Waters, old friends who I hadn't seen in years. It was the perfect opportunity to meet their children who were just a ball of energy and so fun to take photos of. Highlights of the shoot are below:

 Mom and Son, what a cute little smile.

 I asked Eoin to play in the leaves, he did so obligingly, and it made for some pretty fun photos.

 Little Wren was such a dollbaby! So precious in her big red xmas bow.

 And though Alex was pretty shy with me in front of the camera, I managed to capture so pretty sweet moments of him as well.

 So nice to see this big happy family.

 I believe Mike refers to this as "Baby Bench Press," super cute!

All in all another fantastic way to spend a day, outdoors, with old friends and lots of smiling faces!

Great Day at Great Falls!

I continue to say that the best part of this job is to be a part of people's moments. I feel so lucky to be welcomed into peoples lives and share their fun times together outside. It's like being a part of someones family just for the day!

I met with the Crawfords early on Sunday Morning at Great Falls Park in McLean. The weather was absolutely perfect, and despite the fact that the sun was playing shadow games with the trees I think we were able to capture some great family moments!

 Maggie was a little shy at first, but she warmed up later in the day to reveal her great smile!

 Who doesn't remember being a kid and walking hand in hand with Mom and Dad... ahhhh!

 This family photo ended up being one of my favorites of the day. Great smiles from Mom and Dad and just utter happiness from little Maggie.

 Maggie was playing hide and seek with Mom and Dad she looked up at one point and I was able to capture her beautiful eyes and smile! By far my favorite photo of the day.

 I was happy at least a few trees had some color on them so we could get the feeling of Fall in the shots!

 Maggie peeking around a rock and thinking real hard ended up being a real keeper shot of the day, she's too cute for words.

All in all it was a great day. I can't say enough how truly lucky I am to be on this journey, and getting to spend time doing a job that doesn't feel like work at all. 

Special thanks to the Crawford Family for letting me be a part of their day outdoors!

Fall and Love Are In the Air!

Today was the first shoot that actually felt like fall. Light jackets were necessary and the colors were so vibrant it made for some pretty spectacular photos. Cortney and Brian's engagement photos were taken at two wineries near Delaplane, VA. I always love doing shoots at wineries as I can combine two passions, wine with photos! :)

 I caught them in a natural moment, but it turned out so cute!

 This was up there as one of my favorites from the day. This woman next to us had a fantastic purse that totally made the shot, I'm thankful she let us borrow it!

 Brian and Cort are fairly competitive people so I thought staging an arm wrestling match would make for a cute photo!

 On her tippy toes! :)

 They staged this one themselves and it turned out pretty darn cute.

 I always love the way these shoots look.

 This is what I mean by the color was incredible, I'm so happy we could capture the color in this shot.

 This one was up there as another one of my favorites from the day, so romantic and cute.

One last "family" photo as the sun set on a perfect day.

It was a complete pleasure to do a shoot with these two today, and I very much look forward to their destination wedding in April! Cheers!

One last Burst of Summer with Evangeline!

You wouldn't know it was Fall in Northern Virginia, as we took to Oatlands Plantation the temperature climbed to almost 80 degrees. Oatlands provided a great setting full of gardens, barns and fun things to explore. Evangeline and all her happiness made for a great day! Enjoy some of the photos from the day!

 Simply Beautiful!

 So into this flower, but what a pretty girl.

 She's looking with adoration at her beautiful Mama!

 She smiled at me and said "I wuv this pumpkin"

 Showing Mom how "happy" she is!

 We stopped at a little pond and it was warm enough to sink toes in the chilly water.

 This wins my gold star award for the day. My favorite shot!

 It wouldn't be a photoshoot w/out bunny would it?

She seemed happiest around water... my kinda girl!

Honestly I'm not sure who gets more enjoyment out of these photoshoots, my clients or me. I'm so lucky to be a part of everyone's special moments!