Category Archives: personal

hoorah! a blog post! | northern va lifestyle photographer

I looked up, and I was suddenly in the throes of Spring! Where the heck have I been?! I feel weeks behind. But today is a new day, and I’m jumping in without expectation or purpose. Just here to dust off the cobwebs and give a very belated welcome to the warmth and sunshine!

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new friends? | northern virginia lifestyle photographer

We were handed down a bunch of barbie and barbie-type dolls (oh and one creepy yul brenner look alike!).  My first instinct was to shriek in abhorrence, but then I looked into my daughters gleaming eyes–she was in love!  She wanted to dress and undress them from their dated, tattered outfits, and began to play...

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anatomy of a painting | children’s photography falls chuch va

She is my little artist, my inspiration, on a snowy, snowed-in day! (btw, I am loving mcp’s Finish It actions!)

{load brush, scowl at mommy, plan next brushstroke, step back, entertain mommy, proudly present painting!}

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sink | fine art photography

We interrupt the regularly scheduled sneak peeks for a little me time!  I never thought of myself as a photographer. I got my fine art degree in painting from the School of Visual Arts in New York.  But I always grew impatient with the paint; I couldn’t convey the ideas fast enough. I used photography...

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help is on the way | Falls Church VA Photographer

my dear husband of seven years is a software guru. he rebuilt our (now my) old, yet still hardworking pc and connected it to a sweeeet monitor. then lightroom began to fail me–slow and sluggish and certainly not good for business. after allowing him ample opportunity to troubleshoot, he (thankfully) came to the same conclusion...

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New Blog! | Northern Virginia Family Photographer

after a late night crash course on wordpress, it’s here. the shiny new blog! even at only one post and encountering a learning curve with the masthead (argh!) it is already miles ahead of the old one and this one, which has so few words that most would not even consider it a blog.  well,...

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