http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog Virginia Child, Baby, Family and Senior Photographer | Washington DC Area Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:39:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This session was a gift from the new mom's best friend who lives out of state. I am so so glad that she stumbled on my site and chose me for this session! I loved this family and can only hope that I can continue to photograph their little guy ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/dc-child-photography/transitions/ This little guy... what can I say?! Isn't he gorgeous!? Just like his mom. I photographed him as a newborn, and the best part of this job is getting to photograph kids as they grow up. Mom wanted to document the special relationship that they have with her parents, so ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/dc-child-photography/apple-eye/ So, most of you probably already know that I have been working for about a year on the planning stages for Flashes of Hope at DC National Children's Medical Center. We are finally looking at getting started. Sponsors are in place, the hospital meeting took place last week, and we ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/washington-dc-virginia-family-photographer/giving-pro-bono-photography/ I love this! I loved that this family was up for the snow, I loved that they were up for climbing the building-sized snow-plowed drifts that were blocking our access to the location, I loved that they didn't mind traipsing knee-deep through snow for an hour to get the shots ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/dc-child-photography/snow-session/ Helllllo out there from snowy snowy snowy DC... Snowmageddon, SnOMG, Snowpocalypse, Snowtorius BIG... call it what you want, we got a LOT - and I mean a LOT - of snow. We are currently on day four of house arrest, and while folks have started to hit the roads a bit, ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/washington-dc-event-photography/snowmageddon-2010/ What a great newborn session! This little guy was almost 5 weeks old - but born early, so his due date was only this week. This made for photos of a very small baby with VERY wide eyes and real eye contact. I love that! Throw in a couple of ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/dc-child-photography/wide-eyed/ As much as I LOVE my job, and love meeting new people, and photographing babies, children, and families, sometimes I get a bee in my bonnet to shoot just for ME.  So over the holiday season, I decided to do some work for my own editorial portfolio. I gathered my trusty ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/washington-dc-event-photography/editorial-portfolio-work/ This is the second little boy I have photographed for this family at approximately the same age. They look so much alike! I wish I had thought to take a shot of the framed images of his big brother on the wall at their home to compare. Adorable boys. This was ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/washington-dc-event-photography/little-brother/ What a great newborn session! This little one was so peaceful - no crying, no fussing. OK, maybe once when we undressed her - but she was an angel. Also loved that they brought their Mastiff in for a photo op! What a great juxtaposition - that great big dog ... http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/dc-child-photography/sweetness/ Loved photographing three generations of this great family!! Lovely girls, great dad, beautiful grandma = great session! Enjoy the preview, gallery is almost finished! RD http://virginiachildphotographer.com/blog/washington-dc-event-photography/family-affair/