Choosing the perfect location for your session in Northern Virginia
Now that you have booked a session, the next thing is choosing a perfect location! I prepared this guide choosing the perfect location for your session. Northern Virginia offers the most beautiful and diverse locations to serve as the background for your outdoor sessions. From the mountains to grass fields, vineyards, estates, rose gardens, waterfalls to cute little historic towns, and so much more. Here is the list of my favorite locations for a photoshoot: Parks: Morven Park, Leesburg – https://www.morvenpark.org/ Rust Sanctuary, Leesburg – https://www.novaparks.com/parks/rust-sanctuary Ida Lee Park, Leesburg Rockwood Estate, Hamilton – has a barn Outlands Plantation,
Holiday Mini Session | Loudoun County Family Photographer
Merry Christmas, friends! May your holidays sparkle with joy and laughter! This year I decided to hold my first round of studio holiday mini session for children and it was a success! It definitely put me in the holiday spirit! These adorable kids came dressed in their holiday best and we made some holiday magic at the studio together. As a mama of two, I love photographing young kiddos the most because they seem to grow in a blink of an eye! If only you could freeze all those little quirks in time. Not only this holiday mini session made
What is a Model Release? | Loudoun County Family Photographer
Let’s talk about model release and what it actually represents for you and me. Most of the photographers require a signed contract after you book a session, which includes a model release. Me included. For photographers, posting images from our sessions is our way of advertising, and how we gain our clients. This is probably how you got here too! So in order for me to post your images on social media or on my website, I will need a signed model release. And, for every client who signs one, I am forever grateful! However, I do understand
The ‘Golden Hour’ – Loudoun County Family Photographer
Why I prefer to schedule sessions around sunset – Golden Hour Golden Hour is a pretty popular time of day for photographers to shoot. I’ll tell you what it is and why I prefer this time of day to others. You may or may not have noticed that all of my suggested time for an outside session is in the evening before sunset. I do have some daytime sessions available for those who cannot make it during the evening. I understand the concerns moms with little children have when they hear their session will take place an hour before sunset,
