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Priya + Dev | National Gallery of Art DC Engagement
Priya and Dev’s National Gallery of Art DC engagement was so much fun. I met Priya and Dev for the first time and we could have not had a better time. I absolutely loved photographing these two and learning a bit more about how they met and plans for their wedding at Reston Hyatt Recency. Their willingness […]
Read moreOmar and Anika | Couple Contemporary Portraits
These two make such a gorgeous couple. During Anika and Angi’s sisters session I was so happy to also take some portraits of Anika and Omar together. Enjoy some of my faves:)! Makeup and Hair by the talented Suzanne Minskey.
Read moreTwins | Contemporary Portraits
This session was so much fun. One of the reasons is because I got to photograph three people that day for individual shots as well as two groupings. The second reason is because it was just a lot of fun, period :). You probably remember Angi from a previous post where I was talking about […]
Read moreAngela | Contemporary Portraits
Angi is from Germany and currently lives in Switzerland. She was in the USA visiting her twin sister Anika and in between other things she wanted to see and visit she also wanted to have a session with moi :). I know, I might be bragging a bit, but I was supper happy when Anika […]
Read moreKatie | Contemporary-Glamour Maternity Session
Katie is one of those people that is so easy to make friends with. She is very fun, personable and super easy going. We met a few years ago while working in the same building and since then we kept in-touch. Katie owns North Star Nanniesin Arlington Vaand I remember being in her office and […]
Read moreMother and Daughters | Arlington Portrait Photographer
For the longest time I worked with kids and I always LOVED it. For almost five years I worked at JW Tumbles in Arlington VA. I was teaching classes and also managing the place. Everyone there knew me by Miss Mariana and I miss hearing that from my little students. After I got into photography, […]
Read moreCreating Memories | Contemporary Portraiture Photography
When creating portraits of people try to go deeper then just taking an image of themselves. Investing time and understanding who that individual is and what his or her needs are will be far more fulfilling and appreciated than just getting a beautiful image of themselves. In photography my other love besides weddings is contemporary-glamor […]
Read moreTammy – Portraits and Behind the Scene Video
Today I want to share Tammy’s portrait session. It was so much fun photographing her and look at those blue eyes, I mean COME ON :). Tammy you are gorgeous!! Tammy is a teacher and also a photographer, and now a model :)! She did an amazing job posing for me and to be honest […]
Read moreDocument your work and Succeed
Meet the gorgeous Weyem!I was only prepared to do her make-up, hair and than take beautiful portraits. We were also working on a very tight schedule of only 2.5 hours for everything, including us talking, and we can talk :). However, somehow I still had the guts to set up my spare camera on a […]
Read moreSisters and Best Friends
Alyssa and Shaina! Two sisters that have completely different interests and personalities with a strong love for each other that nobody could break. When Shaina first contacted me about them getting a session together I was very excited because I do love having individual sessions and I appreciate the one on one time, but there […]
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