April and Clay brought their two little ones all the way from Alaska to visit family in Blacksburg, and we carved out time for a little mini session during their stay. If you’ve been a long-time reader, you might…
What do you do when it’s raining, it’s pouring, and you’d really rather be snoring but there are two small children at your house and so you have to get up and do something even though you’re exhausted and…
What’s better than one cute toddler at the duck pond? TWO cute toddlers at the duck pond. This was my third session with these two, and it’s been so much fun to watch them grow up and become little…
The Wilsie family and the Gibbs family have a lot in common. We’ve both got two kids, at about the same ages. We’re both photographer families. Jenn and Ross do beautiful family and wedding work in the NRV. And you…
I was delighted when Stephanie wrote to me to say she wanted to try an in-home family documentary session. And she had the perfect reason: they are building a new house, and wanted to commemorate their time in this one…
My daughter, Caroline, aboard the Polar Express in North Carolina. This is one of my new favorite photos. Having already guzzled down a mug of hot chocolate with whipped cream and eaten a cookie and a large portion of…
Happy new year, readers! Here’s a collection of my favorite family images from 2016. I hope they bring a smile to your face, as they did to mine. …
Being a photographer parent is sometimes complicated. On the one hand, yes, I do get lots of nice photos of my kids, particularly of candid moments. And it’s easy to frame nice prints or make books and videos whenever…
I forget every year how cold it is in the mornings in October. Andi and Adam braved some real chilly temperatures to take these photos last Sunday at the Peaks of Otter. Of course, they got to snuggle quite…
I haven’t been posting much because I’ve been shooting a LOT. Weddings or portraits almost every weekend this summer, and in between, a lot of pictures of my own family on vacation. It’s busy, but fulfilling. One of the…