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{Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2010!}

First, I want to thank all of my wonderful clients old and new this year for a wonderful season in 2009! I look forward to next year as our product line includes even more beautiful offerings to compliment your portraits. I hope you have been enjoying this festive time of year as much as my family has. Here are a few pictures of my boys as they visited Santa Claus in his log cabin this December. May I just add that the second picture, of my older son just screams the song, "If you just believe" by Josh Grobin :)

{John meets country}

I love both my urban and country sessions for all they both offer as backdrops. I think John really liked this country setting. He was so playful and fun to shoot. Of course, I had to get in that soulful look as well because that is the *deep* look that I always find so intriguing in all of my subjects. Enjoy your sneak peek Mom & Dad! You both were so great.

{Sweet baby James}

I couldn't resist the title and just love that song by James Taylor. Isn't he just the cutest!? I got the opportunity to do a session for his older brother last summer and was lucky enough to now photograph his new baby brother today. Even with the rain this morning we were still able to capture baby James next to all of the splendid fall color from the comfort of their covered balcony.

{urban baby}

Happy 1st birthday Benjamin! This DC native hit the streets for his urban session. Welcome to toddlerhood. You may remember him 6 months ago when I was lucky enough to shoot him for his 6 month session as well. It was a treat to see how he has grown and there is no greater compliment than a repeat client, thanks guys. In fact, half of my clients this year were repeats from last year and for that I am truly grateful. Old and new, I get to meet such wonderful families. :)

{little miss jazzy Jasmine}

At least that is what I like to call her. She was in my son's class last year and I had the priviledge to shoot her as part of the school's class pictures. She was a bit more shy then and boy has she come out of her shell these days. I love meeting all of my young clients and all that they bring to the table! ;) A little side note about lighting... I am all about variety... that includes the vareity of lighting I captured here. Evening lighting is really magical (for lack of a less cheesy term) and this is some of what I like to achieve with it. I have to admit though that my favorite is that golden evening backlighting. Isn't it just yummy!

{Happy Birthday baby G!}

Garrett is already one year old and on his birthday weekend I got him out there for his own session. He loves the camera, especially when it is pointed at him! From day one he was a perfect poser for his newborn session curling up in all of those poses as if he just knew what to do. Well here he is a year later and I figured train tracks were perfect for the road he was about to take to toddlerhood.