Days of You and Me

Light

by Jessica 13 December 2011 Gratitude Thoughts

I am so glad that Beth selected light as this week’s You Capture challenge. With light, you can really do anything since photography works around and with light; capturing light is a great part of the art. I could have photographed Christmas lights, reflections of light, etc. But what I really love to capture with [...]

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People

by Jessica 1 December 2011 Annabelle

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I made sure to pack my camera (as if I could travel anywhere without it). In the back of my mind, I envisioned taking lots and lots and lots of photographs of my loved ones. We see so many of our loved ones in a span of three days that I [...]

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Fun! My Children’s Christmas Portraits

by Jessica 17 November 2011 Annabelle

So this was Annabelle’s idea. Granted, I love to photograph my kids. I love to dress them up and get them all silly. I did buy the Santa hats. I did buy the silly Christmas moose (a great find at the thrift store). I HAD wanted to do a fun Christmas session with [...]

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Washington D.C. Metro Area Newborn Photographer

by Jessica 14 November 2011 Annabelle

I have big news. Three weeks ago my beautiful niece Katelyn was born! My sister Casey is spending lots of time giving baby Katelyn lots of cuddles; everyone is smitten from big brother Jackson to adoring dad Drew. I could not wait to visit Pennsylvania and its gorgeous countryside so I could meet my niece [...]

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fall by reston family photographer

by Jessica 9 November 2011 Annabelle

This week I gave my kids their first ever film photography lesson. I have to say that Levi totally picked up right on how to work the camera, from changing the frame to releasing the shutter. You can just imagine how happy this makes his mama. Meanwhile my kids were so thrilled to be [...]

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communal global: a day at the park in Wheaton MD

by Jessica 7 November 2011 Annabelle

Autumn in Washington D.C. is gorgeous. I am taking every opportunity I can to play outside and oh my goodness, so many opportunities have presented themselves. This weekend we drove up to Wheaton MD (the other side of D.C.’s community–we’re on the other side in Northern Virginia) to visit our friends Andrea, Jon, Xander, and [...]

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Halloween 2011

by Jessica 1 November 2011 Annabelle

Happy Halloween! I hope you had a safe, fun, and dry night of trick or treating. The weatherman for Reston, Virginia was right. Chilly but no rain. Woo hoo!! Meanwhile, I officially am the mother of two trick or treaters on Halloween. This year Levi “gets” the silliness and fun of getting dressed up [...]

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Reston Child Photographer Celebrates Fall

by Jessica 29 October 2011 Annabelle

Isn’t fall the best? The light is fantastic. Crisp, cool fall air. No mosquitos. Light jackets. And lots of outside time to play, after homework that is. We ride bikes. We climb trees. We swing. We run around chasing each other around. We sing, we play ball, we savor this weather. We anticipate the [...]

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Newborn Photographer and Kid Photographer: Cute!

by Jessica 24 October 2011 Annabelle

This week I’m having a high class problem. Specifically, Beth at I Should Be Folding Laundry is challenging participants to capture “cute.” My problem? I am surrounded by a world full of cute faces, adorable moments, and lots of saying, “Awww!!” Like I said, this is not a bad problem to have. On [...]

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