The Capitol

Brian and I had a private guided tour of our nation's Capitol Building in Washington, DC while photographing our latest couple, Kim and Dan. We really tried to capitalize (yes,... my pun was bad, but unavoidable) on the architecture of this historic and significant building for our adorable, patriotic couple. I must say, my patriotism received a boost of it's own from seeing the musket balls embedded in the stairs from 1812 and to all the valuable and beautiful artwork commissioned to celebrate our remarkable country. Thanks, Kim and Dan, for this opportunity and for your adventurous attitudes.

iStockPhoto Hot Shots - 5/12/09

iStockPhoto.com has something like 45,000 photographers, who've submitted about 9 million images, of which about 3 million have been accepted. Each week they send out a newsletter to contributors called "iStockPhoto Hot Shots", which features the top 8 images submitted that week. We are excited and honored to find that one of our images was chosen at the top 8 this week! (second row, second image)



Thanks to Heather and Dusty who allowed us to submit their photos to iStockPhoto.com! This isn't the first time we've been featured on iStockphoto. Twice before, we've been featured on the homepage with the "Free Image of the Week". Few photographers are selected to have their work featured this way. I don't know of any others who have been featured twice this way. Go us! :)

Love and Silliness

The above boy, featured last month with the Colonial Preschool images, visited our home studio as his family wanted to capture their toddler with her older brother. The above shots show how much love they have, and how much silliness! We really enjoy photographing kids when they get relaxed and act natural. There's nothing so beautiful as the truth from children.

Baby A

Our artful school photography for Colonial Preschool inspired this mom to bring her 5-month-old baby to have a shoot of his own. The relationship between the mother and baby was so touching. Brian and I were glad we could capture the art of their interactions and with our photography.

Hold On - Hold Hands

At the shoot of this adorable family, we were inspired to capture the final images of the mother and father holding the hand of their toddler, Drew. The shape, colors, imagery, ... everything about this image speaks to me about how we need to stop, focus, and enjoy the shape of our lives and the beauty of our relationships. It's really that simple.

Next Smile

We have been capturing images of this baby's older sister since she was a wee 3-month-old. We really enjoyed photography the new baby sister, 5-months-old, with her bright eyes and adorable round face. We can't wait to photography both girls together soon!

A Life in Bloom

One of my favorite trees is a dogwood, even with their likelihood to die within a few years of planting. After our third try to plant one in our yard, we finally have one that is doing well enough to give us the beautiful white blooms I adore. And what better than to put our girl into those blooms as a frame to her life-filled eyes.