the journal
Beyond the highlight reel, these are the real moments, real people, and real reasons behind the images.
January 1, 2025
First of all, I adore Maya. Maya is an outstanding singer and a lead vocalist in the US Army Band “Downrange.” She owns a golden doodle that I’m infatuated with, learned how to swallow pills for the first time in 2024 (we’re so proud of you, babygirl), and is always game for “Mayaaaaa, I have an idea!!!”
June 19, 2024
As a musician (Me! Hi, I’m a professional flutist and piccolo player as well), it is always a joy to work with fellow musicians to revamp their portraits to represent who they are NOW, cause 9/10 the last time they had portraits taken was during undergrad or grad school
June 4, 2024
This was a fun one! Amanda came to me as an out of town referral after her booking with another photographer fell through. Lucky me!! She asked if I was available that very weekend, I happened to have a last minute cancellation, and we were able to hop on a call immediately! Timing seemed to be perfect for us, but Mother Nature and the infamous DC traffic pattern had other plans…
May 5, 2024
Meet Drew Fremder: associate principal trumpet of the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” tenured member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, newly endorsed Yamaha Performing Artist, and also my husband.
Chelsea is an opera singer and fashionista based out of Northern Virginia, and she is the most fun to be with! Chelsea came in with a vision and such positive (with an appropriate hint of diva) energy. I LOVED our session at Lair, the Studio in Falls Church!
As a musician (Me! Hi, I’m a professional flutist and piccolo player as well), it is always a joy to work with fellow musicians to revamp their portraits to represent who they are NOW, cause 9/10 the last time they had portraits taken was during undergrad or grad school
Savannah reached out about updating portraits before a big life change- moving from the DC area to California!! We talked about a musicians tendency to do ONLY that, and how we feel differently about the matter. We chatted making big changes and pivoting with your life goals and how that doesn’t Actually diminish your success although we (musicians) have trained our whole lives to feel that way. So basically, just your standard portrait session meets deep philosophical convergence- it is TOTALLY normal, y’all
Meet Drew Fremder: associate principal trumpet of the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” tenured member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, newly endorsed Yamaha Performing Artist, and also my husband.
Going full-time is scary! Especially when it wasn’t the plan. I was deep in discussion with my husband about the ideas spinning in my head (if you know me, its constant!): branding sessions, headshot marathons, portrait mixers, studio rentals… and ultimately I decided that I needed to commit more time to shoots styled with my dream clients in mind. I thought of Annie right before Drew mentioned Annie, and before I could even reach out I had a text from Annie! Fate!
