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.
Claire was my first 2026 senior- a session I’ll truly never forget! First of all, I got called “ma’am” a million times, which made me feel super old… and I’l literally just a baby millennial. Ok fine, I’m actually pretty firmly an elder millennial but as Regina George’s mom says “I’m a COOL mom” big wink and Second of all, the whole family came along, including her sweet pup! I’m telling you- Claire was a dream, the weather was a dream, our light was a dream! We couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome.
I was taking photos for my beloved Eries Interiors (Old Town, tell them I sent you) when I got to meet Jennifer. She is one of the five female artists featured in their adorably eclectic mid-century modern home goods store on St. Asaph. I’m super thankful to say she’s part of this creative mama community AND a repeat client that I’m always beyond excited to meet with.
As entrepreneurs, the value of niching down is often preached as a necessity for success. While it really does make sense, I have to admit that that is something I have struggled with. I love it all, my friends! There is beauty everywhere.
The music world is small, and when you factor in the DMV military music community- its pretty much a guarantee that you at least know someone who knows someone….that totally makes sense, promise
I’ve had the privilege of photographing some pretty RAD seniors so far this school year! Keep the attitude, individuality, and personalities coming- I can’t WAIT to see what you do next
