Alisa, John, and I lucked out with the weather! Rain was in the forecast, but there wasn’t a single drop during our portrait session at the Jefferson Memorial. However, there were troops of teenage tour groups donning brightly colored matching t-shirts. Fortunately, I’ve had plenty of practice photographing couples at the monuments and have honed...
It used to be that my favorite thing about New York City was Magnolia Bakery cupcakes, but now it may be my new favorite place for portraits. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys have got it right when they sing, “these streets will make you feel brand new, the lights will inspire you.” A couple of weekends...
If you’re going to attempt portraits at the Tidal Basin during cherry blossom season, then arriving early on a Monday morning, post-peak, is the way to go. Whitney, Jon, and I really lucked out that morning. Ok, I must admit that none of us were thrilled to be out that early. By coincidence we all...
Sara, Dustin, and I met up late one afternoon at Senate Park to capture some cherry blossoms in the background of their portraits. It’s a little known secret. There are actually cherry blossoms at places other than the Tidal Basin. And the added bonus is no crowds! We moved on from there to take advantage...
Wow! Kevin and Virdina are troopers! What you can’t see in their portraits and their smiles don’t give away, is that it was freezing! Temperatures were in the 40s with a brisk wind. I love how wind can make hair, the bottom of a dress, or a veil come alive, but it can also bring...
I photographed Joanna and Phil’s wedding yesterday at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC. They are the first couple of mine to have their wedding announced in the New York Times Weddings page. The announcement is nice, but it leaves out the really good parts like how they met. If you can believe it,...
I photographed Joanna and Phil at the National Academy of Sciences where they were engaged and return regularly. The grounds have the beauty of other downtown DC parks as well as a memorial to Albert Einstein which is where they prefer to stretch out and read on the weekends. They end their weekend visits to...
Janie, JP, and I braved the crowds during the cherry blossom festival to take portraits at the Tidal Basin and the FDR Memorial. Surprisingly it wasn’t as crowded as we anticipated, but there were still lots of people to contend with when framing a shot. Not a simple task, but we got some fun images....
