NEW!!! Facebook Photography Promotions are Here!

New in 2012! It’s a brand new year, and our New Year’s resolution is to offer portrait, wedding, and event photography deals specifically for our Facebook fans.  Click on the image below to register and view our very first steal of a deal for January 2012!

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Awards Ceremony for Congressmen Camp and Matheson at the Folger Shakespeare Library – DC Photographer

Earlier this year, Congressmen Dave Camp and Jim Matheson received the 2011 Trade and Leadership Investment Award at an awards reception at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.  Here are a few of my favorite images from this corporate event.

Entry hallway of the Folger Shakespeare Library by DC photographer Irene Abdou.

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Carnival!!! 23rd Annual Awards Reception at the Hyatt Hotel

This Carnival-themed awards reception, complete with a conga line, conga dancers, disco dancing, and a fog machine is one of my favorite corporate events of the year.  The Independence Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC is always a nice venue for a wedding reception or corporate event.  This is one hotel [...]

Cirque du Soleil-Style Awards Ceremony at the Constitution Center

One of my favorite corporate events this year was an awards ceremony at the Constitution Center in Washington, DC.  The company was going for a Cirque du Soleil-style theme and brought in an aerialist to open the event.  Pretty cool, huh??!!

Still searching for the [...]

Q1. How IMPORTANT are these MEMORIES to you?

For those of you who are still searching for the perfect photographer, here’s some food for thought.

In your quest for a photographer, this question should be your compass: How important are these photographs to you?  Or rephrased another way:

HOW IMPORTANT ARE THESE MEMORIES TO YOU?

Because that’s what your photographs are…priceless memories. [...]

Kathleen’s Cupcake Birthday Party for 2-Year Olds

I recently had the great pleasure of attending (and photographing!) Kathleen’s Cupcake Birthday Party in Silver Spring, Maryland.  The birthday girl turned two this year and entertained her four friends with multi-colored cupcakes, Roman wreaths, and a slide with a flower-lined runway, courtesy of Kathleen’s mom’s creative vision.  Although we didn’t quite manage to [...]

The 5 Fundamental Questions to Ask Yourself When Selecting Your Photographer

Are you searching for the perfect photographer for your family, wedding, or other event?  Whether it’s maternity or newborn photography, children’s or family portraiture, a wedding or bar mitzvah, or other subject or event, selecting a photographer can sometimes be a daunting process.  Photographers are not computers, where you can select the same specs [...]

Smithsonian Air & Space Museum: Awards Ceremony and VIP Reception

Here are a few images from a corporate event – an awards ceremony and VIP reception – that I photographed at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC.  Beautiful event…

Album Design – Lisa’s Big Birthday Bash – and New Boutique Bags

I’ve been working on a custom-designed, press-printed storybook album for Lisa’s Big Birthday Bash.  Check it out here.  It’s a 20-page album with a custom photo cover.  Lisa chose a traditional art linen interior paper; other interior paper options include satin, art recycled, art watercolor, and pearl papers.  Also, in case you missed it, [...]

Lisa’s Birthday Bash

I could see that Lisa is a very special person. I could see it in her family and friends, who filled the room with joy and laughter. I could see it in Ed, her husband…as he watched her, happy to see her happy…as he brought her a piece of birthday cake…as he serenaded her [...]