More Maternity Glow FAVs!

Here’s a second batch of favorites from last weekend’s maternity and family photo shoot of Kristen, Dan, Owen, and Baby! We’re going to be doing a newborn shoot in a few weeks when the baby comes out! Can’t wait to see the little cutie!

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Maternity Glow

Yesterday, I was over at Kristen & Dan’s house for a maternity photo shoot. Their second is due in just 1 1/2 weeks! But for the moment, while he’s still in mommy’s belly, we took the opportunity to capture this special moment in all of their lives. Owen, who’s now almost four, was also [...]

Megan in the Lilies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Megan and I braved the heat last weekend for an early morning portrait photography shoot at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.  Megan was choosing between Kenilworth and the National Arboretum for her shoot – good choice, Megan!  This is peak season, and the lilies were absolutely AMAZING – waist high, and fields and [...]

July 2010 Wallpaper: Sunset Over Great Falls

The summer sun sets in glorious colors over Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland.

July wallpaper is ready for download – click on the links below for the resolution and aspect ratio that best match your computer screen:

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Great Falls Sunset: Vision Doesn't End with the Click of the Shutter

The summer sun sets in glorious colors over Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland.

I’ve been contemplating the image-creation process this week, as I work on a series of images of Great Falls.  I thought I’d share some of my musings about the three essential steps to great image-making:

Step 1: Defining your vision [...]

GENERAL REGISTRATION OPEN: WORKSHOP - Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night

I’ve just completed pre-registration (for students who had pre-expressed interest) for my new 1/2-day workshop on Monday, July 5th, Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night. I still have 1 to 2 spots open for anyone else who is interested.  View more details, including the full agenda/lesson plan, and register for Photographing the [...]

WORKSHOP: Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night

A group of visitors to the Lincoln Memorial spontaneously hold up a sign saying, "I Still Have a Dream."

I’m super excited about a new 1/2-day photography workshop that I’m putting together for Monday, July 5th on Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night. One of the things that students at my [...]

Shenandoah Valley Hot Air Balloon & Wine Festival

A few days ago, I blogged about my new Stock Photography-Image Archive site by Photoshelter. Photoshelter’s been updating their features, and I now have the option to easily embed slideshows on my blog and other websites! How cool is that??!!! I’ve been working hard to upload my full image archive to my new site. [...]

MORE from Temple, Dameon & Vincent family portraits at the Washington National Cathedral

Here’s a second batch of favorites from the past week’s family portrait photography session of Temple, Dameon & Vincent at the Washington National Cathedral gardens. Now how much more photogenic can one family get?

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Cooley family portraits at the Washington National Cathedral

Earlier this week, I got together for a portrait session of Temple and Dameon, proud first-time parents of little four-month old Vincent.  Temple spends a lot of time at the Washington National Cathedral gardens, and it’s so peaceful and quietly beautiful out there, it made for a serene location for an early evening shoot. [...]