Issy & Jason's Wedding Joyride

After the hours of getting ready that wedding morning last Saturday, July 17th…  after the ceremony, where I watched Issy’s mom wipe tears from her eyes…  after the formal portraits of the newlyweds and family…  and after the wedding brunch… it was time for… the wedding JOYRIDE!!!

Issy’s mom and dad drove me in a second [...]

Emily & Jason's Wedding Story

Wedding portraits at a park in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

So if you thought I’d fallen off the blog wagon over the past week, it’s just because I’ve been hard at work on Emily & Jason’s wedding photographs and storybook album!  Emily & Jason are the beautiful bride and groom who got married at the [...]

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!

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, [...]

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:

1024 x 768 -     1280 x 1024 -     1440 x 960 -     1920 x 1080

Once you download it, if [...]

For Budding Photographers: Secret #2 of the Exposure Triangle

Blueberries grow on the vine at Butler Orchards in Germantown, MD. Aperture: f/2.8, shutter speed: 1/2000 sec, ISO 800.

In my recent blog post, “Secret #1 of the Exposure Triangle,” I talked about using shutter speed to creatively express movement in your photographs.  Today, I’ll take you through Secret #2: Using [...]

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 for the image [...]

For Budding Photographers: Secret #1 of the Exposure Triangle

Over the past year, I’ve noticed that at least half of the new photography students who come to me bring along with them a misconception about the relationship between shutter speed and exposure.  I’ll ask them how they decide to use a slow vs. fast shutter speed, and they’ll say something like, “When it’s bright [...]

Last weekend for "Of Fairytale Kingdoms" Fine Art Photography Exhibit!

Hey, so I’ve been getting lots of great feedback from people who’ve seen my current exhibit, “Of Fairytale Kingdoms,” at the Arlington Public Library, Central Branch in Virginia.  This weekend is the last weekend of the show, so do stop by if you have a chance, and leave me a message on this blog if [...]

Franciscan Monastery: Student Work

I taught a full-day workshop on the Art of Architecture: Photographing the Franciscan Monastery last Saturday in Washington, DC, and my students and I had a GREAT time!  The monastery is looking gorgeous as always, and my students – John, Maxine, and Barry – came back with some AWESOME work!  I’m posting here a selection [...]