A Softer Image

Susie and JP met me on a really cold Saturday to do their engagement portraits in Alexandria. I’ve promised them another engagement shoot when it gets warmer so we can have some more fun in the sun :) Still, they were such good sports as we moved through Old Town, making the most of the […]

Not only did I have a blast at [b]ecker’s Party of 5 workshop, but I learned a ton. I will be making some huge changes in the coming months to A Softer Image… including splitting it in two. There will be much more info soon, but I’m so excited about what’s next for us and […]

Two weekends ago, Lindsay, Lee and I went to Lafayette Park for their engagement portrait session. We had a real blast - they were all smiles the entire time, which makes it SO much fun. We started at the place where Lee proposed - right outside of the building where, minutes later, George Bush Sr. […]

As a client or prospective client, you may be wondering how the engagement portrait sessions work. Here’s some insight into what we do, what you can do, and what you get. As always, if you have any questions, email us!
How it works
We meet at a specified location (and I’ll even send you a map of […]

Brit and Mac are making their save the date and want to use a photo from our recent engagement photo shoot.

The bright blue wall doesn’t go with their color scheme, however. This is the design for the save the date:

As you can see, there’s a really nice sage green used in it. So why not […]

Just three days after meeting them for the first time, I had the pleasure of working with them on their engagement portraits! Brit and Mac are a total blast, and I had so much fun in Old Town with them. These are my favorites from the shoot - I can’t wait to see what they’ve […]

Brenda and Tim met me at the Jefferson Memorial to do their engagement session. I had never done one there before so it was a brand new experience for me - and a fun one! We caught some beautiful late afternoon light and wandered around the tidal basin for a while, photographing as we went. […]

Before I meet clients to do their photo shoot, I ask them to send me some photos that they like so I can get a sense of the look and feel that they’re going for. Allison and Jeff sent me some beautiful, happy, glowing photographs and I was eager to emulate them! We ran around […]

I’m stealing an idea from EA Photography Studios and holding a competition for an engagement portrait session! To enter, you just need to email us your story - how you got engaged, what you’re excited about for your wedding, anything! The winner will receive a free portrait session, a proofs site, a disk of high […]

This weekend I finished post-processing Jenn and Ben’s favorites (below). I’m starting to get the hang of the MANY wonderful actions in Kubota’s packs; I downloaded all three (plus the production toolset). There are so many it’s hard to sort through, but I had a good time trying out different things.

This one is my favorite. […]