A Softer Image

Big news: Carmen’s moving to San Francisco! I’m so excited for her; what a creative place. She’s working on her online portfolio now, to house her writing, photography and perhaps some other things. So of course she needed headshtos! These were all taken in Old Town, Alexandria. And of course, they needed to seethe creativity […]

Ali, her mother and I spent a fun morning last fall at the stables where Ali rides. Even though it was chilly, the autumnal colors warmed up the photo session and the expanses of fields to ride in were a ton of fun to work in.

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 […]

Jamie and I had a bunch of portrait sessions this weekend, and I wanted to share with you a bunch of her photos… she really rocks portraits, I’m so happy to have her part of our team! All photos are copyright Jamie Michaels.

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 […]

For three weeks around Christmas, Lindsey, an ASI photographer, had an immersion in Davao Oriental, Philippines as part of her United Methodist missionary experience. She stayed at a Catholic convent and took some amazing portraits that I’d like to share, along with her titles and captions.
“Man of the house”

Sisters Stella, Claudia, and Juama and Prince […]

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 […]

I’ve decided to do some catching up from years past! Over the next few weeks, what with no weddings for a while, I’ll be digging up old photos I’ve taken and post them here!
I met Amanda through my then-boyfriend (now husband). Her then-boyfriend (now husband; it was the first wedding I ever photographed) was good […]