Most of the time when we show up to a photo shoot, we are meeting our clients for the very first time.  But every now and then we get to shoot our friends and that is FUN! (okay, that sounds bad… but you know what I mean!)  Ben is a great friend, an awesome athlete, […]

We know first hand that weddings really do bring people together. From all over the country… and in this case, all over the world! Before we headed out to photograph Rochele and Jon‘s beautiful wedding, we got to hang out with the Mancini family. Kim is Rochele’s aunt and was desperate for a family photo […]

Downtown Staunton will always hold a special place in my heart. It was here that I went to school, formed lifelong friendships, and grew as an older teen. So when Karyl and Garrett said they wanted to go for an adventure around town for their engagement session, our hearts were so full! We started in […]

We love shooting engagement sessions because we know that we get the opportunity to see our couples again on their wedding days. Sadly a lot of our family sessions are the only time we get to hang out with some really fun families. Thankfully that was not the case for Emily, David, and Ayda! You […]

Bethany was out of town the first time I met with Joey and Leigh Anne and when I talked to her on the phone that night I couldn’t stop raving about what a great couple they were and how excited I was for us to work with them. When we met up with them Saturday […]

We met the Welsh family on the dunes of Sunset Beach during the wee hours of the morning for their beach family session! Michael and Karie are Bethany’s uncle and aunt, so it made this session extra special for the both of us! Karie contacted Bethany a couple of months ago when the whole Welsh […]

It was a perfect day for the Alves’ family session out in Crozet!  Spring just came to an end, but that didn’t mean much for the beautiful dogwood tree right out side of their house!  It provided a gorgeous backdrop to start out the session.  Kat, Eric, and their new addition Aria have called Crozet […]

As of recently I have really been pondering how much of an honor it is to be a photographer.  Jonah’s senior session up at the Humpback Rocks cabin was no exception.  It is really humbling to be able to document any pivotal event in someones life- be it a wedding, a newly welcomed newborn or, […]

We met the beautiful Sitkins family at Chile’s, a peach orchard in Crozet, for their intimate family session! Emmie was due for her 6 month photo shoot and the Sitkins needed an updated family photo after just recently moving to the Charlottesville area.Coming from Florida where mountains are coveted, a session surrounded by the Blue […]

Usually when you do have a newborn shoot, you usually think of the baby asleep and in these adorable (unnatural) poses.  We didn’t really have that opportunity until the end of our time together!  That didn’t stop us even for a moment from capturing this beautiful new addition to the Hainstock family. Ivy was having […]