About Me

If you’d like to read about my journey into photography and how I became a
full-time photographer, I invite you to read this blog post.

I’m an author, too! Visit my writing website.

I focus my photography exclusively on portraiture – maternity, newborns, babies, families, couples, and high school seniors.

Accomplishments by year:

2008: Started my business! Began working as a part-time photographer while I also had a full-time job at CQ Roll Call.
2011: Selected as a finalist in the 17th Annual Reader’s Photo Contest by Popular Photography magazine.
2012: Zenfolio selected my website as the site of the week!
2012 – 2013: Freelance photographer for Arlington Magazine and Bethesda Magazine.
2013: Took my photography career full-time! Goodbye corporate job!
2013: Photodex featured one of my newborn slideshows on their site and published a blog post of mine, which was reblogged to Skip Cohen’s blog!
2013: Twice-awarded the Accolade of Excellence in the WPPI Online Competition.
2013: Macaroni Kid Leesburg published my article on newborn photography
2014: Macaroni Kid Leesburg published my article on taking great family photos at the beach.
2014: Presented an online lecture for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division about the struggles and rewards of running my own photography business.
2015: Zenfolio posted my images as “Zenspiration” to their social media sites in August 2015, September 2015, and December 2015.
2015: Created a portrait gallery of NICU graduates for the new Fairfax INOVA Women and Children’s Hospital.
2016: Became Front Porch Living magazine’s featured photographer, photographing all of their cover families since inception.
2016: Published an article about my newborn sessions on the Ever Illuminated blog.
2016: Chosen as NewbornPhotography.com’s Spotlight Photographer.
2017: Macaroni Kid selected my photography as “What Mom Really Wants for Mother’s Day“.
2017: Named one of Fairfax’s top maternity photographers by Expertise.com.
2017: Interviewed for this piece in Northern Virginia Magazine on how to have a successful family photo session.
2018: Again named one of the Best Maternity Photographers in Fairfax by Expertise.com.
2018: Earned merit awards on two images during PPA’s Southeast District Image Competition.
2018: Accepted into Click PRO – an organization of the industry’s best female photographers.
2018: Published an article on the NAPCP blog about photographing slightly older newborn babies.
2019: Completed online newborn safety certification at APNPI.
2019: One of my Instagram photos was published to Inspired Magazine.
2019: Voted the most loved photographer in Ashburn & Leesburg on Hulafrog!
2019: Named one of the Best Maternity Photographers in Fairfax for the third year in a row by Expertise.com.
2019: Became a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) through the Professional Photographers of America.
2019: Published an article on newborn posing flow on Click Magazine’s blog.
2019: Published a blog post about photographing my own family to the Lemonade & Lenses blog.
2019: Became a Qualified Newborn Photographer through the Association of Professional Newborn Photographers International (APNPI).
2019: Earned Accreditation for Posed Newborn Photography with APNPI.
2019: Created another “Portraits of Hope” gallery of NICU graduates to be displayed on the walls of the INOVA Fair Oaks NICU.
2019: Won first place in the sitters category for my image “The Wonder of One” in the spring APNPI Image Competition. And won first place AGAIN in the same category in the autumn competition!
2020: Voted the “Most Loved” Photographer in Ashburn and Leesburg on Hulafrog for the second consecutive year!
2020: Named one of Fairfax’s top maternity photographers by Expertise.com for the 4th year in a row!
2020: Won 3rd place in the newborn category in the spring APNPI Image Competition with the image “Pink Bows and Baby Toes.”
2020: For my first ever Shoot & Share contest, I had 12 images place in the top 10%, 2 were finalists, and 1 made it into the top 100 (out of 35,683 total entries).
2020: In PPA’s International Photography Competition (IPC), three of my images were admitted into the General Collection, and one, “Pink Bows and Baby Toes” made it into the prestigious Loan Collection, the highest honor they bestow on an image.
2020: Earned the “Master Newborn Photographer” designation by NAPCP.
2020-2022: Covid changed everything! During the 3 months I closed my business in 2020, I wrote my first novel. In 2021, I signed with a literary agent and have since written two more! I’m still a full-time photographer, but have stopped entering photographic competitions while I divide my time between writing and photography.

Award-winning first place image in the spring 2019 APNPI image competition.

Award-winning first place image in the autumn 2019 APNPI image competition.

Professional memberships:

Visit my work in person, which is displayed on the walls of:

Premier Birth Center in Chantilly, VA
South Riding Pediatrics in South Riding, VA
NOVA Birth Partners in Stone Ridge, VA
Inova Children’s Hospital NICU in Fairfax, VA.
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital NICU

I frequently photograph the families of other local photographers, which is the highest honor! I love being the photographer that other photographers trust!