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Senior time

Abbie — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:10:18 +0000

I met up with another absolutely amazing high school student who will be starting her Senior year this Fall. She’s got amazing dreams and aspirations for herself and I’m excited to hear where she winds up going to University and what she decides to pursue. Loved spending the afternoon with her.

Mother’s Day

Abbie — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:29:59 +0000

A great Mother’s Day gift to their Mom, from all the kids. I had the most fantastic morning hanging out with this group. Couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful morning and beautiful subjects.

I had the most wonderful assistant helping me out behind the scenes as well. Thanks for holding the tree branches back!

6 days old

Abbie — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:02:33 +0000

Another little sweetheart that had the cutest facial expressions. Came after a long labor and best of all, Mom and Dad didn’t know the gender until he was out. Such a wonderful surprise.

Senior!

Abbie — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:09:52 +0000

It’s not often that I get the pleasure of working with Senior graduates but I was lucky enough to spend part of last weekend with one cool kid who’s about to graduate next month. Let me tell ya, he was a natural. I told him in the beginning that I was a tad nervous because I normally am posing new moms and dads and women in general. I’m always worried I’ll ask a guy to do a certain pose and he’ll look at me with a look like, “That is so girly, I’m not doing that.” But no, I had a natural on my hands. Each and every time I clicked the camera, he had a new pose for me. Awesome. It was the most beautiful evening, just the right temperature, gorgeous light and we were at one of my favorite places in all of DC, The National Gallery of Art. It couldn’t have been more perfect.

Newborn – 8 days

Abbie — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:08:15 +0000

I’ve been awaiting this little one’s birth since the end of March and he finally arrived. Don’t know if you can tell but he’s a red head! My first time photographing a red-headed newborn!

2 weeks, 2 days

Abbie — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:41:37 +0000

I normally prefer to shoot newborns right after they’re born but I got sick, had to reschedule, was still stick, rescheduled again… And finally, today arrived and I felt good. And this little one was still utterly irresistible and willing to sleep through the entire session. So glad to finally meet you, little guy!

National Cathedral – Springtime

Abbie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:45:26 +0000

I love Spring, love the National Cathedral, love meeting up with new families!

Little cutie

Abbie — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:01:39 +0000

Found this little gem while editing. I imagine him thinking, “Who are you and what are you doing?”

Jeremy Bloom’s Wish of a Lifetime

Abbie — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:21:25 +0000

Do you remember when I worked with this organization back in October? Well I was lucky enough to work with them a second time this past week. I met up with seven veterans as they toured Arlington National Cemetery. They were the most wonderful people to be around. Everywhere we went it was like they were rock-stars; people wanted to shake their hands, talk with them, hear their stories. To me it was quite touching. I can hardly say “thank-you” to a veteran without bawling (I’m not kidding) so seeing this admiration and thanks from so many people was heart-warming. Enjoy just a few shots from our morning.

7 days old

Abbie — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:02:10 +0000

As I drove to meet up with this sweet little baby and his parents I was giddy with excitement. It feels like it has been forever since I have worked with a newborn and they are honestly my favorite subjects to work with: so calm, relaxed, sleepy, curled up, adorable. I leave newborn sessions and come away with a profound sense of awe and amazement, knowing that all too soon this tiny, 7 or 8 pound little one will be crawling, then walking, then talking… And it all happens so quickly.