I don’t know about you but I plan on carrying the new year’s spirit of catching up, or TCB [taking care of business] as Elvis apparently used to say, throughout much of 2010. Here’s a fun mini-slideshow from a session last summer that I never posted. The historic Congressional Cemetery, where we walked our dog  growing up, made for a great location. Thanks to this hip mama for the fab suggestion!

In the spirit of my January catch-ups I’m posting images of a lovely family from their fall portrait session below. One of my faves is the mama & papa, as a couple on their own - we all need that, right?

January is always my time to catch up from the whirlwind of fall portrait sessions and holiday busyness. In the spirit of getting back up to speed and celebrating a successful year, I’d love to share some images from last fall’s family sessions that never made it to my blog.

Stay tuned for more faves soon and if you’re a Facebook-er check out our new FB page. Please become a fan while you’re there - I’m new to it and would love your support!

Here’s to some good, old-fashioned fall fun on the Capitol grounds:

And lastly, one of my faves, and one that this Mama surprised her hubby with as a holiday gift:

It’s been a busy few weeks getting portraits prepared and out to clients and their families. I think perhaps, sorta, maybe, after 7+ years of doing this I’m getting better and better at pacing myself during this crunch time. I thought I’d take a break and share images from some of the many family sessions this fall. This one was especially dear to my heart because my client is a high school friend. We lost contact for many years and ran into one another on the Hill in our new roles as parents. I loved photographing L. with her family and snuggling with her son below. It meant so much to me to see her through my camera as a mama all these years later.

I’ve been so busy photographing families that I haven’t had time to share many images lately. Here are some faves from a great session last month at Montrose Park in Georgetown. This little girl makes an appearance as a baby with amazing blue eyes on my website - does she look familiar here?

Check it out - I have a new listing on The Bump, a fab online resource for expectant and new mamas.

I love photographing pregnancy and those sweet, newborn bambinos. But these days I’m busy, busy with fall portrait sessions. So look for families and kids playing in the leaves here soon.

I think fall must be my favorite season. I just love the light, especially at the end of the day. That morning had been stressful for me with endless technical glitches but an afternoon of laughing and playing with these guys completely made my day. The last image is of the inventive game of red light-green light that the girls made up - so silly and fun, fun!

So, remember how fired up I was after the photo conference in NYC? Well, one thing that I took to heart from our class was to take more risks, enter contests, submit to magazines etc. Sooo, here it is: Best Friends Photography Contest with portraits of yes, animals. Click here to vote on my portrait of Gaia and Terra by Wednesday and maybe I’ll win the People’s Choice award for the week. The official judging happens in January. Stay tuned for some lovely fall images of people….

I just got back from two days in New York at PDN’s PhotoPlus Expo. Call me a geek but wow, what a bonanza of new products, strategies and inspiration! I met a dear friend, and my photography partner in crime, there so we could brave the crowds together. We also took an amazing business class with Kevin Kubota, a fabulous photographer from Oregon. He had tons of great pointers that I’m taking to heart. So, keep your eyes and ears out for some new products and ideas for PHOTOPIA in the coming months!

Can it be that time already? Well, Halloween and plenty of other holiday fun comes first but the cards are available to preview from tinyprints. Click on the buttons below to have a peek. The first one is for the NEW Pro Collection, only available through professional photographers. It includes a free digital proof, priority customer service and is printed on recycled paper stock:

This is for the regular tinyprints collection: