Norfolk Pastor, Author and Revitalizer | Glenn Porter | Virginia Portrait Photographer

I just love when we have the opportunity to photograph people that making a difference the world.  Meet Glenn.  He is the pastor of Queen Street Baptist Church in downtown Norfolk.  Not only is he the pastor of the church, but the visionary and also a revitalizer of the downtown Norfolk area.  As if pastoring is not enough, Glenn is also an accomplished author. What an honor it was to do an environmental shoot in the city and the area he loves.  Here he is:          

College Graduation Pictures | Chelsea | Virginia Portrait Photographer

Graduating from college is such an amazing accomplishment. Photographing college graduates, is important because they have met such an amazing goal!    Meet Chelsea.  She will be graduating from Old Dominion University and will continue her education until she reaches her goal as a neurosurgeon.  We can’t wait to photography “The” Dr. Chelsea soon! Our hats are off to you Chelsea and celebrate with you!    

Military Portraits | Maternity Portraits | Emily & Shayne | Virginia Portrait Photographer

Military families:  people that are near and dear to our heart.  The military is actually who brought us together.  Relocating Scott from the west all the way due east he landed in Virginia.  That is not the only reason that it is dear to us.  We have the highest respect and honor for these families.  What they give, no one will ever understand.  Meet Emily and Shayne.  Married, pregnant and now deployed for 7 months, deployed without being able to meet his brand new baby girl until she is 6 months old…that’s unselfish giving. Meet the honored, the selfish, most respected, Emily and Shayne.  Thank you for giving….  

Strictly Bizzness | Band Shoot | Virginia Celebrity Photographer

Strictly Bizzness: Digital Composite

So if you thought that Rockwell Lane was epic…meet Strictly Bizzness.  It is always so much fun shooting bands and musicians.  They always know what they want and make our lives easy.  Photographing them is usually short, sweet and epic.  Find out more about a having band shoot. Call us at 757-201-4773.  

Trash the Dress or Trash the Formal | Ashley | Virginia Senior Portrait Photographer

Sometimes it’s just fun to do something that is not the “typical setting” for a certain type of couture.  That is exactly why we love doing Trash the Dress and Trash the Formal Shoots.  Sometimes we find ourselves out shooting in the breaking of the waves of the Bay or Ocean.  Then sometimes we find ourselves shooting in the depths of an urban setting in the dirty, yet beautiful alley ways of downtown and on top of buildings.  That’s exactly what we did with Ashley.  Ashley came to her shoot in the perfect color for a Trash the Dress in an outdoor location.  We didn’t really trash her dress, but had fun trying! Here’s Ashley

Engagement Session | Britt and Da Niel | Viriginia Wedding Photographer

Ah…it’s Tuesday afternoon and love is in the air.  We just love the fact that we get to document people’s lives through photography.  Britt and Da Niel are on the path to heading to the alter and they have entrusted us with their memories.  On a Friday afternoon, we got to stroll around the beautiful downtown Norfolk are captured some awesome urban and historic areas with this beautiful engaged couple!  We love the chance to do on location photography, especial outdoor photography when the weather is as beautiful as the couple that we are shooting. Here they are…Britt and Da Niel…the engagement session    

Loren High School Senior Portraits | Virginia Senior Portrait Photographer

We love photographing out high school seniors.  Our studio is in such an awesome area that we can easily incorporate a variety of looks including an urban feel by just stepping outside of our studio.  Having access to such a great area gives us a variety of backdrops in a matter of minutes.  We are anxiously awaiting our big senior season that will be beginning in a couple of months.  Have you scheduled your senior portraits yet?  Click here for more details.      

Heather – Singer Songwriter – Artist | Artist Headshot Photographer

Meet Heather.  She is an amazingly talented musician, singer and songwriter.  She recently came to us to update her portfolio for the commercial world.  Doing commercial headshots is so much fun with musicians.  Generally they have a good sense of who they are or who they want to be, so it makes our job easy.  It is also very important to have current and unique headshots especially when you are in the music industry!  When was the last time your updated your headshots?  If it’s been a while, contact us and we can help you!    

Couples Beach Portraits | Destination Portrait Photographers

We love it when we get the opportunity to do an outdoor photography session, especially when it is a destination couples session.  We had the opportunity to photograph Dan and Jennifer on the beaches of Tampa St. Pete.  What a beautiful area of the country.  It was also an honor since they are fellow photographers.  We love the opportunity to photograph other photographers!  Well, give us a beautiful couple, on a beautiful beach, match that with a beautiful sunset and…. here ya go.  Meet the amazing Dan & Jennifer! We love it when we get the opportunity to do an outdoor photography session, especially when it is a destination couples session.  We had the opportunity to photograph Dan and Jennifer on the beaches of Tampa St. Pete.  What a beautiful area of the country.  It was also an honor since they are fellow photographers.  We love the opportunity to photograph other photographers!  Well, give us a beautiful couple, on a beautiful beach, match that with a beautiful sunset and…. here ya go.  Meet the amazing Dan & Jennifer!

Military Portraits | Virginia Portrait Photographer

Where do I start?… How can we ever repay military families for what they do?  Their sacrifice goes beyond anything that could ever be paid monetarily.  What they do for our country is amazing.  We have the opportunity to photograph many military families that are on the cusp of deployment that includes a family separation.  These days families are separated for 8+ months and longer.  Generally we photograph these families 1 month prior to their deployment.  While photographing these families, my mind is always reeling about the family that will be left behind.  Meet the O’Connor family.  Amazing people, amazing family, amazing sacrifice.  

Children’s Portraits | Virginia Portrait Photographer

So you’re 2 years old and it’s your birthday, so what do you do…you schedule your 2 year old portrait session of course!  We have been blessed to document little Kaiya since she was just conceived.  Following her mommy and daddy since they were 2 months pregnant, through their pregnancy, then the birth, 1st birthday and now the 2nd birthday of their precious gift.  We got to spend a beautiful morning at the beautiful location of the Hermitage Museum.  Documenting lives is what we do.  What a great job we have!  

Couples Beach Portraits | Virginia Engagement Session Photographer

One of the great things about having a portrait studio in a coastal area is being able to do outdoor portrait session at the ocean front.  It gets even better when you are in an area that has the beach and a beautiful downtown setting.  We had the privilege of capturing Caroline and Brandon’s engagement session.  What a great place for photographs and what a great couple!