Patton Twins 3 Year Pictures | Virginia Beach Child Photographer

This summer I met my good friends and their daughters at the Hampton Roads Demonstration Gardens in Virginia Beach. These girls are full of energy and were so much fun to chase around the gardens.

Felisha & Adil Engagement | Virginia Beach Engagement Photography

I had a great time with Felisha and Adil at First Landing State Park for their engagement session. This May I will be capturing their wedding just up the beach at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel. I'm sure it's going to be a great party!

Favorite Locations of 2013 | Tidewater Location Phototgrapher

Wow, 2013 was such a great year! I was lucky to shoot some great people at some amazing locations. I wanted to take some time and summarize some of my favorite locations from last year. As I have been looking back I was very thankful to shoot in these locations even with taking time off with the birth of our twins.

Last year I started working with the CHKD NICU Family Advisory Council on a photography project that has allowed me access to some incredible locations. Here are some of my absolute favorites!

Harbor Park
They were very welcoming and accommodating. When we arrived they had a hat and shirt for Charlie. What a great place! This would make a great spot for Engagement photos!

Children's Museum of Virginia
What a great place for Milan's picture, we were in the small child play area and their "Birds Nest" worked out perfectly. I hadn't been there in a long time so Al walked me around when I went to scout it in advance to find the best spot.

JT's Grommet Island Beach Park and Playground 
This is a great park at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. We met early in the morning to get good light and sky, and Zachary was ready to run! I had a blast chasing him around this playground. This would be a great spot for Family pictures on the beach and then some fun portraits of the kids on the playground.

Long Bay Pointe Marina
This is a nice marina in Virginia Beach, where Sawyer hammed it up for me. I would love to shoot here again, it's very well maintained and there are a variety of spots to get great pictures.

Hampton Historic Carousel
I was really excited to shoot at this beautifully restored carousel. My plan really came together to get some amazing images of Ava. She was a great model. This would be another great place for engagement, family or child pictures. It's right in the heart of Downtown Hampton.

Kingsmill Golf Course
This was my first time to Kingsmill, it was amazing! We had permission to shoot in the morning but had to be off of the course by 10:30. We met at the 18th Hole and had a good time chasing Matthew around. What a beautiful place!

I also shot family and senior pictures at some beautiful locations that I can't wait to go back to.

Windsor Castle Park

First Landing

Fort Monroe

I am looking forward to the places that photography will take me this year. I already have a couple weddings booked that are in Beautiful locations! I also keep a running list of locations in Hampton Roads that I want to shoot at and hope to continue to find gems in our area.

Pure Romance Christmas Party | Virginia Beach Event Photography

I had a great time photographing the Pure Romance Christmas party again this year. They are such a fun group. The theme this year was a masquerade ball, with some awesome masks! I setup my Photo Booth with props and it was a great time. Here is a small sample of some of the images from the event.

Chase & Sawyer - CHKD NICU | Tidewater Children's Photographer | Giving Back

I have two more images to share from my work with CHKD's NICU. First is Chase, a curious boy that I photographed at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. We had something in mind and since this was his first time getting pictures taken (other than his parents) we decided to walk around and let him get used to me being there and taking pictures of him.

We went into their Sports Zone and played with Soccer balls and got him on a roll, his mom was having a ball making him laugh until he fell over! We wanted to get some good shots in front of the NASCAR exhibit, since he was warmed up we moved over there, but by then he had lost all interest in the Cars and wanted to go back and play with the balls. So after a few unsuccessful attempts we went back to the Sports Zone where Chase continued to ham it up for me.

Next is Sawyer, he was a little star as soon as my camera came out he knew what to do. His mom said she had never seen him act like that. They love to fish and we felt it was only right to get some pictures of him on his family's boat at Long Bay Pointe Marina.

Two Families | Virginia Beach Family Photography

I met these sisters and their families at First Landing State Park as they both wanted pictures on the beach, we had planned to do it while they were all at Sandbridge, but as fate would have it we were rained out.

This time the weather was beautiful! It was great seeing them again and meeting baby Henry, I'm going to have to keep him away from my girls when they get older, haha.

We started at the beach, I just love First Landing with it's sand dunes!

Then we went to the other side of Shore Drive and into the swamp side of the park. Down a winding boardwalk to a great trail.