Corwin | CHKD NICU | Norfolk Family Photograhy

I had a great time photographing Corwin and his family on the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk. This was a joint shoot for CHKD. It was part of the NICU project I have been working on and will be used for a story about them in KidStuff.

Christmas Mini Sessions 2013 | Tidewater Family Photography

I had a great time with my mini sessions this year. I am planning on some other themed mini sessions throughout the year. Like me on Facebook for all of the latest updates, events and special offers. 


Here are some of my favorites from the sessions! 

 

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.

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.

Tocco Family | Virginia Beach Family Photography

I met this sweet family at a nice park near their house for an early morning session last month. It was great seeing them again and meeting their newest addition.

 

Kids | Chesapeake Childrens Photographer

Last week I met with Sharyn and her sister-in-law Courtney to take pictures of their boys. We decided on the Chesapeake Arboretum, which I have heard a lot about but hadn't shot there. We mainly shot on the main grounds and barely went into the woods. I plan on going back and explore more of it, as it is a great location.

August Special

I have just relaunched my website, and am running a special to kick it off. For the Month of August I will be doing 2 hr sessions for $100, that's half off! You will get 20+ high res edited images.

This would be perfect for family or senior pictures! 

 

 This is only good for this month so call or email me to setup your session today! This offer is good on any on location sessions in Tidewater, additional travel fees for locations outside of Tidewater.

CHKD NICU (Round 1) | Tidewater Childeren's Photography

Through an old co-worker I was connected to the NICU Family Advisory Council at CHKD. They wanted to have pictures taken showing some of the kids that were in the NICU and where they are one, two and three years later.

This was coming together in November and my wife being pregnant with twins, I thought it was a great opportunity to give back to this great organization. We setup five families to be photographed. I love showcasing my subjects personalities in my photos so I really wanted to do two things with this project. First to showcase these happy kids, in meaningful places. Second to show visitors some of the great attractions in Tidewater.

First up was Joey, an energetic two year old that had me chasing him around the Railroad Museum of Virginia. This is the image they decided to use for the NICU.

Here is my other favorite from the shoot.

Next it was Charlie, the three year old baseball player. I arranged for us to get on the field at Harbor Park one morning. It was a little chilly but charlie was so excited to be there it excited all of us. As soon as he stepped behind the plate he was ready to take some pitches from his dad. I absolutely love this image.

The image we decided on was one of him running in the outfield.

The Tides even used it to promote their count down to opening day.

Before we left I snapped a couple of the whole family.

Sandbridge was my next session with Hayden. He is also a sporty kid with a love for football. I had a great time chasing him around the beach near the fishing pier.

I shot Noah at the Virginia Aquarium, in front of the Sea Turtles. Turtles are his favorite, and mean a lot to his family. This was technically the toughest session so far, as the area is dark and it was hard to get sharp focus, but I was able to pull it off with a lot of determination. I also had to be careful of where my light was because I didn't want to see it's reflection in the glass. I am glad that I was able to work around the difficulties that I encountered and walk away with this great shot.

My last session for this set was Milan, a sweet 2 year old with Trisomy 18. I met with her and her father at the Children's Museum of Virgina and we had a blast. Her dad is a goofball and he had her smiling the whole time!

I currently have 3 scheduled for this month and one for next month. I love meeting these amazing kids and their awesome families. This is an ongoing project where we hope to incorporate more of the amazing locations Tidewater has to offer at various seasons.