Family Portraits in Washington DC

Studio sessions are done in my home studio in historic Foxhall Village , the charming Tudor neighborhood nestled between Georgetown and The Palisades and near the French and German Embassies.

Location session are available in spring and fall in several locations. I am adjacent to Glover Archbold Park, which has many beautiful spots, the Georgetown University campus is within walking distance, and I have another spot along the river. If you are interested in a location session, we will discuss locations in our initial phone call, and we will schedule a rain date as well.

Absolutely! I run a full-service photography studio and guide you through the entire experience. I come to your home for a full Design Consultation to discuss who we are photographing, the style that best fits your family and your home, and where your images will live – on your walls or in a custom-designed album or portrait box. During your Design Consultation, we select a date for your session. Before I leave, I take photos of your walls so I can show you mock-ups of your images during your Selection appointment. The mock-ups help you choose the appropriate size and placement. Of course we also talk about what everyone should wear for the session.

About a week after the session, you have your Selection Appointment where you see a slideshow of your images set to music. The slideshow also includes my suggestions for the wall art we discussed during your Design Consultation. We’ll go through your images and select your favorites. Go with your emotions – choose the images you react most strongly to. We look at different sizes and frame treatments until you are happy. If you chose an album, I have it designed for you to look at and modify until you are happy. At this point, we finalize your order. Full payment is due at this appointment and must be received before I place your order.

That’s my goal, of course. But you need to leave room on your walls for future portraits as your children grow and change. Most people create albums of the images they can’t walk away from. Or they collect images in a Portrait box, which holds 20 matted images and doubles as a rotating portrait frame. Just change the portrait in the window whenever you are in the mood for something different.

I provide a digital file meant for sharing on social media or with relatives and friends for every image you purchase as a printed product. These files are also suitable for digital frames.

Orders typically take 4-6 weeks to deliver as all images are hand retouched before they are printed, wall art is custom printed and framed, and albums and portrait boxes are handcrafted in Italy.