Category Archives: Family

What to Wear for Your DC Family Photos

family portrait in elegant black and gold frame

You finally booked your DC family photo session and are looking forward to having beautiful portrait artwork in your home. Now what? You’ll need to choose what to wear. As moms, we usually have to dress ourselves and our family for such an occasion. That’s a lot of work. As a full-service DC family photographer,...

What Goes Into Creating a Gallery Wall

gallery wall grows over the years | Lisa Maco Photography, DC Family Photographer

Gallery walls are a beautiful focal point in any home. It’s a collection of framed portraits of the people who are the most important to you. Once you have yours in place, anyone who walks into our home will immediately be drawn to the real stars: your family. When you look at a gallery wall,...

Why Choose a Portrait Box to Display Your Family Photos

how a portrait box displays family photos

When your session ends, it’s actually just the beginning. While it’s fun to capture all your moments, one of the best parts about my job is helping my clients select the perfect way to display their new family photos. Most clients frame one or a few photos for their walls. And when there are still...

Your Child’s Key Milestones to Document | Washington DC

Key Milestone Portrait for Age 2 | Lisa Maco Photography, LLC, Washington DC Portrait Photographer

Just after your baby was born or perhaps while you were still pregnant, what was the first thing experienced parents told you? I’m willing to bet it was that time flies. Of all the advice I heard, this rings most true. My son, my youngest, recently graduated from college. I’m so proud of him, and...

What Really Lasts: Printed Portraits or Digital Files | DC

vintage photos

What really lasts through the years? Is it professionally printed portraits or digital files? I know it’s hard to imagine the future of image storage. It wasn’t that long ago that my kids and I were making weekly visits to the video store to borrow VHS movies. At the time, I never imagined being able...

Washington DC Children’s Portrait Photography Guide

4 year old girl wall portrait

There’s a special place in my heart for children’s portrait photography. They are young for such a short time, so it is important to capture their sweet faces at each stage while you still can. Childhood is a significant time in life and professional portraits of children are a lasting treasure for parents, grandparents, and...

Your Washington DC Fall Family Portrait Photography Guide

Rock Creek Park

Our nation’s capital is a beautiful city. It has so many elegantly designed buildings and monuments, plus trees and rivers that add to its charm. As a Washington, DC, family photographer and resident, I have the privilege of enjoying the scenery of this beautiful city on a regular basis. Each season in DC brings something...

DC Childhood and Family Photographer

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