September 10, 2012 12

Lee Ann | Out of the Chrysalis

I met Lee Ann during Freshman Orientation at my second school, eleven years ago. We shared the occasional lunch and the occasional friend, worked at the same non-profit organization, and indulged in a few deep-type conversations in the years after we met. Lee Ann was even part of the skating “party” (a threesome) after which [...]

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September 5, 2012 6

Lifestyle | The Church in Upperville – And My Friend Angel

Nine years ago, I walked into the office at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Virginia, and practically begged a commando church secretary to let my friend Angel get married there, even though she wasn’t a member of their local congregation. Even though my audacious move (born out of some seriously fierce loyalty) didn’t [...]

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June 4, 2012 2

NOVA Portraits | Chelsea and Sheena – The Best of Friends

As a general rule, I love people. It takes a LOT for me not to like a person. I love discovering who people are and how they are different from me, building relationships, and enjoying the life others bring to the world. But when a person likes ME? Well, that’s all it takes for me [...]

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May 22, 2012 4

NOVA Portraits | Holly – The Girl in the Old Red Car

Every time I have a session, I previsualize, research poses, compile details, plan the elements I will use to enhance the shoot. But once in a while, a shoot hands me something I didn’t previsualize, something that wakes my imagination, something that gives me permission to be me. This was the final section of Holly’s [...]

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May 22, 2012 4

NOVA Portraits | Holly – A Bit of Anthropologie

I am pretty much in love with Anthropologie catalogs. I love the eclectic style that brings vintage back into modern, crossing it with classic and whimsy and everything in between… It just makes me happy, and I’ve been dying for an opportunity to play around with some of my Anthropologie inspiration. Holly’s style has some [...]

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