Author: Cerissa Photography
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Northern VA Newborn: Your First Breath
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Now that the rush of the season (photography-wise. let’s not talk about prepping for the actual 25th) is winding down, I wanted to take a moment to blog about a recent Northern VA newborn session from last month! What I remember the most about this session, other than the beautiful…
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Fall Minis: Mom & Dad
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Let’s get some photos of just mom and dad, okay, bud? LOVE how this happened. So excited about how this gallery turned out. It’s one of my favorite things, how I and my clients often try to contain kiddos during our sessions, but when we stop is when the beeeeeest stuff…
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Georgetown, DC Family Session
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I love that my awesome families are patient as I change my mind a handful of times (these kiddos’ mom said, “well, isn’t that part of the creative process?” LOVE HER) about where I’d like us to stop during our sessions. Every session looks totally different, even if we do…
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DC Newborn: Some quiet time
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“There’s only one thing more precious than our time and that’s what we spend it on.” Leo Christopher This guy slept through so much activity (he is the fourth of four boys), and if he wasn’t sleeping super happily, he was just chillin’. I love newborn sessions, but I love…
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DC Small Business Session: Release your Resentments
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When small business owners ask me to take portraits for them (not headshots, fyi! lifestyle portraits), they hire me to capture the essence of who they are. Even now, word of mouth is still how I get a lot of my clients. It says a lot when an inquiry hits…
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Blagden Alley: DC Lifestyle Family Session
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When I’m working with a family to pick a location for their sesh, it’s always so fun when they choose an unexpected option from my list of favorite places. It’s a challenge, and it’s an opportunity to be creative in multiple ways (not just how I see your interactions, but…
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Washington, DC Lifestyle Family Portrait Session
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I photographed this DC family before they were a family of three, when baby girl was still in her mama’s belly. Before mom and dad were mom and dad. I hung out with them again to take some newborn portraits, then a couple of months ago, this mama messaged me…
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Fairfax County, VA Newborn Session | He decided he was ready
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These new parents chose me to photograph this new season in their lives, before their new little man was born. When you book me for a newborn session, you have the option to add a maternity mini, and they chose to spend time with me for both. It’s such a…
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Fairfax County, VA Newborn Lifestyle Session | All the alligators
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What I remember about this Fairfax County, VA newborn lifestyle session: how excited this new little man’s big brother was to just be close to him, how their mom glowed when she held him, and a funny little moment when we were in the boys’ room and their dad said…
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Mother’s Day in DC: Motherhood Session
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In May, I did a few motherhood sessions with previous clients in my studio space in Georgetown, DC (Fostr Collaborative, you have my heart!). This one struck a chord with me just because both this badass mama and I were sweating because of all the movement, because we remembered chaos.…