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Wasser Christmas Party

Event Photography, PhotographyDecember 3, 2012 Leave a comment

On Saturday night, I photographed a totally fun Christmas party for the Wasser Family. This was the 25th year in a row that they have done a Christmas party to celebrate with their friends. So, this one was special for them. They set up a fun background with stringed lights behind white fabric with some silver trees and champagne for photographing couples as they arrived. Later during the party I printed the portraits and put them into cardboard ornament frames for the Wassers to give their guests as gifts. Unfortunately, I didn’t think of it at the time, but I should have photographed the printed images in their frames once they were complete so I could show you how smashing they were. The prints were a big hit. There was also some great food, a live singer, and some super cute elves to greet guests and take their coats. A great time was had by all!

The Wassers

The Elves

Party Food

Champagne

The Crooner

Party Time

DCSnowpocalypse

Personal, PhotographyDecember 19, 2009 Leave a comment

Well, the second snowfall of the year has been a little overwhelming to the state of Virginia. Deucehartley jokingly coined the hashtag “#dcsnowpocalypse” on Twitter to describe the snow storm as it approached our area. It started snowing around 9 p.m. here in Alexandria on Friday, and it’s still snowing. Some parts of the DC area are reporting as much as twenty inches of snow! Compare this picture that I took this afternoon around 4 p.m. with the one from my previous blog entry.

Everything has been covered in this fluffy white snow.

The poor owner of this car.

Cash for Clunkers – Jim Koons Automotive – Virginia

Photography, UncategorizedOctober 12, 2009 Leave a comment

For those of you who don’t know, I work full-time as the webmaster for Jim Koons Automotive. For the past couple months the government has been running the “Cash for Clunkers” program where dealers take old cars with poor gas mileage as a trade-in and customers get money from the government for their trade. As part of the program, the dealer agrees to destroy the clunker. Well, last week I got to see the clunkers get destroyed. Here are a few photos of the vehicles getting smashed!

Before this clunker was smashed.

And there it goes…

Smashed!

Some of the clunkers.

Not much was left behind.

Clarendon Day Electric Racing Kart Demo – Arlington, VA

Event Photography, PhotographySeptember 28, 2009 Leave a comment

This past Saturday was Clarendon Day in Arlington, which is a huge festival full of arts, crafts, music, food, and fun. Part of the festivities included an electric racing kart demonstration put on by the NoVA Kart Racing group and Volta Grand Prix. Below is a photo of David from the Kart groups driving his electric racing kart on a course marked by cones in the street. It was a fun day!

A shot of the racing kart with the men who made it.

An up close shot of the guys.

Solo shot of the kart.

Getting ready to race.

The track lined with cones.

Action shot of David racing the kart!

One of the cars on display on Clarendon Day.

A more sporty car on display.

OBG Fundraiser at Cosi – Event Photography – Arlington, VA

Photography, UncategorizedSeptember 27, 2009 Leave a comment

This week I photographed a fundraiser event for the Oldies But Goodies Cocker Spaniel Rescue at the Cosi in Arlington. Most of the guests were foster parents for dogs. So, they brought their dogs along as well. There were raffle prizes to raise money for OBG and some fun games for the dogs. It was a great time!

Some yummy treats for our four-legged friends and fundraiser information.

One of the happy dogs present at the fundraiser.

Such a beautiful doggy!

Some of the Cocker Spaniels present at the fundraiser!

This one makes us laugh!

Happy little guy.

Some of the attendees at the OBG fundraiser.

We love this one’s bandana.

An OBG speaker.

The bond between human and dog. Best friends!

Fun was had by all!

Fitness Shoot with Melody – Alexandria, Virginia

Commercial Photography, Photography, Portrait PhotographyJuly 31, 2009 Leave a comment

Melody is a triathlon competitor interested in getting into fitness modeling. We did this shoot in the gym and pool area at my apartment in Alexandria, Virginia.

Melody with a resistance band.

She’s worked hard to become so lean and toned.

Happy Independence Day! – Norfolk, Virginia

PersonalJuly 6, 2009 Leave a comment

This weekend my husband, Nick, and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary by spending the weekend in Norfolk, Virginia. We enjoyed a dinner cruise and fireworks from a cruise boat, a festival in the city, and an afternoon at Virginia Beach. It was a great time!

It was all blue skies on this beautiful Fourth of July.

One of the boats on the water.

Look at this display of patriotism!

Mario Kart on the water!

We ended the night with a fantastic fireworks show.

Alan & Alana’s 25th Anniversary Party – Alexandria, Virginia

Event Photography, PhotographyJune 7, 2009 Leave a comment

Alan & Alana’s 25th wedding anniversary party was a great time with friends and family at the Lorien Hotel in Alexandria, VA. We enjoyed capturing memories of the games, mingling, and dinner. They even had someone who played bagpipes at the event. Congratulations on 25 years of marriage, Alan & Alana! Here’s to many more!