Maria - James Madison University Portrait Photography Shoot - Harrisonburg, VA

When Maria, my friend from college, asked me to do her senior portraits for her, I was absolutely psyched!! It gave me an additional excuse to go up to my old alma mater and I love, love, love shooting in the Shenandoah Valley and at JMU. I actually didn't realize how much I missed it up there, but that's a whole other story. :)

Anyway, the best thing about shooting a friend's photos is that it's really easy to ask them to do odd things like pick flowers off of trees and lay in the grass in 40 degree weather... and Maria knew how to accessorize (check out the shoes and the necklace) so that was an extra bonus!

Let me stop rambling about how awesome this shoot was and just show off some of the photos. ;)

PS-- Graduation is closing in, so if there's anyone who's been procrastinating on getting their senior portraits taken, I'm looking for any and every excuse to travel up to JMU or UVA! *hint hint*

Sneak Peek: Anna and Stephen's Wedding

Trish + Brooks - An Engagement Session

Trish & Brooks

Trish and Brooks are both JMU/UPB alumni and are getting married on the JMU Quad next June. I had so much fun doing their engagement portraits on campus and talking to them about how JMU was back when they went here and comparing it to now. They're both musicians and they're both pretty darn cool. Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, I won't be able to shoot their wedding next year, but I'm really jealous of the lucky photographer that does! Good luck both of you and I wish you a happy engagement!

Mitch - A Portrait Shoot

Portrait Shoot: Mitch

I absolutely love doing fashion shoots and exploring different locations to shoot at. So naturally, it was tons of fun doing Mitch's portraits last week. We did a few traditional ones around the JMU quad and then headed to downtown Harrisonburg for more. Here's what we ended up with: