My Pretty Princess

Last November I had the opportunity to visit my sister and her family in Provo, UT. She has 3 of the cutest kids ever and despite the fact that I got sick while I was there, I had such a fantastic time. Addy is a princess through and through. I just love this girl! I can't wait to see them again this summer!

Baby Clair!

My Utah Trip | Portrait Photography

Not that anyone wants to see any more snow but... I wanted to post some pictures from my trip to Utah back in the Fall. These adorable little girls are my husband's cousins kids, but we consider them nieces. We miss you guys so much and am so glad you are family!

Uncle Todd and the girls!

More from the 2009 Washington DC Blizzard :-)

I have made a resolution to post on my blog 3 times a week, and because I didn't have time to put together a well written informative post, I though I would post more pictures from the Blizzard. Enjoy!

My dad measuring the snow (it was only 11 inches at that time)

My attempt at macro photography. Yeah, I know I need lots more practice, but its kind of a cool shot. (It ended up snowing 20 inches!)


P.S. Being snowed in at my parents house (with all my brothers and sisters) during the Blizzard made for one of the most fun weekends I have had in a long time! I love my family!

My Nana

I have kind of been putting off writing this post, but not to do it would ignoring the importance of my dear Nana to me. Faith Church Seay passed away on November 14, after living 84 amazing years. She wasn't just a grandmother to me, but she was truly a best friend. Every Sunday I would go visit her and we would have 1-2 hours of just girl talk. She was truly an amazing woman and I don't feel that I can really really convey it my words. She was a wonderful writer, a smart businesswoman, a loving mother, and she devoted her live to the service of others. She was the best person I know and she will be dearly missed. My mom wrote an lovely obituary and I wanted to share it so you could get a little sense of who she was.

(I took this picture of Nana and my niece Addy back in May. I just love it!)

Faith Church Seay

Faith Church Seay, 84, a native of Washington DC who devoted her life to serving those in need, died at home on November 14 of cancer.

As a 5th generation Washingtonian, Faith developed her love of service as a young girl in her SW Washington home. Growing up just blocks from the Washington Monument she witnessed the tragedies and triumphs that took place here. Alongside her family she began serving the countless people in need during the depression. Her compassion for those in need continued into the War years when she became as a Red Cross worker at Walter Reed Hospital. She met her husband, Temple W. Seay, Jr. during this time and they were married in 1948. Faith’s compassionate service continued to the last days of her life. She volunteered with special needs children at the Episcopal Center for Children in NW Washington and the Washington Home (formerly known as the Home for Incurables) for more than 40 years. She also volunteered at the Home the for Blind in Georgetown, Jr. Villiage in Anacostia, Martha’s Table in NW and countless acts of kindness through her membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She attended Jefferson Jr. HS and was president of the first graduating class. She went onto graduate from Coolidge HS and then onto Strayers Business College. Her skill in shorthand and typing would serve her well. While working for the Atomic Energy Commision she was asked to provide a name to the new atomic weapons testing program. Ironically her love of nature and flowers inspired the name “Operation Greenhouse”. She would continue her work at the AEC until 1953 when her oldest son was born. She once wrote “I try to convey God’s great love of mankind and how we can feel and see Him through His nature paintings. I feel it is very important to voluteer our services in any way we can to make life happier and easier for other less fortunate.”

She is survived by her sons, Michael Seay (Frances Seay) of Washington DC and Thomas Seay of Bethesda, MD; 5 grandchildren, Michael Seay, Jr. of Washington DC, Katharine LeCheminant (James) of Provo, Utah, Emily Hayes (Todd) of Gaithersburg, MD, Robert Seay of Logan, Utah & Bryan Seay of Washington DC and 3 great-grandchildren; Addy (3), Luke (2) & Claire (2months) LeCheminant.

Why I became a Photographer... : Washington DC Portrait and Wedding Photographer

I really wanted to start making my blog more about who I am, my journey, and my photography point of view instead of just place to post my new photos. I thought I would start off by sharing the story of why I decided to start a photography business.

I am not one of those people who grew up taking pictures of everything and everyone. I loved taking photos when I would travel and always felt extremely inspired by the beauty of the places I went, but when I would come home, the inspiration would leave and I would usually put away my camera until my next big adventure. My point and shoot digital Camera broke in November 2007, and I started shopping around for a new one. I decided that instead of a small point and shoot I would really go for it and purchase "nice" camera.

In January, 2008 I purchased my very first Digital SLR camera, the Canon Rebel XT and after I bought it, it pretty much sat in my camera bag untouched. My husband gave me a hard time about spending all that money (which was nothing, now that I know how much photography equipment really costs) for something I didn't even use, so after three months of sitting in a lonely camera bag, I decided that I would finally take some "nice" pictures with my "nice" camera. My sister was visiting my parents with her adorable children, so I had the perfect subjects! I got to the house, set my camera on automatic and had my very first photo-shoot. As I was chasing my almost 2 year old niece around the house, making my best attempt to capture that sweet smile, it happened... I fell in love with photography (yes that abruptly).

The next thing I did was to I called up all of my friends with kids and asked if they could be my test subjects. I then embarked on a journey to learn everything I could about photography. I e-mailed photographers I liked, I read books, I read articles, and soaked up all the information I could. I feel like I have come a long way in the past year in both the knowledge I have and the understanding of how much more there is to learn. I am grateful for all those who have and continue to support me (especially my wonderful husband and my mom :-).




This was taken back in May. She is my adorable niece Lacee, and I love her to death!

(Disclaimer: I'm NOT a writer, I do not claim to be a writer, nor do I have any desire to be a writer, so I apologize for all my grammar and spelling errors!)