The Kerr Family - November 28, 2010

Yesterday I drove to Bethany Beach to spend some time taking photos of the fabulous Kerr family. I met Joni several years ago when our kids were in the same school, and we have continued to run into each other over the years at various social and sport events. Lately we have been taking the same Thursday morning yoga class. We got to talking before class one day about family photos and Thanksgiving weekend turned out to be the perfect opportunity. Her family owns a wonderful home right on the beach - the perfect portrait location.

My son, Jake, and I spent yesterday hanging out with her lovely family. A great time was had by all and the really good red wine made a special appearance. I can't wait to do it again.

Joni is a special breed of athlete who runs 100 mile races along with every other sport known to man and is a very impressive yogi. All this and she is such good company and so much fun! I feel inspired by her energy.

Today we got up to take portraits on the beach. A glorious bright chilly day. Her boys were such good sports about the posing and posing and then doing some more posing for me. Her boys (and husband) are such a great group of guys. Thanks so much for having us down, we can't wait to see all of you again soon.

Family Portraits at Washington International School - November 21, 2010

This lovely family came to me though my dear friend, Richard Holden, a DC photographer who has settled on the banks of the Chesapeake and now takes only local jobs. Many thanks to Richard because this job was a really great one. Dean called me a couple of months ago to set up this shoot as a surprise for his wife to take photos of them and their four year old daughter. They teach at the Washington International School so we were lucky enough to have full run of the beautiful campus and mansion on a Sunday afternoon. Dean also brought along his mother, father and sister-in-law. We shot outside until we lost the light and then moved into the mansion for a couple of shots in front of the fireplace.

This was a very nice family - so much fun to photograph and spend an afternoon with. I do hope our paths cross again.

The Ascari Family - November 21, 2010

Yesterday I had the best time photographing Stephanie Ascari's beautiful family. As many of you know, Stephanie is an awesome photographer, so I was very honored when she asked me to take the photos for her family's holiday card. Her husband, Matt, is so charming the kids are adorable. We met at Glen Echo Park yesterday for this shoot. Today, we had a really fun lunch at The Palm to turn over the DVD of the images. I look forward to many more lunches and many more shoots with Stephanie. I am hoping that we get to co-shoot with each other in the upcoming year. In the meantime, she is one of my all time favorite lunch buddies.