Eliza & Erick | Georgetown engagement session | Washington, DC

This Spring weather has been rough on scheduling. The worst part is it doesn't even rain when they say it will. Promised but undelivered rain is what got Eliza, Erick and I up way early in Georgetown. It was a Sunday morning and we had the whole place to ourselves - creepy, empty M Street with parking as far as the eye can see. Fortunately, Erick thought my "photo voice" was hi-lar-ious so we had a good old time. I even made them frolic. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com (Yeah! We got up early enough that there weren't any cars parked in front of the flower mural!) © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comGeorgetown-engagement-photos-washington-dc-2 The kayak people were so nice - even opened the gate for us to take photos by the bridge and with the colorful kayaks. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com I have the best clients. Georgetown-engagement-photos-washington-dc-5 Georgetown is really quite alright. Lots of pretty stuff (basically none of which I am showing on the blog today) and then graffiti, underpasses, weird street scenes - it's a great place to shoot.) © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comGeorgetown-engagement-photos-washington-dc-11 I photoshopped a rat trap out of this image. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com You'll see more of these two on the blog in fancier dress later this year. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations, you guys!

Kate, Joey and Baby J | documentary family photography | Arlington, VA

Not gonna lie, I know almost nothing about babies. I come in for an hour, encourage cuddling and smiles, then I hit the road and process the images. But it's really interesting how two-week-old newborns have such different personalities. They can't tell you much, but their eyes are doing lots of things. And their mouths. And, hey, who are we kidding, their butts. Kate and Joey invited me into their home to document a piece of their first days with Baby J. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com This is one of my favorite family photos ever. Their poor dog is feeling neglected with the new addition. And: owls! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comArlington-virginia-newborn-photographer-5© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com It was mad overcast that day but their house has tons of beautiful light. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comArlington-virginia-newborn-photographer-18© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comArlington-virginia-newborn-photographer-28© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com I had one foot out the door and Baby J started doing his asleep-smiling thing. We caught one! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations guys! He's beautiful.

Cherry Blossom Mini Sessions | 2015

We had a blast last year getting our cherry blossom mini sessions on, so I'm taking the plunge again this year. Cherry blossom minis! cherry-blossom-minis-2015 Quick, painless and beautiful photos with the iconic blossoms, at half the price of my normal portrait sessions. Write me to reserve a spot! Here's a few favorites from last year's sold-out mini sessions: Lesley-Morihiko-CBM-26Leandra-Nick-CBM-17Duy-Christine-CBM-1Sarah-Patrick-CBM-28Shaun-Lauren-CBM-6Andrea-Esteban-CBM-9