susan solo photography blog

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So, this is the spot where you'll find my latest photography work, my news, adventures, travels, and random thoughts. I'm a photographer living in Northern Virginia and I specialize in creative and modern lifestyle portraits and event photography. I love trying new things and have had many hobbies, but photography is the one thing I've stuck with for years and years. I absolutely positively love it.

Other things I love: I adore my husband, family and friends. I love animals, reading, reality TV, pretty much any kind of music, and chocolate. On the other side of the coin, I hate bugs, mayonnaise, and super early mornings. I'm creative, silly, friendly, sensitive, expressive, talkative and curious. There - that's me in a paragraph. To get to know me a little better beyond a blog bio, read on. And if you have something to say, please feel free to leave me a comment or send me a note!

Monthly Archives: May 2008

May 30 2008

jay & mina – 5.10.08

A few weeks ago I joined Shelby in Ellicot City, MD for Jay and Mina’s wedding. As always, please hop on over to Shelby’s blog right away for the full story and her amazing coverage of their beautiful event, but here are a few of my own favorites.

Emory United Methodist Church:

Mina and her dad, just before the ceremony – her gorgeous smile radiating through her veil:

Guests received little containers of bubbles to blow as the bride and groom exited the church, and I caught these two diligently practicing their bubble-blowing techniques beforehand:

The beautiful bride, Mina:

A fun shot of the guys:

This wedding had some of THE cutest kids, as seen here:

And here! Check out those dance moves!

Congratulations and best wishes to Jay and Mina, and thank you to Shelby for having me along again. I had a really great time!

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May 29 2008

the big door

For everyone who wants to know the location of the huge door picture in the mother-daughters portraits post below, I thought I’d spill the beans here: it’s the exit side of the National Archives building in DC! Alia had suggested that we do the portrait session in the Sculpture Garden, which was so much fun; we found a lot of great little nooks and crannies to shoot. But on that very sunny day we eventually ended up running out of spots in the shade. We were right across from the Archives and I wanted to do some pictures around the columns, so we headed over there and voilà – instant shade and a huge, fun door!

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May 28 2008

101 in 1001 updates

I’ve accomplished a couple of things from my 101 in 1001 list recently but just haven’t gotten around to posting about it. A few days ago, Stephen dropped off his keyboard for me to borrow for a little while, so I am super excited to report that I have started on number 52: “Learn to play the piano or the guitar.” I have always wanted to learn to play piano, but wasn’t sure how to get one into our little townhouse. The keyboard fits perfectly! I’m not sure when exactly to check it off my list because technically, I’ve taught myself to play a complete song including chords with correct fingering (I can play Happy Birthday). But I’m going to call a piano teacher and see if I can take some lessons because I do really want to learn properly and I can see myself enjoying playing for years and years.

A few weeks ago I wrote a thank you note for something other than a gift, so I can cross off number 100.

And then this past weekend I checked off number 25 by taking a few minutes to grab all of the clothes out of my closet and dressers that are either too big or too small (and a few items that are just ready to be retired) and set them aside to donate. There wasn’t that much stuff, only a few shopping bags’ worth, but it was definitely taking up prime real estate in my wardrobe. So you know what that means? I can go shopping now!

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May 25 2008

mother-daughters portraits

Yesterday I headed into DC to photograph a beautiful mom and her two gorgeous daughters, one of whom is my very good friend, Alia (wearing red – see below) – hi Alia! We walked around a couple of the museums and managed to find a few spots that weren’t too crowded even though the city was just packed with visitors for Memorial Day weekend. Other than the crowd, I couldn’t have asked for a better session – the weather was amazing and my models were fabulous! Here are just a handful of my favorite pictures: