I love being a proposal photographer and I have the best clients ever! Mike and Laura met in 2013 on a blind date set up via mutual friends. They’re awesome and you can definitely see the love between them. They’re really thoughtful, too – Laura spent months planning a huge event for Mike’s last birthday and he wanted to go just as big for his proposal to her. Mike contacted me over a month in advance to plan and coordinate […]
Okay, I hope I’m not alone in thinking that expecting dads joining their ladies in joint maternity/paternity shoots is awesome. It’s great seeing how invested these future fathers are, how excited everybody is, and how close these couples are. I’m all about gender equality and mixing up gender roles and this is a definite sign that things are trending towards cool things. I’ve known Maxine and Mycal for a long time. Maxine and I worked together at a pediatric hematology/oncology […]
Sara is awesome in so many ways. She’s definitely one of my favorite repeat clients. She’s always peppy, puts a lot of thought and effort into her shoots, and is the sweetest girl ever. For this shoot we went to Manassas National Battlefield Park to take advantage of its beauty. There are woods, fields, streams, and great hiking and horseback riding paths throughout. It’s weird yet wonderful how a site that saw so much horror and bloodshed is now a vivacious […]
Family photographer mode, engage! Ridaa and Hamaad contacted me for a family portrait session with them and their son Hamza (who is awesome). They wanted to take advantage of the quickly fading autumn colors so we decided to meet and shoot at the Virginia side of Great Falls National Park. Photos were taken with my Canon 5D III and a 24-70 f/2.8LII or a 70-200 f/2.8LII. We used natural light for this shoot. Here are a few pics from our session, click for bigger! Visit […]
Tommy and Katie are an awesome couple I met while covering an event and kept in touch with. The two of them asked if I was a couple’s photographer and if I would be willing to do a couple’s portrait session with them and their dog, Chuck, to celebrate their anniversary. No brainer. They’re cool, I’m cool, and dogs are awesome. We met at a pond in Centreville, Virginia and got to shooting! Here are a handful of photos from their session […]
I recently had the pleasure of meeting and shooting model Vaei Visage (MM# 2347945). We met in Burke, Virginia and head out to shoot some images in natural light. Halfway through the shoot her nose started bleeding but we kind of just went with it. She’s an awesome person and a very cool friend. Images were captured with my Canon 5D III paired with either a 24-70 f/2.8LII or a 70-200 f/2.8LII. Visit J.Yi Photography on Facebook!
Claire and Eric are a couple of really cool cats. They found me via Reddit and asked if I would be their wedding photographer. I don’t do weddings very often due to my tight schedule but knew, after a little bit of correspondence, that they were an awesome couple. I was thrilled to be covering their special day. Their ceremony was held at Hunter House at Nottoway Park in Vienna, Virginia on a bright Autumn day. It was awesome – everyone was […]
Guido and Gulnura contacted me for an engagement session with a bit of a twist. The two met overseas at a US embassy, fell in love, and became engaged. They were both in town for now but were going to be separated into different countries for work and needed their session, retouching, and prints delivered within a few days! Never one to step down from a challenge, I accepted, we made plans, and we made these beautiful images. I pride […]
Anne and Patrick contacted me a few months ago regarding a photoshoot for their first pregnancy, which we did last week in Anne’s ninth month! I’ve known them both for ages – Anne and I worked together at a pediatric hematology/oncology clinic and they’re great people. The shoot was sort of last minute, but we pulled it off. Baby Maggie was due on Friday, we shot at Bon Air Park in Arlington, Virginia the Monday before, and I was able to […]
Vaughn contacted a few weeks ago via Reddit and asked if I would cover his proposal photos at the Lincoln Memorial. Yes. Heck yes. Proposal photoshoots are crazy and fun and pretty much the best things ever. No matter how well planned a proposal is, it can really go either way. Doing it at a monument kind of ramps that up! Lots of foot traffic, really crowded. There is no guarantee that light, location, weather, or tourists will cooperate. There’s literally no […]