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Welcome to the Dandelion Wishes® Photography { Blog }

You have found the best photography studio in the Northern Virginia, Washington DC and suburban Maryland area for unique Maternity, Newborn, Baby & Children's portraits.   

This blog is the place to keep up on all the current studio buzz, sneak peeks, and upcoming limited events and specials.  Please be sure to visit our { Website } link above where you can browse all of our Fine Art Portrait Galleries.  

If you are pregnant or have a newborn baby, please visit our { Studio Specialties } link above.  Or, give me a call...I'd be more than happy to spend some time chatting with you about these very special portrait sessions.  ~  Dawn

 

Important Note: 

The studio is currently accepting advance reservations for September through January 2011.  Or, you can call us for the possibility of any last minute "squeeze-in" sessions.  If you are pregnant in your 1st or 2nd trimester, please contact the studio today so you do not miss the opportunity to capture the beauty of your baby bump and your newborn baby. If you are interested in newborn portraits only... we still strongly suggest scheduling your session at least two-three months prior to your delivery date to be assured of availability.

Regarding December sessions; Sessions during the month of December are for newborn babies only.  Due to the Christmas holiday, we only preschedule a very limited number of newborn sessions so if you are due during this time of the year, it is even more important that you call early as we will not be able to offer last minute "squeeze-in" sessions during the month of December. 

Pregnancy Photographers to Ashburn Virginia ~ { Gorgeous Baby Bump Art }

This Ashburn, Virginia couple are expecting their third baby and have decided to wait and be surprised by their baby girl or baby boy ~ hence the alphabet blocks below! 

LOVE the second portrait of this gorgeous momma to be…elegant and sensual with her beautiful baby bump.  I sure wish I had looked even remotely this good during my first pregnancy - much less, my third!  Wow! 

Hope you enjoy your sneak peek “D” family.  We can’t wait to be ”surprised” too!!!   

Beautiful pregnancy portaits for new moms and dads!

 

 

Creative "your bump as {art}"™ photography studio close to the Washington DC area.

If you are in the Northern Virginia or greater Washington D.C. metro area and are interested in celebrating your pregnancy with  “your bump as {art}” ™ portraits,  contact the studio today. 

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Newborn Photographers in Washington DC Metro Area ~ { Sweet Slumber }

Remember Miss Bright Eyes?  Well, she came back earlier this week and we are so glad she did!  She was comfy cozy all tucked in her basket below and remained in sweet slumber throughout most of our repeat newborn session.   Check out how cute she is donning one of our newest newborn baby hats!   

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If you’re pregnant and live close to the greater Washington D.C. metro area we’d love to help you capture this special time in the life of your newborn with artistic wall art portraits.  Imagine… ”your baby as {art}” 

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Dawn - I am so glad Miss J came back to see us! Wow, she is just so peaceful in these images...hope she is giving YOU some peaceful slumber at night! ♥ ♥

Newborn Baby Photographers to Alexandria Virginia ~ { Wide Awake }

This absolutely beautiful baby girlie was with us yesterday for her newborn session – however, she decided that she did NOT want to miss out on anything.  So, she pretty much stayed wide awake for almost the entire session!  I had to admit defeat and give her credit for outlasting me.  As many of you know, I normally prevail in these situations but on this occasion – not so much! 

So, her loving mommy is going drive back from Alexandria, Virginia again next week so we can create those dreamy, sleepy baby portraits that we all adore.  In the mean time, the portrait below is the perfect representation of Miss J’s whole visit with us – big beautiful bright eyes and all!  And look at her yummy baby cheeks…

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Dawn - Dear Julie ~ Looking forward to seeing you and Miss J again next week! She is just a gorgeous little angel!! ♥ ♥

Angela Grifiith - Gorgeous baby!!! Love this shot how precious!!!

Beth - What an absolutely beautiful baby!!!

Mary T. - Love the baby cheeks!

Vinnie - Just beautiful. Her eyes say it all.

Newborn Baby Photographers to Leesburg Virginia ~ { Early Arrival }

This sweet baby boy from the Leesburg Virginia area surprised his mother and father by arriving a bit ahead of schedule.  He was so precious and had the softest little head of curls and plump little lips to match ~ perfection!  Check out his little sleepy grin – doesn’t that just warm your heart? 

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Adorable Newborn Baby Portraits ~ Photography Studio in Northern VA near Leesburg VA

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Dawn - Guys...your know how much I enjoyed my time with your little man. He is truly a blessing from above. Looking forward to seeing you guys soon! ♥ ♥

Maternity Photographers to Maryland MD ~ { Elegant Baby Bump }

Yesterday we welcomed a lovely couple all the way from Waldorf, Maryland who wanted to celebrate this special time in their lives with elegant maternity portraits. 

I absolutely adore how this pink maternity wrap accentuates this beautiful mom-to-be’s baby bump.  Isn’t she stunning?  Wow.  And then, we have dad ”listening” to his growing baby…and it was so sweet that his little baby started kicking him whilst he was listening.  Precious.

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Dawn - Wow, we had so much fun during your session getting to know the two of you! I hope you love your two sneak peek portraits as much as we do!! ♥ ♥

Eric & Marina - Dear Dawn, Mary and Roger, Thank you so much for sharing this special time with us!!!! Marina and I love our sneak peak photos and look forward to seeing the rest of the pictures:-) Sincerely, Eric and Marina

Mary - Absolutely stunning! It was such a pleasure meeting both of you. Mary T.

Angela Griffith - Wow this Mom to be is stunning! Love the emotion you captured with Dad to be in the second one!! Gorgeous images!!!

Baby Photographers to Woodbridge Virginia ~ { Little Sailor’s 1st Birthday }

This handsome little sailor from Woodbridge Virginia was here just over 6 months ago and last week he came back for his 1st birthday portraits.  I love watching “my” babies grow!  This baby boy has the most amazing eye color and the loveliest lashes.  Why is it that the little boys almost always have the longest eye lashes? 

Mom & grandmom brought the cutest little linen sailor outfit and it just suited his skin tones perfectly.  Hope his family enjoys this sneak peek of their adored little birthday boy.  

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Angela Griffith - I love these! I love to see little boys dressed like this! How adorable!!!

Vena - Dawn & Roger - Thank you, thank you, thank you! We had so much fun hanging out with you two again :-) and I'm glad you got to experience my boy's dancing moves! These photos are AMAZING, truly. I can't even begin to guess at how beautiful the other photos are going to be. I'm so happy we've found you - Ev loves being around you and it's evident in every picture you take. Thank you again.

Carole - Okay Dawn, so now the Grandmommy gets to gloat - 'twas I who found your website and what a find it was! Your photography work is fantastic - you are such a skilled artist! We had a wonderful photo session with you and Roger and look forward to many more! Evan is absolutely stunning in these pictures they took my breath away when I saw them! I will certainly refer people to you because you don't disappoint!!!

Carly Vega - Vena .. he looks just like you! It is amazing. I know that Grandma Boonie must be so proud! He is adorable!!! So sweet! Miss you guys and hope all is well. :)

Lucas, J - What a cutie! I can't wait to get my copies in the mail. Your Great Auntie! Love you guys! Thanks for sharing!

Buff - Vena, Hawk and Boonie - He is so photogenic! Hard to believe he is a year already! My only question, is.... what's up with the sailor outfit? OOOH RAHHHH! :-) Dress Blues would match his skin tone too :-)

Keysha - Simply adorable! A model in the making, perhaps? :-) The photography is classy and natural.

Aunt Linda - Too cute! Totally captured the essence of Evan- I love it

Uncle Monty - What a GREAT looking kid!!! Like we've always said....."It's in the genes". Love ya

Shawntay Stocks - Evan is such a handsome young lad. The pictures are great. They are inspiring ideas in me for my little one. I know that Mommy and family are so proud. Fabulously done!

Billy - Looks just like Vena when she was a baby. Very beautiful pictures of a very handsome boy, hope I will get to see him one day. From your long lost uncle Billy

Uncle Li - Evan is so adorable, although I do hate that he's more handsome than me.

Dawn - Too Funny Uncle Li - he is pretty darned handsome!

Kara - I still love Evan's eyes - definitely a future heartbreaker!

Linda B-A - Adorable! Looks like a little Gene Kelly! I expect him to jump up and start dancing and "Singing in the Rain." He's really very cute! The photos have great color, light and captured great expression! He's a little looker. Thanks for sharing!

Nanny - Oh what a handsome lil sailor, he just takes my breath away. Thank you for sharing Vena. Love you.

Katie Smith - Evan is so adorable I can hardly stand it!

Taylor - AHHHHH!!!!! TOO CUTE!!!!! AH HOY!

Pregnancy Photographers Washington DC Metro Area ~ { Arriving Soon }

This expectant couple from the Washington DC area are expecting their first child!  How exciting!  At 37 weeks, this mom-to-be is really in the nesting mode!

She wanted to capture this time with modest yet artfully expressive images of her pregnancy.  In addition, we also set up a fun shot – see below – and darned if she wasn’t such a tiny thing that I had to ask her to “push” her bump up a bit so we could tell she was preggo!  That is so not fair! 

I hope she and her dear hubby enjoy their sneak peeks below. 

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Dawn - We enjoyed every minute of our session together with you guys...you did GREAT! Hope you enjoy your sneak peek! ♥ ♥

Beth - What a beautiful shot of the mom to be. She looks so peaceful! I love the second photo! Every time I see you do that shot, I think it's so sweet!!

John Taylor - I absolutely love those shots. She is one beautiful pregnant lady! Your photos are fantastic!

Children’s Photographer to Springfield Virginia ~ { “A” is for Adorable }

The “M” Family came from Springfield, Virginia to have a special portrait created of their third child.  Traditionally, they have had portraits created at 18 months for their first two children and now Miss ”A” has reached that milestone.  

Here is a sneak peek of your adorable little blessing!  

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Dawn - Dear "M" family ~ It was so very nice meeting you for this special portrait of your littlest princess! ♥ ♥

Angela Griffith - What a little doll!!!

The 5 As - It just takes one click in the fraction of a second to capture a lifetime of memories. We think you just may have captured the right fraction. Thanks for your patience. She looks beautiful and exactly as she really is. Nothing phony or contrived. Thanks Dawn, Mary and the rest of the gang. It was truly a group effort to make it happen.

Beth - So cute!!! Love the pose!

Newborn Baby Photographer to Stafford Virginia ~ { It’s a girl! }

This little one’s Mom & Dad decided to not find out if they were having a boy or a girl until delivery day.  Secretly, I was hoping for a little girl simply because we have had a ton of baby boys at the studio since January.  And so, when mom said she had a little princess, we were very excited to use a few new “girlie” items that we have picked up over the last few months.  

Thank you “V” family for driving all the way from Stafford, Virginia to allow us the honor of capturing this most precious time in your newborn baby girl’s life.  I hope you and your family enjoy this little sneak peek of your princess! 

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Unique newborn baby portrait studio near Stafford, Virginia.

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Dawn - Dear V Family ~ Your precious new bundle was a complete joy to spend time with...she is beautiful! ♥ ♥

Jess - She is precious!!! Dawn I LOVE the second shot I can't believe you captured that look on her face... it's awesome. Love your work (as always) and can't wait till we have our next one so we can work with you again :o)

Angela Griffith - precious baby girl! Love them both but the second one is adorable!!

Dawn - Thanks Jess! I was waiting for her to flash that grin and I was thrilled to catch it at just the right moment! :)

Beth - Wow! What great shots!! The second one is priceless!!!

Jennifer - Thank you so much for the sneak peek. Our little girl is beautiful and we can't wait to see them all.

Newborn Photographers in Warrenton Virginia ~ { Womb-Mates }

Look at these precious newborn twins from Warrenton Virginia!  At two months old, I was concerned that we would not be able to get that “newborn” look that mom really wanted but with persistance and a good pinch of patience, we were able to achieve the “miracle shot” we were looking for! 

What a pleasure this little brother & sister where to work with…their mommy, daddy and grandparents are truly “double” blessed.  Mom and dad ordered a beautiful gallery wrapped canvas of the second portrait of the twins.  We all can’t wait to see it when it arrives…it is going to be amazing in person!

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Dawn - Dear W Family ~ Can't wait to see your canvas art when it arrives...should be soon! Your babies look like little angels! ♥ ♥

Jean W. - Can't wait to see the finished portrait.....just beautiful pictures of the little ones.

Jessica - OMG they are precious little dolls! Love the pics Dawn!

Beth - These are really really wonderful!!! What adorable little sweeties!

Claire - I love them!! Where did you get those hats?? Too cute.

Dawn - Claire, they carried these at a little local children's boutique that used to be here in Warrenton. :)

Baby Photographers to Fairfax Station Virginia ~ { Happy 1st Birthday }

This sweet baby girl came all the way from Fairfax Station Virginia for her first birthday portraits!  She was not terribly thrilled to smash the cake but with a little encouragement, she ventured into the yummy icing.  Ha, that’s a girl after my own heart! 

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Here’s a quick sneak peek for her mom, dad and two big brothers!  Happy 1st Birthday Miss “O”!!DSC_5186_blog1

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Dawn - Dear "R" family ~ Thank you for allowing us to create these fun portraits of your little girlie's first birthday! She is a doll and we really enjoyed our time with you!! Can't wait for you to see more! ♥ ♥

Jess - OMG these are sooo precious!! She's a doll!

Angela Griffith - Aw what a little doll!! Love those big blue eyes!!

Mary Tayne - Look at those big baby blues!

Beth - What a cutie!! Great shots!!

Amy - Very cute! Thanks for sharing!

Baby Photographers in Warrenton Virginia ~ { Sonnenschein }

Last week, this sweet doll baby from Warrenton Virginia came to the studio.  Little Miss “G” has been here before and she always makes me work really, really hard for her smiles but I have to say they are soooo worth it!  When she smiles, she lights up the room like sunshine on a summer day.  In fact, that is the pet name her Austrian grandmother has for her… her little ”sonnenschein” which is German for sunshine. 

So, here is a sneak peek for this sweet baby girl’s family!

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Dawn - Dear W family ~ Your little Sonnenschein is beautiful. I know she lights up your life on a daily basis! ♥ ♥

Angela Griffith - OH my she is a little doll! Love those gorgeous brown eyes and long lashes!!

margherita warhurst - Dawn, Gorgeous shot!! You always get the best shots and bring out the best!! She is our sonnenschein... Cant wait to see the rest!! Thanks again.. I know "G" always makes you work so much!! I hope you had a nice nap after we left!! HUGS

Grandma C. - What a special little granddaughter. Dawn, you make her pictures look like something out of magazines. Of course being so cute and photogenic helps too. Love you princess (you could be one you know!)--Grandma C.

Tara - Such a pretty little girl! Great job Dawn! Way to capture the light in her eyes!

Iva Tipton - Beautiful baby...beautiful picture!

Newborn Baby Photographers to Culpeper Virginia ~ { Soft }

I had the pleasure of meeting the sweetest new mom and dad from Culpeper Virginia last week.  This is their first baby and you could just feel the pride emanating from them both! 

For me personally, I fell head-over-heels in love with this 12-day old little man’s hair.  It was sooo soft and just made you want to continually ”pet” him – not to mention cuddle him! 

Just look at this precious face with a glorious topping of the softest hair…

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Dawn - Dear A Family ~ I so very much enjoyed working with you and your little one last week. What a beautiful little blessing he is! ♥ ♥

Jess - Aww look at all that hair!!! He's a handsome little man!!!

Angela Griffith - OH my goodness LOVE all that hair! What a doll!!! Beautiful photos again Dawn!

Kym Williams - Look at mini me awwwwwwwwww!!!!

Lindsey - I love these pictures!! They are soo sweet. He is just so precious:)

Melissa - So Beautiful!!!! Love the Hair.

Beth - These are wonderful shots of this precious little boy!! You're right, the hair is awesome!!!!

Sarah Wheeler - He is soooo cute and love all that hair. Congrats Mom & Dad! :)

Baby Photographer to Ashburn Virginia ~ { Donaldinho, the next Ronaldinho? }

This dad from Ashburn Virginia and his best buds are huge soccer players and fans.  So when dad & mom requested that we shoot some dad & baby portraits on his commemorative world cup soccer ball we were happy to oblige.  For those of you not into soccer ( as was I ) Ronaldo de Assis Moreira is a Brazilian “footballer” who plays for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazil national team.  

Ronaldo is commonly known as “Ronaldinho” ~ which is Portuguese for “Little Ronaldo”.  He is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation.  Well, it looks as if a new generation of soccer stars has been born and you could hardly get an earlier start than 7 days old.  

So for mom & dad Donald, your soccer team, friends and fans, here’s a sneak peek of your little Donald or “Donaldinho” !    

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The second image is especially for the proud new mother… she desperately was hoping we could catch her new baby boy smiling and smile he did!

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Dawn - Donald & Nicole ~ Hope you enjoy your final sneek peeks...I had to share a third one just so you could see Mr. B's heart melting grin! What a precious little peanut he is! ♥ ♥

Nicole - Dawn and Roger you clearly have the magic touch and artful eye to capture our son Braydon at the perfect moment. Yes it made our heart melt seeing these photos I cried all over again. Thank you doesn't begin to cover how we feel about our experience with your studio. Nicole

Angela Griffith - Love the first shot you are amazing and so talented Dawn! The second shot is simply adorable! The parents will cherish these for years to come!!

D. - You all are good. We tried for an hour to do that the other day and he just made other faces...I think you saw those too. ;)

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Donald Chapell - Holy cow Dawn, that turned out wonderfully. ;)

Carol Yosco Harding - It was truly remarkable watching Dawn in action. She has such a gift.

Blake Edwards - In Tune ! Looks great Dawn

Mary Tayne - You can count his little toes! Nicole & Donald, you have such a lovely family. I enjoyed meeting all of you. Give Braydon a kiss from me.

Stacy Smith Fiening - The picture of Braydon on that soccer ball is precious. Braydon is so cute.

Lori Johnson - Awesome!

Emily Williams Ruesch - The pictures are so friggin cute! Can't wait to see the rest of them.

Sarah Chapell - These are AMAZING!!!!!!!

Dee Dee Smith - The pictures are *amazing*!! wow! He is precious.

Mary Tayne - Smiling & dreaming little baby dreams...

Tara Salerno - Awesome work as always!

Nicole Harding Chapell - Dawn - you got the shot and I'm floored! I'm already trying to figure out which packages we want to order and we haven't seen the rest of them yet.

Newborn Baby Photographer to Ashburn Virginia ~ { Little Drummer Boy }

This week we had the sweetest couple from Ashburn Virginia come to the studio for a newborn baby session.  Their new “Little Drummer Boy” was delightful to work with.  Dad is a RUSH fan and as such, he brought along his snare drum for me to use as a special prop.  I love it when clients share their ideas.  The image below is the result and I think we’d all agree that this is the cutest little RUSH fan ever!  

Little Drummer Boy ~ Creative Newborn Baby Photography in Northern Virginia ~ near Ashburn, VA 

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Dawn - Dear Nicole & Donald ~ It was such a pleasure to work with you and your new baby boy. I can't wait to show you the other incredible images of him! ♥ ♥

D. - Dawn, we had a great time. This image is precisely what we thought it would be and more. Thanks for your time, we appreciate it - and look forward to coming out and seeing the rest of the art...I mean photos. D.

Angela Griffith - Oh this is gorgeous! The tones in the drum and backdrop are fabulous! He is precious!!!!

Beth - What a wonderful shot!!!!

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Patricia Jesten - THAT is amazing!!!!

Nicole Harding Chapell - Awesome is more fitting for this image - how on earth as we going to choose from the other hundreds you too Dawn? We can't believe how well you captured him

Tracy Tinnirello - I love them...so precious it brought tears to my eyes.

Lynn Ryan Johnson - Great pictures!!

Carol Yosco Harding - Unbelievable..... A picture is worth a thousand words.....

Emily Williams Ruesch ~ What an awesome picture

Kristin Ellis ~ This is such a beautiful picture. You're right - she's an absolutely wonderful photographer.

William Perritt ~ That's a keeper.

Mindy Hymes Stovall ~ Amazing...love it:)

Janeen Tobin Graham ~ LOVE a newborn baby (ok, any baby's) bum. he'll love that photo when he's a rockstar

Sarah Chapell ~ This is SO adorable!!!!!!!

Rebecca Luraschi ~ I cant believe this picture!

Deb Pertgen Shea ~ I love it.

Maureen Emerson Stills ~ What a adorable photo!!! Can't wait to see more!!!

Janice Galiano - Braydon is just 'picture perfect'!!! We're all so, so thrilled for you! Love, Janice, Michael, Alissa & Jordy.