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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...
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! 
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...
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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!!!!
Comments from Facebook: –
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.
These two beautiful children from Bristow, Virginia were here a week ago. All though I will show the color version of these childrens portraits to their parents, I fell in love with this vintage look and decided to share those here on the blog. Yummy! Feel free to leave comments for their mommy & daddy! We all love to...
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Dawn – Peggy – Your little ones are just precious…thank you for the opportunity to create some portrait art of them for you and your family! ~ Dawn ♥ ♥
Angela Griffith – Beautiful children! I love the vintage look!! Amazing as always!
Peggy – Thanks Dawn! These are beautiful and I really like the vintage look. Can’t wait to see the full set soon!
Grandma Mary – Just beautiful and handsome.
Great pictures. I’m updating pictures, so I hope I can see some more.
Grandma
Kimberly – Wow, Peggy. What treasures!
Gramma Harris – Dawn did a wonderful job capturing a special look from both Alaina and Colin. Gramps and I are looking forward to continuiing to show off our grandchildren. Thanks for sharing.
Beth – Wow!! These shots really turned out great!! They are really beautiful children!
Just before the snow began to fall last week, this sweet couple and their newborn baby son came from Ashburn Virgina for a newborn portrait art session. What a sweet baby he is! He slept nearly the entire time with only a little squeak now and again. Oh, and his HAIR! Love, love, love his hair!! I had a really...
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Dawn – Dear ‘D’ Family ~ Your li’l man is just scrumptuous and was pure joy to work with. I hope you are getting some much needed sleep! Enjoy your sneak peek…♥ ♥
Mimi and Paw Paw – Our very first grandchild and he’s sooo cute. We love him and the adorable shots. Great job Dawn!
Grandparents from Greensboro, NC
Angela Griffith – Precious precious baby!!! Love these!!
kinta – This is a very nice pic of the little man Curls Galore. The best to the two o you.
Erica – These pictures are adorable! Enjoy your newborn bundle of joy, curls and all
Niki – N.J.D. is as cute as a button!!! Those cheecks are too irrisistable not to pinch and a what head full of beautiful hair. The pictures are absolutely amazing. Congratulations! He is a healthy, beautiful and big baby boy.
REGINALD IRAN BLACKMON – Congrats on the new edition to the Davis family. He is very precious and beautiful. Look forward to meeting him in person, when you can make it back to NC. Stay blessed.
Xiomara Hall – How sweet and precious. Congrats on your beautiful baby boy.
Alvina Starks – Rhonda/Sam – HE is JUST PRECIOUS! Oh my goodness! Words cannot express what a beautiful baby he is. God bless little Nicholas and your entire family. I’m sure you all will enjoy him thoroughly! I can not wait to see Nicholas in person – as soon as this weather gets manageable!! Thank you so much for the SNEAK PEEK!! I LOVE IT!!
Stephanie Beard – Wow. He is such a handsome little guy!! The photos are adorable. Thank you for sharing them.
Demesha – WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If he isn’t the cutest! My nephew is sooooo handsome. They did a fabulous job with the photography!
Felicia Cooper – Congratulations Rhonda and Sam! Nicholas is simply adorable! May God continue to bless you and your family.
Courtney Knowles – Rhonda and Sam,
What a handsome young man you have! I just want to kiss those cheeks! He is such a beautiful baby and can not wait to meet him! Congratulations again and many blessings to you and this wonderful creation from God!
Miss you guys!
Courtney and Reece
Ana – OMG he is so cute!!! look at all that hair! N He looks just like you Rhonda!
Ben Johnson – Handsome young man. Congrats to the Davis family!! He is going to be a ladys man!!
Kim & Doug Shaw – Sam and Rhonda! Little Nicholas is BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations. They grow up so fast…be sure to enjoy him.
Raquel & Rodney – Oh my goodness!!! He is gorgeous!!! I can not wait to see him
Kimberly – Wow! My love for you just increase a thousand times!
Rick Humphery – Congrats Rhonda and Sam! I see a future NUPE!!
Sam & Rhonda – Dawn – Great work!! We are so excited about the shots and can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures. We enjoyed our session with you and look forward to working with you again in the future.
Sincerely,
Proud Parents of Curls Galore
Tatyana Paige – Oh my! How cute is he?! Congrats to you guys!
Daiveda Graves – Nicholas is simply gorgeous. You know I wish I could hold him. Enjoy these moments. Love u
jennifer – WOW! Too Cute!!!! What more can I say….
Coressa – Oh my God!! I want him. He’s so adorable. There aren’t any words to describe how I feel when I look at his photos. Rhonda and Sam you have been blessed. Keep him safe and keep him covered by the word of God. Love you both. PS don’t let Uncle Lonzo and Aunt Linda spoil him!!!
Cortney and Amber – OMG!!! he is sooooo gorgeous!, Me and Cortney can’t wait to finally meet our lil cousin….Congrats Rhonda and Sam. WE LOVE YALL…I Know “MiMi an PawPaw” (lol) are excited.
KB – How bout that, great pictures good looking young man good thing he doesnt look like dad lol jk Sam. Congrats on the new edition Sam and Rhonda. When can i get my picture lol
Heaven – OMG!!!! He really is the cutest. I wish you the best Rhonda and Sam.
jackie greene – lovely photos – he looks like a little angel and what a head of hair
Aprale – He’s adorable! Love the curls. I know he’s going to be a sweet baby. Congrats!
Mia Puryear – Aaaaaaaaaw……he is soooooo precious! Congrats, Rhonda & Sam and I can’t forget Pawpaw & Mimi! I am looking forward to loving all over my nephew!!!!
Summer – What a precious baby! I am so happy for you all. You are going to love this time in your lives!
Orlando – MAN HE IS A HANDSOME LIL MAN!!!!! You guys did great. ALL RHONDA!!! No, you both are great looking people. I can’t wait to see my lil cuz playing football!!
Tara- – Congratulations Rhonda and Sam! What a cute bundle of joy. These photos are just simply adorable. I can’t wait to see my nephew. Love ya.
Angie Lilly – I can’t wait to get my hands on him!!! He’s absolutely precious. And I agree those curls will make all the girls swoon.
Kwanza Baldwin – What a blessing…..Sam and Rhonda congrats to you both. He is a handsome lil man. Be blessed
Angelia – Congratulations Rhonda and Sam. He is soo adorable. Enjoy every moment of parenthood.
Nicole Gunthrop – Sam and Rhonda,
Nicholas is adorable. You all have a precious gift from God. Enjoy and Love him a lot.
Natalie Brown – He is precious! God Bless you all!
Michele H. – Rhonda and Sam, Congratulations! He is past adorable. I think I see a model in the making! Enjoy these precious moments, because they will slip by fast.
Margaret Russom – Congratulations, Sam & Rhonda you have been blessed with a precious son Nicholas, there are many blessing coming your way. Enjoy every moment as you both watch him grow. Congrats! to the proud Grand Parents too.
Tracy Braswell – Oh my goodness. Rhonda, he is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations to you and Sam.
K. Michael Jordan – Sam and Rhonda; WOW! You guys do good work!
anita/thomas – SAM/RHONDA, NICHOLAS JUST ADORABLE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HIM.
Pam – I love it! What a handsome little man!
virginia vample – What a big baby. He don’t need baby food, he is ready to eat soul food. God Bless the parents…Sam & Rhonda. M. Vample.
Chris Davis Peoples – Sam he is absolutely adorable. I see your mom in his face. I have not seen you since my A&T days. I wish you and your family well.
Raquel – He is adorable, what a blessing from God….I can not wait to meet this handsome young man )))
Almesha Ridenhou Lee – He is sooooo beautiful!!!! This was worth the investment!!!
Tina – Oh look at him he is so sweet…. Congratulations Rhonda and Sam you done well.. Oh by the way so did Mimi…Lol
Tammy Galloway Clyne – He is just beautiful! Congrats Rhonda and Sam!
MIchele Gaynor – Sam&Rhonda: He is a pure doll! congratulations
Angela & Odell – Rhonda & Sam! How adorably cute little man is! Thanks so much for sharing
Gwendolyn Davis Huds – To the proud cousins,
This young man is absolutely gorgeous or must I say, handsome for a little boy 
He is beautiful and the pictures are astonishing. Congratulations and may God keep you and your family in His care. Love, Cousin Gwen (Angie’s older sister)
Martha Stevens – Rhonda and Sam,
He is so precious…..I wish I could hold him…he has the sweetest little face!!!Iam so happy for you two…now your world is complete!!
Take care…I hope I will get to meet him someday in California.
Wille & Yvonne Brown – Congratulations Sam & Rhonda!!! A blessing sent from heaven above!
Kim Parson – So sweet and such a wonderful blessing. Congratulations Sam and Rhonda!
Joe Soloman – What a handsome little man. Congratulations and many blessings!
Joe Soloman
James – What a wonderfully adorable little guy! The first pic just makes you feel like cuddling him. Love the pics!
This little guy from the Rockville Maryland area was in last week and was Mr. Smiley for all of about 40 minutes at which time he decided the session was over – lol! He just was not in the mood so mom and grandma brought him back this past week. This time, he was totally “on”. ...
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Dawn – Hello “C” family!! I hope this sneak peek warms your hearts, especially in the midst of two feet of snow!! Enjoy! ♥ ♥
Angela Griffith – Oh this is precious! Little Dude is a doll!!
Luke’s Grandma Mimi – Dawn, you have done it again! I am sorry I had to go home to Florida. However, I am not sorry I missed “the Perfect Storm” as Luke’s dad calls the latest snow storm. It will be hard for me not to see all the proofs when they are ready!
Janet – Mimi is so proud of her little Dude-I can see why-he is beautiful.
Heather Georger – What a sweet handsome little boy!
Rockville – ohh very cute and sweet handsome little boy!nice pose.
On Wednesday we made new friends with an entire family from Olney Maryland…and their new little man got to have a teddy bear party and meet some new fuzzy friends himself! At 10 weeks old we knew we’d get some awesome expressions! Just look at that little grin and those bright baby blue eyes! I know his adoring family...
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Dawn – Had an awesome time with you in the studio this week. Isn’t this the cutest little teddy baby you’ve ever seen ♥ ♥ ??
Margherita Warhurst – Soo cute.. He is an adorable baby.. Great work Dawn as usual!
Beth Speakes – What a cutie pie!! Such a happy little boy! Love all the teddy bears!!
Abbey – Love this pic of Luke, so sweet!!
Chris Southcomb – Dawn: I call my grandson “Dude” and he smiles every time. I appreciate your professionalism in obtaining this precious picture of him. Grandma Mimi
Tricia – We are so pleased with the picture of our sweet baby boy. Dawn, you are simply the BEST, and Sara thank you for all of your help! We are looking forward to seeing the entire collection. Thanks so much!
Oh my goodness, these precious newborn twins from Vienna, Virginia just melted my heart! Their mom and dad are blessed indeed. I was **told** that Miss S was a bit more fiesty than her brother but they both were totally awesome throughout their entire portrait session. Mom, Dad and family have been patiently waiting for a...
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Dawn – Dear A family ~ What a joy and privilege for me to work with your twins…they are simply beautiful. Can’t wait for you to see more of the images! ♥ ♥
Beth Speakes – Wow!! That is just precious!!
Angela Griffith – Oh how precious! This brings back fond memories of my twins!
This image is breath taking.
chris – They are soo pretty – great photos!
This precious newborn baby boy and his proud mommy came all the way from Arlington, Virginia yesterday as a squeeze-in appointment… I am soooo glad we were able to accomodate them as we had such a wonderful time with this sleeply little man. All though he arrived almost four weeks earlier than expected, this premie still weighed in at a healthy 7...
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Dawn – Dear H family ~ So, so very glad we were able to squeeze you in! Your little baby boy was a delight and honor to work with! He looks GREAT in hats…I see many more in his future! ♥ ♥
Beth Speakes – What a beautiful little baby boy!!! Sooo sweet!! I love those shots and the hats are really precious on him!! Great job, Dawn!!
Sara – The hats do look amazing!! I absolutely love the colors in the first one!!
Brandy Maso – Just precious!!!!!!!!!
This beautiful little baby boy posed with his equally beautiful mother for some classic mom & baby portraits. He had the cutest little head of hair that had a mind of it’s own! Dad, mom and baby traveled from Woodstock, Virginia and even though baby was almost four weeks old, we were still able to capture this very, very special...
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Roger – I love it when you can actually “feel” the emotional connection in the mom & baby portraits. And in the second image, the electric blue eyes are locked on the lens – these are my favorite type of infant portraits. You get the feeling that the baby is looking straight at you in the finished art work.
Dawn – Dear R family ~ what a pleasure it was to work with your little boy…he is so beautiful! Thank you for the opportunity to work with your new little blessing. ♥ ♥
Brandy Maso – So cute!!! What an adorable baby boy!!
Sara – I agree with Roger!—what a wonderful connection between mom and baby. What a precious little boy!!
Linda – Zachary and Mom are beautiful! I can’t wait to see more photos.
This family from Vienna Virginia has a new baby in the family this Christmas!! They visited the portrait studio for our photo Christmas card event. We got some adorable images to use in designing a chic and creative custom holiday cards. The portrait below of this sweet baby girl (love her two little toofers!) and her big brother is just so darned cute! Big...
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Dawn – Dear “H” family ~ Love this of your little ones! They are both growing way too fast! It wasn’t that long ago that we did your newborn session – wow. Enjoy! ♥ ♥
Beth Speakes – Wow!! Two BEAUTIFUL children and a great shot with her holding her little tootsies!! You’re right, the teeth on her are precious and the eyes on the little boy are amazing! Great shot!!!
Sharon Gavin – Sooooooooo cute!!!!! My grandkids are so amazing.
Rebekkah – so gorgeous!! You have the most photogenic kiddos 
Brandy – Absolutely precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Santa made an early visit to the Washington DC area this year. He stopped by the studio for some fun and creative baby Christmas portraits. Little baby “G” wasn’t exactly sure what to think. Even when she mustered up enough nerve to reach for her “first bell of Christmas” she never took her eyes off of Santa. I remember when we celebrated...
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Dawn – Dear “W” family ~ You KNOW how much I love this of your baby girl!!! Thanks for your patience and I’ll be designing the Christmas card to go with this image soon! ♥ ♥
Margherita Warhurst – Just beautiful Dawn.. Thank you so much!!! So precious!!
Beth Speakes – What a wonderful shot and beautiful little girl!! Merry Christmas!!
Jennifer B. – That is such a sweet look on her face! I love this picture! Dawn, you are truly an amazing photographer!
Angie Griffith – This is precious!!! Another beautiful picture!!!!
Oma Finizola – This is just a beautiful picture and my precious little granddaughter. You are doing such a outstanding job, just beautiful, words can not describe it. Thanks so much!!!
Brandy – HOW AWESOME!!! Love this idea. This little girl is precious!!
This newborn boy’s mother and father traveled from Front Royal, Virginia for their newborn portrait session. I am sure they were plenty tired but what a beautiful time of year to drive through the Shenandoah mountains! This little guy wins the prize for being the most alert infant I have had this year…he did not want to miss anything. The first...
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Margherita Warhurst – So cute.. just love it!
Dawn – Dear “T” family ~ What a precious little man you have been blessed with! I hope you are getting a bit more rest these last few days. ♥ ♥
Angie Griffith – You are worth the drive! And that second image is fabulous! I love the colors it is perfect!!
Amanda – So perfect! I love the second image (and the first) and the first image is such a great expression of our little one. Thank you!
This little newborn baby’s daddy has many clients who are Washington Redskins football players. So mom commissioned us to get the “baby on the football” pose for Dad’s office. Dad was so patient and awesome with his little 5 day old baby in his hands. And, as you can see, Dad scored! What an adorable and precious little baby to work with. Feel free...
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Dawn – Dear Mr & Mrs B ~ What a precious little boy you have! I very much enjoyed spending time with you both last week. ♥ ♥
Margherita Warhurst – Just love it.. Congrats to the parents!!!
Cory Bassam – o my gach that is my baby brother!!!!! i love him so much baby….baby……BROTHER!!!!!
Lori – Absolutely gorgeous! A future NFL superstar in the making!!!!
Angie Griffith – How sweet is this!!! I love this pose and you are the best my dear!!!
Omnia – Mashallah mashallah may Allah bless him! He is the cutest little baby! I love this picture!
Grandma and POP – That is so adorable. Priceless. He’s a keeper for sure.
Adriana Alegrett – He is BEAUTIFUL!!! I can’t wait to meet him.
This sweet mom and dad-to-be came from Alexandria, Virginia this week for a “your bump as { art }”™ maternity portrait session. Mom brought a few items from home to use and I just adore the red silk shawl she brought! She said her aunt actually put all the beautiful fringe on the edges…what an elegant way to capture...
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Dawn – Zach & Naomi ~ What an honor to create portrait art of your maternity for you! You are such a lovely couple and I cannot wait to meet your little one soon! ♥ ♥
Angela Griffith – Beautiful couple! And I LOVE that red shawl!!
Jodi Smith – It’s Jodi0225 from BZ. These are AWESOME pics. You look so radiant and the two of you look so happy
Aimee Reed – Naomi – you look beautiful! Love the red shawl and the belly shots! Amazing!!! Love you!
Rachel (rstm109) – You look stunning! Simply beautiful and radiant!
Rawnette – Naomi & Zach: These photos are absolutely gorgeous!
Joan Quinonez – Naomi, you are positively gorgeous!
This has been a busy, busy week with maternity portrait sessions… this couple from Alexandria, Virginia were such a sweet couple. I so enjoyed every minute of our time together and I promised them I would try to sneak peek a couple images from their session over this weekend. I love this first one…she lookes so beautiful in green, don’t you think? The...
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Dawn – Nicole & Gene ~ You guys did such a great job! Your little one will be here before you know it…enjoy these last few weeks of anticipation!! ♥ ♥
Roger – Hey Nicole, yes you ARE from Alexandria, Virginia aren’t you. I got your town switched with the couple that were here just the day before you guys from Springfield VA. My bad. THANKS for letting me know so I could get them both fixed. And YES… you look AWESOME in the green wrap. We can’t wait for you & Gene to see the rest… you two looked great !!!
Angela Griffith – Wow another beautiful Mom to be! Dawn you are one BUSY gal!!!Love these!
Leslie – Aw, the pics are beautiful!! The photographer did an awesome job. Nicole, your belly has grown a little bit since the baby shower ! I cant wait to see my niece. Love you both.
Quet – Wow! Look at God. Your are so beautiful. Know that the world is about to become better because your baby is entering there in. We love you both.
Dad, Geneva & D.J. – Nicole & Gene, The pictures are wonderful. Nicole you look beautiful. You will treasure these pictures more than you ever imagined. We love you!
Candace – Nicole Moore Morse – if you make me cry ONE more time during this pregnancy, I’m going to have to do something to you! These ‘sneak peak’ pics are SO beautiful! I can’t wait to see the others! Love you guys!
Candace – …and yes, she DOES look beautiful in green. And Gene’s hands DO look strong! I’m SO loving these. I might have to make a special trip to VA for my pics! (Some time in the DISTANT future!)
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