Wood Wedding| Hart’s Desire Wedding Photography

Posted on December 28, 2015December 29, 2015 Posted in Photo sessions, Uncategorized, WeddingTagged dmv documentary photographer, dmv photographer, dmv wedding photographer, documentary wedding photography, fall wedding photography, flint hill public house, flint hill public house weddings, flint hill va, Front Royal lifestyle photograher, Front Royal VA Photographer, Front Royal VA Wedding Photographer, hart's desire photography, northern va lifestyle photographer, northern va photographer, northern va wedding photographer, shenandoah valley photographer, vsco, VSCO Film1 Comment

Nothing beats a fall wedding in Virginia.

Location: Flint Hill Public House in Flint Hill, VA.

Sedona, AZ

Posted on December 10, 2015 Posted in Personal, Photo sessions, UncategorizedTagged arizona, cactus, canyon, desert, documentary photographer, documentary photography, grand canyon, hart's desire photography, hiking, hiking in AZ, phoenix, red rock, sedona, travel, travel photography, vortex, vsco, wesfork trailLeave a comment

My husband and I took a mini getaway to visit a friend who is currently in AZ. It was the first time we’ve really been away from our son. It was weird. And fun. And quiet. And weird-not having a 6 year old with us.

We were staying in Cottonwood but traveled to Sedona most days. We did a lot of hiking this trip. The weather is incredible. Sunny, blue skies. The sun is intense as soon as it pops up. I never really noticed a ‘sunset’ like we have hear in VA. The sunsets we saw was the light setting against the rocks. I have no other time of year to compare the weather to but if you are ever looking to travel to Arizona, I highly recommend October.

This was a GREAT place for breakfast

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Have you heard of the Vortexes that are in Sedona? This is one of them.

This is the closest thing we saw to a ‘sunset’ as we were in a canyon most evenings. You can see the sun setting against the red rock. It was still beautiful.

Jerome, AZ

Another AZ sunset

We took one day to travel to the Grand Canyon and took the long way to get there.

All of the locals we spoke to said we had to stop at the Cameron Trading Post if we were looking for authentic souvenirs. Next door to the trading post was a Native American Art Gallery. It did not disappoint.

The Grand Canyon

While you are in Sedona you HAVE to hike the West Fork Trail. It is an easy walking trail with the most beautiful sights. You are in the middle of the canyon with tall red rock all around.

Driving back to Phoenix to catch our flight home the desert was full of these types of cactus on either side of the highway. Some of these could be anywhere to 100 years old!

The Ruger Family| An Intro Into Documentary Photography

Posted on December 2, 2015December 9, 2015 Posted in Children, families, Photo sessions, UncategorizedTagged documentary family photography, documentary photographer, family photo session, fredericksburg family photographer, front royal va lifestyle photographer, hart's desire photography, northern va documentary photographer, northern va photographer, shenandoah valley documentary photographer, shenandoah valley photographer, vscoLeave a comment

I’ll be posting all of my recent sessions over the next few weeks in addition to a wedding and a personal trip. First up is the Ruger Family. I love this family so much. I went to college with Lori and have been photographing their growing family for 4 years now! I just love watching the girls grow, and they love to pose for my camera!

I’ve been moving towards an in-home documentary approach to my family sessions this year. If you’ve ever had a session with me, you know I’m very laid back in my approach with little to no posing during a session. In these documentary sessions, there is NO posing. Just me, in your home, documenting your family during this season of life. Not every image is technically ‘perfect’ but every image is perfectly you. Real. Genuine. Beautiful. Life isn’t always pretty. Sometimes is chaotic, and messy; with toys everywhere, laundry piled up, or dishes in the sink. But that’s life. That’s real. And I want to tell your family story. I want to capture your real; because real is beautiful.