Wild Rose Portraits

Loaiza Family, New Family, New Fun

2011-07-18T15:47:00.001-07:00

I sometimes am as awed by the families I meet, that I really makes me thankful for my job. I meet this amazing new family from a friend that I photographed a while ago in another state. I didn't realize at the time though how amazing sweet and loving this family was going to be.

I was really excited to finally photograph my first "new family" in San Diego. They asked to go to Balboa Park which I hadn't seen in 6 years. The park itself was so amazing. I felt that I could have photographed the park itself for days. But my family was what made everything so amazing. They truly were so loving and were so fun to watch. I had a lot of fun just watching them interact with their handsome baby boy. He was so full of smiles and was just to cute for words. I look forward to watching this amazing little boy grow up and continue to work with this amazing loving family.

Ruby's 4th Birthday

2011-03-23T10:42:00.000-07:00

It is always so great to be able to photograph a child as they grow up. You really get a since of a child when you photograph them so many times. Ruby is one of those kids for me. I have been photographing her for the last almost 2 years :) She is always such a joy to photograph. She has so much energy and spunk and I love it! This year for her birthday pictures, since the weather had been bad, we decided to do an indoor session. She was very patient and had a blast. Mom decided as a reward, we should go let her splash through the rain puddles!! We got some really great pictures of her truly enjoying herself. Happy Birthday Ruby!

New Changes

2011-03-18T11:00:00.000-07:00

Okay.. Soooo I know that I haven't blogged in forever. I mean its been almost a year! So, along with some new changes that will be happening this summer, I promise to start blogging more often!

My business is about to make a major change. As many of you know, I am married to a wonderful Marine. Well, we just got orders to San Diego, CA! We will be leaving for sunny Cali in June. So after Memorial Day weekend, I will no longer be booking summer sessions for the Virginia area. I will however be booking for Camp Pendleton to San Diego starting in July. So if you have anyone that you might know that needs a good photographer please feel free to pass on my information :)

I can't begin to describe how much my clients here in Virgina have meant to me. You all have been so wonderful and loyal to me. I greatly appreciate it. You guys are truly amazing! I will be back in Nov for a little while so I will make sure to let everyone know the dates :) I will miss you all dearly as my family embarks on this new journey with the Marine Corps.

Skaggs's Family

2010-06-22T05:57:00.000-07:00

This special session reminds me of why I am so thankful for such wonderful clients. This family was referred to me by such a great customer of mine :) She has done many sessions for her own beautiful daughter, and now I was privileged to be able to take wonderful photos of one of her good friends and her family. This little girl was so precious. She loved to smile and be held by her parents. She truly was adorable and I am so lucky to have been referred to this wonderful family. Thank you Nicole for referring them, and thank you Debbie letting me have the opportunity to photograph you and your wonderful family :)

Ward Maternity Session

2010-05-19T12:38:00.000-07:00

I felt so lucky to meet this incredible family. They were so sweet and were so loving to each other! Their little girl was so cute and was so sassy! She was posing non-stop for the camera :) I can't wait to see how adorable their little boy is! Congratulations :)

Vercoe Family

2010-05-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

The Vercoe family was so much fun! At first we weren't sure that we were even going to be able to do our photo shoot since the weather was trying to not cooperate. But the rain held out and we had a beautiful, not hot and muggy, afternoon. The boys were so curious about all the wonderful things they were finding. They had a lot of fun playing and we had fun chasing them. I can't wait to photograph the upcoming birthday for this family in July :)

Modeling Session with Alyssa

2010-05-17T12:24:00.000-07:00

I can't even being to describe how much fun I had when I asked Alyssa to model for me. She was so much fun!! She wasn't afraid to tell me any ideas that she had and she was all about doing anything I asked of her. We already have talked about another session and I can't wait :) Thank you Alyssa for being such a good model for me!

Baby Wolf

2010-05-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

This was another incredible newborn photo session that I had a wonderful chance of being a part of. He was so sweet and was so willing just to let us dress him and put him in positions. He was so quite it the whole time! Their dog as well got into the action and he was so good. He just wanted to lick baby Wolf's feet LOL. I hope to have the pleasure of photographing this wonderful family again.

Baby Kieran

2010-05-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

I was so pleased to be asked to photograph baby Kieran. He was so sweet and was so little! How could I resist those adorable little toes and fingers :) He was wide awake through almost the entire session and I loved to see him trying to smile up at his momma. Even the family cat got in the action! I can't wait to document him growing up :)

The Smith's Engagement Session

2010-04-13T12:55:00.000-07:00

This was such an amazing couple! I don't even know where to explain how incredible this couple is. It was such a cold and windy day that day, and she was such a trooper with the cold. She was brave enough to take the jacket off for most of the pictures. They were willing to do anything I asked of them and they have some beautiful pictures :)

Smith Family Easter Fun

2010-04-13T10:02:00.000-07:00

I was so excited when the Smith Family called me again for another session. They are so much fun and its such a great experience to get to photograph a family over and over again. I love watching the children grow up :) I couldn't believe how big the boys had gotten! They were having so much fun and actually sort of sat for pictures! Cheyenne is becoming quite the little model. I can't wait to photograph her birthday in May. Here is a few of the wonderful pictures for their Easter Session.

Mahaffey Family

2010-04-07T07:18:00.000-07:00

I was so blessed to meet this adorable family. Both girls were so very sweet and they were so much fun to photograph. I always enjoy photographing birthday sessions and this one proved to be just as adorable. The girls had fun dressing up and playing and they both wanted a crack at the cake! I hope they enjoy their pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them :)

Mackenzie's 2nd Birthday

2010-03-14T16:48:00.000-07:00

This little girl is too cute for her own good. I hadn't seen her in a couple months, and I was shocked by how much this little girl could talk!! It took her a little while to warm up and actually let me take her picture. Once she got warmed up though she was such a ham :) I hope her parents enjoy the pictures!

Abby's 1st Birthday Session

2010-03-01T11:20:00.001-08:00

This little girl is so sweet and she absolutely LOVES the camera :) She makes my job easy. She is so wonderful and just loves to play. The best part of this whole photo shoot was the fact that I caught her first steps on camera :) That in itself made this whole photo shoot priceless. We had a lot of fun dressing her up and playing around. It was a lot of fun.

Andrew's 1st Birthday

2010-02-27T14:04:00.001-08:00

I was so excited when the mom of one of my favorite little boys asked me to photograph his 1st birthday pictures! It was so much fun to see him tear into his cake and have a lot of fun. He is such a wonderful little man :) I am honored that I was able to capture this precious moments for his mom and dad. Happy 1st Birthday Andrew :)

Christmas Collabration

2010-01-11T16:52:00.000-08:00

I can't explain to you all how thankful I was for all of the amazing and lovely families I photographed over the months of Dec and Nov!!! I was so overwhelmed by all the support of everyone that I haven't updated this site in months! So, I am playing a bit of a catch up game now. So I thought, instead of doing each family individually, that I would do some of my favorite pictures. I have many many more pictures to post and many more families, but I thought that I would start with this 7 now. I have some of the best clients in the world and I so thankful for everyone! This doesn't even come close to all of the families I have photographed over the last two months! Thanks again for making 2009 so great and I know 2010 will be even better!

First Birthday Fun!!

2009-11-04T10:45:00.000-08:00

I can't even start explaining how much fun and how sweet this little birthday boy was! We had so much fun dressing him up and changing scenes with him so we could have a montage of images for his first birthday. Even the dog, Dixie, got into the action with Gavin for his birthday fun :) We decided to do the session broken up into two days so we would make sure that we had him in a good mood the whole time. Which not only did it work great, but I got to know this wonderful family even more! I just feel so honored to know that his mommy choose me to bring the ideas that she wanted for his birthday to life :) Happy Birthday Gavin!!

Smith Children

2009-11-02T17:37:00.000-08:00

So everytime that we scheduled this session, it rained. Not once, but twice on us. We finally said you know what, lets beat the weather and do it indoors. This is not the first time I had shot this family, so I think it gave me some familiarity with them. We had some much fun, and I got to see her finally break out of her shell a little bit and have some fun. Especially when I broke out the dress up clothes :) We had a lot of fun with the outfit changes! I can't wait to have more fun with them again soon!

Sherman Halloween

2009-10-30T06:26:00.001-07:00

I think this was the happiest lamb that I have ever shoot! She was so playful and so cute. She also loved our big orange pumpkin that she held onto it for dear life!! I am very thankful that I got to photograph such an adorable little girl!

Scott & Chester

2009-10-30T06:19:00.000-07:00

There is nothing cuter in the world, than a boy and his dog. When I was asked to do this shoot, I was so excited, because I couldn't wait to see what sort of "classic" pictures that we could get with the two of them.
They were both so much fun, Chester at first was a little over excited at the begining, but with my husband's help and a little coaching, we got some great pictures of the two of them together. It took a lot of sweat, but I think the pictures turned out great. Scott was so good and patient. Even when Chester thought he should be in the pictures alone, Scott was patient and waited for us to calm him down. It was a lot of fun :)

Photography Fundraiser for "Young Chefs Academy"***

2009-10-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

Hello! In honor of the girls of Young Chefs Academy, Wild Rose Portraits is sponsoring a fundraiser to support the girl's Washington DC Trip to go see Paula Dean, from the Food Network Channel on November 8th, 2009. The girls have been working tirelessly to reach their goals and are so VERY CLOSE. To help I am offering my time and services and with a small donation you can help these girls reach their goal and capture a memory that will last forever!

For the SMALL Donation of $20, I am offering a 30 min session, with an 8x10 and 2 5x7's. I am setting aside Monday Oct 26th starting at noon until 8pm. This special will also run the rest of the month of October, but all money needs to be turned in by Oct 30th. I have access to a wonderful outdoor location and can also do a Halloween themed Indoor picture for you or your family.

ALL PROCEEDS will go to the girls of the Young Chefs Academy. Please call or email to schedule your time today. Families, children, Pets, Halloween, or all of the above, are all welcome.

Please come and help these future young chefs of the world reach for the stars and capture their dreams today!

Call me at 703-221-9697 or email me at wildroseportraits@yahoo.com to schedule your session today!

* ANNOUNCENMENT*

2009-10-12T17:10:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have my new website up and running!! I have been very busy building the site which is why I haven't updated on here recently! Please check out my new site and let me know what you think! I will be updating this site very soon. Thanks again for everyone who has helped me build this great and growing business!
WWW.WILDROSEPORTRAITS.COM

Reese Boys

2009-09-30T13:32:00.001-07:00

I had the wonderful pleasure of photographing these two boys at Burke Lake. They had so much fun riding the train and riding the carousel! They were two very cute boys and the youngest followed his older brothers lead in everything!

Girls Day Out

2009-09-17T18:46:00.000-07:00

We decided to do a girls day when we did this shoot. Mom and daughter had fun just kicking back and relaxing, playing on the docks and on the swings. It was a lot of fun, and just watching them interact together, I got to take so many pictures. You could tell that this mom and daughter have a strong bond, and everytime they looked at each other they would smile!

Schrodetzki Maternity Shoot

2009-09-17T08:58:00.000-07:00

This beautiful mother contacted me about two days before we decided to have her session, saying she was due in a few days and if I could possibly squeeze her in for a session. Well I am so glad that I did! This mother was glowing! And the men had fun in the session too, don't let them fool you. She was up for trying anything that day and we had a lot of fun. I wish her and her family well with the new baby!

Coates Couple

2009-09-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

This couple was so amazing. We had so much fun just trying different things. They had complete trust in me and was willing to try anything that I threw at them. They had so much love for each other, and everytime that they looked at each other you could see it in their eyes. I hope they enjoy their pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Silvers's Family

2009-09-15T07:23:00.000-07:00

This baby was so much fun to shoot! We had so many different facial expressions and was so busy just laughing and smiling. The family had some good ideas of their own as well! We went to a couple of different places and I had so many pictures of this little boy! He was truely fun to work with :)

Smith Family

2009-09-15T07:04:00.001-07:00

The Smith family was my second family with twins! The boys were so adorable, and you could tell their big sister was definetly the mother hen! We had a blast as we were walking around the water and just letting the kids play. I thought that it was so cute that they all showed up in matching jerseys too! I can't wait to shoot their halloween pictures!!

Mommy to Be

2009-09-10T08:34:00.000-07:00

I had this session scheduled for weeks! We were both so excited when we finally got to shoot! We had a blast and we are already planning another shoot for right before she delivers, and for the newborn baby boy! I can't wait to shoot her again and her new little one. They really were a cute couple, even if daddy didn't want to get into too many shots!

Young Family

2009-09-10T07:48:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed working with this family. They were so much fun, and their son was such a joy! He had a blast just running around and looking at all the stuff there was. He really became spunky when we was able to put his green overalls and rain boots on! They were too cute for words!

Phoenix Family

2009-09-08T10:20:00.000-07:00

I had a lot of fun with this family! They were all so willing to just have fun and play around with each other! Took us a little while to convince dad to take his hat off, but I think the pictures turned out well without it!

Collages

2009-09-02T12:26:00.000-07:00

I love making these collages. I have so much fun putting them together and the families seem to absolutely love them. I enjoy making them in color and in black and white. I can add lettering of any kind, and I can add a splash of color to them as well. I hope you enjoy them and if you are interested in one, please let me know and I would gladly make them for you!

Featherstone Family

2009-09-02T11:39:00.000-07:00

I don't even know where to begin explaining how much fun I had with this family. They were all so loving with each other, and just so genuinely happy. I had more pictures of them than I knew what to do with. We just kept shooting and every picture I took turned out good!

Meekins Family

2009-09-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

The Meekins Family was so much fun. We had a blast watching their daughter eat leaves, after leaves, and than fall over. LOL No matter what we did, that sweet baby girl wanted to put stuff into her mouth! It was absolutely adorable. I had a lot of fun with them and I can't wait to do another session with them!

Mommy and Son

2009-09-01T07:57:00.000-07:00

Mom wanted a chance to have some fun pictures of her and her son together. We had a blast chasing him around the park and watching him near the water. He was such a good kid. He had a few moments where he didn't want his picture taken, and I think that shot was priceless!

Wyandt Twins

2009-09-01T07:52:00.001-07:00

I had so much fun photographing these two! They were such a joy to watch as they laughed and played in the trees. You could tell how much they looked out for each other. She was so worried when he went near the water, she was afraid he would fall in. At the end, we just asked them to sit on the rock and I got a great shot of the two of them together.

Some Couple Fun!

2009-08-21T11:43:00.000-07:00

I had a blast shooting this couple! They were so genuinely in love and I caught so many intimate moments. I took more pictures than I could count and it was hard trying to decide which ones to put up! I hope that they had just as much fun as I did!

Kendall Family

2009-08-20T07:28:00.001-07:00

I had so much fun taking pictures of this wonderful family. Their daugther was the cutest little girl who's every smile was so energetic. I had fun just capturing the little moments that they would have, that included her snuggling with her daddy! I hope to be able to shoot them again sometime! Thanks for a great shoot Kendall Family!

Aniya Modeling

2009-08-14T14:10:00.001-07:00

What could I possibly say about this charming little girl? She was such a joy to work with that I couldn't help posting some more of her pictures. She was beautiful.

Aniya's Modeling Pictures

2009-08-14T14:01:00.001-07:00

World, meet Aniya! I was so thankful to be asked to photograph this up and coming model for her portfolio!! We had so much fun that day and I took more pictures than I could count. She was so sweet and so gracious, that it felt like we were meant to work together! She was truely amazing at posing herself and taking direction. I have no doubt that we will be seeing her soon in a print ad or television! Thanks again Aniya!

Senior Pictures

2009-08-06T08:34:00.000-07:00

I was so pleased to have the opportunity to be able to photograph this girl. She was so much fun to work with and I was able to catch her in so many different poses. We had a lot of fun in this shoot and I hope to work with her again sometime.

Children Portraits and family

2009-08-06T08:27:00.000-07:00

I love taking shots when kids aren't really expecting it. You can get some great results! It was hard to get a 4 year old to stand still long enough to get a great pose, but he was a lot of fun to shoot! The pictures with his father were actually just pictures of them talking, not knowing I was even shooting. Sierra's picture on the beach, just happened to be when she was walking alone, I think it turned out great.

Beach and Nature

2009-08-06T08:22:00.000-07:00

I went for a day trip to the beaches of NC earlier this summer and I was able to get some great shoots of the waves and of an old peir there as well. I also stumbled along an old barn that just looked magical with the lights coming through the trees. I try to keep my camera on me at all times, you never know what you are going to come across!

Flower Pictures

2009-08-06T08:04:00.000-07:00

I love taking pictures of flowers and of nature in general. These are just a few examples of pictures I have taken. I had a lot of fun that day going to the local arboretum and taking pictures with my husband. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

First Blog

2009-08-05T09:39:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone! Well I am a new photographer in the area that is very ready and willing to do anything it takes to make my passion into a reality. I have been shooting pictures for years, and have done many shoots for friends and of my own children. It wasn't until this last move into the Virginia area that I decided to make this a business. I have taken numerous photography classes and am also well versed in Adobe Photoshop. I do on location and natural lighting. I do have flashes if needed however to get that "perfect light." I don't mind traveling to any location of your choice, within reason of course! I am still fairly new to the area so I am just learning how truely beautiful this area is. I love taking pictures, whether it be babies or adults. I have a lot of patience and don't mind if things don't go as planned, because we all know they never do! I hope that you enjoy the pics that I have please feel free to comment or get in touch with me.