Carrie & Kattie | Sister Session | Altavista, VA Photographer

Remember Kattie's Senior Session? Well she contacted me shortly after it to schedule a fall sister session! Of course I was happy to photograph her again:) And it was so nice to meet her sister, Carrie! These two sisters were a lot of fun...and showed me some beautiful countryside! We headed up to their farm by Leesville Lake, as well as an old country store.

Here are a few peeks at their session from yesterday evening:

The ladies with Pa's tractor:)

I absolutely LOVE this one...

Both ladies play basketball...

Carrie plays college ball for Hollins University, and Kattie plays for Gretna High as well as a travel team, Piedmont Pride!

We finished up their session lakeside...or should I say IN the lake!

Told ya they were tons of fun! So brave to get into that cold water! And then to jump up and down in it!

This photo is priceless!

Thanks ladies for contacting me for your sister session! I hope that you and your family love your photos:)

Leave them some love in the comment box below!

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- MB

Kloey | Part 2 | 2013 Senior | Gretna, Virginia Photography

Kloey's original session got a little rainy...so we did a few more recently in a field with some amazing light! I just love these!

And of course, she is just gorgeous...

And I LOVE the vintage vibe:)

Love the headband...

Another beautiful jewelry set by Sordid Soiree! You should really check out her stuff! Would make awesome Christmas presents!

Thanks Kloey for choosing us to do your senior photos! We hope you love them all:)

2013 Seniors...stop procrastinating! Time is running out, but it's not too late to book! Use the "contact" tab at the top to get started.

- MB

Kloey | 2013 Senior | Gretna, Virginia Photographer

Kloey's session got a little rainy...so we have another day scheduled to finish up, but we did manage to snag a few good ones:) Kloey is yet another gorgeous MBP senior, and we can't wait to get back out there with her! For now, enjoy a few favorites from half of her session!

She is so beautiful! Look for more from Kloey next week!

2013 Seniors! It's not too late to book:) Use the contact tab at the top of the page!

- MB

Cassidy | 2013 Gretna Senior | Gretna, Virginia Photographer

Cassidy...can I just say 1 word? GORGEOUS!  She was so excited when she contacted us to do her session, so we were a little bummed when her original session date was a rainy day. BUT...these photos were SO WORTH THE WAIT! I am having a pity party over here, wishing that my senior photos could have been done in outfits like hers (that she totally styled) and in locations like this! Cassidy was so much fun too...and totally up for anything we asked her to do! I am almost done with her session, so here are a few [several] favorites!

MUA: Katie Mosher at Genesis Day Spa in Danville, VA

^ Necklace by Beverly of Sordid Soiree ^

LOVE her eyes...

2013 Senior! Cassidy is holding one of the frames that I sell:) You can check out more about those here!

GORGEOUS...

She has the most beautiful hair and smile! These keyhole earrings are by Sordid Soiree! I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!!

Look at that sass! Another necklace here by Sordid Soiree...

A little black and white:)

This field was perfect!

More necklaces below by Sordid Soiree!

HER. FACE. IS. PERFECT.

Thanks so much, Cassidy, for booking with us for your Senior photos! We hope you love them:)

2013 Senior? It's still not too late! Book your session with us today!

- MB

Hannah & Zach | Engaged | Chatham, Virginia Photographer

Remember one of my recent seniors, the lovely Hannah? Well she's engaged! I couldn't have been more thrilled to be asked to do their engagement photos! I met Zach and can say that I approve:) Hehe, like my opinion matters! Ha! Anyways, yall just won't believe how in sync these 2 are...it was crazy how one knew what the other would say or do or how I would pose one and the other just fell right on into place! Zach and Hannah met through church. Zach serves the U.S. Army and is learning how to fly helicopters! He is currently stationed in Alabama...quite a ways from his love! Their wedding is scheduled for November 2013...

Here are a few of my favorites from their session so far...I'm not quite finished:)

Aren't they cute?!

LOVE the chalk board frame! I used one of the frames that I sell throughout this session. You can learn more about those here!

LOVE the sun here...and her smile!

And of course we had to tie in pumpkins! Happy Fall Yall!

I told them that they would cherish this photo more when they were old and on their own porch in rockers;)

I can't imagine living anywhere but in the south...the light is so much warmer here!

Sigh. LOVE the emotion this one releases...

And of course I had to snap one of the ring! This gorgeous ring was designed by Zach himself:)

Such a sweet couple! Thanks Hannah & Zach for having us do your engagement photos! I hope you love them:)

Let us know what you think of Hannah & Zach's photos by commenting below!

Engaged? You can start planning your session with us via the Contact tab at the top of this page! We look forward to hearing from you:)

- MB

Baby Noah | 10 Days New | Newborn Session | Gretna, Virginia Photographer

Remember Baby Noah from the birth session? You may also recall seeing his Mommy and Daddy's (Jess and Jonathan) maternity session! He came to see us for his newborn photos a few days ago...along with his beautiful Mommy:) He is so precious! It's almost hard to remember my Kolton being that size, since it doesn't last long at all! We started off indoors with a few of Noah and Mommy...

His hair is perfect...and oh, those lips...

Noah with his sock monkeys:)

And being a book worm:) He already has some amazing books! (You hear that? That's the teacher coming out of me:) His Mommy is a teacher too!)

Precious details...

I think it's safe to say he's hungry here:)

And you know me...if it's warm enough, we're going outside! These are my absolute favorites:)

You can't deny how adorable he is!

Don't wait until the last minute to schedule your newborn session! Use the contact tab at the top of the page to get started:)

- MB

MBP Faves of 2011 | Post #7 | South Central VA On Location Photographer

Post 7! If you haven't read the 6 previous posts, you will want to!

So on to more of my favorites:) 

Kim's senior session was so full of her creativity. She had so many ideas and props! I loved this one with the waterfall so much...

As you can see, she loves zebra print!

I just love this one...and the processing tint.

This one is so serious, but I love the way it looks.

The Rowles family are very near and dear to my heart...Jarret had returned from Afghanistan to his lovely wife Victoria, and their daughter Kylar. They flew home for a month, so we definitely squeezed in a family session! It was one of my favorite sessions of the whole year...as you can probably tell, because I had a really hard time narrowing down choices!

Jarret calls this the "Simba" photo:)

Sweet family:)

"We're gonna getcha!" Love the emotion here:)

I love photographing LOVE.

The Tantaquidgeon family fought a chilly wind for their session, but they were tough!

Probably my favorite B&W image of the year.

2012 Senior Kristin

Fall session with the Perkins family...Joshua really wasn't in the mood for photos, but this one was a favorite of mine!

I still have a couple more posts to make...but if you want to see all of my favorites from 2011 now, you can check them out on my fan page!

MBP Faves of 2011 | Post #5 | South Central VA On Location Photographer

Post 5! If you haven't read the 4 previous posts, you will want to!

This maternity session was fall festive:) I got to photograph their newborn, Balian, once he arrived. You will see a couple of him below:)

I LOVED this shot of her belly:)

6 month old Connor was so photogenic!

Andrea and her boys are always fun to photograph...this is probably my favorite life photo of the year!

This couple returned to where it all began for their engagement shoot...

I love this one...and her shoes! (Same couple as above)

Andrea and Balian's newborn session:)

Balian with my farmers milk and egg setup!

And with the plane Andrea brought for us to use! I really love these 2 photos:)

If you want to see all of my Faves of 2011, you can check them out now on my fan page! Look for more posts to come to finish out my Faves of 2011:)

Dave & Beverly | Styled Session

This is one of my favorite sessions that I've done...Beverly had so many ideas, and Dave was up for anything:) They were a pleasure to photograph, so I look forward to working with them more in the future! Here are a few faves:

We began at their lovely home.

Isn't she gorgeous?! Dave isn't too bad himself, right?

I absolutely LOVE this shot. I was thrilled when Beverly asked if they could do a picnic scene...I have always wanted to do something like that! I think that her heels just pop here. Love it:)

Later, we traveled down to Johnson Mill to finish up their session...the sun was quickly setting, but we managed to snag a few shots of them with Dave's very nice car:) I just love how in love they are!





Their friends, the McBride's, came by with their car (that Dave painted and used to own--so talented!) to join them for a photo.  Great people!

This session was truly a blast! Dave & Bev, hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!



Kolton is 3 months!

My sweet boy turned 3 months old last Tuesday! Had to wait to post this because we surprised my Mom for her birthday:)

Isn't he the cutest?!

Kristin | 2012 Senior

Kristin was such a pleasure to photograph:) She is a beautiful 2012 Senior from Chatham!

Check out her slideshow of photos! Click a photo to go to her gallery.

The Tantaquidgeon Family | Family Session | South-Central VA On-location Photographer

Meet the Tantaquidgeon family. So adorable...they fought the chilly wind to have their photos taken. These girls will be troopers for sure! Alexis was one of the first newborns that I ever photographed...she is growing so fast--trying to catch up with big sister Kenzie!

Enjoy this slideshow of their photos. Click on a photo to view their gallery!