Let me take you back to a time that feels like one hundred years ago. It was the last week of October, pre-Election pre-Daylight Saving, pre-Halloween. Remember that time? The VA Forestry Service had proclaimed this week to be the …
Tag: maternity
A Pregnancy Announcement in Forest Hill
As a photographer, I am sometimes privy to special announcements and life news before other people. No matter the occasion, I feel extremely privileged when a client trusts me with their secret. I love being able to help them celebrate …
A Little Journey to the Unknown, Part I
I took a little journey to the unknown And I come back changed, I can feel it in my bones Lord Huron, Meet Me in the Woods There are just some things you think you know, but can’t really understand …
Reviews and Referrals
Hi! I’m currently on maternity leave, aiming to return to APP around the beginning of March. In the meantime, enjoy this throwback post from 2015, and follow me on Instagram for some newborn life photos: allisonpatelphotography Yelp has done great …
How to Prepare For a Photoshoot
Hi! I’m currently on maternity leave, aiming to return to APP around the beginning of March. In the meantime, enjoy this throwback post from 2016, and follow me on Instagram for some newborn life photos: allisonpatelphotography I hate feeling unprepared. …
MyBirth Doulas, Revisited
Hi! I’m currently on maternity leave, aiming to return to APP around the beginning of March. In the meantime, enjoy this throwback post from 2016, and follow me on Instagram for some maternity life photos: allisonpatelphotography. One additional note: MyBirth …
Be the Star of Your Holiday Group Selfie
You may be rolling your eyes right now, saying, “we all know how to take selfies, it’s not 2013,” but bear with me. We’ve likely also all been the victim of a bad selfie, too. You know the one: your …
Why I Chose Families
I’ve been doing photography for a long time. I went to VCU (Go Rams) knowing little more than “I want to be a photographer when I grow up” and spent 4.5 years shooting everything (and nothing, don’t get me started …
My Favorite Summer Session Photos
I wasn’t sure what to write about this week, and the suggestions from the peanut gallery were… lacking: “You should write about Chic-Fil-A mayo and how it’s the best mayo.” While I could go on for a while about the …
2013 Year in Review
December is always the time when businesses do a year in review to show their clients what they’ve done during the year. Google has the absolute best year in review videos, in my opinion, so epic that they’ve named them …