Ashley and I went to Goodwill a few days ago to look at stuff for our apartment, and on the way home, I commented on how the lighting outside would be perfect for picture-taking. We both have been super bored for the past couple weeks of break, so we decided to hike through the woods [...]
Last January, I met the Blanding twins for the first time - at the top of McAfee's Knob, where they were doing a photoshoot with a green couch they had carried all the way up the mountain. This year, we decided to reunite with each other and the green couch, but instead of McAfee's, we [...]
Over Thanksgiving break, I got this image in my head that I just had to try (no idea where it came from). Bright colors. Fun outfits. Balloons. An alleyway. So I gathered up two of my favorite girls to work with and we headed downtown for a few hours of creative shooting. We climbed to [...]
I was so excited when Katie asked me to do her senior pictures a few months ago, but I had to hold in that excitement because she wanted to wait until fall to do the shoot. Now I'm glad I was patient - fall offers some beautiful golden light and an array of colors, and [...]
A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of taking senior pictures for my good friend, Catherine. We dragged each other all over Roanoke, but it was totally worth it! We got some urban shots downtown, then headed up Bent Mountain for a completely different type of scenery. The next morning we got up bright [...]
On the way to this shoot, Ty nervously asked me if I had ever taken senior pictures before. The old Leah would have said something along the lines of "No, so I hope they turn out well." New Leah confidently answered "No, and I can't wait to try!" Good thing they ended up looking great! [...]
On Friday morning, I had the pleasure of taking pictures for my freshman year English teacher from HV, Mrs. Furcron. I had seen her oldest, Lucy, only once (years ago), and had met Tessa, the middle child, when she was just a newborn (happened to run into them at the mall). I was surprised to [...]
I started off the week with miss Riley's fourth birthday party in Roanoke, Virginia at Jump. I was essentially a gift from her aunt (my friend, Becca), who asked me to go. This was my first "event," so to speak, but despite the nerves, I think the pictures turned out great! I chased kids around, [...]
