Photo sessions in the Fall are quite possibly my favorites. Here in Maryland at least, the season of Autumn can carry with it any temperature between 40 and 80 degrees and can be a complete lush greenery background or the most vibrant and bold of colors. And, all of that allows a lot of flexibility […]

Anais is a new client of mine and I hope she is a forever client. I loved planning the session with her — she has a great eye for beauty and knows the importance of family photos and memories.  Anais is a lawyer, certified health coach and an incredible mom. They traveled more than 45 […]

Rachel gifts me with the privilege of photographing her family of five each year. It’s always a session filled with laughter and silliness, running, twirling and exploring. Her oldest daughter and my daughter are part of a bestie pirate crew and I love capturing her kiddos during their Lake Linganore Photo Session. Annual Lake Linganore […]

A lot of people assume that my house must be filled with tons of bright corners and clean spots for photos. In actuality, my home is small, dark and cluttered with lots of important things. I love our home and I think it’s super-cozy and “us” — but it’s definitely not the most ideal place […]

This was an incredibly special photo session for a few reasons.First of all, Lauren and Sean were one of my last wedding clients I photographed in New York. I actually went back there six months after moving to Maryland to capture their wedding. Their day was so much fun — and eventful, with a little […]

I LOVE being a part of surprises for other people. And when that surprise involves capturing joy and memories for an incredible family near me in Frederick County, Maryland? A total win! Not to mention, SUNFLOWERS! Diany is one of my closest friends. We co-founded our nonprofit Friendship by LIliZach together and love helping other […]

In our family, we know her affectionately as “Miss Amanda.” When we lived in Rochester, NY, she was our family’s babysitter, but above all that, she told us when we were overdue for a date night and gave me hours of uninterrupted time to take care of my growing photography business.And now she’s getting married! […]

When you have new dreams, you’ve got to dress them up a bit and give them a big moment to explode into the world. Honestly, that’s kind of how it felt to talk about the future of my business (and of me) with Emilie of Buoyant Marketing this year as we prepared to create a […]

I first met Christa and her family through the non-profit organization I co-founded — Friendship by LiliZach. Friendship is an effort to improve the first few hours,days, weeks, months of families who have received a diagnosis of Down syndrome in and around Frederick County, Maryland. My co-founder and dear friend, Diany, and I both experienced […]

If there’s one area of my family photography business that I’m most proud of finessing this year it’s my client workflow. And, how I take care of my clients for every session through my client experience. Some of this needs to be credited to Amanda Hedgepeth — not only for mentoring me at the beginning […]