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As a Hampton Roads family photographer who aims for light-filled, classic and joyful images – timing is EVERYTHING! I work with natural light for all of my sessions and getting that pretty light is the very first (and one of the most important!) steps to those magical family photos. Here are my tried and true […]

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Extended family dressed in blue standing on beach by Sandbridge beach family photographer Ashley Brickner

I spend a lot of each summer doing Sandbridge beach photos for families and it truly is such a highlight of the year for me, there is just no better place for a session! The beach provides the best backdrop for a photo session, especially for my style of photography. I aim for photos that […]

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The number one question I get as a Hampton Roads newborn photographer is what do we wear to our session. I know this part can feel stressful, which is why I send over a styling guide as soon as my client books their session, and I always offer my help! Before I was a newborn […]

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As a Virginia Beach newborn photographer, I offer my clients the choice between an in-home session or a session in my natural-lit studio (located in the Great Neck area of VB!). Both options are lovely and will give beautiful results — there are just a number of factors to consider when choosing which one is […]

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Mother’s Day is coming up + I can think of no one better to celebrate than all the moms, in all the seasons of life. I rounded up some of my favorite gifts for moms below — as a Virginia Beach Maternity Photographer and mom of four myself, I have found some things I love […]

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Family of four on the beach

Well before I was a Virginia Beach family photographer, I invested in lots of family sessions with my own family of six. In between those experiences + now spending so much time on the other side of the camera, I have learned a thing or two about what works (and what doesn’t!) when it comes […]

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I truly feel like I am living my dream career right now as a Virginia Beach family photographer + thought it would fun to share how I got here. I got my first DSLR camera (a canon rebel!) a few months after my oldest daughter, Waverly Maye, was born 12 years ago. Like a lot […]

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