Blink Conference Recap | Washington, DC Lifestyle Photographer

Happy Wednesday!

I’ll get it together one day and actually have my blogs ready to go in the mornings like I plan, but until then… you can probably expect them in the afternoons lol.

I hope your day (and week) has been going well so far! I have a photo-packed post for you today so get ready for tons of pictures :)

A little over one month ago, I was in Nashville for the first annual Blink Conference! This was my first photography conference period AND my first time speaking at a conference so believe me when I tell you I was NERVOUS! I am super thankful to Ike & Tash for the opportunity and honored that they even thought of me!

A few days before I left, I was finalizing my presentation and packing up everything I needed!

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I’m not sure what possessed us to do so, but Natarsha and I booked a 6:30a Friday flight to Nashville… So of course I didn’t get any sleep the night before because I’m a chronic procrastinator - _- Since we were headed west, we weren’t able to watch the sunrise but the skies were beautiful nonetheless :)

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Once in Nashville, we drove to the hotel and met up with a couple of our fellow Blink attendees for breakfast! After that it was time for a serious nap lol.

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DAY 1 FRIDAY 

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Friday night was the mixer! I had such a good time meeting everyone and chatting with some of long-time admired creatives like Audrey Woulard, Alejandra Vidal, and Joshua Dawain. I was also super excited to meet all of my photographer friends from facebook and social media in real life :)

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DAY 2 SATURDAY 

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Saturday was the full day of workshops. The line up was Ike & Tash, Alejandra Vidal, Joshua Dawain, Audrey Woulard, Dawn Davis, and Zach & Jody. So much great information was shared and tons of goodies were given away! I unfortunately didn’t get pictures of them all, but here are all of the amazing sponsors: Black River Imaging, Photographer’s Edit, Colorvale Actions, Munaluchi Bride, Ike and Tash, The Music Bed, Shower Me Chic, Photo Pantz, Social Print Studio, Site House, Photography Blogsites, Sync Seniors, Rachel Brenke- The Lawtog and Senior Style Guide!

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After a full day of learning, I opted for a low key dinner so I could prep for my presentation on Sunday. Sidenote: How amazing is it that Panera has a drive thru?? Lol I know you’ve probably seen it before if you live elsewhere, but in DC we don’t have them. I love Panera so it was a pretty big deal lol. If we had a drive-thru, I’d probably be there even more than I am now.

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DAY 3 SUNDAY

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Sunday was the big day! I was soo nervous lol. But ready to get things going :) Jeremy helped me set up and I was all ready to go! 

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The presentation went well and I could finally relax!! I got lots of positive feedback so that made me feel much better about things and so did my post-presentation pep talk with Tasha :) Quick chill out in the lounge as things were wrapping up and then picture time with my DC peeps before we headed home!

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Our Nashville weekend was soo much fun! But just as tiring as it was fun- probably because I didn’t get any sleep before I left lol. All in all I had a great time learning from some of the best in my industry and getting to know my e-photog friends better :) I can’t wait to see what Ike and Tash have in store for Blink in the years to come and I’m soo proud of them for putting together such a wonderful conference! 

Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend Blink 2014, but for those of you that are, you will definitely be in for many surprises and have a great time learning!

PS: For an even more awesome Blink Recap, please do yourself a favor and head on over to Terri’s Blog! Although I had it, I didn’t pull my real camera out all weekend, so she definitely has a better recap than mine lol.

That’s it for today! Let me know what you guys thought of the recap :)

-Danielle

Kerisha | Brooklyn, NY Lifestyle Family Photographer

Soo excited to share this next session with you guys :) Next up is a beautiful family I’ve been working with for the past 3 years!

Kerisha found me back in 2010 via an ad I posted on Craigslist surprisingly! The ONLY response I’d gotten from quite a few that I put up so needless to say I don’t use that means of marketing anymore lol. But I couldn’t be happier that Craigslist brought us together because I absolutely love her little family!

She has 3 lovely little L’s- London, Lourdes, and Luca! Who are just as adorable as can be :)

Here are a couple shots from our first two shoots together in 2010 and 2011

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And here they are in 2013 :) Sidenote: How gorgeous is this mama?! I want to look like her after having 3 kids lol.

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It’s been a pleasure documenting their growth over the years and I look forward to continuing to do so as they grow older :)

Interested in your own session? Email me and schedule yours today!

Salihah & Yves | Brooklyn, NY Lifestyle Engagement Photographer

Happy Wednesday lovelies! I hope you all have been enjoying this glorious weather we’ve been having the past few days!

I have been meaning to post these for a couple weeks now, but I’m just now getting to do so today :) I wanted to make sure I shared the mini sessions from Brooklyn I shot back in April.

First up is Salihah & Yves. I met up with this beautiful couple on an unusually cold and windy spring afternoon but they were troopers! Despite the cold temps, their love kept them warm :) 

Here are a few faves from their session!

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Interested in your own session? Email me and schedule yours today!

Tess | Atlanta, GA Lifestyle Photographer

Next up on the blog today is the other “for fun” shoot I did while we were in Atlanta this past February. Meet Tess!

We had been in talks for MONTHS about doing pictures but never seemed to make it work. She was back and forth between DC and Atlanta for a while so I made sure we linked up when I went to visit :)

Tess has some of THE most gorgeous eyes I’ve seen! So happy the rain held off and we were able to shoot her session in Little Five Points- such a fun and colorful area! 

Fabulous hair and makeup were cared for by Anastasia & Denyelle.

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Interested in your own session? Email me and schedule yours today!

Kathryn | Atlanta, GA Lifestyle Photographer

Happy Thursday everyone! Lots of great photos coming your way today :)

First up is my friend Kathryn! We met on instagram through a mutual friend and made plans to get together when I got to Atlanta for a “just because” shoot :) Kathryn AKA Beff, Wendy, Fred, etc… (long story lol) is also a fellow photographer at Polka Dot Productions Photography based in Augusta, GA.

We met up on a rainy Friday evening so our shoot ended up being indoors but we definitely made the best of it. Of course it always feels awkward for someone used to being behind the camera to get in front of it, but Beff rocked these photos despite her nervousness and we had a great time!

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Fabulous hair and makeup were cared for by Anastasia & Stephanie.

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After a quick change, we hung out a bit while we waited for our food to be delivered… took more pictures of course :) Love these pics- they showcase her bubbly personality perfectly!

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We had such a great time with Beff and I look forward to doing it again soon!!

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Interested in your own session? Email me and schedule yours today!