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Best Restaurants to Take Kids in NoVa

A list of some of the best restaurants to take kids in NoVa, recommended by the Northern Virginia Foodies Facebook group!

I’m the first to admit I spend a lot of time creeping in the Northern Virginia Foodies Facebook group. (I once admitted I don’t like cheese and I would not recommend you do the same. Now I mostly lurk in the shadows. Where I probably belong because I don’t like cheese.) But I recently asked, “Tell...

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Patchogue NY: South of Sunrise | [Personal Project]

The town I'm from on the south shore of Long Island is a living picture, filled with color and ever changing. I'm sharing what makes Patchogue NY so unique.

By day, Patchogue NY has bustling downtown scene with unique shops, food, desserts, and coffee. By night, it’s variety of bars attracts crowds that line up around the block, waiting for their turn to enjoy live music or a game night with good food and good friends. Just outside the downtown area, it’s a working-class neighborhood filled...

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2018 New Year’s Intentions | loudoun county photography

New Year's resolutions with Northern Virginia photographer, inspiring you to practice gratitude, buy less + do more, and connect.

New Year’s Resolutions. I have never really given them much thought, but this year is different. I don’t know why but it feels different to me. Maybe because our family will see so many changes this year, the biggest being both of my girls going to school full-day in the Fall. These next 8 months are...

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Snow in Leesburg Virginia

My absolute favorite winter past time is taking macro photos of snowflakes. I was excited for our first snow in Leesburg Virginia this year!

You don’t have to know me well to know that my absolute favorite winter past time is taking macro photos of snowflakes. We had our first snow in Leesburg Virginia on Saturday, and I spent the better portion of my morning set up for the occasion. I got a lot of “But how?!” questions on...

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Remote shutters and couches | A Personal Share

One of my favorite tips for getting in family pictures and letting my kids have some fun with the camera is to set it up on a tripod with a remote shutter.

This couch…was the first thing my husband and I picked out and purchased together. It seemed like such a big investment at the time. We’d only been dating a few months and I had just moved 300 miles from New York to Maryland where he was living. That was 10 years ago. I spent 6 weeks of...

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Hi! I'm Blaire.

I'm a beach bum from New York, living life with a cup of coffee in one hand and a camera in the other.

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Blaire is a premier Northern Virginia photographer serving: Great Falls; Fairfax; McLean; Arlington; Vienna; Clifton; Alexandria; Ashburn; Oakton; Chantilly; Round Hill; Hamilton; Aldie; Herndon; Haymarket; Manassas; Springfield; Bristow; Sterling; Broad Run; Purcellville; Reston; Gainesville; Burke; Leesburg; Falls Church; Warrenton; Lovettsville; Centreville; Dunn Loring; Waterford; Paeonian Springs; and Washington DC.

 

Specializing in lifestyle newborn, family, and maternity photography.