The word “family” means different things to different people. As a studio photographer for more than a decade in Northern Virginia, including Herndon, VA (and with Mindy as a mother), we know that love defines and binds a family. We also know that capturing that special bond in portraits is important no matter your family’s composition. Unfortunately, we have noticed that single parents are sometimes reluctant to take family portraits. We think that’s a shame! Every family should have a professional family portrait!

Single parents, compelled by the fierce love they have for their children, know the importance for a family to stick together. If you are familiar with the photography project known as Humans of New York, you’ll know how often its pictures depict family bonds. A recent story featured a young woman adopted by a single mother. In the story she discussed her very close relationship with her mom. As it had always been just the two of them, they were exceptionally close. Her story was a poignant reminder that while families come in all shapes and sizes, love always resides at their center.

Single Parent Portraits

Family photography is one way to demonstrate your family’s love for each other. It’s important to remember that photography is a legacy for future generations whether you are a family of two, three, or six. Single parent portraits celebrate everything your family represents. While we realize that family life is exceptionally busy in single parent households, taking the time to take and display professional portraits of your family reflects the importance of your family’s bond.

Family Wall Art

 
Beyond the family portrait, we also encourage single parents to consider a portrait of themselves. While we often see parents hesitant to do portraits of themselves, single mothers seem especially reluctant. However, we remind them that a beautiful portrait is a gift they can one day leave for their children. It will reflect those deep bonds you shared – no matter what your family looks like – because family is always defined by love.

If you’d like a portrait of either your family or yourself, please contact us! As a Herndon, VA area studio photographer, we’d love to discuss your portraits and work with you to decide what works best for you and your family. Whether you want an indoor studio portrait or a portrait in our 2.5-acre outdoor portrait park, it would be our pleasure and honor to participate in this beautiful legacy for your children.
 

Family Photographer, Studio Photographer

Ever After Portraits is Mindy and Joriana, a mother-daughter family photography team located near Herndon, VA in Northern Virginia. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits.
 
Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.
 
Best,
 
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!
 
Professional Photographer

We hear these seasonal reasons for not having family portraits a lot! If you wait for a season, chances are you won’t ever get around to doing any portraits. When you look at your family photos, what draws you to the picture? Is it the fall foliage in the background? Is it the flowers? As experienced family photographers in the Herndon, VA area of Northern Virginia, we’d bet that what draws you into a family portrait are your family’s faces and their expressions.

What Really Matters

So, the time of year you do your portraits or whether it is inside or outdoors doesn’t really matter. When we know someone is considering family pictures, we always tell them: NOW is the time to have a family portrait! Don’t put it off.

We offer a fully-equipped portrait studio for your indoor portraits, but we also have a scenic 2.5-acre outdoor portrait park. Your family portrait will be beautiful no matter when or where we take it!

We work hard to capture the love you feel within your family, and that’s the most important part of a portrait. It’s not the season, and it’s usually not the venue. It’s the people in the portrait and the emotions conveyed within it which matters. It’s the love captured in those images which will always and forever draw you into the picture.

So, do seasons matter?

While seasons can set the background of a portrait, in the end, no, they don’t truly matter. Many clients prefer the fall foliage, and it is usually a busy time of year for us.
 

 
However, we can tell you that summer can be just as beautiful if not more so. We find that summer with children out of school can be a great time to do family portraits. Everyone is home at least part of the summer. They’re well rested, likely tanned, and you might find that you can include visiting grandparents as well! The florals and rich, green grasses provide a lovely backdrop to any portrait particularly in the gorgeous landscape of the Northern VA area.
 

 
During winter, our fully equipped indoor studio is the perfect place for a Today’s Classic family portrait or a Fine Art Black and White family portrait.
 

Again, keeping in mind that regardless of the season, Ever After is an experienced photography portrait studio whose goal is to produce the best pictures possible of your beautiful family. Call us to discuss scheduling your sunny summer portraits!

Family Photographer, Portraits

Ever After Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter portrait photography team located near Herndon, VA in Northern Virginia. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits.
 
Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.
 
Best,
 
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!
 
Professional Photographer

Would you put a professional portrait of your family in your child’s bedroom?

We hope you answered yes. Why wouldn’t you? What better place to display your family’s love? We have met so many wonderful families over the past decade working as a studio photographer in the Herndon, VA area. When they ask us about displaying professional family pictures in their children’s rooms, we strongly encourage them!

Parents decide to invest in professional photography for any number of reasons. However, most folks do it because of love. Family portraits can capture all the love your family feels toward one another. Hanging a family photo displaying just how much your child is loved, and how much your family loves each other, is validating and comforting for them. Studies have even confirmed how photos can boost self-esteem in children.

As your family bolts out the door each morning, running in different directions throughout the day, a glimpse at their family in a photo underscores to them the value of belonging together. You can easily display both professional portraits and family snapshots in your child’s bedroom and their playroom. The advantage with professional portraits is that they are specially coated and printed on archival paper to last generations.

Connecting with your child

Family portraits in children’s rooms can send a subtle but powerful message to them of the value of their family, its love, and their own place in the family unit. The children are reminded each time they see their family’s portrait on their dresser, desk or wall that they are part of something bigger than them. They are part of a loving family.

We hope that you will consider putting at least one family portrait in each of your children’s bedrooms. Imagine them falling asleep seeing their family’s portrait each night, and imagine them waking to the same image! They will be surrounded by love and they will feel it.

As both an indoor and outdoor studio photographer, Ever After is a mother-daughter family photography team in the Herndon, VA area with more than a decade of experience working as skilled photographers who enjoy doing family portraits!

Family Photographer, Studio Photographer

Ever After Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter portrait photography team located in Northern Virginia, near Herndon, VA. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits.
 
Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.
 
Best,
 
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!
 
Professional Photographer

Many of our clients, including those in the Herndon, VA area, ask us if they need to take special care of their wall art portraits. The answer is yes! But don’t worry; it’s not that difficult! Keeping your beautiful and precious wall art safe after you take it home will ensure they last well into the next generation.

As we always tell our clients: We offer only the best portraits printed on the highest quality materials. It’s up to you to give them the best care. It’s not that difficult, though.

According to the UK’s Icon (The Institute of Conservation), simple things you can do to protect and maintain your wall art:

• It’s important to display (or store) photographic prints, including wall portraits, in a cool environment as this will help to slow any deterioration.
• Very damp or dry conditions aren’t good for photographs, and particularly fluctuations between the two. If possible, maintain humidity within the range 30-40%. So avoid hanging your wall portraits over heat and air vents.
• It’s important to avoid exposing your portraits to bright or high light levels or for extended periods of time.
• Using the right material is cost-effective and will ensure your wall art does not deteriorate. Our products are high quality and rated to last up to 150 years with the proper care, i.e. not exposing them to direct sunlight.
• If frames become dusty, use only a dry soft cloth to remove the dust. (Many cleaning sprays leave a residue or film which can ultimately damage your frame and/or the canvas, so do not use this on or near your wall portraits.)
 

 
A photographer who takes pride in their work as a professional will make sure that all of your wall art is printed using only the best materials possible, meaning archival-quality in most cases. That’s one of the reasons we make sure to only offer the best quality materials to our clients.

Taking good care of your wall art, mainly by keeping them out of direct sunlight and away from dramatic temperature and humidity fluctuations, will allow you to enjoy them for decades!

If you live near Herndon, VA and have any questions about how to take care of your portraits (even if we didn’t take them), contact us. We’re happy to provide some tips or answer your questions!

Family Photographer, Family Portraits

Ever After Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter portrait photography team located near Herndon, VA in Northern Virginia. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits.
 
Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.
 
Best,
 
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!
 
Professional Photographer