Sunday is the big day! | Alexandria, VA Creative Lifestyle Photographer

Happy Thursday everyone! I can hardly believe this week is almost over… it will be Sunday before you know it! And what happens on Sunday you ask? Oh, just a little event I’ll be participating in lol. Sunday is the Koils by Nature “Natural is Not a Fad” Event!

After seeing the photos I took of Mae “Natural Chica” , Pamela (the founder of Koils by Nature) contacted me to take participate in the event and I couldn’t be more excited! 

As a sponsor, I will have a booth set up where folks can come and learn more about DFinney Photography, enter for a chance to win 1 of SIX possible FREE on-the-spot makeovers with my fabulous makeup artists: Makeup Art by Denyelle and Runway Ready Makeup Artistry, have their photo taken (which may end up on Essence Online!), sign up to win a FREE styled photo session, and tons of other goodies! 

Here are just a few things that have been delivered so far for the show :) I’m getting a package delivered almost every day it seems and I love it! lol

If you’re interested in attending, tickets can still be purchased here: http://KBNevents.eventbrite.com/ but FRIDAY (tomorrow) is the LAST day to purchase $20 advance tickets! If not, tickets will be available at the door for $25 so you’re still more than welcome to come to the Westin Alexandria for the show on Sunday!

I’ll be posting photos from the show on instagram throughout the day so make sure you’re following me @dfinneyphoto for all the behind the scenes photos :)

I can’t wait to see some of you there and I’ll definitely share how things went next week!

Niaja | Greenbelt, MD Lifestyle Senior Photographer

Let me just start by saying that this feels my first year doing real senior portraits lol… Although I’ve done them here and there in the past, I’ve been fairly lazy about getting out there to seniors in time to take photos, but this year (even though I’m getting started late) I’m on the right track to change that! lol

Well now that that’s out of the way, I present to you Niaja! My very first senior rep :) Niaja is DFinney Photography’s 2013 Eleanor Roosevelt HS Senior Rep. I’ve known her for quite a few years and she has grown into a beautiful young lady!

Hair, makeup, and styling assistance were all arranged by DFinney Photography and that’s what you can expect for your senior session as well! Emphasizing her natural beauty, we took Niaja from simply beautiful to simply radiant! 

Take a look at the photos from her senior session! 

Hair: Anastasia (Visually Chic)
Makeup: Crystal Davis

If you’re a senior at Eleanor Roosevelt HS interested in your very own senior session, hit up Niaja for a discount :) 

Flashback Friday | Washington, DC Creative Lifestyle Photographer

I can’t believe the first week of September is gone already! This year is flying by…

So I turned 25 on Monday and with that came a bit of reflection when I realized that just 3 years ago I’d just been laid off and was wondering how things were going to work out… I would soon find out that being laid off was one of the best things that ever happened to me! Over the past 3 years I’ve been able to take a mere hobby I practiced on the side to a full-fledged business! I honestly can hardly believe it sometimes, but I am so thankful for my family (parents especially) and friends for helping me along the way. I could truly go on longer with this topic, but I will save that for another time :)

I have quite a few exciting things to share this coming week, but for now I want to share a few of my images over the years (this is a Flashback Friday post!) so you can get a get a glimpse at how far things have come in 3 years :)

And just as a bonus… here are a couple of my absolute favorite photos in 2009:

Clearly I’ve always had a thing for graffiti lol… Fast-forward a few years, and here’s a 2012 version of how I do graffiti :)

I would be remiss if I didn’t take time to thank all of my lovely clients, supporters, admirers, etc in addition to my family and friends because without you all, I would not have a successful business! Well let me stop before I get too emotional lol… I hope you guys have a great weekend :)

PS- Get ready for some awesomeness come next week!!

-Danni

Jendi | Washington, DC Creative Lifestyle Photographer

Happy Wednesday you guys! It feels like forever since I’ve shared a new session on the blog. It reeally hasn’t been that long… it just feels that way lol. Anyway I’m super excited to share this one :)

One of my wonderful makeup artists, Denyelle pitched the idea of doing a natural hair series a couple months ago and at the time I wasn’t 100% on the idea… not because it was a bad one, but because I kind of tried to do one a couple years ago and it fell by the wayside so I didn’t have high hopes lol… Well fast-forward to now and my beautiful friend Jendi so graciously agreed to participate and be the first in the series :) We had so much fun on her session, now I can’t wait to get more lined up lol. 

Since her braids are so cool, I definitely wanted this shoot to be a little more funky and full of color!

Here is the first of our Natural Hair Series (we’ll have to come up with a better name for it eventually lol)

Enjoy :)

Goodbye Summer! Mini Session Special

Since relaunching back in April, quite a few things have changed around here! One of the big changes is that mini sessions are now available year round for previous clients! As a thank you for your continued support, I decided to make this a standard offering for previous clients. From time to time I will make them available to the general public for a very limited time- like now! :)
 

I am now booking for Goodbye Summer Mini Sessions! From now through September 1, Mini Sessions are open to everyone!

Goodbye Summer! Mini Sessions are $175 and include:

• E-consultation to ensure your photo session will be just what you want! 
• 30 min photo session for 1 to 4 people
• 1 outfit
• Custom editing of the best 10-15 images selected by the photographer
• Digital proof gallery for ordering
• 2 5x7 metallic prints

Mini Sessions are about half of the standard session fee and print requirement. Mini Sessions do not include makeup as Standard Sessions do, but professional hair and/or makeup is available as an add-on. The Minimum print requirement has been waived for the Goodbye Summer! Mini Session Special.

To take advantage of this special offer, your mini session must be booked no later than September 1 and photographed between September 1 and October 7. There are a limited number of slots so it is always recommended to book as soon as possible to make sure you get your spot!

Have additional questions? Please view the FAQ section and if you have additional questions not answered there, please email me: danielle@dfinneyphoto.com.

Ready to book? You can view the calendar and do so here: http://dfinneyphoto.bookmonline.com

I look forward to working with you!

-Danielle