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Usry Christmas 2023
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Usry Christmas 2023

This year is our final Christmas as a family of three! We stayed home for the holidays and had a very relaxing and cozy Christmas with our pup, Tori. Check out some of my favorite decorations and ornaments from this holiday season’s decorations.

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First Branding Session: Hair by Omaira
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First Branding Session: Hair by Omaira

Omaira Sanchez is a business owner at Hair By Omaira. She is extremely welcoming and focuses on her clients and making them feel comfortable and happy. Her studio is small, quaint, and the perfect space to feel like you are getting a personalized hairstyle. You are the one and only client seen during your appointment, so you get Omaira’s full attention. She uses high-quality products and is incredibly attentive to detail.

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Lynchburg Series: Devils Backbone
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Lynchburg Series: Devils Backbone

For the last day of our Lynchburg vacation, we decided to spend a day at a brewery. Devils Backbone Basecamp Brewpub & Meadows location in Roseland, VA was more like a resort than a regular brewery! We rounded out our vacation in Lynchburg with dinner and walking downtown to visit the LOVE sign.

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The cousins chasing each other across the yard. The grandparents settled into their lawn chairs, watching it all. The adults laughing about something from twenty years ago that nobody else quite remembers right. The little one who finally warmed up &
Every session teaches me something.⁠ Sometimes it's about light. Sometimes it's about patience. But mostly? It's about people — and how they stop thinking about the camera when life gives them something real to pay attention to.⁠ ⁠ That's the w
the. nostalgia. of. these. photos. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was my first documentary session. It was 2012. A college photography class. A borrowed camera. And a Passover seder at my aunt’s house. I didn’t know then th
Everyone talks about spring photography like it's about the aesthetic.⁠ The golden hour. The wildflowers. The soft, dreamy light filtering through new leaves.⁠ And yes — all of that is real, and all of that is beautiful.⁠ But honestly? That's n
I love being Eli’s mom. I love the way he calls my name when I’m not in the room. I love the way he says “mama turn” when he wants me to do the same thing he’s doing. Even if it’s just pretend. I love the way he j
People think you only need a photographer when kids are little… But the older they get, the bigger the love is. And it’s worth documenting every bit of it. Link in bio to book your Day in the Life session with your big kids.