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Portraits of a “Von Trapp” Family in Old Town Alexandria

William Petruzzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:20 +0000

The Morris Family (changed for privacy purposes) is your average singing dancing familial parade. Kind of like a living breathing episode of Glee, but without all the high school drama. Or, dare I say, there might be a little Von Trapp blood flowing in there somewhere. And silly as it might sound, it was awesome; fun; refreshing. The Morris family is close, with their own brand of humor, friendly jesting jabs, and classic family stories helping to tie them together—and yeah, the occasional, impromptu family sing-along.

We were honored to have been invited to help immortalize the Morris’s Family Dynamic; it was a lot of fun, and a good reminder that family is a unique and special thing to always be thankful for.

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Family Portraits at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville, MD

William Petruzzo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:27:40 +0000

It was an unseasonably warm day in Rockville at the Glenview Mansion when I met Amr and his family for their portrait session. Exchanging our coats and shivers for sweaters and sunlight, we explored the grounds slowly, allowing the littlest member of our party to primarily lead the way. About half way through the session, our pint-sized tour guide grew concerned about the camera. Not the photographer—he had no objections there—only when the camera was actually used did he put up protest. But, by turning up the silly-factor a bit (yes, all three of us adults, and yes, it was quite a sight), we were able to coax the smiles out, giving way to beautiful family portraits.

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An Outing by the Water in Old Town Alexandria

William Petruzzo — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:33:34 +0000

We first worked with Lora and her husband Andrew last year after they purchased a Groupon deal we were running. This year, they returned for more portraits of their trio. We headed to the popular Old Town Alexandria, which not only boasts a playground and beautiful scenery and architecture, but also some great fishing spots and plenty of ducks who can’t seem to get enough of Pepperidge Farms Goldfish snacks. Allowing the most junior member of our entourage to lead the way, those ducks had quite a feast!

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Tracey Explores Old Town Alexandria

William Petruzzo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:33:18 +0000

Petruzzo Photography shooter, Felipe Sanchez, set out with Tracey to explore Old Town Alexandria. Tracey brought her beauty, Felipe brought his camera and awesome skills, and Old Town Alexandria brought its classic charm, and together they created some truly stunning.

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Local Guitarist, Dave Shrensky is as Cool as He Looks

William Petruzzo — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:56:56 +0000

Dave Shrensky is a guitarist in solo, and duo musical ensembles. He wanted to capture some images that could act as some visual representation of his music, so he called us. After some discussion, we settled on the rail road tracks in Old Bowie, MD. And yes, he’s every bit as cool in real life as he is in these pictures.

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Fall Personality Portraits, ‘Just Because’

William Petruzzo — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:49:09 +0000

Andrea used our services last year in the fall. The images were captured by Felipe Sanchez, one of our very talented portrait shooters. These were good ole’ fashioned ‘just because’ photos for Andrea, and Felipe caught a great deal of personality in them. True color processing, with a very subtle vintage tint, and bright tonal themes made from Felipe really brought the best out of these.

If you like what you see here, be sure to ask for Felipe by name and we’ll do what we can to make sure he’s your photographer the next time you call for your portrait needs!

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Child Portraits, yup in the winter!

William Petruzzo — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:56:17 +0000

Winter is coming! And if you thought that meant it was going to be almost another year before you could get some great photos of your kids, think again! Capturing great images of children is a lot less about everything being perfect (like the weather), and more about helping them have fun, even in the cold!

These photos were captured early this year, in the bitter cold. Of course, we had the help of some Hot-Hands warmers to stick in our gloves—something I always carry with me to share that time of year—and everyone was well bundled up. However, needless to say, this little guy was having a blast, and mom doing a great job joining in the fun, too.

As is common with photos of toddlers, these images were captured at a small local park just a few minutes from their home.

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Baby Portraits in Arlington, VA

William Petruzzo — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:08:43 +0000

Babies don’t do a whole lot. That is, unless you include extreme adorable-ness. Which, unquestionably, this little guy does with the best of them! These portraits were captured during an ordinary “lets see what kinds of things we can find… and break” kind of morning. As is often best with children this age, we met in their home in Arlington, VA. We spent the better portion of the time shooting this pint-sized subject as he went about his normal routine of testing to see what was and wasn’t edible.

All jokes aside, babies are curious creatures and capturing them in their natural habitat as they learn about their world often produces some of the most emotionally charged images. I think the images speak for themselves.

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Baby Portraits In-Home, On-Location in Annapolis, MD

William Petruzzo — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:34:42 +0000

Admittedly, this set of photos is long overdue for sharing. We captured these in early 2011 while snow was on the ground. In their home was the best logical choice, not to mention less of a hassle with a little one. She is now nearly a year old and as adorable as ever.

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Promotional Portraits for the Folk Band Tinsmith in Glenn Dale, MD

William Petruzzo — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:12:08 +0000

A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to photograph the “high-energy folk band”, Tinsmith (Last.FM). We had a ton of fun with the trio wandering from a one location to another. The band has such a fun, all around, pleasant attitude I found myself scratching my head wondering whether or not I was actually working. Which actually says quite a lot, since I almost never feel like I’m working.

Another Petruzzo Photography shooter, Felipe, and myself got so into the action that we’re now apparently official members of the band. Felipe plays the Triangle and I rock-out a mean kazoo solo.

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