As a Broadlands, VA area newborn photographer, we know the energy, love, and commitment parents put into doing professional pictures of their new baby. They will enjoy the results for decades and decades! So when a parent asks us if they can just have their pictures on a CD/DVD because they’re too tired or too busy with their newborn to select images to be printed, we smile; we nod; we understand; but we will always ask: Why, oh, why? Why go through the effort of planning and ordering professional newborn photography here in Northern VA and then not have anything tangible (and beautiful) to show for it?

Into a desk drawer?

What will you do with that CD/DVD holding your newborn’s precious portraits? Most clients in the past who have asked for DVDs thinking that they will order prints one day soon, tell us years later that the DVD is still sitting in a desk drawer somewhere. They never got around to ordering a beautifully mounted portrait of their baby!

“It’s cheaper.” No, actually, it’s not.

Most of our Northern VA clients are pretty technologically savvy. However, some don’t realize that it is not cheaper to order their portraits on a DVD instead of printing. It’s not easier or cheaper, and here’s why: We spend a lot of time preparing for your portrait session. We put a lot of work, thought and pre-planning into every session, so it turns out perfectly. We don’t ask a client when they book their session if they plan on ordering a DVD so we can take less time planning their session. The same amount of time and planning goes into every single portrait session for every single client.

Technology today isn’t technology tomorrow.

Do you still own cassette tapes or a VCR? You probably don’t. Why? Because that technology is outdated. But, what will replace our current method of storing pictures on DVDs? Your guess is as good as ours! Will you need to transfer your pictures off of a DVD in two years or five years or ten?

Lastly, technology (and users) aren’t perfect. Things do go wrong, and things can disappear – like photos and the DVD holding them! DVDs and CDs can and do fail, and become corrupted with their contents irretrievable.

We always advise our clients and friends to order wall art, along with an album or portrait box. If you want a digital copy as well for archival purposes, we do include those with our wall art orders. If you want advice or help on how to share your photos via social media, we can assist you with that, too!

Museum quality photographic art

Our printed portraits and other products are of museum-quality printing. We offer printed and mounted portraits and albums not because we make more money off of them — actually, portrait albums take us a significant amount of time to create — we encourage printed products because we know that they will give you the most satisfaction, the most joy and that decades from now, you will still be able to enjoy them!

If you have any questions about digital versus printed portraits, please call us. We are happy to discuss this with you. As a Broadlands, VA area newborn photographer, we believe in providing our clients with a high-quality customer experience!

 

Baby Photography, Newborn Photographer

Ever After Baby Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter baby photography team located in Northern VA, near Broadlands, Virginia. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, including newborn and baby 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!

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To be considered the best newborn photographer in Northern Virginia we have to work hard for our clients, including the many clients across Broadlands, VA & Broad Run Farms, VA. Each client’s experience is paramount to everything we do. We know that when it comes to photographers, you have choices. We feel fortunate that you chose us!

The quality of a client’s experience, along with the quality of our work, is why our clients return to us. We know that a satisfied customer is a return customer. More than that, however, is the pride of craftsmanship. We want to be proud of every single portrait we deliver.

Why customer service is important to us

We’ve worked hard to build our studio and build a client base. We know that when someone hires us to do a portrait, they are entrusting us with something very personal and very meaningful to them! Something like maternity photography is very intimate, and we feel it is a privilege to take a picture late into a pregnancy, shortly before new life arrives. The relationships we build with our clients matter to us – and that is why customer service is so important! We also feel it is why we can do our job well. We build trust and relationships with our clients.

What you can expect from us

• Commitment
We offer our commitment to excellence and to serve you as best as we can.

• Communication
We value communication and full transparency with our clients throughout your journey with us. We are available to answer your questions and provide advice as you need.

• Transparency
We feel it’s important to offer full price transparency. We have no hidden fees or surprises. We are meticulous with our business, your portraits, and your session because we take great pride in our work.

• Quality
We provide each of our clients with the highest-quality products available in our industry. Your portraits are meant to last for generations.

• Skills
We have decades of experience and skill. We spend time on keeping up with what is on the cutting edge of our industry.

If you are looking for one of the best newborn photographers in the Broadlands, VA, Broad Run Farms, VA or Northern Virginia area, we would be happy to speak with you about your portraits and what we can offer!

 

Baby Photography, Baby Photographer, Best Newborn Photographer

Ever After Baby Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter baby photography team located in Northern Virginia, near Broadlands, VA and Broad Run Farms, VA. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, including newborn and baby 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!

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Pictures of babies look adorable no matter what you do to display them. Once you’ve viewed and gone through your images to select the ones you like, you can think about an appropriate finish or frame. As a full-service photographer, all our portraits are delivered to clients ready to display in their home whether it is in Broad Run Farms, VA or some other Northern Virginia city.

We have several unique finishes for your Wall Art. We recently posted about our Masterpiece and Standard Framing. This time, we’re giving you some insight into our Frameless line of Wall Art finishes.

There are four beautiful frameless styles to select from at Ever After. Some clients love the frameless choices because they feel it maintains the focus directly on the portrait, and they love the contemporary look of it. Each style is as high-quality as the others, the only difference being the look. Whether you are thinking of frameless for maternity pictures, newborn or family pictures, these great finishes are versatile and elegant.

Bamboo Finish

Our Bamboo Wall Art is our most “green” product given that bamboo is a sustainably harvested material. This frameless option is perfect for any home. These portraits are printed using water-based archival inks for a longer-lasting and better-looking image.

Gallery Wrap Canvas Finish

The look emulates an art-gallery finish. The picture is printed on quality, fine art canvas which wraps around the sides. The canvas attaches to the back, not the sides, of the wooden frame.

Ice Finish

The Ice Finish is perfect for the client with more contemporary tastes. It’s a unique way to display your images. The finish is not breakable and is face-mounted, giving the image an opaque finish. This finish highlights the vibrant colors of a picture.

Steel Finish

Steel is arguably the most contemporary and unique of our finishes offering a sleek look. It comes in either a matte or glossy finish for a vibrant and dynamic appearance.

If you are ready for a portrait session — who doesn’t want pictures of babies or children?! — we would love to be your photographer in the Broad Run Farms, VA and surrounding area. We love working with regular clients through the years as their families grow and eventually expand to create their own families – it is the natural circle of life and we love to capture it for future generations!

 

Pictures of Babies, Baby Photography, Baby Photographer

Ever After Baby Portraits is Mindy and Joriana, a mother-daughter newborn and baby photography team located in Sterling, VA, near Broad Run Farms, VA. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, including newborn and baby 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!

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Yes, pictures of babies are always adorable. But are they worth investing in a professional photographer for here in the Broad Run Farms, VA area? We don’t need to answer that question for you. Instead, find a baby picture in your home of someone who is now elderly or has passed away. How valuable is that beautiful baby picture when you look at it that way, decades, maybe even generations, later?

All imagery of our loved ones is precious especially as the photograph and our loved one age with the passing of time. Still, is a professional photographer worth the expense? Are they too expensive? Why not just take pictures of babies yourself?

Professional versus snapshots

Have you given thought to what you get when you hire a professional rather than rely strictly on your snapshots?

A professional has had years of training and skill-building. They have experience in a way that a hobby photographer will not. A fine art professional photographer will be acutely aware of how to take just the right shot and when – not to mention that they know how to compose a picture, skillfully use lighting, and have a full treasury of high-quality equipment.

Professional photographers fully appreciate that portrait photography is a well-planned process. They will spend hours getting ready for a portrait session and days afterward working on the finishing process. We always reassure our maternity photography and newborn photography clients that we are always meticulous in our pre-session information and planning!

A professional photographer will get to know you before your session to understand the intent behind your portraits. What do you want to capture? Where will you display them? If they are a reputable photographer, they will offer full transparency on their pricing and what you are paying for as well as what you can expect for what you are investing.

They will provide a lot of advice before your portrait session including styling, colors, and outfits. By the time you and your family show up for your session, you should feel confident that these portraits of your precious family are well worth every cent you are investing. You could never have taken these pictures yourself on your own camera! Even professional photographers use photographers when they need a professional picture of themselves!

Professional photography is not point-and-shoot and send to a photo counter for printing. It is quality photography at its best, using professional-grade software and equipment. Professional photography results in high-quality products produced and printed on archival-quality materials.

When you hire Ever After, this is what we are and what we commit to all our clients to be. We hope you will consider working with us for artistic, quality photography here in the Broad Run Farms, VA area.

 

Baby Photography, Baby Photographer, Pictures of Babies

Ever After Baby Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter baby photography team located in Northern Virginia, near Broad Run Farms, VA. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, including newborn and baby 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!

View Our Portfolio | Ever After Baby Portraits