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Capitol Hill Sunset Senior Session – Tanvi

August 18, 2018

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After months of planning out her senior session and having to reschedule due to, you guessed it, D.C. thunderstorms, we finally got to do Tanvi’s senior session! She had mentioned to me when she first emailed me that she wished she had gotten more pictures in her prom dress and so I knew she was going to bring it as an outfit but I did not expect it to be as stunning as it was!! I gave her a BIG hug and immediately told her how absolutely INCREDIBLE it was and she couldn’t have chosen a better location (not that I’m biased or anything) to showcase her style 🙂 Her dress popped off of the marble of the Capitol and looked absolutely gorgeous, especially with the sun & glow that we got during sunset!! It was supposed to be a steamy 90 degrees but we lucked out with one of those perfect summer nights! This shoot was definitely one of my favorite senior sessions and definitely a favorite from the Capitol, and I’ve been here A LOT!!

Tanvi is so incredibly fun to be around and this comes from someone who only spent an hour with her during her portraits! She has the most beautiful and contagious smile and laugh, you’ll see it in the pictures and I couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear, and freaking out over how beautiful her portraits were! She was so relaxed throughout the whole thing and had such a bright yet calm personality that really shows in her pictures. It’s crazy because her mom actually knows my mom through our Indian community of people since my mom is choreographing a dance for Tanvi’s little brother! Connections like that always remind me of what a small world it is! She spent a majority of her life studying Japanese through school and loves being able to stay in touch with the culture which so reminds me of my best friend! Pair that with a love of sushi, and of course we were going to get along hahaha! She described her style as being pretty casual and cute with jewel tones and blush as an accent and I think her prom dress was a super dressed up version of her normal style!

This girl is going on to do BIG things at Virginia Tech and we actually had her shoot the NIGHT before went off to start her first day at VT!! I’m so thankful and honored that despite all the packing she had to be doing before heading off the next day, she was so present and in the moment during the ENTIRE time with me 🙂 I can’t wait to cheer her on as she studies CS at Virginia Tech! Tanvi, thank you so much for letting me capture your senior portraits, they were simply EPIC!! You’re such a sweet soul and you should be SO proud of everything you’ve accomplished so far in high school and beyond! I know your hard work and smile is going to take you places in the future! I hope to see you in your cap & gown four years down the road beaming with that same smile!

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See what I mean about having a contagious laugh?!

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OK OK get ready for my favorite sets of photos from the WHOLE thing!!“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-053"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-048"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-057"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-052"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-051"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-058"  “DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-056" “DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-060"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-059"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-061" “DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-062"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-065" “DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-067"“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-064"

And topping off with some family photos of course!!“DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-070" “DC-VA-Senior-Portrait-Photographer-Capitol-Hill-Class-of-2019-Senior-Photographer-068"

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