By His Light Photography

By His Light Photography Mama to four girls and photographer for moms who believe family is everything. Devoted to genuine, low stress family portraits. Ask me how!

Last frame of the session is usually a keeper 💛📷🍁
11/19/2023

Last frame of the session is usually a keeper 💛📷🍁

To: moms wanting fall family photos 🍁📷From: me, you’re low stress, relaxed family photogHey mommas, If you’ve expresse...
08/23/2023

To: moms wanting fall family photos 🍁📷
From: me, you’re low stress, relaxed family photog

Hey mommas,

If you’ve expressed interest in the 1 day Fall Family Photos mini session on 30 September, I sent you an email! 📧

Didn’t receive it? Lemme know!

Want to know more about the mini session? Comment below!

💛, Jenn

When naked is not an option 🫣🤪What do you even wear for fall family photos? 🍁📷Here are a few color palettes my clients a...
08/22/2023

When naked is not an option 🫣🤪

What do you even wear for fall family photos? 🍁📷

Here are a few color palettes my clients are considering. *For my own family photos, I’m leaning towards the last option. I have a dusty lavender dress or a deep jade dress I’m leaning towards, decisions decisions 😉

For clients who book a Full Family Session, I help you figure out what to wear - everything from colors, to style, to borrowing dresses from my client closet and a wardrobe guide with where to even begin.

For clients who book my Mini Session (30 September!), you come prepared and ready with your wardrobe. I’m here to answer a few questions and help you but it’s not a full service like the full family sessions.

Which colors are you leaning towards?

One day only: 🍁 Fall Mini Sessions 🍁30 September in the late afternoon/early eveningPrince William County location20 min...
08/19/2023

One day only: 🍁 Fall Mini Sessions 🍁

30 September in the late afternoon/early evening
Prince William County location
20 min sessions

⬇️ Comment below or send me a DM to book a session or ask a question

📚Quick poll: Where did you purchase your school supplies this year?1. Target- always.2. Amazon for the win!3. Walmart
08/18/2023

📚Quick poll: Where did you purchase your school supplies this year?

1. Target- always.

2. Amazon for the win!

3. Walmart

Hey guys! How are ya? How was your summer? We spent our exploring, hanging at the lake and the beach, and being with fam...
08/18/2023

Hey guys! How are ya? How was your summer?

We spent our exploring, hanging at the lake and the beach, and being with family. I did get a few days in Acadia National Park earlier this summer so my mountain/outdoor/hiking loving heart is happy too. These pics are actually iPhone pics from our time there.

🗣 Tell me one of your favorite moments from the summer. No pressure to choose your absolute favoritest but something you loved or made you laugh.

Spent the summer goofing off with all my lady friends 💛Finalizing a date for fall mini sessions so stay tuned!(Hint: lik...
08/12/2023

Spent the summer goofing off with all my lady friends 💛

Finalizing a date for fall mini sessions so stay tuned!

(Hint: like this post to stay updated. I’ve never offered fall minis so these may or may not sell out quick!)

I get it.You’re in the thick of it now, be it with teenagers, toddlers or new ones.I know it’s an exhausting place. But ...
06/19/2023

I get it.
You’re in the thick of it now, be it with teenagers, toddlers or new ones.

I know it’s an exhausting place.

But you won’t always feel that way.

Send yourself and her some magic from these long days.

Take the photograph.

Take one of her smile and then take one that artfully captures who she is in this moment. The essence of her at 3, at 13, at 21.

And if you can’t do that, because it’s a dang tricky hard thing to do, reach out to me and schedule a session.

You won’t regret the photographs you take today.
Xoxo, Jenn

June is fully booked
Family & newborn sessions open in July and August with discounts for those who book in SNP!

Vote: black and white or color? I definitely have a preference 💛😬
06/15/2023

Vote: black and white or color?
I definitely have a preference 💛😬


There was a giant goose egg on her son's forehead. & It was all my faultI can explainEveryone arrived at the session hap...
06/12/2023

There was a giant goose egg on her son's forehead.
& It was all my fault

I can explain

Everyone arrived at the session happy and excited. Even dad was in a good mood. (I later found out he's super awesome, a teacher, and I love following him and his bowties on social media).

Someone had to p*e.
No problem, the bathrooms were right on the way to our first spot.

Adults went in, I volunteer to watch the littles who didn't need to go.
I mean, c'mon, I have five kids. I should be able to watch two kinder/toddler boys for five minutes…

Except her oldest son was so engaging, had a bazillion fun questions and had me laughing in 2.5 seconds.

With laughter erupting from my face, smiles stretched like rubber bands, that's when it happened.

Out of nowhere.

Younger brother was walking along, just fine and dandy, then he was plummeting from his 2.5ft height straight on the cobblestone.

Literally tripped over nothing.
Literally had a goose egg forming on his noggin before I even picked him up.

Mom exits the bathroom to hollers and alligator tears.

And so begins their family session.

If you look closely you can see the goose egg in some of the pictures.

✨Ten to one, that's not what people see, that's not what mom remembers. ✨

She sees her boys and how much they love her, how much fun they have together, and glimpses of their epic family love story.

💛 Mommas, there's a chance not everything will go perfect at your session. It's okay. We'll handle it. We'll move on. We'll still capture the moments. Don't stress.

Currently working on Rachel’s extended family session, then an in home newborn session, followed by Blair’s promotion ce...
06/07/2023

Currently working on Rachel’s extended family session, then an in home newborn session, followed by Blair’s promotion ceremony at the Archives

💛📷

Mommas of 0-12m olds, write this down:My goals for today:1. Keep the baby alive 2. Take care of myselfYou don't have to ...
06/05/2023

Mommas of 0-12m olds, write this down:

My goals for today:
1. Keep the baby alive
2. Take care of myself

You don't have to have it all figured out. You aren't going to know everything. And most of the time "everything" is irrelevant.

Newborns are about cuddles, diapers, love, keep them warm, and cuddle them again. It's not about which bottle is rated the best or organic, hand spun swaddles made from fair trade farms in Africa.

Read that again.

Let it sink in.

Because, darn it, you didn't get to make dinner tonight and you're ordering pizza for the second time this week? Look at your list again: Did you take care of the baby? Yes. Did you take of yourself? Also, yes. Man, you're crushing this new-mom business then. Call the pizza delivery and give yourself a pat on the back.

Feeling overwhelmed and sad because Suzy's baby is a mutant (! Haha) and sleeping through the night and you are still communing with the moon more than the sun? Check out your handy-dandy to-do list with exactly 2 items on it. Is the baby still alive? Yup. Are you still breathing in and out and functioning due to the miracles of running hot water and dry shampoo? Awesome. Sounds like you're rocking this mom life. Keep on going.

We all feel like a failure from time to time. Heck, I blabbed about one of my biggest mom fears just a few posts ago on Insta. A fellow mom, whom I've never met but she follows me on Insta, DM'd me with this: you can't fail at a job you were created to do.

That rocked me.
I'm still ruminating on it.

Sure, the cynics will say there are moms out there who fail hard everyday. Like felony, abuse and drugs fails. I'm pretty sure those aren't the moms she was referring to. She's meant that note for me and for us - moms who are trying, feel overwhelmed with what’s right when there are so many dang wrongs, and sometimes wanna throw in the towel.

For now, post the two item check list on your mirror, stamp it on your hand, write it on the top of the formula can, and keep it at the forefront. And remember, you aren't failing. You can do this motherhood thing. Everyone's journey looks a bit different. Give yourself grace and refer to the checklist

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