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5 Things I’ve Learned in 5 years in Business

Today marks my anniversary of 5 years in business! And it’s my birthday too! 🎂 You can read my whole journey about creating my photography business here. But the long and short of it is… one day, we were driving back home to Texas from a trip to my in-laws. I saw a field of […]

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What to Wear for Spring Family Pictures

Happy first day of spring! I’m excited to talk about what to wear for spring family pictures today. What to wear for family pictures is my most asked client concern, right behind “we’re terrible in front of the camera! Can you help us?” to which the answer is: absolutely. But that’s a topic for another […]

What to Wear Spring Family Pictures Melissa Sheridan

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The Mill at Fine Creek Engagement Session | Jackie + Joe

Jackie & Joe met me at The Mill at Fine Creek – their wedding venue – for a beautiful day in spring for their engagement session. I love doing engagement sessions at the wedding venue because it provides my couples with a meaningful “before and after” of their relationship in photos. And as a bonus, […]

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My First Two Rolls of 35mm Film

I’m really excited to share my first two rolls of 35mm film with you today! I was born in 1989 which makes me almost 32. Most my early childhood was still documented on film that my dad got developed at Price Club. I fondly remember disposable cameras. But my own first experience capturing images has […]

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Libby Hill Engagement Session

Melissa & Josh’s Libby Hill engagement session is one of my very favorites! The story behind these photos is that Melissa & Josh were supposed to have their wedding on the day we had this session. We put off their engagement session for a while because of COVID. When I knew they postponed their September […]

man and woman in front of city skyline | libby hill engagement session

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Snow Day in Charlottesville, Virginia

There’s nothing like the first snowfall of the year, right? Our first snow falls in both 2020 and 2021 were both in January. I grew up in Colorado and always loved playing in the snow as a kid. My kids had yet to experience much snow yet as we came from Hawaii before we moved […]

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Favorite Photography Business Tools | Five on Friday #1

Hey friends! Happy Friday! I’m starting a new blogging series called Five on Friday. Every other Friday, I’ll share five of something. It might be five things I’m loving lately, five recent photo sessions, five of my favorite Amazon finds – who knows! They may be photography related or they may not. I thought it […]

Favorite Photography Business Tools | Melissa Sheridan Photography

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Blue Ridge Parkway Engagement Session

I absolutely loved documenting Bri & Neil’s Blue Ridge Parkway Engagement Session! Bri & Neil are adventure-loving, outdoorsy people. Like many couples, they wanted a location that reflected their love of the outdoors and also had an amazing mountain view. Raven’s Roost Overlook is my go-to spot for engagement sessions in Blue Ridge Parkway for […]

Raven's Roost Engagement Photos

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Family Photographer | Best of 2020 | Family Portraits

2020 was a rough year for many of us, but it was still a great year of family photography in for my business. Being a Family Photographer is a really meaningful job for me. So many of my clients still came out despite what was going on in the world in 2020. I know as […]

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