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What People Are Often Surprised By After Working With Me

December 19, 2025 Ginny Thomas
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After years of photographing families, newborns, and professionals in Silver Spring and the DC area, certain themes come up again and again in client reviews. This post shares what people most often say after their session; from feeling comfortable in front of the camera to walking away with photos that truly feel like them.

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In Family, Branding, Headshots Tags Silver Spring photographer, branding photography Silver Spring MD, professional headshots DC, family photographer Silver Spring, newborn photographer Maryland, photography client experience, natural headshots, branding photographer DMV
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Ginny is a branding, family, newborn photographer in the Maryland/DC area.
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Federal workers. I’m back again next week. 

Next Tuesday, January 13th from 11–12 PM, I’ll be at Eaton House DC during Former Gov’s weekly co-working event offering pay-what-you-can headshots.

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Honestly though, it feels kind of right for this year.

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A merry, merry Christmas and wonderful new year from our family to yours! 🎄💓🙌
This is far from comprehensive.  I have so many favorites from 2025 that this could be a full essay.

But here’s a small sampling of the connection and love that showed up in front of my camera this year. These moments are why I keep coming bac
Most people come into a photo session a little unsure.

They worry about feeling awkward.
They’re not sure how to pose.
They wonder if the photos will actually feel like them.

What I hear most often afterward is relief.

Relief that the proces
Enjoying the lights of LuminoCity!
As the year comes to a close, I’m reflecting on how lucky I am to do this work and work with such thoughtful people.

If we worked together this year and you’ve been meaning to leave a review but just haven’t gotten around to it yet
 


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