Effortless sessions, elevated images
Based in Old Town Alexandria, serving DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland
DC & Northern Virginia
Family & Newborn photographer
Maternity sessions celebrate the anticipation before your newest chapter begins. Together, we'll create elegant, natural images that honor this fleeting season and the growing family you're building.
Maternity
Those first few weeks pass in the blink of an eye. My newborn sessions are relaxed, baby-led, and focused on preserving the tiny details you'll never want to forget, creating heartfelt images that will become treasured family keepsakes.
Newborns
Family sessions are about preserving the season you're in right now — the laughter, the connection, and the little moments you'll want to remember forever. Whether you're updating family portraits or celebrating a first birthday, we'll create timeless images you'll love for years to come.
Families & Milestones
Alexi-noelle Ciolli
She was so warm and friendly and instantly made our whole family feel at ease. From the moment I reached out, she responded right away and made the entire process seamless to book and coordinate. She really understood the look and feel we were going for—and absolutely nailed it. We had a lot of moving pieces (a newborn, a 6-year-old, and our crazy pup!), yet she somehow managed to capture beautiful photos of all of us. The final images turned out even better than I had imagined."
We had such a wonderful experience working with Allison!
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Cindy McConnell
We recently had the most wonderful experience with Allison Heise for our newborn family portrait session. Just one week after our baby's birth, she came to our home something we deeply appreciated, especially during such a delicate and busy time. We’re so grateful to have these memories preserved so perfectly.
Beautifully captured such a special, fleeting moment in our lives.
Elizabeth Cassidy
My husband, dog, and I enjoyed a maternity session with her in Old Town Alexandria, and we could not be more thrilled with the photos. Allison is communicative, punctual, and super easy to work with. She respected our preferences with regard to location, she understood our vision, and she was also warm, lovely, and enthusiastic. She was wonderful at providing gentle direction and suggestions for poses, and the photos are organic and relaxed. We look forward to working with Allison again for a newborn session!
I am so happy to have found Allison!
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Karen beswick
She worked with us on best location for the photos we wanted, and she has access to a studio that gave us some great photos. She made us feel so comfortable, and made us so comfortable that our little one was safe in her care. We’re excited to do a 6 month and 1 year photo shoot with her coming up!
Allison did a newborn photo session for us and was absolutely SPECTACULAR.
Toni Deville
The studio was beautiful, seamless session, and beautiful photos!
Allison
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DC area Family, Wedding & Portrait Photographer
My love for photography began as a little girl, watching my grandmother - an amateur photographer herself - follow me around with a camera. I picked up my first DSLR at 16, and the rest was history. More than a decade later, I’m based in Old Town Alexandria and specialize in family, newborn, and maternity photography throughout Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.
For me, the best part of this job is getting to know the people in front of my camera. I want to hear your stories, learn what makes your kids laugh, and genuinely have fun with you while we’re together. My approach to sessions is relaxed and playful. You don’t need to show up knowing what to do. I’ll guide and pose you throughout the session, keep things moving, and adapt as we go, with plenty of room for play and personality along the way. My job is to handle the session so you can simply enjoy it.
Molly Labelle
Allison was absolutely amazing for our mid-year milestone session! She had such a wonderful way of making our little girl smile, and the photos turned out better than we imagined. We can't wait to work with Allison again for our future milestone sessions! Worth every penny and we highly recommend her.
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