Anna Isaika Photography
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+1 (202) 555-0148 hello@annaisaikaphotography.com Washington DC · Northern Virginia · Maryland
Washington DC family photographed in golden autumn light by Anna Isaika
Washington DC family photographed in golden autumn light by Anna Isaika
Washington DC family photographed in golden autumn light by Anna Isaika
Washington DC · Est. 2009

Portraits you willnever stop loving

Editorial family, couple and portrait photography in the most beautiful corners of the capital — the Tidal Basin at sunrise, Georgetown at golden hour, the National Mall in autumn.

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16 years · 900+ families photographed
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Welcome

A quiet, beautiful
hour of your life

My name is Anna Isaika and I photograph families across Washington DC. After sixteen years and more than nine hundred sessions, I have learned that the photographs people frame are almost never the posed ones.

They are the in-between moments — a daughter's hand reaching up, a husband laughing at something only his wife heard, a toddler running through leaves at the exact second the light goes gold. My work is to build an evening where those moments happen naturally, and then to be ready when they do.

Anna IsaikaFounder & Photographer
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Family portrait session photographed in Washington DC by Anna Isaika
Autumn portrait detail from a Washington DC photo session
Why families choose the studio

An experience as considered as the photographs

From the first message to the final framed print, every detail is handled for you. You simply arrive and enjoy the evening.

01

Sixteen Years Behind the Camera

More than 900 Washington families photographed across every season. Nothing about your session is left to chance — light, timing and location are planned to the minute.

02

Full Styling Direction

A personal concept board, wardrobe palette and access to the studio's dress collection. You will know exactly what to wear before you arrive.

03

Gentle, Natural Direction

No stiff posing. Children play, couples talk, and the camera quietly records the way your family actually is with one another.

04

Locations Chosen For You

Curated DC locations with private parking a few steps from the frame — no long walks with strollers, snacks or toddlers in tow.

05

Editorial Retouching

Hand-finished skin, color grading in a calibrated studio and a signature warm palette that will still look beautiful in twenty years.

06

Delivered in Days, Not Months

Your private gallery arrives within 3–5 business days, ready to download, share and print through the studio's fine-art lab.

Investment

Session collections

Every session is limited to a handful of clients each week, so the day belongs entirely to you. Digital galleries are delivered in 3–5 business days.

The Mini

A refined introduction
$450
30-minute session
  • One curated location
  • 35+ color-graded images
  • 2 fully retouched portraits
  • Private online gallery
  • Styling & wardrobe guide

Additional retouching $65 / image

Reserve the Mini
Most requested

The Signature

$890
75-minute session
  • Two locations in one session
  • 80+ color-graded images
  • 6 fully retouched portraits
  • Pre-session styling consultation
  • Wardrobe closet access
  • Print release for personal use

Heirloom album available from $650

Reserve the Signature

The Heirloom

The full experience
$1,650
Half-day, up to 3 hours
  • Three locations & golden hour
  • 150+ color-graded images
  • 15 fully retouched portraits
  • Professional hair & makeup
  • Personal styling & concept board
  • 12×12 fine-art linen album
  • Two framed 16×20 gallery prints

Complimentary anniversary mini session

Reserve the Heirloom

A 30% retainer reserves your date. Weekday sessions receive a $75 courtesy credit. Travel beyond the Beltway quoted individually.

Selected work

Family portraits

A short selection from recent sessions across the District, Northern Virginia and Maryland.

Mother and daughter embracing during a Washington DC photo session

“Your children will never be this age again. That is the whole reason I do this.”

Anna Isaika · Washington DC
The philosophy

Unhurried, warm,
and entirely yours

Washington moves quickly. Your session will not. We begin an hour and a half before sunset, walk slowly, and let the children lead when they want to. Nobody is asked to hold a smile.

Everything technical — light, location, timing, wardrobe palette, even where to park — is decided long before you arrive. All that is left for you to do is be together.

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Father and sons during an autumn family session in Washington DC
Rock Creek Park · October, golden hour
Selected work

Couples & engagements

Georgetown cobblestones, the canal towpath and the Potomac at last light.

Keep looking

All 130 photographs
in one gallery

The complete archive of family, couple and portrait sessions — filterable by type and viewable full screen.

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Where we photograph

The most beautiful corners of Washington

Each location below has been scouted for light, privacy and parking. During your consultation we choose the one that suits your family — or combine two in a single evening.

Tidal Basin & Jefferson Memorial photo session location in Washington DC Cherry blossoms · Spring

Tidal Basin & Jefferson Memorial

Sunrise, 6:00–8:00am

The most iconic backdrop in the city. We meet at sunrise, before the crowds arrive, for soft pink light over the water and the Jefferson Memorial framed behind you.

Georgetown & the C&O Canal photo session location in Washington DC Year round

Georgetown & the C&O Canal

Golden hour, 2 hours before sunset

Cobblestone streets, pastel row houses and the quiet towpath. Elegant, European in feeling, and perfectly suited to couples and engagement sessions.

National Mall & Lincoln Memorial photo session location in Washington DC Year round

National Mall & Lincoln Memorial

Sunrise or blue hour

Marble columns, long colonnades and monumental scale. A timeless choice for milestone portraits and families visiting from out of town.

Explore every location
The experience

Four unhurried steps

Step One

Enquire

Send the form and you will hear back within 24 hours with availability, the full investment guide and next steps.

Step Two

Design Your Session

We speak by phone, choose your location and golden-hour date, and build a wardrobe palette together.

Step Three

The Session

Arrive and relax. You will be gently directed, never posed, while the light does the rest of the work.

Step Four

Your Heirlooms

A private gallery in 3–5 days, then a viewing appointment to choose albums, framed prints and gifts.

You will hear back within 24 hours.
Kind words

What our clients say

★★★★★
“We have three children under seven and had convinced ourselves a calm photoshoot was impossible. Anna was unhurried, endlessly patient, and somehow captured all five of us actually laughing. These are the first family portraits we have ever framed.”
Caroline & Michael Bennett
Signature Family Session · Kalorama, Washington DC
★★★★★
“I needed a portrait for a board announcement and expected something stiff and corporate. What I received was elegant, warm and unmistakably me. Two colleagues have already booked their own sessions.”
Dr. Priya Raghavan
Executive Portraits · Bethesda, Maryland
★★★★★
“Anna scouted Georgetown before we arrived and had the entire evening mapped out — light, streets, even where to park. It felt like a private editorial shoot rather than a photoshoot.”
Ana & Diego Morales
Engagement Session · Georgetown, Washington DC
★★★★★
“The linen album arrived hand-wrapped and my mother wept when she opened it. Worth every single dollar. We are already planning next autumn with the grandparents included.”
The Whitfield Family
Heirloom Session · McLean, Virginia
★★★★★
“Thirty-eight weeks pregnant in August and she still made me feel beautiful. The gallery arrived four days later, which as a new mother I cannot overstate the value of.”
Jessica Lindqvist
Maternity & Newborn · Old Town Alexandria
★★★★★
“Our son is autistic and noise-sensitive, and we were nervous. Anna asked about his needs before the session and adapted everything. He had a wonderful time. That care is rare.”
Thomas & Adaeze Okafor
Signature Family Session · Arlington, Virginia
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Good to know

Frequently asked

Autumn and cherry blossom dates are typically reserved eight to twelve weeks ahead, and weekends sell out first. For all other seasons, three to four weeks is usually comfortable. If your date is close, please still write — cancellations do occur.

Every client receives a personal wardrobe guide with a colour palette chosen for the location and season. Signature and Heirloom clients also have access to the studio's gown collection for maternity and portrait sessions.

We simply move the session. You will receive a text the evening before if the forecast turns, and we will reschedule to the next available date at no additional cost. Soft overcast light is, in fact, wonderful.

Yes — continuously, and gently. You will be given prompts and small things to do rather than stiff poses to hold. Most clients tell us it felt like an evening walk that happened to be photographed.

Your private, downloadable gallery is delivered within three to five business days. Retouched selections and album designs follow within two weeks of your viewing appointment.

Regularly. Sessions within the Beltway and Northern Virginia are included; anything beyond is quoted individually. Destination sessions in Charleston, New York, Napa and Europe are welcomed each year.

Absolutely, and they should. Extended family and well-behaved dogs are welcome at no extra charge — please just mention them when booking so the timeline allows for everyone.

Family walking through autumn light in Washington DC
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Let's create something
you will keep forever

Only a handful of sessions are available each week. Tell me about your family and I will reply personally within 24 hours with availability and the full investment guide.

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