RVA Headshots & Creative Portraits | Richmond, Va Portrait & Wedding Photography

 

These days, it’s so important to have unique and eye-catching photos to post on instagram or facebook, especially if you are a small business owner, an artist, musician, actor, etc. I get so many emails and messages asking if I do headshots that are a little more approachable than a traditional headshot. I like to describe this kind of shoot as a “creative portrait” session. It’s a blend of traditional headshots and stylized portraiture that truly captures your personality. I use a blend of film and digital photography to give my clients a variety of options to choose from. Not too long ago, I did a senior portrait session for Cole. He was interested in portraits that showcased his own personal style and reflected his aesthetic as a musician. He’s in a band called Flow Resale with his sister, Marigold. I did the most amazing fashion shoot with her in 2017 (which I still need to blog… putting that on my to-do list now)! If you’re interested in a creative portrait session, you can contact me here!

A few of my favorites from our shoot:

 

Instax Square SQ10 Review | Double Exposures | Sample Images

 

Updated June 25, 2026

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The Instax Square SQ10 is one of my absolute favorite cameras to take with me on day trips. My husband, Chris, and I love to take trips out of the city to go on hikes or to visit the beach. Usually on these trips I’m trying NOT to work, but my obsession with photography means that I have to bring AT LEAST a camera or two… or three. :) This camera is perfect for traveling and allows you to create cute little keepsake snapshots from your day for scrapbooking or sticking on the fridge. I also love using this camera for weddings because I can take a ton of photos and then decide which ones to print later to give to my clients as keepsakes. These days, the SQ10 is difficult to find because Fujifilm has introduced newer models of this camera, like the Instax SQ40.

The Instax Square SQ10 is a “hybrid” camera - meaning it has features that both film and digital cameras are known for. It has a mini SD card that it stores the images on but they are only about 4 MP. Regardless, it’s always nice to have a backup of your images! The SQ10 is great if you are learning about double exposures as well, because it allows you to see the images overtop of each other on the digital screen, as you are taking it. I absolutely love double exposures (you can read more about them on my blog here). I’m always looking for the option to create double exposures with my cameras because it allows you to be a more creative photographer. Some people don’t particularly find them necessary or understand them, and that’s fine. But I love them!

There is also an Instax Square LINK Smartphone printer that Fujifilm has come out with somewhat recently and I really really want one! You can print images out straight from your phone and add things like cute borders and stickers to your photos. The printer uses Instax Square film too, just like the SQ10 and SQ40. The Instax Square photos are super cute and perfect for sharing with friends. My sister and I print photos out for each other all the time. It’s just so important to have physical copies of photos these days. It makes the images so much more special!


my favorite things about the Instax SQ10:

  1. It’s small and lightweight - I can easily fit it into a purse or backpack

  2. It has the ability to do double exposures (a MUST for me when buying a camera)

  3. It has fun filter choices like black and white, sepia, etc. that you can set before printing

  4. The colors it produces with the prints are actually really nice

  5. You can pick and choose which images to print so you don’t waste film

  6. The prints are bigger than the Instax Mini (which I always found to be a bit too small)


The Cons:

  1. The camera is slow in-between photos so it’s easy to “miss the moment”

  2. The digital images that are stored on the SD card are pretty low quality (about 4 MP) and would not be useful for anything other than maybe posting on Instagram - and even then, the photos would be somewhat pixelated if you looked closely

  3. It’s easy to accidentally print an image if you hit the switch on the side - if it’s in the “Auto” position, it will print right after you take the image


    Overall, I highly recommend this camera for beginners who are interested in learning more about film photography, or if you just want a way to print cute keepsakes for your friends and family! It’s incredibly easy to use and has fun settings to experiment with. The main cons of this camera are just that the camera is slow when taking photos and that the digital versions of the image are low quality. I have a few samples below of the digital images from the SD card so you can see for yourself. They look rather sharp compared to the prints, but I wouldn’t zoom in too closely! It is nice that you have a digital backup of your photos though and can still post them to social media if you want to. I love this camera so much and have been using it for nearly a decade! The fact that I still take it with me to weddings after all these years tells you that it is actually a very useful camera and hasn’t lost out to other cameras yet!

WHERE TO BUY THE INSTAX SQUARE SQ10:

Shop Amazon for the newest model, the SQ40

Shop eBay (for the specific camera discussed in this blog post, the SQ10)

Shop B&H Photo for the Instax Square Link Smartphone Printer

Be sure to check out my YouTube video about the SQ10 below for the full review!

Here are some of my favorite photos I’ve taken with the Instax Square SQ10 so far:

(The first images with the framing around them are scanned versions of the printed photos, the last 6 images are the digital version of the photos from the SD card. They actually don’t look too bad, but I wouldn’t blow them up much larger than 6x6 or so.)

 

RVA Wedding Photography | Michael & Diana's Wedding at Rainier Chapter House in Seattle, WA

 

I’ve known Michael & Diana for years. They are both the cutest and sweetest humans to ever walk this planet, so naturally I was super excited when they asked me to photograph their wedding. Chris, my husband, was the DJ and has also known Michael & Diana forever. I always love getting the chance to visit Seattle and it was such a beautiful, sunny day at the Rainier Chapter House. We met at Volunteer Park for their first look and then walked over to the Conservatory for some fun floral double exposures. All of my favorite film photographs (polaroids, holga double exposures, etc.) can be found at the bottom of this post, so be sure to scroll all the way down! It was truly a lovely day hanging with the two of them. Here are some of my fav photos from their wedding day!

<3 Myles Katherine