Dementi Studio

We had Shaun’s family come in for a portrait in honor of  her grandmother’s 80th birthday. It was the first time they had done a large family portrait, aside from the typical group shots done at weddings. We really liked the combination of black and gray with denim for the family portrait, it really looks nice on the white background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jessica and Kevin got married on Jessica’s family farm in Hanover, Virginia. I always love photographing outdoor weddings, especially at old family homes. I think what I loved the most about Jessica & Kevin’s wedding were the details; the candles in mason jars, fresh herb plants as favors, the tree planting ceremony, and old family photos, to name a few.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To see more photos from the wedding, visit our Facebook page.

 

 

 

 

We have so many great photographs of trains in our archives. Here is just a small sample of what we have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have been making the composites for the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates for nearly a century now! A couple of years ago, the Senate of Virginia asked us to make a composite for their Page and Messenger program. If you don’t know about this program, you need to check it out here. The program is for 13 and 14 year old Virginians and they work directly with their Senators and Delegates for a whole session. It’s always so great meeting these young kids from all over the state who are so enthusiastic. We think they’ll do great things…we may even be voting for them someday!

 

We have historical photographs of  several Virginia colleges and universities. Here are some of the more popular images from our collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Jessica and Kevin! They are getting married this May and wanted to have their engagement pictures done in downtown Richmond. We went to Shockoe Bottom and took advantage of all the great spots down there, including the Canal Walk, train tracks, and Main Street Station. Here are a few from that fun shoot!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had Effie come in to have her portrait made. She comes in every year and she’s such a sweet girl! We even did a family portrait while they were in the studio.

 

 

 

We had Will come in to have his picture made, his mother wanted to replicate a composite that a family member had done and she also wanted an oil portrait.  Here are a few of the photographs we created during Will’s photography session. Isn’t he adorable?

 

 

 

 

Did you know that we also do photo restorations here at the studio? You can bring in your damaged photos and usually we can give you an estimate right away. Here are a couple of before an after images from one of our customer’s old family photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This From the Archives post is about the historic Henrico Theatre, which will be celebrating it’s 75th anniversary in April! It was built in 1938 and is located at 305 E. Nine Mile Road in Highland Springs. It was purchased by Henrico County in 1999. Today the theatre hosts performances by local performance groups including the Richmond Ballet, the Richmond Symphony,  and Theatre IV. They also screen classic movies like The Sound of Music and Casablanca for just $1 per person.

Here are some photos of Henrico Theatre from 1938, the year it opened.