Leigh Skaggs Photography

I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Hampton Roads Virginia.

Cindy, Evan and Abby | Virginia Beach Family Portrait Virginia Beach Lifestyle Photographer

I was so excited to go to photograph Abby at her home in Virginia Beach.  Toddlers need to roam free with their things sometimes to get the best photos and I think this age really benefits from a lifestyle photography perspective.  Abby showed me how she likes to climb, run, read books, play ball, ... VIEW POST

Amy Jo and Polly had a Baby!! Welcome to the World Eleanor Grace!!

Amy Jo and Polly have been together for a long time, and like all people in love they longed to get married and start a Family.  When they decided to start trying to get pregnant, they did not have the right to get Married in the state of Virginia.  But that did not stop them from dreaming of ... VIEW POST

The Milestones we reach! My Daughter’s First Car!!

My baby girl turned 16 the other day...see HERE...and for weeks our Family has been keeping a very BIG secret from her!  We all pitched in (my Mom and Step-dad, Dad, and her Dad and I) to make sure that she got a GREAT and SAFE first car! When I turned 16, I was not given the keys to a car.  I ... VIEW POST

A love letter to my Favorite Boy on his 11th Birthday…

Dear Truman, I cannot believe it has been 11 years since I first laid eyes on you.  I remember the first day we met like it was yesterday.  You were so wide awake in the operating room, and I asked the Nurses to let you stay with me for a little while so that I could just look at you.  Our eyes ... VIEW POST

Charlottesville Lifestyle Photographer -Our trip to the Mountains-

This past Saturday we got up EARLY and drove to Charlottesville Virginia to get my mountain fix.  In case you don't know this about me, I grew up in Pittsburgh Pa, and around this time every year, I miss the mountains terribly.  I miss the smell of the decaying leaves, the rustling sound they make ... VIEW POST