My Shane

I think we all have at least one person in our lives that makes us feel our age. (a.k.a OLD :) ) This is my person. I was 12ish when he was born, and as our parents are very good friends, my brother and I spent a lot of time with him and his big sis. My mom even babysat for him for a time. He was my living baby doll. I got to dress him up, carry him around and just loved him to bits. Well, gulp, he's graduating. Being the typical senior guy, he waited until the last possible second to get dragged in by his mom to get his senior portraits done. His one little problem was that I knew I could do absolutely anything I wanted with him and he couldn't tell me no. ;) I intended to drag him out in the snow this past winter, but much to my dismay, we really never had a snowfall stick long enough to arrange it. Soooo, I put him in the river. Ha Ha! Cough cough! It was cold. It was raining. It was nasty. And, yes, I took the poor guy (tux and all) and put him in the Patuxent River. I don't expect him to be referring me to any of his friends. :)

Anyway, enough babbling from me.

Here is my Shane:

I have better shots of him in the river, but thought I'd share this one showing the rain and misery. :)

Congratulations Shane!! Smooch!

One of my last of the Class of '08

I have one more senior session to proof and then that's it for the Class of 2008. Just in time for my phone to start ringing with requests from the Class of '09. :) Anyway, I can not tell you how much I loved proofing this session! First off, it was for a senior GUY! I think I have one guy for every 10-15 senior girls, so it is always fun to get them in front of my camera. Secondly, he and his family were just so nice to work with. I'm thinking about hiring his little brother as an assistant. He kept his big bro laughing the entire time. And lastly, well, just look at him! I hope I don't break any teenage hearts by posting these here. Oops! I hope I'm not embarassing him. ;) I'll shut up now.

Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder

So I went to one of my local florists the other day, just looking for some pretty flowers so that I could take some photos just for fun. I had it in my head that I wanted a pink flower, possibly a gerber daisy to sell prints, cards and whatnots of to help with my Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk fundraising. (and maybe to give a print to my mom for Mother's Day) I looked around, selecting a few flowers and chatting with the florist. I told her that I was just getting some random blooms to photograph and asked her if she had any pink gerbers. She walks to one of the coolers and tells me that she is sorry, but she only has one in there, andt that it is really malformed. She shows it to me and I immediately tell her I'll take it. I think this is what I love most about photography, being able to look at something others would pass up or toss in the trash and seeing something absolutely beautiful. Shhhh! Don't tell my mom about this if you know her! It's being printed up for her as we speak. I can't wait to give it to her on this extra-special Mother's Day!

Edit-I have had requests to purchase copies of this image. If you would like to purchase a print or set of notecards with this photo, you may go HERE to do so. All proceeds from the sale of this image will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure as part of my Breast Cancer 3 Day walk fundraising efforts.

So little, So loved...

I have to thank my clients for providing me with with a steady flow of absolutely adorable newborns. It's so nice of them, don't you think?!?!?

Though I am normally not big on props, who could resist this? Not I!! :)

Mother's Day/Spring Mini Sessions

I am celebrating being able to get outdoors for sessions again with an extra special offer. Plus, I thought I’d help out all my Dad clients with their Mother’s Day shopping. What mom wouldn’t want beautiful portraits of her kids? Remember Mother’s Day is May11th! It’s just around the corner…

Announcing our Mother’s Day/Spring Mini Sessions

A large portion of the proceeds from these sessions will be donated to Susan G Komen For The Cure to support my fundraising efforts to participate in the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk in DC in October. I've added a link to my personal fundraising page to this blog just in case anyone is interested in following my progress. You can find it over on right under links.

Here is what you need to know:

When: Saturday, April 26th

Location: outdoors at Annmarie Garden in Solomons (http://www.annmariegarden.org/)

15 minute sessions. (Sessions will begin every 15 minutes from 9:15 through 11:45)

You will be shown 3-5 proofs in an online gallery

One grouping only for up to 5 people. (For example, you may do a family portrait, a sibling portrait or photos of one child). If you would like individual photos of multiple children then you must book a separate session for each.

Orders must be placed by May 4th to guarantee 5/9 delivery (in time for Mother’s Day)

You must choose one of the following three options when booking. Total amount is due at the time you book your session.

$50
Includes:
Mini Session
One 5x7 print

$100
Includes:
Mini Session
1-8x10
2-5x7s
1 set of wallets

$200
Includes:
Mini Session
1-8x10
2-5x7s
1-10x20 storyboard (or you may substitute $125 in other prints if you do not want one of the storyboards I show you).

Please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to reserve one of these sessions. (My contact information can be found on my website). I expect these sessions to fill quickly.

Happy 1st Birthday Sweet Girl

This little lady was featured here on my blog last Mother's Day. You can find the post here. Now she is a little one year old heartbreaker with the biggest, bluest eyes you've ever seen. Happy Birthday sweet girl!! kiss kiss!!

See what I mean???

I just love the little attitude here. :)

And here are her twin cousins on the beach. Unfortunately I didn't get as many shots of them as I would have liked. M & E, next time you are down with the girls visiting, let me know and we'll set something up. I do love this shot though... You'd never know how freezing cold that water was looking at them here. :)

Thanks for such a fun evening!!

Baby Boom!!

Babies, babies, babies!!! I can't believe how many newborns I've photographed over the past month. I still have a bunch of moms on my calendar who are awaiting the births of their babies as well. I guess it's a good thing I adore photographing newborns! Here is a little sweetheart I had the pleasure of meeting recently. These are a little sneak peek for her mom and dad since I am not quite finished proofing her session yet. She was so incredibly good and so alert. I have so many great shots with eye contact from her. Not a very common thing with newborn photos. Isn't she just gorgeous???

And look at those sweet little lips! Just makes you want to give her a big old smooch!!

In the next couple of days I will be announcing some special Spring/Mother's Day sessions so be on the look out!