Wood Nymph Portraits • Magical Annapolis Editorial Photography

One hot, sweltering June day Jessica and I traipsed through the woods to our secret location (especially secret because we almost got lost on the way). We'd been dreaming of an ethereal wood nymph inspired shoot for months and had spent our morning securing our wardrobe for a highly expensive $3.50 (thank you to the Goodwill of Glen Burnie!).

To a soundtrack of Iron & Wine, we blazed a trail through overgrown brush - and awesomely did NOT get eaten by any snakes.  Here are the dreamy, magical results.

Annapolis Portrait Photographer | Erin's Sweet 16 Photoshoot

I've known Erin since she was 7 years old, so I was thrilled to be taking portraits to commemorate her sixteenth birthday this past October.  She's gone from telling hour-long stories about leaves to driving - look out, Severna Park!  I'm so proud of the young woman she's becoming and honored to document it.

We really lucked out with the perfect fall day at Quiet Waters Park!  The leaves were in full color and matched Erin's trendy over sized scarf perfectly.

Annapolis Waterfront Photoshoot • The Behringer Family

Last week, I had a fabulous family session at Jonas Green Park with the Behringer Family - Sol, Kevin, and little Jameson!  Jameson is 18 months old and quite the wiggle worm!  He was happiest when "escaping" from the shoot, so I happily worked with his silliness and got some of my favorite shots by indulging his toddler antics. 

At the end of the shoot, we had a beautiful sunset!  I loved how this little family looked silhouetted against the sky.

Natasha's Songwriter Portraits • Downs Park, Maryland

I saw Natasha (Baby T to her friends) in a crowded movie theater this summer with a gaggle of her students and her style & personality just popped out of the background.  I stared in awe at her amazingly intricate, colorful hair and thought, "I think I need to photograph this girl...".  Then she turned around to laugh at a student's joke and I knew that I HAD to take her portraits!

To my delight, it turned out Natasha was about to embark on an exciting songwriting tour of America and was in need of headshots.  "You gotta do this, Miss T!"  Her students urged - so we had a wonderfully creative (if stickily hot) shoot at Downs Park in Pasadena, Maryland.

Check out her website, I Define Happy (The Songwriting Tour) to learn more about this awesome young woman!

Beautiful Brit Austin • Annapolis Portrait Photography

I was thrilled to finally get to work with Brit on a sunset photo shoot this September!  We had made an incredibly ill-fated attempt several months prior in which we got dressed up, geared up, headed to the location and proceeded to both become embarrassingly ill.  So, when we hit traffic on the way to Jonas Green Park in Annapolis, Maryland we became convinced that we were cursed as we watched the sun begin to dip...

Thankfully, we won our race against the sunset and were able to capture some truly stunning light!  Working with Brit was a dream and I can't wait to do it again...

 

 

Katie : Annapolis Actress Headshot Photography

I loved taking Katie's new headshots this past Wednesday - she was a little nervous because while she's a talented actress, she doesn't like being in front of a camera lense! 

My favorite thing to do in this sort of situation is to start a conversation, make the client laugh - and hopefully make her forget that I am shooting pictures the whole time.  :)  Katie's doggy "niece" helped us out as well!  You can always count on a sweet little puppy to set a good mood for a shoot.

PS - Thanks to Katie and her fiancee Brett for the delicious dinner - the perks of shooting right before dusk in a client's backyard! ;)

Photoshoot at Sandy Point with Shelagh!

It was an icky, muggy, cloudy morning when Shelagh and I hit up Sandy Point in Annapolis, Maryland to see what we could see - but we still had a great time, and a great photo shoot!  Looking through the photos afterward, I couldn't help squealing with glee - so pleased!