Motherhood Blogger and Baltimore Family Photographer

Family photos – where do you spend your time?

Recently, I had the pleasure of working with a local family of five on some documentary-style photos of their every day life together. At first, I assumed these photos would take place in their home. That's where most families spend most of their time. But you see- these beautiful people are not like most families. Pamela recently assumed ownership of the ever-popular My Gym in Bel Air. My Gym happens to be THE place to go when you have little kids. The kids work on motor skills without ever realizing they are learning anything. … [Read more...]

(cool) progeny’s superhero social

Earlier this month, the super-cool blog (cool) progeny hosted a Superhero Social to benefit the Little Lion Challenge (where small acts of kindness make a big ROAR). Haven't heard of the Little Lion Challenge? They are dedicated to providing comfort and “a little bit of kindness” to families who have children in critical care situation or those with children who have complex medical needs; to support those in the medical community providing care for these children and their families; to inspire others, especially children, to do their … [Read more...]

priorities, change, service

I used to post on this blog of mine often. Three, sometimes four times a week. Without fail. Sometime around the new year, I started to fall off the wagon. That was about when my health started demanding my attention. I'd miss some of my scheduled times to post on social. I started missing my blogging deadlines. Sometime over the summer, I just gave up on it all. I was still booking clients, but between my health and the crazy schedule of kid activities and day trips, of vacations and adventures- I gave up. I didn't want to sit in front … [Read more...]

Traditional Headshots

While most of my commercial work is on location - making marketing photographs of various products and services for local businesses to use on their social media marketing campaigns, as well as outdoor or other on-location headshots and environmental portraits - I've noticed a recent trend in returning to the traditional in-studio headshot. Maybe it's the classic simplicity of a solid color backdrop when you plan to use the photograph for LinkedIn- your face still stands out when the photo is a thumbnail size in your email and social … [Read more...]

Now booking – Fall Portraits

I know it feels like the surface of the sun outside, but it's actually time to start thinking about your fall portraits. Yes, I am primarily doing documentary storytelling with my clients- but I also understand that most of you still want that traditional photo to record what everyone looks like for your Christmas cards. You have 2 options for outdoor fall photos this year, depending upon your needs as a family and the ages of your kids. The Digital Session I have availability for four weekend dates this year for digital … [Read more...]

I don’t need to do it all

Evenings used to be so stressful. I'm frantically packing up the leftovers, doing the dishes, wiping down the kitchen, sweeping, and chasing the kids up to showers late on a daily basis. Sure, I don't have to scrub down the kitchen each night, but I like waking up to a clean kitchen, even if the rest of the house is a total disaster. There's something about having dishes piled high and all the counters covered in crap and crumbs all over the floor sticking to my feet that just makes my anxiety levels sky rocket. Sure, I could wait … [Read more...]

Harford County Commission for Women – Community Conversations

About a month ago, the Harford County Commission for Women hosted a very important event in their Community Conversation series. Hosted by the New Destiny Evangelistic Church in Edgewood, they held a panel with a community discussion on human trafficking. While it sounds like a "not in my backyard" horrible-but-distant problem, it's actually a very local issue. The entire discussion was educational, chilling, and eye-opening, and a much-needed community awareness talk. The evening featured a panel including professionals from the FBI, … [Read more...]

our kids are actually listening

I am my youngest's den leader in Cub Scouts. She's a Lion right now, and we have a den of 4 girls. When I am sitting with the girls to do the "talk time" - the actual lesson between the activities- 3 of the girls are sitting quietly and listening while my own daughter is rolling around on the floor and pretending to be a cat. Last fall, we had a meeting on hiking safety. We talked about what to do if you are separated from the group- it's called SAW. What is SAW? S- Sit down, stay still. Don't walk around- let the grownups do the … [Read more...]

dogs in silhouette?

The countdown is on for the first silhouette session of the summer and I can't wait!! So today I'm looking back to a family from last summer's sessions. Three energetic and athletic kids- all with warm and cheerful personalities, and they brought the family dog with them! Can I bring my dog? I get a lot of questions about bringing dogs to these sessions so I thought I'd take some time to address it here. Dogs on leashes are always welcome to these sessions. After all, they are a member of your family! However, we only do a few … [Read more...]