Waterford Fair 2013, Frederick Maryland Photographer

The Waterford Fair wrapped up and as it did I walked out with two ribbons for the two photographs I entered.  Pretty good odds, I'd say!

"Late Summer" was the Second Place winner in the Waterford Fair 2013 Portrait category for the Juried Photo Exhibit.  

"Freed Slave Property, 1879" Received Honorable Mention in the Loudoun County, VA Category at the Waterford Fair, 2013 Juried Photo Exhibit.  

Here are a few images from my time there on Saturday this year.

Waterford Fair, 2013

Display in front of a Waterford Residence

The Corner Store

Red Glass Transom

Fresh Eggs

Civil War Solider 

The General Store

The Waterford Fair 2012, Frederick Maryland Photographger

Each year I participate in The Waterford Fair's Juried Photo Exhibit.  It gives me something to work towards and then an excuse to visit the fair.  Here are some images from my visit on a very quiet, cloudy, drizzly day with my family and our friends.  Barely anyone was there, so we nearly had the town to ourselves.  As with all outings that are done annually, we are beginning to see this fair as a tradition.

Some homes in town. The top right named Sunnyside is for sale, The Second Street School is the bottom left.

More homes and a map from Eugene Sheele's shop.

Blacksmith from Butterbridge Forge.  We bought the hook he was creating.

Directions

Birdhouses

This reminds me of New Orleans

Inside the Marshall Claggett House an 18th Century log cabin.  The Claggetts, who were black, raised 9 children in this one-room, one-story home.  

Hearth inside the Hollingsworth-Lee House

Walking up Main Street 

Backside

I just loved the colors and the dog poking out as the people talked.

The boys waiting to go inside the log house.  We walked to the back entrance and one sat down making himself at home….the others did the same.

Details of 1879 Home and Property, Frederick Maryland Photographer

Below you will find a sample page from a book I am making for a client.  She loved all the photos from a recent session of her descendant's stone house and property.  We are making three copies for her family members (husband and two children) as surprise birthday gifts.  For more views of this historic property, which was originally bought and owned by an emancipated slave in Loudoun County, Virginia please see my website.  Music by Micheal LaRue, "I Just Come from the Fountain" Songs of American Negro Slaves 

He was a trained stonemason, who was later set free.  The plantation owner sold him this piece of land in which he built a house and the stone wall surrounding the property.  Other buildings include a small stone barn, and detached garage.

The family plans to renovate the buildings and wanted to have photos created before construction began.  What an honor to be chosen to capture this important part of American history.

Stonemasons's Home from 1879. Frederick Maryland Photographer

A recent commission that will be a surprise gift.  Before photos of a home and property that was built by an emancipated slave in 1879.  He was a stonemason and the stone fence surrounding the property still stands.  

The House from the back, side side and front

Vignettes include a tea kettle planter, garage window and soda bottle in the garage.

The Barn