Holiday Cards, Frederick MD Photographer

It's not too early to think about this year's holiday cards.  Here is what I created for my family last year.

Front of our 2011 Tri-fold Holiday Card, Cover photo by our friend Erin

Inside of the 2011 Tri-fold card

Back Flap of the 2011 Tri-fold Card

Back and Front of the 2011 Tri-fold Card

Each year I enjoy designing our holiday cards.  From an early age I sent out my own cards to my pen-pals and relatives.  As a young woman I went through a phase of hand making all the cards, but that was pre-children and our list was only half the size as it is now.  Of course this is a wonderful way for me to share some of our memories from the last year as well as highlight my photography.  The front family photo was taken by my friend Erin but all the others were taken by me. I received a lot of accolades from my friends and family and each year I feel as if I need to top the card from the year before.  If you like this, I have similar cards to choose from and have flat and notecard style templates as well.  Happy Holidays (in September!).

Other card styles plus new cards this 2012 Holiday Season!  Here is my Pinterest Board with some other ideas and card templates I can purchase.

The Running of the Trains, Frederick Maryland Photographer

We are fortunate to have a friend and neighbor down the road who opens his yard to us to enjoy his model train tracks.  We meet him several years ago when I was the Chair of the Garden Club in Point of Rocks. Pat hosts open house days in which his train enthusiast friends come to ride trains on the track and the rest of us take in the show.  Last week as we were passing by his house, Liam asked when we could visit him.  Luckily he had an open house planned for today.  Pat has built and designed a lot of the structures and has large boxes to protect and cover them during bad weather.  In winter the cars and figures are taken inside.  Here are some photos from it.  

The bottom picture shows where I want to go on vacation (in the little cottages with a red Beetle in front) with the waterfall and water wheel roaring behind.

Above right: Logging  
Above Left: Church
Bottom: I took this photo for my friend Donna as this reminds me of the gas station her grandfather owned in Florida.

Bottom photo was my favorite of the day.  Entrance over a wooden bridge to my favorite little cottages. 

Liam and Luke give you a little bit of perspective in the size of the train and the track.  In fact it's much bigger than the photos show.  They ran around waiting for the trains to round the turns, enter and exit the tunnels and study the town.  

If you are interested in Trains check out my blog post from when we spent the weekend in a Caboose in Natural Bridge, Virginia.

Recreating a Family Photo, Frederick Maryland Photographer

End of Summer with Cousins

End of Summer in Blue Jeans

Above you will see two of my favorite shots of the young cousins which is a sneak peek from the extended family photo session.

Yesterday I was asked to re-create a family photo before Grammy moved from her house on the water.  We gathered by her dock with members of her extended family to capture some other moments as well, but we had fun re-capturing this moment pictured below.  The original photo captures the children about six years ago and it was fun to see how their personalities have come out since.  They were a great group to work and play with.  Help me decide which is the best (in regards to the poses, but also color or B&W).

Original Photo (scanned version)

B&W version--white shirts

Color Version-white shirts

B&W version of one in Red, White and Blue

A color version of another in Red, White and Blue