Self-Portraits in conjunction with The 52Frames 2015 Project

Here are some of my self-portraits from the first part of the year while working on the 52 Frames Photo Project.  The themes are listed under the photograph.

#52Frames

"Silhouette"

"Greetings from…"

"Reflection"

"Single Light Source"

"Dress-Up as Microwaving Housewife"

 Last night I dreamt that I missed the deadline for a Challenge.  Luckily it was a dream-I've been working on this project without missing a week since January of 2014.

"Coordinating Colors-Fashion"

Family Photo Session at Sugarloaf in the Fall, Frederick County Photographer

Sugarloaf Mountain in the fall is bustling with hikers, families and rock climbers.  It holds a special place in my heart. Not only did I spend afternoons of my childhood hiking thorough it's leaves but I was also married on the mountain. A Chicago developer wanted Frank Lloyd Wright to design a parking garage for motorists in the shape of a spiral, similar to an upside down Guggenheim Museum on the mountain.  While I love Wright's architecture I am so glad that idea never came to pass.  

When one of my clients asked me to photograph their family again this fall, I suggested Sugarloaf due to it's various backdrops and fall colors.  I think their son and dog want to go back and have more time for exploring.  Here's a sampling of the session.

A boy and his dog

Family and the East Vista

Hamlet!

This boy loves to laugh!

Every kid loves a piggyback ride!

Great-Grandfather's Suit, Frederick County Photographer

My good friends and neighbors asked me to photograph their son before he grew out of his Great-Grandfather's suit.  It's well over 100-years old and has fine details, such as a leather button on a chain and a red cravat.  It made for the perfect photo session, especially on this little man.  Maybe it's because I know him, but this was one of the easiest photo sessions with a child ever.  It has been suggested that this is the kick off to his modeling career.

I stepped outside with him and he grabbed the umbrella which was drying out from the rain.
This was the first shoot of the morning.
After I took it, I declared, "I'm done.  I got the shot!"  Of course I'd take many more.

What a simple prop can do. 

Gone fish in'.  Yet, another prop he picked on his own.

His mother and father make a good comedy team.

Sometimes you need to work with what you have one hand.  We almost forgot to put him in his car.

52 Frames, January 2014, Frederick County, Maryland Photographer

The "52 Frames" project is a collaboration of artists from around the world, sharing the best of their weekly-work, according to different themes.  Below are my first several weeks in the project, with the theme listed as the title.  I received a photo critique as well for my Black and White image.  

Week 1 "Self-Portrait"

Week 2 "In the beginning…."

Week 3 "Black & White"
Photo Critique about this image may be viewed here (at the 4:00 mark).

Week 4 "Greetings from…."

Week 5 "Out of MY Comfort Zone"

Frederick High School Senior-2013, Frederick County Maryland Photographer

We picked the perfect autumn weekend for this photo session.  We ended up changing our location at the last minute from the C&O Canal Tow Path to Sugarloaf Mountain instead and I'm glad we did.  The leaves were in the height of fall colors and the surroundings gave us plenty of pretty backdrops.

Tristan is a Senior at Frederick High School and runs Cross Country. In fact he was getting up at 4am the following day to run in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC.

I had a great time with Tristan, his mother and grandmother and he was a good sport as we teased him about girls and trying to look warm on an otherwise chilly fall day.

I can't wait to share these images with his family! Enjoy!

Brunswick High School Senior Portraits, Frederick Maryland Photographer

A beautiful day to take this pretty teen out for her Senior Photo Session.  She has been to the Lander Road Lock House (located upstream from Point of Rocks and downstream from Brunswick High School) with her friends a lot over the years.  What a nice way to commemorate her senior year.   She is a sister, daughter, athlete and all around fantastic, young lady. (My sons would add she is a cool babysitter too).

Relaxed

Chill

Lander Road Lock House

Look at her blonde locks.

C&O Canal

She looks like a California Girl here transplanted to the shores of the Potomac River.

We couldn't help but call her a Flower Child.  She then told me she was born in the wrong era.

Her eyes are so striking-I did nothing to enhance them in this photo.

I LOVE this photo!

Her eyes even stand out in Black & White!

Baby Brother and Big Sister, Frederick County Maryland Children's Photographer

It says a little something when I show up for a morning photo shoot and one of the subjects is full of giggles and ready to go.  It helps that the big sister knows me and was excited to see me, but after showing my husband some of the photos from the session he asked, "Who's photo shoot was it?  Hers or the baby brothers?"  Don't worry we got plenty of her two month old baby brother as well.

Big Sister.  I love her freckles and sun-kissed nose.

Siblings

Baby toes 

You can tell big sis already enjoys her job.

More tootsies

Together

Classic!

Whenever I photograph babies it makes me a little sad that I didn't do the same with my own sons.  Babyhood is so brief, so you need to be sure you catch these little fingers, toes, lips, eyes and mouth before they change.