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Instagram is an incredible platform to showcase photographs that represent you and your business and/or interests. An interactive addition to Instagram is Instagram Stories, paired with Story Highlights. Story Highlights create an easy way to archive and categorize your favorite story posts to last forever as well as add a personal touch to your Instagram profile! Instagram Stories is a … Read More

We all need to market ourselves like experts in this over-saturated world, but it’s easy to get hung-up on what to photograph. I LOVE Personal Branding Photography. And I feel that the best way to market yourself is through photography. I’m not biased at all. 🙂 As a professional photographer, my recommendation is to brainstorm scenarios that would help tell … Read More

Rising Above Addiction. If you haven’t heard of this organization – check them out now. RAA is changing lives. Rising Above Addiction helps provide financial assistance to young adults in need of the crucial, early stages of drug rehabilitation. Tammy Lofink is the founder. And now, she has shared her story. Today she announced her book release, “Reclaiming My Life”. You … Read More

M. Luis Construction is a leading asphalt manufacturer and construction services company. And I had the great pleasure of creating professional headshots of their team! I hope to get to work with them in the future creatively capturing their equipment, team, and some of their job sites to use throughout their branded marketing! You can learn more about their company … Read More

We photographed and delivered thousands of product shots during this multi-day photo shoot! ACTION Products, located in Hagerstown, Maryland, manufactures medical products. Our focus at this photo shoot was their lines of products for bariatric and pediatric pressure point protection pads, meant for use on medical tables. They are made of a sensational, secret polymer blend that reminds one of … Read More

I returned to Penguin Random House in Westminster, Maryland, for a second wave of professional team portraits. Their team was so nice, and so photogenic. Don’t they look sharp!? I love the “look” we aimed for – the white seamless was left unlit, making their portraits feel a little less studio and a little more casual and approachable. What backdrop … Read More

Lillie J., Marketing Coordinator at Excelsior College of Albany, New York, called me… after finding Kelly Heck Photography in a Google search for photographers near Emmitsburg, MD – isn’t that cool!?! Together we planned a brief portrait session to feature one of their alumni. Kelly Garrett, an alumni of Excelsior College, is a First Responder Trainer at the Emergency Management Institute … Read More

I hope this year’s holiday greeting brought you giggles and joy. Here’s to catching someone you love under the mistletoe this Christmas! 😉 Wishing you silly surprises, legendary sightings, and memorable photo ops this holiday season and into the New Year! And I hope to see you through my lens in 2020! How do I even begin to explain this … Read More

This last “Q&A Friday Introductions” on our social platforms stirred up a long response. The question was: Q: What thoughts and concerns I had while designing my website? My answer was long enough so that I decided to interject it into a “Marketing To The MAX” series article. Redoing your own website is a consuming task for any business owner … Read More

Taneytown Maryland is bustling with a new hot spot – a nerdy pop-culture styled microbrewery, Brewery Fire. Since opening 10-ish weeks ago, after a 2+ year process of (fighting) to open their doors, owners Dave and Jesse have created a gem of an experience. Always something new on tap, these passionate brewers have the freedom to experiment with unique ingredients … Read More

Much of your story is in hidden in the details. My dad is a woodturner. He takes blocks of wood and “turns” them into gorgeous bowls, ornaments, writing pens, and other handcrafted products. Dad posts photos of his finished pieces on his Etsy.com shop and his website, douglasheckturnings.com (which I just redesigned for him). Until very recently, my Dad only … Read More

I’ve been wanting to practice some photo techniques with new gear and my friend Jess. I used to take studio lights into the field all the time, and I want to make it a more regular thing. But, I wanted to push things a little farther, with faster exposures and more control over the ambient light. Unfortunately, Murphy’s Law came … Read More