The Blog

Inventors Anna and her husband Nathan have a fantastic coffee lovers product just about to hit the market, and it’s all about enjoying your favorite coffee, fresh, single-serve, all with an environmentally friendly system. Introducing… MAKKER! It’s Keurig-compatible, 100% recyclable, and up to 55% savings compared to traditional K-cups. Currently, their photographs are password protected, but you will be able … Read More

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Val a couple times before this shoot, but today the dynamics were a little different. I’m so happy to see these two awesome families merged as one – I’ve loved photographing Val and her boys over the last couple years, and to get to photograph her growing family and meet her new love … Read More

Business networking is a huge part of making connections – I met Gary Ditto through the Carroll Tech Council. When his office was ready for fresh portraits, we talked and coordinate a time to photograph his team. They needed new headshots as well as creative photos to help dress up their website. Below are the results – they were fantastic … Read More

During his visit to Carroll County, MD, Dave Stultz took me to a company in Baltimore – Charm City Helicopters. They offer helicopter tours, and other helicopter services. A friend of his also joined in the shoot, and was kind enough to bring his gorgeous neon orange McClaren! This photoshoot was to highlight partnership – you can see more of … Read More

Dave Stultz, also knows as The Fearless Man, reached out for some updated portraits. New Windsor, Maryland is Dave’s hometown, so we planned his portrait session around a visit homeward. The goal was to develop a a collection of urban setting lifestyle portraits to incorporate in his marketing. We scouted out locations around Carroll County and settled on three that would … Read More

Congrats to Miss Gracie as she enters her senior year in High School! Gracie was a ton of fun and wanted to use her home as her photo backdrop, and what a beautiful setting it was. We started over by the farm for some shots around an din the barn, and then we moved to some spots around their home. … Read More

Congrats to Abby as she sets off on her senior year of high school on a path to Ithaca College next year! Abby and I had a really fun shoot. She wanted to keep things low key, so we met at her home so that we could use their beautiful backyard and incorporate some of her favorite things… her pet chickens … Read More

The last several months have been all about how to look your very best, through tips on achieving a genuine smile… posing … finding beautiful light… color choices… what to wear… camera angles… hair and makeup… pampering yourself… communicating your goals… now it’s time for the final ingredient of your delicious new photos… CONFIDENCE. What’s the most frequent comment my clients make? “I HATE having my photo taken…” This is … Read More

My dear friend Amber (remember, Amber, the incredible ballet dancer?) asked me out to her family butcher shop, Maurer & Miller Meats (also commonly referred to as M & M Meats) in Hampstead, Maryland. It is time for these fine three men to retire and relax, and she wanted to preserve her father’s legacy. Amber’s cousins decided to join in … Read More

I love love LOVE the owner over at Local Homestead Products (LHP) in New Windsor, Maryland. Trevor is the definition of friendly neighbor… he runs a top notch business offering beautiful and delicious (locally grown and responsibly raised) products and his farm often gives back to the community. They always welcome guests with a smile and a warm feeling that … Read More

Let’s have a typical “new client lead” conversation… Potential Client: *ring* *ring* Kelly: “Hi, Kelly speaking…” Potential Client: “Hi, I need a photographer!” Kelly: “I’m your girl! I’d love to help. What kind of photography do you need?” Potential Client: “A portrait.” Now is the time where I get all excited and start asking questions… Wow, that’s a lot of questions, right? But it’s good. … Read More

Alicia came to me with the need of a classy headshot with a super quick turn-around. This is a pretty common occurrence and I’m so glad that I have the set up to provide quick, efficient, mini-headshot sessions. In Alicia’s case, she has a publication coming out soon and they needed a photo with less than three days turn-around time. … Read More