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Professional portraits are an effective way to put your best foot forward, both as a team and as an individual. How do you “break the ice” when your prospective clients maybe feel nervous about next steps? A portrait is the perfect ice-breaker. A prospective client is searching for someone like you online… they find your website… they click on the … Read More

I am a proud 2011 Leadership Carroll graduate. In fact, one of my fellow graduates, same year, is current Carroll County Chamber of Commerce President Mike McMullin. I used to be crazy involved in the Chamber… not only did I attend most of the networking events, but over the years I also served on two Committees (the Launch Carroll Committee … Read More

Alicia Bembeck loves to teach others about analytics and data visualization. Alicia supports Data Coach, which is phData’s analytics training and enablement offering. As Senior Principal Consultant, she creates training content, conducts trainings, and develops and enhances phData’s reporting on learner progress. Alicia applies her extensive background in psychology, memory, and learning when determining how to most effectively communicate and … Read More

Sturgill & Associates is a full-service Accounting firm with locations in MD and PA. As an affordable, experienced, and friendly team, they offer a broad range of services for business owners, executives, and independent professionals. Sturgill & Associates is one of my most loyal clients, and I was so touched when asked to return and to create something new for their … Read More

AN INTERVIEW WITH SYLVIA BLAIR OF BLAIR COPYWRITING & COMMUNICATIONS Earlier this month I had the immense pleasure of sitting in an interview with my friend and colleague, Sylvia Blair of Blair Copywriting & Communications for a feature spot in her newsletter. As a professional photographer, I often collaborate with other creative professionals like videographers, writers, graphic designers, and web developers. We … Read More

“Miss Kim”, aka Kimberly Golliday of Taneytown Dance Center, is a phenomenal dance teacher and nurturing role model to young dancers in our community. When she asked me back to photograph some of her new instructors, we decided to take a segment of her photo shoot to focus on her new offering, Yoga & Therapeutic Body Movement. (Sidenote: I have participated, and these … Read More

It’s that time of year when I get to work again with the lovely team of Velnoskey Wealth Management Group. With the holidays approaching, they value a new team portrait for their annual seasons greetings. This year we met up at Antrim 1844 in Taneytown, MD, a popular wedding and events venue full of history and charm. And let me … Read More

David Shar of Illuminate Performance Management Consultants is an international speaker, consultant, and trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help organizations attract, retain, and motivate top talent. With advanced degrees in organizational psychology, David is NOT your typical … Read More

Every once in a while, organizations from other states reach out out because they need a photographer to serve new team members in the Central Maryland area. Nicole just so happens to be a perfect example! She’s based here in Southern Pennsylvania, but AJ Wealth is located in San Francisco, California. Nicole Linton is the new Bill Pay & Concierge … Read More

I’ve been Target’s photographer for nearly 10 years now. The first time I met Dr. Matthew Ramsey, he me to dinner at the Target Community & Educational Services Spring Gala (which I work every year, but it was nice to have dinner too!). It was then and there that I decided I really like this guy and we became fast … Read More

While retouching in the media often receives criticism, subtle retouching applied to your professional photographs is a crucial step to creating polished images. When it comes to photographic marketing collateral, you want to put your best foot forward. Retouching allows me, as a photographer, to showcase my subjects in their very best light. No matter how skilled we photographers are … Read More

It’s about time that I share a photo shoot feature on Fuchs North America. Fuchs NA is one of my client happy places. Their team is so fun and welcoming and I can’t get enough of their R&D (Research & Development) Lab where flavor scientists work hard on creative and tasty spice blends. Everyone on their team treats me as … Read More

Ages ago I met David “Dave” Kelley at a networking event through the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. Dave is the Director of Marketing at Cowan Systems, LLC. I’m sure we had a fun and sassy first conversation. We exchanged cards. And you’d think the story ended there. Late 2022, Dave reached out. Cowan was ready for some refreshed photography … Read More