Better to Give & Receive

Congratulations to Mary Reider who outbid her competition at the Mount Airy and Parrs Ridge Elementary Schools' annual dinner auction and took home the "An Hour in the Life" photography package I donated. Through Mary's generous bid, the schools' PTA can continue to fund all of their great programs, and Mary receives an hour of paparazzi-style, on-location photography along with a keepsake 8" x 6" softcover photo book.Scroll down the page to see more images from my recent "An Hour in the Life" sessions with Katherine and Cassie. And, click here to email me or call me anytime at 301.524.0777 to schedule your own "An Hour in the Life."

Holiday Mini-Sessions

There's still time to schedule a holiday mini-session for your holiday card and gift giving. My holiday mini-sessions are designed at a jolly 30-45 minutes, and at just $125 even Ebenezer would approve. The session includes 30-45 minutes of on-location photography, editing, an online proofing gallery, a holiday card mock up, use of the image(s), and ordering. Too much to do between now and Christmas or Hanukkah? Consider a Happy New Year card instead. Here's my family's card from last year.I've sketched out this year's card, and now with the kids out of school for Thanksgiving it's time to get them—and the dog—in front of the camera. Click here to email me or call me anytime at 301.524.0777 to schedule your holiday mini-session.

"An Hour in the Life"—Katherine

Another session several months in the making, but we could not have asked for a more beautiful fall morning for a soccer game. Katherine's teammates kept asking her, "Who's the guy with the camera?" When she explained, they said, "You have your own photographer!" Katherine certainly looked like a star on and off the field and was so much fun to photograph.

Kathy, Ed, Emma & Joey

Last December, I donated a Family Session to the Mount Airy & Parrs Ridge Elementary Schools PTA Dinner Auction. Kathy and Ed were the lucky winners that evening. Well, it took us a while to get this one on the calendar but it was definitely worth the wait. Emma's red hair and blue eyes are a photographer's dream and she was a natural in front of the camera. Joey warmed up after I explained that his mother had been waiting 11 months for this day.Towards the end of our session as I was shooting Emma, Joey started making shadows in the setting sun against the red barn where Emma was sitting. My back was to Joey and when Emma started laughing I turned I got this shot of Joey "shooting" Emma.You can see Joey's shadow in this image.Finally, here's one of the whole family that should make the short list for this year's holiday card.To Kathy, Ed, Emma and Joey, thanks for being such great sports as I walked you around Historic Savage Mill, and thanks again for your generous donation to the Mount Airy & Parrs Ridge Elementary Schools PTA.

Holiday Mini-Session: Noah, Kolton & Landon

I credit these brothers as being one of my first clients. I can't believe it has been almost a year and a half since our first session. And though I see Noah, Kolton and Landon at least once a week, it wasn't until I got home and began reviewing and editing the images that I realized just how much they have grown during that time—especially Landon. We captured a lot of great images during our 30-minute mini-session at Gaver Tree Farm in New Market, MD. Below is a favorite of each brother.These brothers managed to grab another first—these images were taken with my new Nikon D700.

Interested in scheduling your own 30-minute mini-session in time for your holiday card and gift giving? Click here to email me or call me anytime at 301.524.0777.