Author Archives: brian

Ice Princesses (The Making Of…)

Posted on December 22, 2010 by brian

This past weekend I got to work again with some of my all-time favorite models and make-up artists! This shoot was more than a month in the making, and probably my most ambitious yet in terms of complexity, styling, and … Continue reading →

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Please Vote! I’m Nominated for a Stocky Award :)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by brian

Yesterday I received exciting news! Today I’m asking for your help… and, there could be $2000 in it for you! One of my photos is nominated to win a Stocky Award in the Best Narrative Category and I need your vote to win! Continue reading →

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Fantastic Fall Family Portraits!

Posted on October 15, 2010 by brian

Fall is a GORGEOUS time of year for family portraits! Today I’m sharing my favorite photos from session I did last week. Call us today if you’d like to make an appointment for your family’s Fall Portraits! Continue reading →

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Landscape and Architecture

Posted on September 14, 2010 by brian

In honor of “The Great Frederick Fair” coming to town this week, I thought it would be fun to blog something I could tie one of my favorite photos into… Today’s post is about Landscape and Architectural photography. Have I … Continue reading →

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Smashing Opening: “The Art of Fashion”

Posted on September 7, 2010 by brian

Scenes from a packed house as the “The Art of Fashion” exhibit opened during 1st Saturday, September 4th at the Frederick Arts Council in downtown Frederick, MD. Continue reading →

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Fall Engagement Session

Posted on August 31, 2010 by brian

Fall Engagement Session photos from downtown Frederick, MD including Carroll Creek Linear Park and Baker Park. Continue reading →

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How-to: Motion Blur Backgrounds

Posted on August 24, 2010 by brian

Get ready to put your camera in Manual (M) or Shutter Priority (S) mode because in today’s how-to, we’re going to talk about making photos with dynamic, fun, action packed motion blurred backgrounds. Continue reading →

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Gymnastics! (Coming Soon to an iStock Portfolio Near You :)

Posted on August 20, 2010 by brian

Wow! Wow! Wow! What an opportunity I had recently: I got to photograph some AMAZINGLY talented gymnasts in a gym we had all to ourselves, with my full compliment of studio lighting. It was a dream come true, one that was set in … Continue reading →

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Microstock Plugin for WordPress = Awesome! :)

Posted on August 19, 2010 by brian

©iStockphoto.com/bmcent1 Sweet! iStockphoto just announced a WordPress Plugin that allows searching, and buying stock photos right inside your blog post editor. Perfect! Normally I would Tweet a brief blurb like this, but since it relates to a WordPress plugin, I … Continue reading →

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Shooting in the Rain! (An Engagement)

Posted on August 17, 2010 by brian

I have always wanted to do a shoot in the rain! Along came Josh and Keri who recently got engaged and were game for just such a shoot. Continue reading →

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