sky & chelsea

sky behind this fun door at Artiques

chelsea

sky

three weeks ago, one of my best friends in the world came down to the shore - Heidi has been like my sister since I was 9 years old! I still remember when she came down to my mother's house, pregnant for the first time with Skylar - so it's kind of humbling that the "baby" is now 15 and drop dead gorgeous! Sky and her cousin Chelsea wandered Snow Hill with me as we found some fun places to shoot and had a great time - Lord I feel old!

the twins are here!!!

happy momma!

she's already got keith wrapped around her little finger :)

look at those eyes!!!!

a few weeks ago, I blogged jenny's maternity session - well on april 18th, the twins evie and libby arrived! we had decided that it would be fun for me to come to the hospital and do some shots while they were there - which was great! then we got together over at jenny and keith's house to shoot in the backyard. photographing twins is so much fun! I'm ready for our next shoot

lora & mark

I was trying to put off blogging because I'm expecting to change blog layouts shortly - but it's looking like it may not be for a week or so and I couldn't wait! Lora and Mark were married on April 25th a their bayfront condo in OC - it was one of the most intimate and emotional weddings I've ever had the pleasure of photographing - full of love, family and good friends!

more additions to the gordy clan!!

if you follow my blog, you've sen the maternity photos of christina gordy and the newborn shots of baby julia. I've also posted some of big sis gracie. well now christina's sister-in-law jenny donoway is expecting. gillette portrait arts photographed jenny & keith's wedding a few years back and I've known the whole family for quite a long time. they are also incredible supporters of the palette. well, jenny & keith have wanted to become parents for a long time and finally late last summer we got the good news - not only were they pregnant, but with twins!!!! so jenny and I kept trying to figure out when would be a good time to shoot some maternity shots - with twins you have a window between where mom really starts to show and when mom can't really move comfortably anymore - so we got together a few weeks ago - they were my first in-studio session - very cool! now the plan is to get my butt to the hospital shortly after the girls are born to get some once in a lifetime shots - exciting!!

long time... no blog

Ugh - I have been a slacker. Granted, in the dead of winter, I don't shoot much. but still!! there has been a lot going on. First and best - I FINALLY got the new Gillette Portrait Arts studio open - lots of work using time I don't have, but it's done (well, not completely done, but enough to open the doors) One of my major goals since I started Gillette Portrait Arts has been a storefront studio. For obvious reasons, it's great because it defines my work and home space, but not many photographers have one, so I think it will bee a real benefit for me and my clients. Plus - it's pretty cool, if I do say so myself - I will post photos of it soon. For you locals, it's right next door to The Palette and I'm often there hanging out and editing - so stop by! In town, thing's are gearing up. We started 2009 off with The Snow Hill Winter Blues Jam - fun fun fun! There was amazing music and I was able to leave the Palette for a minute here and there to shoot. For those of you who can, you should join us next year - it was a great excuse to get out and about on a cold winter night. We're also at the end of Wedding Show season. I've done more this year than ever and am attempting to branch out - we've done 2 shows in the past 3 weeks over the bridge. 1 in Annapolis and 1 in Baltimore. However hectic it can be getting to shows and setting up, it's such a great tool to meet new clients face-to-face and it's resulted in a pretty full calendar - not only 2009, but into 2010 too - very exciting. I swear, I will be more diligent in keeping up this blog... really, I will

saturday morning with the girls!

my friend chris welch had asked me about doing some photos while she and her family were at the palette for dinner. specifically, she wanted to get some shots when all of her nieces were in town - so we had a small window. unfortunately, it happened to fall on one of the coldest days so far this year. but we decided to go ahead, because we weren't sure when we might have another opportunity and let me tell you - these girls were TROOPERS! while editing, I was amazed how they looked so unaffected by the cold they appeared. hopefully the next time everyone is home, it will be summer and we'll have some time to really have some fun

the glovers at assateague

liz and john got married almost 3 years ago in ocean city - I was fortunate enough to be their photographer as they had a beautiful christmas wedding. earlier this fall, liz had contacted me about doing some family portraits at the beach with the whole family. well... mother nature had other plans and we had to postpone week after week. when we finally had a decent saturday, only john and liz were able to make it, but they've had a new addition since the last time I saw them. their baby boy mason was a joy to work with - even as the wind blew! we went from oceanside to up in the dunes and he rolled with everything. hopefully in the spring, we'll be able to get the whole price family - but at assateague we had a great time!