I love photography, and the never ending learning curve of the art. To me there is magic in a captured memory. Sharing this magic with you is my heart and passion.
I'm an artist and a photographer located in Montgomery Village, MD specializing in children and their families. I am a wife to my wonderful husband of 8 years and mother to three. My blog is where I post my more recent work as well as any exciting news or deals that I'm having. Be sure to check back often. Oh, and if you want to make my day, leave me a comment.... I would love to hear from you. Thanks!
Young boys should never be sent to bed… they always wake up a day older. J.M. Barrie
That quote always chokes me. How true and profound…. Today is Lucas’ sweet birthday. Happy 3 years to one of the BEST people I know.
birth, 1 year & 2 years old
and now some 3 year old goodness…. my heat is stuttering… I can see the little boy in him now….
The Awesome shirt is from The Polka Dot Spot.
We are in trouble with the girls later. For sure. What a face he has! Happy Birthday Lucky Lucas!
lucas elliot
march 12, 2007
3 years old
blue eyes
likes “peeps-za”
loves chocolate
hates baths
loves bedtime
wants to relax
prefers Mama
can’t live without Puppy and/or Elephant
Lina: He is such a cutie pie. All your kids are. You are one blessed mamma :)
Corine Tran: Adorable! I love his puppy and elephant.
Angyla: He is so adorable!! Fantastic photo! My little boy is also three...I LOVE this age!
Erin Alfaro: He is so adorable!! I love how you incorporated 'his' details. You are a blessed mama!!
Jennifer Boggett: This is gorgeous! Love the details (and now I have a craving for peeps-za :) )
Lynda: Beautiful, such gorgeous eyes! What a sweet little boy!
Kristin Rachelle: What a beautiful boy andrea!! Just gorgeous!
Katie Lou: He is so cute! My little girl has the EXACT same puppy. He goes everywhere with her, and is very well loved!
Lisa: What a cutie pie!! He's going to break some hearts one day -that's for sure!
Jennifer Stafford: Awww... I love it. He is such a cutie! And don't you just love that age? So fun :)
Mary Ellen: Happy bday to Lucas! Absolutely precious.
Julie Wagoner: So very sweet! Gorgeous, natural portrait!
Cindy: What a gorgeous boy! Love the soft light!
Mollie Kendall: what an absolute sweetie! Peep-za. Love that!! Fabulous photo :)
crista: He is absolutely adorable! So jealous that you got such great eye contact from him, my little guy still runs the other way!
The Montgomery Village Arts & Crafts Fair was this past weekend. I submitted the above photo, a water droplets macro into the Color Photography, Pro category. This year I brought home the Blue Ribbon of First Place!
You may remember me bringing home two Second Places last year, and a First Place the year before that. Again, all the photography winners were non-portrait. So I am determined to win a fine-art portrait next year…. we’ll just have to see what I can come up with.
Deb: Congrats Andrea! You totally deserve it!!
Holly: Well deserved!
Pam: Congratulations Andrea! the award is well deserved.
Kelly: Congrats!! It's a wonderful photo!
Jessy H.: Congrats! Love the color choice.
Jennifer Breton: Congrats Andrea! That's an awesome image and well deserved ribbon!
Heidi: Congratulations!! Love the colors... it's a beautiful photo.
Michelle Adams: CONGRATS, Andrea!!!!!!!
Nikki: Congratulations! I love seeing all of your photos. I just love your style. I was reading a blog the other day, and I thought of you--she is a photographer as well, and I just think you are two awesome photography moms. If you have a moment, check her out, you won't be sorry (be sure to check out the "Enjoying the Small Things blog")! http://www.kellehamptonphotography.com/
Jhari: Wow! Congratulations Andrea! Love the photo!
Lisa: Biggest congrats!! I love that shot!
Julie Conley: What a beautiful way to display God's handiwork! I'm glad the judges agreed :-)
seth edward
september 25, 2004
5 years old
hazel eyes
likes burgers
loves chocolate
loves baths
hates bedtime
wants to GO
prefers Daddy
can’t live without Puppy
Angyla: What a gorgeous boy! And Puppy looks very loved!
Inna: Aww, he is so handsome! You did a great job!
Katie: What a cutie! Love that little puppy.
Lisa Kryschuk: So sweet! Wonderful image!
Beira: awwww, you can see he loves his puppy! very cute
Laura Brett: Aw, he is sweet!
Nikki: Awww sweet! Love his Superman shirt, and Puppy is just the cutest!
Jane Eaton Hamilton: Your son is adorable! I would totally put that list up next to that photo made BIG for the wall if I were you.
Megan Parker: I love it :) Such fun facts hee hee
We first met Simon at a baby-fresh age of 8 weeks. Next we saw his serious side at 6 months old. And just last week, his mama brought me the makings of a little man. Simon still had his moments of seriousness. But, let me tell you, he is ALL BOY. Play, play play….
He has some seriously delicous chub. And such a charming smile!
Holli: These are ADORABLE! Loving the tones and clarity in these. He's so cute and the props are awesome! BTW - I'm loving your logo!
Julie Delgado: These are fantastic , he is to cute. Love the smile on the last one.
TaraMc: Wow! These are fantastic images! He is so cute. :)
Krissy Allori: What a cutie. That smile at the end is priceless! Beautiful work, as always.
Jennifer O.: He is a total cutie!
Jen Baltgalvis: I love these. He is adorable!
Sandie: Love these!! He has such expressive eyes - what a cutie!
Julie Wagoner: Oh, he is so adorable! I am in love with that second shot.....a perfect little man image!
Megan: What a handsome little boy! Looks like he had a lot of fun.
Kristin Rachelle: Oh my cuteness!!!!!! LOVE all of these so much!
Kandi LaMont: These are fabulous!! Love them all.
Jane Eaton Hamilton: What a stunning boy and the images are glorious. Beautiful job. Love the serious ones most.
Sophie Crew: What a cutie! I love your processing on these. Lovely!!
Corine Tran: these are so fun, I love the 2nd image!
Lisa: Your lighting here is just perfect! He is too - what a ham!
I had a hard time choosing which image to use this week. Do I pick a photo from the Black Eyed Peas Concert I enjoyed with my husband Tuesday night? Do I pick the rose macro with it’s abstract lines and soft beauty? I finally settled on showing this shining star…
Early in the week my husband had a rare day off, and we took the whole family to The Playseum in Bethesda. It was a lot of fun! It’s an indoor play space filled with rooms of different themes. A super-market room for kids to shop, an animal room for kids to pet bunnies and birds, a construction room with a sand box, an arts and craft room, Etc. There was even a kid’s kitchen, where my boys, had 10 minutes of treaty…. and actually worked together to make some delicious cookie dough. They shared, they took turns, they delighted my heart. And right after they were done, they ran off in different directions.
Kristin Rachelle: How fun!!!!!!!!!! What a great memory!
Mary Ellen: Don't they look like they are having a blast? What a great place.
Angyla: Great photo! Fun memory!
Dena Carr: I love your journaling as much as I love your pics!
phoenix wedding photographer: great pic, sounds like a great time ;)
Cristi: When I saw the first picture I thought "What an amazing classic photo" Then I saw the others and they are all amazingly great. I know that mom is over the moon! Great job.
Here are some more headshots of the gorgeous adults out in this world… Some of the headshots I have created, were for business headshot needs, others for modeling headshot needs.
Again, if you have any headshot needs, please feel free to contact me via my Contact Page on my website. I offer both print prices and digital prices according to your specific needs.
Amber: LOVE these!! Your studio work is so beautiful!
Sarah Mansur: Love them! Nice bokeh on that last one!!!
this n that: These are great! -Shellie
Tori Piercy: All of those are wonderful!
Ashley Duckett: Love these!
Tiffany Bender: Great images!
anette: Great headshots!! Your studio work is always amazing.
Jane Eaton Hamilton: Great job on these!
Lina: Looks great!
I shot a fair amount of headshots last year, but never got around to showing off some of the beautiful adults in this world. I’m going to have to split them up into two or three posts, but I definitely wanted to share that headshots don’t have to be boring and typical. Seeing is believing, so here are a few examples….
If you have any headshot needs, please feel free to contact me via my Contact Page on my website. I offer both print prices and digital prices according to your specific needs.
Julie Delgado: Beautiful work. Love the second and the last one.
TaraMc: Wow, really nice work. Definitely not your boring headshot.
Chelsie: Very nice!! They all look great and so classy!
Daniel: These are great! They will be thrilled with these for sure.
Megan: Headshots definately don't need to be stuffy and dull. Great job!
Jenny McMasters: Great headshots Andrea! Love the look of the first girl. You really captured her essence in just a few headshots!
Ashley Duckett: These are great! They are classy and edgy all at the same time!
Katherine: Gorgeous!! That second one is stunning!
Angyla: Those are gorgeous!
Some might see the photo below and see the flaws.
The weird crop.
The blown out highlights.
The baby without the best expression.
I see the first photo my 5 year old son ever took. A fleeting moment captured by my child. It’s a keeper. Thank you Seth.
Debbie: Definitely a keeper! Precious!
Stephanie: This picture is flawless! He's following in his mom's footsteps for sure!!
Angyla: That photo is precious. And better than most of the snapshots I took this week!
Jhari: Wow! Seth has eyes for photography, awww... same like Mom :)
Notice anything new? My new logo and colors! How fresh and exciting… I’m in love with my new look. I wanted Pottery Barn Kids meets Anthropolgie… and I think this does just that. My splash page should also reflect the change, and I’ll slowly start updating my website to reflect newer work as well.
And I couldn’t just leave you without a new photo…. look who can pull herself up….
Thanks for stopping by!
Holly: I love it!!!! Audrey is adorable : )
Heidi: Love your new logo... so fun and the colors are great! Really like the whole look of your blog...
Beth: Looks fabulous my dear!!!! And she is just too darn cute for words...
Lisa: It's beautiful, Andrea, and I adore that photo of Audrey!! :)
kate in oh: love the new logo and colors. Your little Audrey is so beautiful, her hair is just too much!! She is growing so fast. Can you tell what size of the barnwood floor rug you use? Thanks, Kate
Michelle M: Love the new look and logo! And as for your little sweetie pie...adorable as always!
Erin Cassidy: Beautiful picture!! She is precious.
jeri: Andrea, I love this pic of Audrey. So funny, I just managed to capture a similar shot of a 3 months old (not standing, obviously) with the SAME letters hanging on her wall....she even has a white crib and polka dot sheets! Nice new logo too!
Angyla: Love the new logo...so pretty and clean. And the photo is beautiful...what a lucky girl she is to grow up in such a pretty room.
Jennifer Stafford: What a handsome little guy. They really do grow up too fast, don't they? Happy Birthday!
Laura Appling: 3 years all ready! I remember following you when he was born. Where does the time go?? He is so handsome. You are blessed with a beautiful family Andrea.
Heather: Those eyes could melt anyone's heart!!! ;) He's absolutely adorable!!
Holli: He's so handsome! LOVE his eyes in that last one.
Gen: Happy birthday to our sweet Lucas from some of your Ohio family! We love you & miss you lots! Eat lots of birthday cake for all of us!
Katherine: Happy Birthday to your gorgeous little boy!!!