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 on the Eastern Shore, MD specializing in children and their families. I am a wife to my wonderful husband of 10 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!
Sweet, loveable, easy Caiden came back to play with me again!
You may remember his awesome studio-location session last fall, where he rocked the brick and the sunflare. Caiden is just one of the best…. knew when to smile, when to look pensive, and was just so easy going. He makes my job easy!
Thanks for coming back to Andrea Burns Photography, I love repeat clients!
I love this girl… she’s close to my heart. Mom is amazing and a blessing, and always has Tessa dressed to the nines. Miss Tessa was a little serious for me at our last session together and tried to be this tim around too… but I got some great smiles out of her.
Love you M family!
Adorable! Love all the accessories and the tea shots… so pretty and girly!
These are adorable! I love her headband and little outfit…so sweet!
Love the styling! Beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous session. Love the tea party theme.
What a sweetheart! Love her headband :)
She is darling! Love that first backdrop. Really gorgeous work, as always.
Absolutely gorgeous images of a beautiful little girl. Love her name too ; )
Love her pretty dress and headband that go so well with the sets you put together! She is gorgeous!
She is so pretty! Beautiful session!
What a lovely session! She is gorgeous!
What a cutie pie! She has the most expressive eyes….gorgeous session.
She looks like a little princess.
Audrey’s Birthday Cupcakes…. it is a little involved, but once you taste it, worth. every. step.
Caramel Banana Cupcakes
3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
3 large eggs, separated
One 5.5-ounce bag soft caramels, such as Werther’s Original Chewy
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line 18 cups of 2 standard 12-cup muffin pans with baking liners. In a large bowl, beat 1 stick butter with 1 cup granulated sugar until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add 3/4 cup bananas, the baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt and beat until smooth. Stir in 1 cup flour. Mix in 6 tablespoons milk and the remaining 3/4 cup flour until smooth.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites at medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually mix in the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar at high speed until stiff and glossy. Fold the egg whites into the batter until no streaks remain.
3. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pans, filling each liner three-quarters full. Cut 9 caramels in half, and submerge one piece in each muffin cup of batter. Bake until the cupcakes are springy to the touch, about 25 minutes. Let cool.
4. Meanwhile, in a small, heavy saucepan, cook the remaining caramels, 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup banana and 1/4 teaspoon salt over medium heat, stirring, until the caramels are melted.
5. Using the electric mixer, beat the egg yolks and confectioners’ sugar until thick, about 3 minutes. Slowly beat in the caramel mixture; transfer the mixture to the saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly for about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until cool.
6. Using the electric mixer, beat the remaining 2 sticks butter at high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the cooled caramel mixture, then beat at high speed until fluffy. Spread the frosting onto the cupcakes.
mmm…. try not to eat more than 2 or 3 in one sitting. ;) I double dog dare ya!
This is precious Maya. She has some of the thickest blond hair, I’ve ever seen! You don’t usually see such a head of blond hair on a barely-two year old, but here is Maya in all of her glory. I am just in love with her dress (rufflebutts.com) and this color combo of her porcelain skin, hair, dress, and background. Perfection!
Thanks for coming to see me again F family! I’ve loved watching Maya grow!
She is so sweet! Love the tea party shot!
LOVE these!! What a beautiful little girl – and that tea party shot is just perfect!!
What a fun session! She is so cute, love the very last shot!
Adorable! I love the tea party and the last image! Great session!
Love everything about the last two images, especially her little feet. Such perfect captures of that age. Beautiful little girl.
So cute! I can’t believe she’s only 2!
She is precious! Ilove the way she is decked out too! That tea party shot would look just perfct in her room I bet!
Love the tea party! She is darling!
What a cute girl, and great styling on these!
What a cutie!! Add me to the people that love her dress too…it’s just perfect with her blond hair. I just can’t believe she’s only 2.5 years old and she was sitting so nicely for you. I love her smile and sprakling eyes too. Gorgeous!!!
She is a DOLL Andrea! I love your close-ups of her!
BEAUTIFUL!! Love the processing on that last shot, so pretty!! Cute little girl!
Awww!!! Love her hair! Her dress is so super cute–the first one is my favorite– good job!
Adorable! I am in love with that sweet dress and her sweet face!!
What a dollface! Just great work Andrea.
She is adorable! Love her little dress!
Super sweet- she is a beautiful little girl and you captured her beautifully!
Awww…what a sweetie! I love the processing you did for the last shot!
What a sweetie pie!
Birth, One & Two years
A Happy Happy Birthday to my Honey Girl!
Happy birthday Audrey! She is so beautiful! Love her happy smile :)
Wow -I can’t believe how big she has gotten! What a gorgeous girl you have Andrea – love the look of delight on her face!
OH look at her!!! She is gorgeous..and that pink trike is perfect!!
She is absolutely adorable! What a cutie!!
such a doll!! Happy birthday Audrey
Riding a bike in a skirt, my kind of girl! What happiness you captured!!!
Happy Birthday to Audrey! The tricycle shot is fantastic!!
She is gorgeous! And what a fantastic image to remember this stage of her life.
Oh Andrea….she is so gorgeous and getting so big! Happy Birthday!
She is seriously soooo cute!
Time flies so fast. Happy 2nd birthday Audrey.
Andrea, she is SO ADORABLE! I can’t believe how fast those 2 years went. She’s gotten so big! I just love how happy she looks :)
Wow, you seriously have the most gorgeous family!
Little Lathan was a wee peanut of barely 5 pounds. He is the spitting image of his father. These newborn images are a little different, as I shot them on-location, all natural light. I love it when my clients have huge windows. This pose below is one of my all-time favorites. The little foot sticking out slays me every time! And its only sleeping infants under 10 days old that can bend that way.
And one of Lathan with his Daddy….
So sweet! Thank you L family for choosing Andrea Burns Photography!
Awwee soooo gorgeous! LOVE that first one so much!
Just beautiful! I love the one in the minature wagon!
That last one is amazing. I always love the parent child bond and how sweetly it is captured.
These are gorgeous, Andrea! The one of dad and babe is to die for! And the lighting…perfect!!
What a sweet baby…love these!
That image with dad is just breathtaking!!
Such a sweet baby! I especially love the picture with the wagon!
Oh lovely! What a precious little one! The image of baby and Dad is so precious! Great work!
Oh, these are awesome! I love the wagon, and that red chair too. What a sweet little baby, and the images are just gorgeous!
ohmygoodness. What a sweet angel! I love the first one and the one with daddy.
Beautiful work! Love the sweet simplicity of your posing and sets ups!
I know that some of my Facebook Fans have already seen this duo of sweetness, but I can’t help but blog it. I’ve been really lax about photographing my three these last couple months and need to change that. Some clients often ask how I get such nice photos of my children… here’s the secret. They don’t get full sessions. I go in like a warrior, with one scene/ set up at a time. It took me 15 min. to get these two photos, because Audrey wouldn’t grace me with her gaze, let alone a smile. She was too busy fussing over the grass touching her toes.
Easter is coming, and we’re on our way to my family’s house on the Eastern Shore. I pinky promise to photograph my kids there a little…. ;)
Oh my goodness, she is getting SO big, and is beautiful as ever! I LOVE the flowers you found, and dang it, I still love your baby! She’s a doll! <3
She looks like a porcelain doll! Still so precious.
She is just so beautiful! Love these!
Your daughter is beautiful and so are these images. Really love your soft processing on these
Aww she’s so cute! Good luck getting more images soon!!
how sweet! Perfect Spring-time images! Love the one where she is grabbing her toes!
She is so gorgeous! These are beautiful as always.
Perfect…great purple flowers next to a purple dress!
She is just too pretty for words. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
Oh my, she’s just adorable and she has changed so much since she was born. The location and colors are also just so beautiful and she always have the cutest expressions. These two pictures were totally worth 15 minutes:)
I love these tones! All the purple looks so amazing together!=– and of course Audrey is gorgeous.
Soooo sweet. I adore that first shot.
She has gotten so big! She is gorgeous, and so are the images you captured of her. Beautiful!!
Indeed so precious. She’s growing up so fast Andrea. Hugs hugs hugs!
So pretty!
Beautiful.
Charming.
Loved.
Adored.
Cherished.
{The G family}
oh my goodness – what a great looking family!
What a beatiful family. These images are lovely
Ohhh gorgeous! What great kiddo and family shots! I love the rich colors. Beautiful job as always!! #4 would be an awesome gallery wrapped canvas!
Beautiful pictures! I really like that one of the two children standing on the stool:)
Beautiful family! love the shot of siblings standing together.
What a beautiful family. Gorgeous images! I love the two kids standing on the chair :)
I love the girl’s necklace. So vintage :)
What a beautiful little girl and boy. Lovely images!
You did such a great job capturing them, love the one of the brother and sister together!
What a beautiful family! The children’s shots are totally adorable!
I love that close up of the siblings together! What good looking subjects you had for this session!!
These are sooo beautiful! Love this session. Gorgeous family!
Remember my most recent Maternity Session? Well, meet baby Markos, he finally made his debut! He’s close to 4 weeks young in these photos already, but he was still a tiny sleepy peanut. And let me tell you, he’s just the joy in his parents’ life. Without further adieu . . .
Thank you G for choosing me to capture this amazingly wonderful time in your lives!
Beautiful! He was really sleepy for 4 weeks old. That family shot is perfect!!
These are beautiful! I especially love the third and last pictures.
SO precious! What a sweet baby and the family picture is lovely! Youcan just see how tickled they are!
Gorgeous!! Awesome captures for that age! You rock!!
I love how pure and classic all of these are. Beautiful job!
Oh what sweet baby lips! Beautiful Andrea. Mom and dad should be proud!
Wow. Love how simple and beautiful these are! Your lighting is divine!
These are so classic and timeless. Beautifully done!
Gorgeous images, and what a beautiful little newborn.
He is just adorable. I love the way you have captured his sweet features.
Oh, the hair! I am in love. Beautiful work, as always, Andrea.
Look at all that hair. So so sweet! Love the image with baby and mama.
Wow! She gave birth already.
Mine will be in June. Yikes! Oh how I wish I’m near your place so you could take a shot of my new born too. Sigh… Great work again Andrea.
1. I am right handed, but goofy-footed.
2. I hate squash, meatloaf & mushrooms.
3. One food I couldn’t life without: the potato.
4. I have a BS in Early Child Education.
5. I was a social butterfly in college, and as I age and mature, I find myself more introverted.
6. I love that Nate is a renaissance man, he can fix or build anything!
7. I collect vintage cameras. my favorite is my antique Rolleiflex.
8. I really want to live in a Craftmans’ Cottage/ colonial type home one day with beautiful woodwork inside and a stone fireplace… and a couple of acres.
9. House Hunters is one of my favorite shows. Along with Raising Hope, Parenthood, Chopped, and Private Practice.
10. I often get asked if I ever model. It mortifies me, and I think in my head “are they actually looking at me?” I’m hyper critical of myself.
11. I have a weakness for girly dresses… for me or for Audrey. GAP is my first choice.
12. I am most definitely a night person. I read until all hours.
13. I never spell the word guarantee correct.
14. I dream very vividly, wildly, and weirdly.
15. I hate it when Nate calls me “Bruce” or “Beatrice.”
16. I don’t actually *like* to run. But I do love the feeling of accomplishment that follows the finish of 7 or 8 miles.
17. I am half-cuban, and lived the first five years of my life in Peru. I used to be bilingual.
18. I love curling up in my corner of the couch with a new magazine or catalogue, and dog-ear corners to pages of things I will never buy.
19. I love that I shoot both studio & location, b/c I get sick of studio in time for location, and vice-versa.
20. I have a phobia of grates and storm drains, so I refuse to step on them, and will do all thats in my power to walk around them.
21. I also have a phobia of sleeping with a closet door open. Nope. Must be shut.
22. One of my favorite sights is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. It means I’m home.
23. Random strangers often tell me I look like Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Gardner, or Julia Roberts. I think I look more like Claire Danes, a la Romeo & Juliet, lol.
24. Speaking of… “My So-Called Life” is one of my all time favorite shows… and was totally me in High School. Right down to the two eclectic friends.
25. my favorite color is…..
guess!!
And a recent photo that Nate helped take…
xoxo
Love this!!!
So fun :) favorite color green?
Beautiful picture! We have the same favorite tv shows, although I’ve never seen Chopped..I’ll have to check it out.:)
I would be one of those people asking you if you are a model, because you are gorgeous! I love the 25 random facts, so much fun!
Well, do not be so critical of yourself! Look like a model to me. :)
That was fun to read! I enjoy random facts about people. Is your favorite color blue? :)
I enjoyed reading that! I could identify with you on a lot of things. I’m also half-Cuban, I read like crazy, and I also like to have closet doors shut while I’m sleeping, especially if I can see the closet door from my bed.
Definitely Sandra Bullock :)
Love the picture! Great job NATE!
How fun! I am totally a night person too :) Great to get to know you!
How fun! I love to get to “know” people online via random fun facts.
Add me to the list of people who would think you modeled–you are stunningly gorgeous!
LOVE the new image of you! Beautiful! I can totally see why people would think you model, you are stunning!
Thanks guys! The answer is… RED!
Me too, I agree with Sandra Bullock :)
Nice shot. Yipee!
Jaidean posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 8:43 am.
Oh – he is so cute!! Love these!
Kristi posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 8:56 am.
Awwww I am in love with these!! That field of flowers is awesome and goes perfectly with his little overalls and curls!!
Sophie Crew posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 9:00 am.
I ADORE that last shot! Perfection!!
Ragan posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 10:26 am.
Such a handsome little guy! I absolutely LOVE his curls.
Kristin posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 11:37 am.
These are wonderful! His overalls, his curls, and that smile all melt my heart. Great location and fabulous color!
Beira posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 2:10 pm.
He is so handsome! I can’t get over his beautiful hair and lashes. Great location choice.
Aimee Buxton posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 2:33 pm.
He is so cute! And what a lovely location. That last image is perfection.
Robbie posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 3:30 pm.
This is one gorgeous little boy! That last one is just perfect!
Katie Lou posted the following on May 18, 2011 at 8:04 pm.
Aww! Love the one of him inthe flowers! Too cute!
Brianne Brose posted the following on May 19, 2011 at 8:08 am.
aw these are adorable, love his smile in the last one!
Elizabeth Sethi posted the following on May 21, 2011 at 5:06 am.
Andrea, these are gorgeous! Beautiful.
Jen Mahoney posted the following on May 23, 2011 at 5:48 pm.
Wow, those eyes, that hair! I love these images, you’ve captured him beautifully! The location is to die for!
Susan posted the following on May 26, 2011 at 10:35 am.
What a beautiful boy!! Love!
Shaun - Melbourne photography posted the following on May 29, 2011 at 7:37 pm.
These photographs are really cute..i have recently bought a suspender for my kid and would like to try these shots with him…
Jamie Rubeis posted the following on May 30, 2011 at 7:31 am.
I stumbled across your work on Pinterest. It is absolutely stunning and inspiring.