Yuletide at Winterthur

Yuletide at Winterthur

I recently spent a day photographing the Yuletide display at Winterthur Mansion in Winterthur, Delaware. One of the things I really liked about their display was all the exquisite details seen in every room that contributed to the beautiful display. Here are the first...

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Ivory Flame

Ivory Flame

During the pandemic, I've had the opportunity to work with Ivory Flame, one of my favorite models, a few times. Fortunately for photographers, models figured out how to work remotely, so when these photos were taken, I was working in my basement here in Bethesda, and...

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Blue River Dream

Blue River Dream

One of the figure models we work with is Blue River Dream, a local model here in the DC area. She is always great fun to collaborate with on ideas for photos. I'll come up with an idea for a photo session, she'll look through what she has for wardrobe and props, and...

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Beautiful Flowers

Beautiful Flowers

Here are some of the flower photos I've edited recently. I hope you enjoy seeing these wonderful flowers 🙂 Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania   Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg, Maryland  ...

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Orange Tulip

Orange Tulip

    This is another photograph in my series of flowers photographed as portraits with custom backgrounds designed to highlight what I see as the personality of the flowers. When I saw how the petals on this tulip were opening up, she struck me as an...

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The Beauty of Fall

The Beauty of Fall

Ok - so I'm giving up on trying to organize posts by subject - and will just do it by season at least for a while. There are lots of posts with just a few photos lined up - and at the rate I'm going - I may never get enough photos for an entire post dedicated to a...

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Orange Romeo Carnation

Orange Romeo Carnation

This is another photograph in my series of  flowers photographed as portraits with custom backgrounds designed to highlight what I see as the personality of the flowers. When I saw these amazing carnations at the store, they reminded me of so many strong women I know...

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Zoe Celesta West

Zoe Celesta West

I've been lucky enough to photograph Zoe Celesta West on two different occasions: the first, at a workshop with Marie Otero, and the second in our studio in Bethesda. I'm looking forward to working with Zoe again once we're able reopen our studio and it's safe for...

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