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My not so little brother Sam Hoffman graduated from Mount St Joe’s this spring, and Lyndsay Stark, basically a little sister to me, also graduated from high school this spring. Our families are really close and the mom’s decided to throw a joint grad party!

I met Aravind and his family at a Spring family session, thanks to a referral. Aravind was looking to have some headshots taken for his business portfolio, both for his current job, and anything that may arise in the future. Headshots are always great to have for social media, linked in, and business profiles. Here is a summary of our time together down at Federal Hill in Baltimore.

When we aren’t photographing weddings, events, and families, I’m with the people I love.

This 4th of July Patrick and I ventured out to our Aunt Terrie and Uncle John’s home in Catonsville, walking distance to the parade… and MAN… what a blast we had.

We named this festivity… the Annual McDade Sugarfest. You will see why!

I met Sarah probably 10 years ago, and thanks to Facebook, reunited. I saw Sarah for the first time in 5 years a couple weeks ago, met her husband Joe, and their newborn Ethan. This newborn session was so fun for us. Ethan did so well. He slept, he cried, he pooped and he smiled. This Dr. Suess and Duck Dynasty themed shoot was precious.

Ashlynn turned 16 and her parents threw her a party to celebrate!! Karina and Brent are friends of Patrick and mine and they invited us (and hired us) to come do a photobooth AND capture event highlights! This party was so much fun. Can’t you tell from the picture above!

Weeks ago I did a headshot shoot for my friend Beata. Her pictures turned out fabulous and lots of people started emailing us (we love referrals!).

Her husband reached out and asked if we would schedule a headshot shoot for him. Of course we said!

Meet Greg. Greg works for IBM downtown at the Inner Harbor. Friday I met him and we decided to go on an adventure entailing walking all over the inner harbor to see what great backdrops we could find in our hour of time together. From the aquarium, to Pier 4, to the aerial view of the harbor, we found great locations for headshots.

Aubrie is like a little sister to me. This past Saturday she was going to Perry Hall Senior Prom with her boyfriend Mike. Aubrie looked amazing, and Mike looked handsome. I have to say, they picked the best color for dress (teal… one of my favorites). Rana, Aubrie’s momma and a friend of mine, asked if I would come over to take some pictures. I’m glad I was able to make it happen and get there to take pictures before their big night out.

My mom turned 58 in March. I’m pretty sure she has not had any birthday parties in about 10 years or something crazy like that. So, I decided to throw her a surprise with her friends and some family.

Patrick and I are excited to post this family shoot. Stephanie Felton is amazing. This was a neat shoot because we tied in anniversary and family into one shoot. Stephanie and Johnny celebrate 10 years of marriage this October. Stephanie was one of our wedding coordinators at our wedding and helped us out so much the day of. As a way to say THANK YOU, we offered to photograph their family in exchange for all her help. She and her family were so appreciative and planned on the shoot for weeks! 

This past Saturday, I spent 3 hours photographing a beautiful outdoor wedding for the newly wed, Atiya and Mohammed. Atiya and Mohammed are African American Muslims, a sweet and kind couple. Their wedding was unique and a cultural experience for me as I have never had the privileged of photographing a Ghanaian-Muslim wedding. I was honored to have been invited to and hired to photograph this wedding.