. . . slowly getting back into the groove of blogging!  Things have been so busy that I haven’t been good about making time to post, but I do love to share my beautiful families with my readers (and the blog gives me “someone” to talk to aside from myself while I’m at my desk).  It’s either blog, or sing, and I can promise for those within earshot they would choose the blog 100% of the time.

Love this family…did someone say Ralph Lauren?  They made the trip around the beltway from Virginia, to come to Annapolis for their family’s portrait session.  The baby is still Mommy’s baby, but clearly his older sister is growing up way too fast!

Have a great weekend

hc | annapolis photographer

. . . there was much giggling, jumping on furniture and running amok during this session.  You’d never know that “someone” wasn’t happy when we first started, and I’ll never tell who

hc | children’s photographer

. . . there is no prize for guessing the correct answer   I have had a number of family portrait sessions in Washington, D.C., lately, and it’s always fun to see the places that are most special to my clients.  You’d think I would know the City well, because it’s so close to home, but every time I go, I discover something new.  This session ended with chocolate milkshakes at Eastern Market.  YUM!

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. . . slowly catching up on the blog . . . lots to post so I’ll be less wordy than usual.  Besides, with a pair like this, how many different ways can you say the word CUTE?  Thanks to both of them (and their Mom) for coming to play with me

hc | child photographer

. . . I photographed these girls when they were days old, and while it’s true that newborn twins aren’t easy to photograph, at least they couldn’t go anywhere   I had a ball chasing them around the studio, and loved playing dress up with 2 little live dolls.  That being said, telling them apart AFTER the session, when preparing their galleries was another story -

hc | child photographer

. . . I spent some time with this sweet girl in the studio, to mark a milestone birthday!  She is darling inside, and out

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. . . I’ve said it before – sometimes I feel like I’m watching my own childhood happen all over again.  Happy weekend.

hc

. . . “What’s Great about America,” John Stossel’s first documentary to air on the Fox News Channel, premiered this past Saturday and Sunday, in celebration of the July 4th holiday.  KT McFarland, Fox News Contributor, was interviewed for the program, and I was asked if an image I had taken of she and her daughter, could be included in the program.  Of course I said YES!  I met the McFarlands during USNA Commissioning Week in 2007, when I photographed their family.  Regardless where you stand on the issues politically, it’s hard to deny that we live in the greatest Country in the world, and Stossel’s show reminds us of that in so many ways.  I am thankful to have been born in the USA, to have been given the gift of opportunity to chase my dreams, and to know the freedoms that so many around the world don’t know.  It’s true that America might not be perfect, but I traveled the world for many years and can tell you that I have yet to find a place where the grass is greener than my own backyard (its current status of being nearly dead from the heat not withstanding).  I love this Country.  I am proud of my grandparents who became US citizens after emigrating from Europe in search of opportunity, and am grateful for all of the men and women serving in our military to protect our freedoms – including the beautiful young woman pictured below.
I hope everyone had a happy and safe July 4th – we had a ball

hc | proud American photographer