Urban Row Photography

Consider this: it’s 70 degrees outside, Thursday afternoon and you’re ready to start the weekend a day early. Oh and you’re in the mood to sit outside next to some fancy fire lit torches? Bond Street Social it is.

Their location in Fells Point with views of the water makes it hard to pass by, and once you’ve tasted their food, you’ll need to come back more than once to enjoy everything on their new spring/summer menu.

You might remember this sweet couple (that also happen to be 2 of my favorite people) from our maternity shoot a few months back…now that little H has joined the party, I was so excited to capture the 3 of them together.

Here’s where we left off:

They are the quintessential family to photograph: color-coordinated  (H’s outfit was of course the one that set the tone!), laid-back, and most impressive, their 3 month old little man did nothing but stare straight into the camera switching between smiles and serious faces. There was no fussing whatsoever. None! 3 months old. 45 minutes…this family is now Urban Row’s gold standard.

This session was bittersweet though since the M’s are moving to Germany in a few weeks! It breaks my heart to see them go (especially since our babes were born only 3 weeks apart!), but I know this is the best excuse for us to plan a trip to Germany in the future and of course, lots of incredible opportunities await them as soon as they step foot on German soil.

Baltimore won’t be the same without you 3, but we can’t wait to  hear H come back to visit with a few German phrases under his belt. Such an adorable little world-traveller-in-high-waisted-pants you’re raising.

When Langley’s mom contacted me about her daughter’s photoshoot, we considered a bunch of locations within Baltimore city. All of them could have been great, but the one we landed on was spot on perfection. Not only was the sun out with bright blue skies and crisp air, but the building sparkled and the water glistened. We got to walk through gardens, lean up against mosaic walls and stare at the almost-Manhattan-like-skyline.

Ok, maybe that Manhattan part is a bit of a stretch when you’re looking at Baltimore’s waterfront, but one of Langley’s favorite places to visit (and shop! my kind of gal…) is New York City, so I wanted to try to capture the spirit and spunk of this fun-loving lady combined with the funky architecture and accessible waterfront similar to New York.

We had so much fun chatting together and finding different spots to pose in…Langley was such an easy-going girl with an adorably contagious smile!

Sparkly and bright. Just like this young lady. I hope you had fun! Thanks for the opportunity to work together!!

Baby M is expected to make his appearance in the next couple of weeks (sooner, if his mom can help it!) so our photoshoot had the perfect combination of silly fun, spontaneous laughs, hopeful anticipation and oodles of love. Not only were B and I roommates together at college, but we finish each other’s sentences frequently and have the same love of organized chaos and husbands that truly love a good burger…or steak…or bacon-wrapped anything…you get the idea.

We can’t wait to welcome your little bundle of joy! You look absolutely radiant, B – thanks again for sharing the start of an incredible new chapter in your life with us. Hope you enjoy the photos headed your way…the start of many memories to come.

These 3 were troopers. In fact, they deserved a hearty, warm breakfast of pumpkin pancakes on the bright and early morning of our photoshoot but instead they were greeted with a camera documenting their every move and a chill in the air. And they still managed to look incredible – they could have all easily stepped out of a Boden family catalog!

I remember taking photos of little N a few days after he was born…all he did was sleep and and make the sweetest yawning faces back then! And by back then I mean only 8 months ago. Really?! It still amazes me that over the course of just over half a year, little people can change so much (if you asked me what my biggest accomplishment was over the last 6 months it definitely wouldn’t be as exciting as discovering solid foods and attempting to become mobile)! Now he’s thisclose to starting to crawl and will absolutely keep his mommy and daddy on their toes when that day comes.

N’s mom was worried he wasn’t smiling very much since it was cold and pretty early still, but I knew he couldn’t hold out very long without flashing  a series of his signature smiles!

Thanks for being such good sports and trekking through the park with me so early on a Sunday morning! Next time we’ll take advantage of the afternoon lighting and there will be some snacks…mum-mums, perhaps?

I recently had the wonderful pleasure of photographing this energetic family for the 2nd year in a row! Each moment spent with little miss A makes me realize the difference 365 days make…our photoshoot was almost exactly one year to the day of when we were together last year. I can’t wait to meet your newest addition in a few short months!

Look at those inquisitive 10 month old baby blues…

And now, little miss personality at 22 months!

Thanks for such a fun afternoon filled with smiles while saying “cheeeeeeeese!”, playing in the leaves and lots of love, W family! Hope you enjoyed the shoot as much as I did.