Roar for a Cure Seacrets, MD | LLS Man of the Year Event 2014 | Dana Marie Photography

What an amazing event, lots of great food and so many business donated items for the silent auction to raise money for the National Lymphoma and Leukemia Society.  This event was called Roar for a Cure in honor of Ricky Kerrigan who is running for Man of the Year 2014.  The Kaleb Brown band and Galaxy Collective adorned the evening with their musical stylings and the event was very successful.  It was fun to take a few action images of the bands playing in the darkly lit venue.  The evening ended with a male and female date auction and it was a hoot to see live!

Colby Throw the First Pitch | Delmarva Shore Birds Game | Salisbury, MD | Dana Marie Photography

The threat of rain loomed all day and why wouldn't it - every Man of the Year Event thus far that was scheduled for outdoors had been touched by some rain.  Colby got to throw the first pitch.  While most people may be nervous or exciting in the minutes leading up to the big moment, girlfriend wanted a slice of pizza!  Ricky Kerrigan who is currently fundraising for the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society escorted her out to throw the first pitch.  She did a great job and we all cheered for her!  Very touching to watch!  No sooner that she threw the ball the rain began to fall and the game was postponed.  Love seeing this little chicky smile!

Play on Guitar Baby | Newborn Photographer | Dana Marie Photography | Berlin, MD

Here it is, my last session out of my home studio and we went out with a big note!  This guitar was brought in by the family and held great significance to them.  I love when families bring in relics from their own hobbies and traditions, it makes the images so personal to them.

Please do not attempt to recreate this image without the expertise of an experienced newborn photographer.  The baby was never balanced on the guitar as it appears so in the photo.  This photo is a composite of three photographs as the baby was never without someone having two hands on them at all times.  Baby safety is first and foremost when working with Dana Marie Photography, I love to create beautiful images such as these but the baby's safety will always come first.  I love how these turned out.  Having picked up an acoustic guitar myself recently to play in my spare time, I would have loved to get photos like these of my babes when they were this small!

Play on baby, play on.

Next week we are moving the studio to West Ocean City.  The new place is a shared space but a perfect stepping stone for an intimate and private maternity and newborn photography studio.  Looking forward to seeing lots of new clients checking out our new space!

Lovely Mama to be Pregnancy Photos | Ocean City, MD | Dana Marie Photography

Loved meeting this sweet couple expecting their babe in June.  We chose an outdoor location that would give us some be achy looks and also a bit of a park feel.  The weather was perfect, we really lucked out with a gorgeous sunset and weather that wasn't too chilly for this evening shoot.

Ocean City MD Realtor Headshots, Isle of Wight | Business Photographer | Dana Marie Photography, Joan Montgomery

What a day!  The weather forecast called for nice weather but the sky told a different story all day long.  After a long day of rain this day was cloudy, dreary and drizzly through the better part of the afternoon.  About 3pm the rain went away and the sun peaked out just in time to dry up some of the wet grass...but not all.  The lighting could not have been better for this portrait session.  This beautiful woman wanted some gorgeous new business head shots and in a hurry and I was going to deliver rain or shine.  There were so many great poses to choose from, it was hard to narrow my favorites!

For those of you who have been on the fence about updating your business photo, especially when you are in a business where your photo is sometimes the only first impression you get to make, I want you to look at your photo online from an objective point of view and ask what it says about you.  Looking for a business professional, I would choose someone who cared about what image they chose to make that first impression with before I would choose a professional using a cell phone camera selfie or cropped snapshot.