Monday, March 30, 2009

Planning your clothing with Polyvore.com

Need help planning your clothing for an upcoming photo shoot. Go to www.polyvore.com

This is so fun!! I recently had a new client forward me a link to her outfit choices for her upcoming family photo shoot and I just had to share it. Warm Photo Set

click on the following link to see this selection in your web browser and see a break down of all the items and the stores that they came from. http://www.polyvore.com/warm_photo_set/set?id=7430088



From what I understand so far you can find different images from all over the web (or add your own photo if you already own the item) and put them all together and one place so you can see how everything will look all together. It will show you an overview of the whole outfit (or in this case outfits for the whole family) as well as all the individual pieces so you can see where they come from and purchase them online.

I think this is such a great resource for pre-planning your outfits for an upcoming photo shoot. I definetely would recommend trying this out for yourself. I also plan on gathering a few looks that I think would look great and cohesive for a photo shoot and sharing them here on the blog in the future.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Behold the power of a blog post

Just days after my Locks of Love blog post I recieved this photo via text message. I love that my friend Brekke was influenced by my blog post enough to chop off her own locks to donate to a wonderful cause!

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Locks of Love

The weekend before last I had the opportunity to take part in a great event for Locks of Love at a local hair salon. Rodney Laws Studio along with Whirlwind Catering hosted the event and it was a big success. Participants paid $65 which included a haircut and style, manicure and a delicious spread of food all day long with the proceeds being donated to the American Cancer Foundation. My dear friend Cindy is the owner of Whirlwind Catering and the night before the event (in between her mad rush to finsh all the food) went to the salon and got her hair all chopped off to donate to Locks of Love. It looks fabulous!

Here are a few random shots that I captured throughout the morning.


These cinnamon rolls were delicious and my mouth is watering just thinking about them. If you are in the area and looking for any kind of catering need you simply must contact Cindy.

This handsome devil is Rodney himself!
I just love his salon. It is located by the Annapolis Mall on Oak Ct. It's a row of cute houses that have all been zoned for commercial use so it is just so cozy and inviting.

Rodney kept everyone laughing all day long.
We even had several children take part in the event and I couldn't resist this shot of these cute little feet.

The beautiful Nora.
And hot mama Dawn working her magic.
We had 2 brave girls agree to chop off their long locks to donate and of course I had to document the whole process.
Here is the before photo.
going...
going....
Gone!!!
I just love this shot of Megan looking on while Jessica is getting her hair chopped. I think she might have been a wee bit nervous.

Megan awaiting her own hair chop.

Megan's mom is a cancer survivor and lost all of her hair while she was battleing cancer so it was a pretty big deal for their family. In fact her entire family drove down from New Jersey to watch the whole thing. It was great! Here is Megan and her beautiful momma.
Mom held her hand during the haircut.


I love this shot of Jessica and Megan with Megan's mom as the paparazzi.

Once they were all styled I of course had to make them step outside for a little imprompu photo shoot.
They looked STUNNING!



Next up is the cutest little thing ever. Miss Lilly getting her first haircut EVER!!!
She wasn't sure what to think of the whole ordeal and was so adorable.
In the below photo she is holding her little ponytail that just got cut off.
It was a very serious event in her little life and I loved that I was there to document it.
Nora's beautiful mom (who also happens to be a recent cancer survivor) stopped by for the event too so I had to grab a few of these wonderful women.
Now I know where Nora gets her looks from. They are gorgeous!
It was such a fun day and I was so glad to be able to be a part of it.
Do yourself a favor and stop in at Rodney Law Studios to get your new Spring haircut and tell him Stevie sent you. You can make an appt by calling 410-897-5999. Start out the Spring in style!!
And don't forget Cindy with Whirlwind Catering for your next big party!!

Monday, March 16, 2009

Rhys & Brynn

I had a fabulous photo shoot last week with twins Rhys and Brynn. How cute is their little family?!

Stacy and Iwan were just beaming with pride at their new little miracles.
I just adore this series.



They love to hold hands


Stacy and Rhys are so completely natural as parents. It's so amazing that how a little over 3 months ago they had no babies and now they have 2 and that immediately they are just amazing parents. I just love how comfortable Iwan is with Brynn. He's got the perfect dad balance here with pacifer in the mouth, bottle perched and gently stroking her face with his finger to soothe her. Love it.



There bedroom door was so cool so I had to incorporate it in the photos.


Of course Spike had to get in on the action.

Iwan's mom was in town all the way from Hong Kong and I'm so glad that we were able to get photos of her with her very first grandbabies.
3 generations

Love this one too.

Poor Spike!