Fantasy In White

We are venturing into a new style of portrait photography - fantasy! We have been gathering flowers, tulle, garlands, wreaths, garden benches, and some gauzy white dresses to help create an other-worldly fairy/antiqued feel in our images. Our first run on this style this past weekend was a great success. With our own live-in model (aka Elise, our daughter), we captured the above fantasy inspired photographs. I intend to paint one of these images and get it printed on canvas for above our fireplace. (Now we just need one of her looking devilish to balance these angelic shots.... hahah. )

My True Passion

Again, the convergence of my passions painting and photography has left me in an inspired and satisfied place as it's has overlapped with the passion I feel for our beautiful daughter. As our daughter rarely even sits still for photos, there is little chance of getting her to sit still for an entire painting. So to capture her in this portrait, I used a favorite photograph from her first year to create the oil painting. Believe it or not, her eyelashes are really that amazing! I love this painting because it represents one of Brian and my favorite days. As a new family, we took Elise to the park on a fall day for a photoshoot - every picture captured the magic of that blue-sky day!

To commission your own digital painting, contact Rebecca at info@LifeScapesPhoto.com or visit our website http://www.lifescapesphotoandvideo.com/ .

LifeBrush ~ passions converge!

Brian and I consider ourselves very lucky to be able to follow our passions in life. And even better when our passions converge - in this case, painting and photography!

We are now offering our exclusive LifeBrush service as part of our business, http://www.lifescapesphotoandvideo.com/. You can now commission works of digital art from your favorite photographs. I use my array of digital tools to hand-paint your image into a painted image which we can then print on fine art canvas or even have gallery wrap for the ultimate finished presentation.

Don't be fooled. There are many filters out there that claim to do this same service, but the brush strokes are random and do not match the image, which results in a static and unrealistic painting.

With our LifeBrush technique, in this form of digital expressions, the possibilities are endless as I recreate and enhance your favorite images with my interpretive brush strokes. Above are some images from weddings we have photographed and a creation from an old wedding photograph scan from over 35 years ago!

To commission your own digital painting, contact Rebecca at info@LifeScapesPhoto.com or visit our website http://www.lifescapesphotoandvideo.com/ .

A Sunny Winter Day

We really had a great time enjoying a warm winter day with Pam and John, and their twins, Zach and Zoe. This great waterfront park, Lake Elkhorn, in Columbia offered many seagulls, ducks, and a nice dock for a casual shoot collecting our families enjoying the moments. Brian brought his amber flash gel to help maximize the blue sky and make the day even warmer. I think these will find a home in my office.

Sugar and Spice!

We got the chance to photograph our first set of twin girls today. Ashley and Alexandra, also part of the CAMOM (Columbia Area Mothers of Multiples) group, are turning 1 in a few weeks; their parents wanted to capture this precious time. With a combination of a formal sitting on backdrops with lights, and some natural environment shots with only a camera top flash, we captured some great moments with these tiny tots.

A Coast Guard Wedding

Young couple, Kelli and Daniel's wedding was a spirited affair. From adorable couple's beautiful ceremony to the dancing and singing at the reception at the Crowne Plaza, we had so much to capture for them. This coupled wanted some traditional posed photography to record family members, the bridal party, and of course, the couple on their special day, but a documentary style photography with many black and white images was the primary focus. Brian even got to explore some interesting perspectives with a special distortion lens. Great fun was had all around. Congratulations, Kelli and Daniel!

The Big Move

It's 2009, and in keeping with our trend for the new year, Brian and I are updating everything from our website to the bathroom sink (shame it wasn't the kitchen sink); we are moving our old blog over to a new site. We hope to include more photos, links to our favorite venues, and even short videos to display all the fun we are having with photography and video. We love to pursue these arts both as part of our business www.LifeScapesPhotoandVideo.com as well as for artful documentation of our family, friends, and other interests such as sailing around Annapolis, nature and the outdoors, and stock photography. We hope to import our older blog, and add many new entries highlighting the fun we are having with various portrait sittings and amazing wedding experiences. So bear with us as we fill in the gaps from the last year and update our many new and exciting events.