lauren honza photography

Charity Cute Kid Contest

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:54:16 +0000

I’ve recently joined up with a fantastic organization called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS). NILMDTS is a non-profit organization that assists families who have suffered early infant loss by providing free professional photography services in order to preserve their childs legacy and loving memory. Every year this organization runs a cute kid contest and this year I’ll be participating! Last year the organizaion was able to raise $44,000 and we hope to raise more this year! Here are the details: https://www.charitymodelsearch.org

Dates: The contest begins on January 1 (ok, so I’m a little late). As a participating photographer, I will be scheduling these session through till March 15th.

The session: The session will be $75 for 30 minutes of shooting. Just the children elegable for the competition can participate in the session (birth-18 years old)

Entry: One photo of each child may be submitted to the competition. Once voting begins on March 23rd, we rally everyone we can to vote. Each vote costs $1, you are not limited to how many votes you submit. All the procedes to go NILMDTS to continue their wonderful mission.

Finalists will be announced March 25th

Judging begins on March 26th. They will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner which will be announced mid-April. Stay tuned for prizes!

In addition to the regluar contest, you will also have the ability to view and purchase prints or digital files on my online proofing site.

Please contact me if interested!

Senior Beauty

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:11:24 +0000

I love encountering seniors who know who they are. The confidence found in young adults who have direction is inspiring. They are ready to take over the world! And hopefully we will leave them with one worth taking. I wish I had had some of that direction when I was that age.

The H Family {Millersville Infant Photographer}

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:25 +0000

Mr. Z was just about the sleepiest, cuddliest newborn I have met. This little cutie was sound asleep the whole time, making my job super easy! Not to mention the fact that Mom and Dad had a completely empty sunroom that became an in home studio. It was perfect! I even caught a little smile. It was a great day to be an infant photographer. Thanks Mom and Dad for inviting me into your home to meet your beautiful family.

The B Family {Catonsville Family Photographer}

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:09:35 +0000

One of the most wonderful things about being a photographer is capturing precious moments of the people you love and seeing the joy in those moments. One of my oldest friends approached me to take her family pictures and I couldn’t have been more thrilled. She and I go way back to when we were only 6 years old! To see where our lives have taken us and the families that we now have has been an amazing journey. Through the craziness of the teenage years to transitioning into adulthood and finding ourselves, our friendship has grown. And although busy schedules can take over occasionally it is always a comfort to have someone you know you can call on. I can only hope that the B family enjoys their pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. I often talk about the experience of having family pictures taken this way, instead of in a chain studio, and while I always enjoy meeting new families and getting to know new people, you just can’t beat spending an afternoon with your oldest friend and her beautiful family.

Snippets {Maryland Child and Family Photographer}

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:21:29 +0000

This fall was a great one! I had so much fun meeting new friends and clients and playing with some crazy cute kids! I did fail in one aspect though. I fear I left out the blogging world! The craziness of the season made it difficult for me to keep up with the growing collection of websites and social networking sites. As a photographer who’s main market comes from friends, family and social media, keeping these connections is important. With most people requesting Facebook posts, my poor blog was left out. :( So I have a quick post for my blog followers to check out some of my more recent session. I will have more to post after the holidays. (after gifts have been given out. :P) Enjoy! And if you want to see more, head over to my Facebook page!

On The Move {Silver Spring Family Photographer}

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:46:20 +0000

Two year olds are possibly the most difficult but fun age to shoot. They are constantly on the go, have strong opinions about all things and can’t really be reasoned with. This make shooting them a job that requires lots of energy and patience but it also means that when you get “the” shot, their personality really shines through! This little guy was no different. We were all over the place with this little one but in the end, we got some great shots.

Engaged!

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:48:39 +0000

It was great to meet this couple yesterday! I have to say, I am so impressed with Ms. L here. She was so committed to getting these pictures done that even though she broke her foot and hadn’t had it set yet, she still kept her appointment! The poor thing couldn’t put any weight on it and was trekking through Old Ellicott City like a champ without any complaints. I think I’d be home on the couch with some serious pain killers…but I’m a wuss when it comes to pain so no surprise there. :P

Ms. L is a history major so they fittingly chose Old Ellicott City to do their engagement photos. It’s a great historic location founded in 1772. It has the B&O railroad museum, lots of old buildings and bridges and great little nooks to take pictures in. The trick to Old Ellicott is to go during the week when it isn’t crowded with people and cars. Mr. C is a former Marine and is in school for Criminal Justice.

Good luck on your upcoming graduation and marriage! It was so great to work with you!

Disclaimer: The train tracks used for these images are not live tracks. They are a small section of reclaimed tracks that are now part of the B&O museum.

The B Family {Ellicott City Family Photographer}

admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:11:53 +0000

It was great working with this family this past weekend! We shot inside and outdoors by the little stream in their backyard. It was fun going over the “river” and through the “woods” to get some of these shots! Enjoy!

Family time {Catonsville Family Photographer}

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:50:56 +0000

One thing I love about being a photographer is watching a family grow. This family has been with me from the beginning. I shot their first daughters newborn pictures and all her milestones, and then her little sisters newborn pictures and now her six month along with the family shots. These little girls always make me laugh, their personalities are so polar opposite. Big sis was serious and observant and later a crazy brave climber getting into everything. Little sis so far is giggly and social and content playing in her little space. (We’ll see if that continues) I can’t wait to see ow they interact as they grow!

birthday mini {Ellicott City Child Photographer}

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:28:32 +0000

This was the perfect little birthday mini. This little guys birthday party was taking place at Clark Elioak Farm in the afternoon. Mom called and scheduled a mini session (30-45 minutes of shooting) to take place right before the party at the farm. It was perfect. Little N was in a great mood, it was a great location and Mom and Dad scheduled it perfectly so that right after we finished up, they had time to set up and spend the rest of the day celebrating their beautiful boys first birthday. Mom and Dad, thanks for letting me come out to help you celebrate!