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cyon is 6 months | baltimore photographer
product spotlight | the organic bloom
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simona | baltimore newborn photographer
naval academy commissioning | jills blog
A couple weeks ago, our cousin Mason graduated from the Naval academy and was commissioned. It was cold and rainy, but I’m so glad we were there to see it!
june club jk charm | jills blog
memorial day 2013 | jill’s blog
sneak a peek of the studio… | baltimore newborn photographer
I wanted to wait until the studio was 100% ready to post pictures and make an announcement… but I’m learning it will always be a work in progress.
I have my first newborn session there today… I took a picture to send to my best friend of the space all set up. But when I looked down at my phone, it didn’t look like a 240 square foot shed anymore. It looks like one of those pictures from the blogs of photographers I look up to.
It seems kind of silly, but it brought me to tears. This little building is a dream come true. It’s nothing short of a blessing to be able to provide for your family by doing what you love.
A special thank you to my husband who poured blood, sweat and tears into this space and to Tailorcraft Builders, Inc. for expediting the process!
So here is my little slice of heaven – a studio/office/prop hoards anonymous meeting space .. It’s still a bit of a mess and it still needs electric and some storage installed, but that’ll be wrapped up by the end of the week 😉
Pencil in June 22 & 23 for our official Grand Opening weekend – I can’t wait to invite you all over to check it out!
engaged on stage at WMZQFest | baltimore photographer
ashleigh and zack | maryland engagement photographer
This is a story that can’t be told with few words… or pictures for that matter.
Ashleigh’s husband, LCpl Cody Roberts was killed in Action in 2010 only 3 months after his son was born. I met them for the first time for their newborn portraits, with my 10 month old in tow flew from North Carolina to Idaho for his funeral and on a cold, early morning I was there when his unit came home missing 19 souls lost during their tour. On another winter night, I photographed Cody’s best friend, Zack’s homecoming from Afghanistan. Over time, Ashleigh moved forward – Zack was a constant comfort and support to both Ashleigh and Colten. The void left by Cody’s loss could never be filled, but a heart is big enough to allow love to grow along side of it.
Fast forward to this spring, Zack entered a contest with the radio station WMZQ to be ‘Engaged on Stage’ – and with the support of our tight knit military family they WON! He asked if I could come to photograph this special day. However, we met a little resistance getting a press badge to the concert headlined by Luke Bryan….
I’ve had the honor to photograph some of the most important days of their lives and I would beg, borrow or steal to photograph Zack and Ashleigh’s happy ending. I called, e-mailed, searched and stalked to find contacts with the concert venue, Live Nation, and WMZQ. When I finally got ahold of a decision-maker this is what I sent…
…I’ve taken photos of the most important days of their lives and I would do anything to be able to be there to photograph Zack and Ashleigh getting engaged.
I already have tickets to the show and have been in touch with the radio station but they explained there were no more press badges for the event. I don’t want to photograph anything but Zack and Ashleigh for their own memories and photo albums. I’m a portrait photographer with a little studio – I don’t want to sell the images anywhere to anyone.
Please let me know if there is anyway possible that I would be able to bring a camera to this event to document this joyous day in their lives. Thank you for your consideration.
Attached are a few images of those days I mentioned – I would love to make their album complete!
Cody and Colten at only a few days old and just a week before he left for Afghanistan:
Colten at 3 months old – this was the day before the Roberts were notified that Cody had been killed:
During Cody’s funeral, a Marine read a letter from Zack – Cody’s best friend who was still serving overseas.
They celebrated their first Christmas without Cody:
At Cody’s homecoming – Ashleigh was there in the crowd…
About a month later, Zack’s unit came home. Ashleigh waited along with Zack’s twin sister and family to welcome him.
The next spring, Colten turned 1 year old.
They started out as my clients, but I feel so much love for this family. Ashleigh hasn’t moved on, she’s moved forward and the happiness that Zack brings to their lives is an amazing gift. Those days and weeks turned into months and years…. here are Ashleigh, Zack and Colten this past Christmas:Regards,Jillian Mills
With a little luck and a kind media relations guy, I got permission to bring a camera to their engagement. It was still a surprise to Ashleigh, who knew about the contest but did not know that they won. You can see the magic moments as they happened here 🙂
newborn photography | lucas
