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Dia De Los Muertos themed photoshoot with the usual suspects

Posted on Nov 20, 2012 in Photography

Dia De Los Muertos themed photoshoot with the usual suspects

With the Ravens playing late on Sunday, we were able to squeeze in a quick lazy afternoon photoshoot with a friends of the Chaps – Heather, Erin and Laura. A big thank to Josh of Prooftrader for not only lending us the space to shoot in, but also for allowing us free reign to transform it. Heather approached us with the concept quite some time ago, initially looking to recreate a vintage photo that she had stumbled upon of three women dressed in lingerie with skulls super imposed on their faces. We figured we’d go for it –...

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Highland Toppers Cutaway Art

Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Photography

Highland Toppers Cutaway Art

Every once in a while a smaller project will land in our lap. Something with a modest budget, with matching expectations that we just have fun with. This was one of those projects. We first met Dave Cawkwell late last winter. At the time he was looking for a studio photographer to shoot his psychedelic rock band When Thunder Comes. He liked our work with Thunder enough that he brought us on to work with him on a few other gigs, one of them being to photograph his new Celtic inspired acoustic project the Highland Toppers. We wanted to help the...

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on Oct 15, 2012 in Photography

Happy Halloween!

Check out this Halloween themed mock wedding shoot featuring friends of the Chaps – Heather, Laura and Erin. And for the record, this is not an elaborate Question 6 protest. We’re simply pro-cemetery and our male friends happened to be busy and/or unfortunate looking at the time of the shoot. The location is the Baltimore...

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Don’t Be This Guy – Hire Us For Your Next Family Portrait

Posted on Dec 20, 2011 in Photography

Don’t Be This Guy – Hire Us For Your Next Family Portrait

Cameras are getting cheaper and easier to use every year. But it doesn’t mean the camera, regardless of how expensive it is will take the photograph for you. I took the photo above last weekend while I was shooting another couple. I thought it was a perfect, albeit comical, example of what most folks get wrong. The biggest mistake that most families make is that they don’t set themselves up for success. If it’s a family portrait and you’re in the family – get in on the portrait. Chances are if you can afford a...

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