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the blonde creative.

a creative venture of blonde photo.
bringing blondes together. inspiring people of every hair color.

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i couldn’t be more excited to share the most awesome news with everyone – the blonde creative is here! hooray!

the blonde creative was an idea i came up with forever ago to help promote the amazing artists that i know, as well as the people and ideas that inspire me. i wanted to create a virtual collection of amazing talent that i could share with anyone who wants to be inspired. beyond this simple idea for essentially a collective art blog, i knew i wanted it to be an umbrella organization that could connect people – a place for aspiring artists to find mentors, for working artists to collaborate with other artists across all mediums, and for potential clients to seek out photographers, designers, and more! it’s very much a project, not a company – it’s an organic, non-profit creative group that seeks to help artists and benefit all. as it grows it will be a fantastic resource for promoting art appreciation for everyone it reaches. what could be better?

however, i’m getting ahead of myself. right now the blonde creative is a brand new venture – still mostly a concept that will function as an art blog maintained by me, with the help and input of my favorite artist friends. as it grows i hope it will become a source of daily inspiration and a fantastic resource for art lovers + makers alike! furthermore, i plan on debuting the blonde creative at this year’s honfest (see previous post honfest 2009!) where key members of the blonde creative will be representing this new art initiative!

most importantly, the blonde creative would still be one of the many fanciful ideas swimming around in my head if it wasn’t for my amazing friend and blonde cohort quinn peyser who gave the blonde creative its killer logo, brand new blog, and facebook fan page! even more, she convinced me to start twittering! so now you can follow the blonde creative tweets!

and here’s a little blurb from the site – i’m sure most of you will recognize the names of the initial members!

the blonde creative is a project initiated by blonde photo that aims to promote + share amazing creative talent across all mediums of art. focusing on, but not limited to, photography + design, the blonde creative will showcase individuals who are creating unique + fabulous work.

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the inspiration behind the blonde creative

jessi ringer, 5ringsphoto
quinn peyser, quinnep doodles
mary kate mckenna, mary kate mckenna photography
kim seidl, kim seidl photography

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honfest 2009!

hey hons! blonde photo is back…with friends!

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i am so excited to announce the public launch of my newest project the blonde creative at honfest 2009!

honfest is an amazing festival that takes place on the streets of hampden – one of the most fabulous neighborhoods in baltimore! hampden is home to tons of inspiring artists + characters, and lots of just plain good people. the annual honfest is much more than a local tradition – it is truly an international craze! the classic baltimore (bawl-mer) term of endearment, hon (short for honey), is at the root of this exuberant celebration that honors the honest, hard-working, fun-loving women of baltimore. yeah hons!

last year i was the official photographer for honfest – resulting in two full days of awesome hontastic images! i had a blast capturing the action on the street, the countless musicians that performed on both stages, and the main stage events, including a little miss hon contest, the crowing of the 2008 hon, and even a hon wedding!

this year i plan to bring even more energy + excitement to the festival with an amazing booth for the blonde creative! the booth will feature some of my favorite artists + best friends who will be joining me over the two day festival – quinn peyser of quinnep doodles, jessi ringer of 5ringsphoto and mk mckenna of mary kate mckenna photography! in addition to all sorts of surprises + fun, there will be raffles + giveaways, and a super-fun photo booth to capture the hon in everyone! in fact, there may even be a lifesize hon doodle in the works from quinnep doodles…i can’t wait! *PLUS* mamasita will be there again this year along with a number of other guests + friends, so mark your calendars for the weekend of june 13-14 and get up to bawlmer, hon!!

*click here for more details and to join the event on facebook!*

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the blonde photog + friends.

oh hai friends!

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best. present. ever.

once again the ridiculously talented quinn peyser has outdone herself! check out this amazing doodle-turned canvas that i *just* received from my amazing friends! here we all are, my favorite creative ladies, standing at attention ready to take on the world!

from left :: jessi ringer : 5ringsphoto; kim seidl : kim seidl photography; ME!; quinn peyser : quinnep doodles; mk mckenna : mary kate mckenna photography.

LOVE!!!

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i shoot people for a living.

stamped in metal.

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with my birthday fast approaching, i was surprised and delighted with this perfect + amazing gift from my awesome friend quinn! another fabulous find from the wonderful world of etsy, this necklace was created by stamped in metal and i absolutely love it…and i *love* that i get to “shoot people for a living” – thank you quinn!

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the auto show.

shiny, pretty things.

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i wanted to share some of the funky detail shots from the dc auto show last weekend…was on a mission to capture some killer shots for canton car wash – slated to open this spring in baltimore city! it’s going to be an amazing car wash complete with a coffee shop and wi-fi! check them out on facebook and be a fan! three very cool baltimore guys are behind this venture, one of which happens to be my boyfriend!

originally i was envisioning all b+w photos, but the color was absolutely amazing – thanks to my sweet 5D MKII and its unreal ISO expansion of 25,600 for some of these shots! enjoy!

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doodle project!

photo -> doodle = awesome!

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photo by meggie velasco, doodle by quinnep.

i am *so* very excited and wanted to share this awesome project that i worked on with the super talented quinn peyser! i approached quinn to create a doodle for our awesome friend jessi. we chose one of meggie velasco’s amazing photos of jessi’s daughter and quinn set to doodling! after she created the the *new* image we printed it through canvas on demand and wah-lah!

best.thing.ever!

we are so happy, jessi *loves* it, and quinn and i can’t wait to start working on more doodle projects soon! do have a photo you want doodled from one of our sessions? or even just one of your own? contact quinnep asap!

here are some of the awesome shots i snapped of the canvas before we sent it to jessi in tennessee!!

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signed by the artist!

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