tall trees.

giants in the california wilderness.

BLONDEPHOTO-REDWOOD-001-5340
staring up the trunks of the tallest trees on earth, the redwood national forest, humboldt county, ca.

for the past few days i’ve been traversing northern california from big sur to crescent city – hiking through the redwood forest, exploring the lost coast, trekking into deep fern canyons, and horseback riding through the mountains. my dad + i have logged over 1200 miles and seen so much in just 5 days, making the 2009 father’s day redwood roadtrip a huge success! it’s been great spending the week with my dad and we hope everyone had a fantastic father’s day!

6 Comments

Filed under photography, travel

honfest 2009: photo booth!

blondephoto-photobooth-001-4609

you came. you saw. you got hon’d up in the blonde photo booth and now you want to see your photos. they are coming! this blonde photog is recovering from two fun-filled days and processing 4000+ images from the weekend, so hang in there and be patient hon! it will be worth the wait!

galleries will be up soon – keep checking back!

1 Comment

Filed under baltimore, honfest, photography

honfest 2009: day 2!

hampden crowns baltimore’s best hon 2009!

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-001-9368-2
denise whiting with baltimore’s best hon 2009, charlene osborne.

it’s official! charlene osborne is baltimore’s best hon 2009! woohoo! yesterday was FANTASTIC! best honfest ever! more photos to come soon – enjoy this sneak peek!

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-1b
loved seeing my photo on all the honfest posters!

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-006-5253

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-005-5221
the cafe hon flamingo!

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-002-5041-2
me posing with my favorite baltimore hon and this years’ BEST! congrats charlene!!

3 Comments

Filed under baltimore, honfest, hons, news, photography, photojournalism

honfest 2009: day one!

day one preview of the hontastic weekend in b’more!

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-002-4121
1st place winner in the “what is a hon?” art contest, “Hon” by local artist holly petr.

day one of honfest 2009 was fantastic! 36th street bustled with the energy of all hons strutting their stuff down the avenue. dazzled spectactors took it all in for the 16th year, and watched round one of baltimore’s best hon competition as well as the crowning of little miss hon and miss teen hon 2009! their was an awesome art show, great bands, and a ton of fabulous vendors! if you missed out on the fun you can get your “hon” on tomorrow as well! check it out :: honfest.com!

see ya in hampden, hon!

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-003-4514
hey hon!

BLONDEPHOTO-HONFEST-001-4076
the blonde creative rocked it out at honfest 2009 with the queen hon doodle!

6 Comments

Filed under baltimore, honfest, hons, photography

laurie + ben: engaged!

sunshine of your love.

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-034-9865

laurie + ben are getting married!

last week i had the joy of following these crazy fun lovebirds all over their neighborhood – i never knew bethesda was so cute! and so green! in addition to the colorful streets (and alleyways) we found some sweet greenery – nothing like a little nature in the city  to make this photog happy! we also walked by the church where they are getting married (next month!) – it has the most striking blue doors – love!

with laurie + ben everything is fun and exciting – their energy is so great, i just love them! laurie is exuberant and ben is very chill, and their amazing smiles show just how perfect they are together. i fell in love with them before we even met – i could feel laurie’s energy from her emails – plus how could i not love a spunky kindergarten teacher who is marrying the love of her life? did i mention he happens to be a doctor at children’s hospital? they are the best!

 so wet met for coffee, hit it off fabulously and the rest is history. laurie claims that the best day of her life was booking me as their photographer, second only to the day ben asked her to marry him! seriously, could i be any luckier with these two? amazing! i’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again – i have the. best. clients. ever.

enjoy!

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-008-9487

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-037-9964

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-1

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-018-9594

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-025-9707

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-013-9542

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-2

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-030-5673

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-028-9830

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-042-0069

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-004-9446

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-010-9514

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-031-5690

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-015-5630

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-017-9585

BLONDEPHOTO-LB-001-9429
laurie’s kindergarten students drew pictures of laurie + ben’s wedding day! this one was my favorite!!

4 Comments

Filed under dc, engagement, photography

get your HON on!

HONFEST 2009 is almost here!

BLONDEPHOTO_HONFEST_2008

are YOU ready?

the blonde creative is gearing up for this weekend – 2 days of fun in the sun with hons on the avenue in hampden – oh yeah!

click HERE for more info!

1 Comment

Filed under art, artists, baltimore, event, honfest, hons, the blonde creative