Baby Ethan's 3 month photoshoot - Kensington Photography Studio, Baby Photographer

The studio is seeing lots of interest in our year long Baby Plan. We recently photographed the 3 month session of baby Ethan at our Silver Spring photography studio. This session is one of 4 that we will take during Ethan's first year of life - the others are at 6, 9 and 12 months. During each session we capture an image that will be included in a special photographic Art Piece (called the Baby Panel) that is included in our Baby Plan. For the 3 month session we choose the image below for the Baby Panel:

Baby Ethan at 3 months old

Please drop by again to see Ethan's progress during his first year of life. Press the subscribe button to keep in touch.

Baby Panel showing the image from Ethan's first portrait session

All sessions for our Baby Plan take place at the studio of Avonlee Photography in Silver Spring MD. Our newborn baby photographer is Michael Dunphy and he looks forward to helping you capture the most important 1st year of your baby's life. Please call the studio at 301-946-4656 to learn more about our Baby Plan or visit our website at http://babyplan.avonleephotography.com

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Tel: 301-946-4656

Avonlee Photography - Photography studio located just north of downtown Kensington. Available for portraits, weddings, mitzvahs and commercial clients. Newborn baby photographer in Bethesda and Chevy Chase Maryland.

Portrait of Kensington Conservator

Working Men Portrait Series

Joe Grenon - Awesome Metals, Kensington, Maryland

This portrait of Joe Grenon, is part of our 'Working Men' series and was taken at Awesome Metals located on Howard Avenue, Kensington, Maryland. Joe has been the owner of Awesome Metals since August of 2003.

From an early age Joe was interested in antiques. His daily work involves the repair, restoration and conservation of metal objects that need help. When asked if he had ever done any other kind of work he replied " I've been involved in restoration for 35 years, I don't remember much before that"

Joe was a wonderful subject to work with. He too has a background in photography and understood the process of creating the images. We recently spent just 20 minutes creating a series of images in his studio in Kensington.

The images we capture in the Working Man series are of individuals that primarily work with their hands. We are not necessarily looking for happy smiling images but instead are hoping to catch that off guarded moment when a subject grants us access to their inner self. Here is my favorite from our session:

Joe Grenon - Awesome Metals, Kensington, Maryland

Additional photography services may be found on our main website located at www.avonleephotography.com

Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Avonleephoto

Tel: 301-946-4656

Avonlee Photography - Photography studio located just north of downtown Kensington, Maryland. Available for portraits, weddings, mitzvahs and commercial clients.

New Contest for the Fall

Fall Photo Contest

 This season's contest is a test of your photographic skill. We want you to take a photograph of nature - any subject, flora or fauna using your phone or camera. The only requirement is that there must be no evidence of mankind in the image - no walls, fences, roads or houses. Only three entries per person allowed. Images will be judged on October 21st and the winner will be notified by October 26th. Winning image will be posted to our Facebook page and included in our next newsletter.

Please post your image on either our Facebook page or, email it directly to us at this address

The prize for this contest is an 8x10 art print from our nature collection valued at $95.

Don't delay, get shooting straight away!

Fall scene

Portrait of Kensington business man

Working Men Portrait Series

Imre Varhidy - Kensington Simca Service, Kensington Maryland

This man's story began in Hungary before the advent of World War II. Imre Varhidy came from a family where running your own business was part of life. With the Hungarian uprising in 1956 followed quickly by the Soviet invasion later that year, Imre's life was turned upside down. All businesses, homes and property that his family owned were seized by the regime and they were left to live in a house that faced a large factory that they once owned and managed.

In 1957, after the uprising had been suppressed, he took a motor bike ride to the Austrian border to see what conditions were like there. As he approached the border, an armed security guard advised him that he should 'go west' (the guard then commandeered his motor bike). Imre left his life and girlfriend behind him in Hungary and with nothing but the clothes on his back, crossed into Austria. He eventually managed to get his girlfriend, now wife, out of occupied Hungary and secured a passage for them to the United States of America. Landing in New Jersey with no English and no money, fortune came their way and they were greeted at the bottom of the airplane steps by an African American who spoke perfect Hungarian - a language he had picked during his childhood from Hungarian immigrant kids living in his neighborhood. Life turned around for the Varhidy family once in America. Through hard work and determination, Imre and his wife eventually moved from Cleveland to Washington DC with their son, Emery, in 1962. Imre initially worked for Royal Motors for a number of years before opening Kensington Simca Service in 1969.

In the image of Imre, you see hands that have worked many hard physical jobs. But you will also see a gentleness through his eyes. On a quiet October evening in 2015, I photographed him in the garage that he established in 1969. The session was a peaceful one with very little spoken between us. He was content to follow my direction and seemed to enjoy the novelty and fuss of a photo session. I am grateful for his time and patience and for sharing his life story with me.

Imre Varhidy - Founder of Kensington Simca Service

Additional photography services may be found on our main website located at www.avonleephotography.com

Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Avonleephoto

Tel: 301-946-4656

Avonlee Photography - Photography studio located just north of downtown Kensington, Maryland. Available for portraits, weddings, mitzvahs and commercial clients.

Avonlee Photography, 3902 Adams Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20902