The Portrait Experience on the Path to Self-Love “Loving yourself is a revolutionary act. It’s a conscious choice to pick the hard but necessary thing time and time again. I’m still learning how to do this. It’s awkward and messy but I’m working at it. After 35 years on this earth, I’m starting to trust
I recently learned that the need for food assistance in New Hampshire has increased by 50% this year. One in seven NH residents doesn’t know where their next meal is coming from. Industries and businesses of all sizes have been disrupted this year. This is putting a strain on many families in our region. I’d
“This was a wonderful experience for our family. Maundy is an incredibly talented photographer. This was not your ordinary portrait session. Very professional. We were extremely happy with the results. We have a bunch of family shots, headshots of each of us and an awesome collection of senior portraits of our son. Maundy is the
This year, give a gift they can look forward to – a magazine-style photo session at Maundy Mitchell Photography. It’s a day of pampering in my beautiful studio, with professional hair and makeup styling and guidance throughout. They can enjoy this experience on their own, with their partner, mother, daughter, sister or a best friend. Whether they
Mackenzie wanted senior photos with a strong fashion influence from casual to formal. She is smart, progressive, beautiful, and kind. She’s an actor, a student, and an activist. She’s also very creative. Her ideas helped me to design a completely different kind of senior photo shoot, one that included her grandparents and a special recreation…
My studio is growing again! For the past two months, I’ve been learning wet plate collodion (tintype) photography from Gary Samson in his Manchester, NH studio. You can read more about that here: https://maundymitchell.com/a-random-act-of-kindness/ A tintype, also called a ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of black-enameled metal, which
Often the inspiration for my portraits comes from art books or online research. Sometimes it comes from a shared mood board. Tristan in an artist and an equestrian. This portrait came together from our mood board. He was drawn to this painting by Henri Latour called “Portrait of Leon Maitre” from 1886. I had been
Hanna is a junior majoring in Theatre and Musical Performance at Plymouth State University. As an actor and singer, Hanna was ready for professional headshots. Great headshots will show casting directors and colleagues that she’s serious about her work. Hanna’s goals were to have one headshot where she looks happy and casual for the “girl
It has been a busy month for the Protest Portraits. We moved the large-scale outdoor art exhibit from Holderness School to Plymouth State University, where it was installed for ten days. Next, we installed it at New Hampton School for two weeks. Teachers and professors at each school incorporated the exhibit into their curriculum. Amy
Mackenzie is a high school senior beginning the college application process. She is also an actor and she wanted a variety of headshots for auditions and programs. As part of the application, many colleges and universities now require a headshot. A professional headshot is your chance to make a great first impression. You want your headshot
Early last month, I had an art opening at Kimball Jenkins School of Art. It was “lightly attended,” so I spent a lot of the time eating cookies and talking with executive director Julianne Gadoury. I told her that I had been wanting to learn a particular historic photographic technique called wet plate collodion. This is a
I was so happy to welcome this beautiful family to the studio recently. Diana and her husband, Bobby, wanted some personal branding images for a new venture. Their daughter, Belle, needed new images for acting. The family also wanted to have some casual as well as more formal portraits, individually and together. They love their
National Juried Exhibition by Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, DC I’m happy to announce that three of my portraits from the Protest Portraits series have been selected for a juried online exhibition by the Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, DC Area (WCADC). The WCADC invited members of the National Women’s Caucus for
When Michael saw this business portrait of himself, he said “Whoah! I have a portrait of my grandfather and I look just like him here!” I love those connections. Michael is an MBA student at Dartmouth College. He’s a husband and father, an Army veteran, and a motorcycle enthusiast. He came to the studio recently
Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University October 5 – December 11 I’m pleased to announce that three of my works from the Protest Portraits series have been selected for an international, juried exhibit called “The FL3TCH3R Exhibit,” at East Tennessee State University. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 11, 2020Contacts: Barbara H. & M. Wayne Dyerco-directors, 423-534-9827 2020
Stephanie & Dick Stephanie and Dick have been married 54 years, and that is a good reason to celebrate. Yet this photo shoot wasn’t just a celebration of a long marriage. Stephanie knew she would enjoy the portrait experience, from planning her wardrobe to professional hair and makeup styling, to being directed into the most