The New Studio Open House was a grand success! It was the first time I opened the doors to the public at my studio at 2 Post Office Square, in downtown Plymouth, NH. It was wonderful to see so many friends and meet new people. Two people were in town from Alabama, and one photographer
Yesterday, a group of local artists, members of the Women’s Caucus for Art, hung our work for an exhibit at Pease Public Library, in Plymouth, NH. The exhibit will run through August 25, 2016. Please come to our Opening Reception, Friday, June 17, from 4 – 6pm. We would love to see you there! Artist Maryellen
Maundy Mitchell Photography has a new studio space in beautiful downtown Plymouth, NH! Please come and enjoy this time to celebrate, see recent work, meet and mingle. There will be giveaways, food, and drink!
Yvonne runs an eclectic jewelry store, Wolfson Jewelers, in downtown Plymouth, NH, with her dad. She has an easy smile, along with the girl-next-door look. She’s sassy. Yvonne had never done a portrait session before. She gave a few of her portraits to family members and kept the rest for herself in the linen folio box,
This is Estee with her sons, Campbell and Indy. “At first, the stretch marks were hard to look at. I had such an enormous belly, it was an inevitable truth, but becoming okay with that didn’t happen until Indy was born. As a second time mom, I truly felt more confident because I understood the
The last time I moved into a new studio space was almost four years ago. I was pretty fond of that old space, but it was a bit smaller than ideal, and I never really loved the light from the windows there. In the past month, though, I have been renovating and moving in to
This knockout is Danee. She is the resident costume designer for Plymouth State University’s Theatre Department. She came to me because, surpisingly, she had never before done a photo shoot before. She is using some of her photos for business, some as gifts, and some for herself. Hair and makeup by Ashley Conn
Last month, I traveled to Paris for a portrait photography workshop with Sue Bryce. I arrived in time to spend half a day exploring the neighborhood of Montmartre. After the workshop, Versailles. Back to Paris for one more day. I got to hand-feed pigeons at Notre Dame Cathedral. Photos thanks to Rebecca Wipp Ovin. You
Something I’ve been working hard on for a long time is finally happening, and it’s going to be so beautiful for my clients! A little more work and I’ll be ready to spill ALL the beans!
Sarah manages one of the restaurants on Main Street in downtown Plymouth, NH. Most of the locals reading this will probably recognize her. She’s kind of a quiet person. She loves her animals. She works hard, and she doesn’t often do things for herself. “I’ve always been a behind the scenes type of person so
At the beginning of the month I traveled to France for a workshop with renowned women’s portrait photographer, Sue Bryce. I loved it for so many reasons, including: Inspiration – being surrounded by the top tier of portrait photographers in the world New knowledge – business, lighting and posing techniques International connections – new friends
I spent last week in France. I was participating in a photography workshop with some extraordinary photographers from around the world. It was hosted by Master Photographer Sue Bryce. I will write more about that, later. Right now, I want to write about a thing I tried called Flytographer. The first day there, I was
Tribal marks are a dying tradition in Nigeria. They are given for many reasons, including identification or as a way to show wealth. For Nofisat’s family, tribal marks began many generations before her, when stillbirths were common. Her family began to mark their babies as a way of disfigurement so spirits wouldn’t want to take
This post is just for fun! One of the things I love to do is to hand-feed the birds around my house. It took me about two years to train the chickadees to eat from my hand. This year they even started to trust others. The photo of me (bottom right) is courtesy of Duane Cross.
“When I was a child, I thought fire was intriguing. I wanted to be with it… I was five when my sister and I were playing with matches and my pajamas caught fire…” “I was so young when it happened, that my body grew around the scars. Once, when I was still a child, I asked
Lea is from Burundi, Africa. For her portrait session, she wore traditional African dresses.