Riley at age two. {Toddler photo session}

Riley has been visiting the studio since she was a tiny baby of three months, and she has always been one of those kids who makes me laugh. Now, she's two years old and funnier than ever, plus she is really FAST! We did some studio work, and when she got bored with that, we headed outside. I brought out this little parasol I picked up in Chinatown in NYC last weekend and Miss Riley immediately knew what to do!








Timonium Child Photographer Blair Blanks

Who's afraid of three little boys? {Children's photo session}

I have to admit, when I found out this session was going to focus on three little boys, I was a bit nervous. Boys almost always give me a run for my money at a photo session... and multiply that times three? Yikes! But all my fears vanished when this sweet trio came to the studio. What good little guys they were! They didn't fight or bicker, no one threw anything, no one cried, and, (dare I say it?), these guys acted as if they actually liked each other! Can't ask for better than that!

Because Father's Day is coming... {maternity portrait photo session}

There is a daddy-to-be somewhere in the Baltimore area who is going to be sooooo surprised on Father's Day when he opens his gift and sees these stunning photos of his beautifully pregnant wife. Yay for great surprises!

Happiest Kid on the Block {Baby Photo Session, Baltimore}

Meet Zoe, hands down the happiest baby in the world! Actually, if you follow my blog, you've seen Miss Zoe before, when she was just a few days old. She's half-way through her first year now, and the sweetest girlie ever!

My new cool chair (and my beautiful nieces).

My sister and her family came to visit over the Memorial Day weekend and I was excited to have my nieces at the studio to try out my new funky chair as well as some outdoor work!







Baltimore Child Photographer Blair Blanks

Newborn Landon, his 10th day {baby portraits, Baltimore MD}

This little guy was actually a big boy, weighing in at over nine pounds at birth. In truth, he was not thrilled about us interrupting his non-stop nurse-a-thon to take pictures at the studio, but if he keeps eating at this pace, I can't wait to see how chunky he's going to be at six months!






Baltimore Photographer Blair Blanks

The Blanks Children

I love this time of year in Baltimore! Being from the south, I really savor these days of warm temperatures and low humidity. My toddler has discovered the joys of being outside (or "dice," as she inexplicably calls it!). And we just reworked our backyard, converting it from a very zen-like courtyard paved with flagstones to a more kid-friendly yard complete with "instant lawn," i.e. sod. We hated to see our Koi pond go, but any regret vanished when we let Miss Maren loose and watched her delight in being able to spin in circles barefoot on her new lawn, and now Graham has a great place to practice walking on his hands!