Divatography

Sneak peek for soprano Hayley Abramowtiz! More to come very soon - thanks for a great session, and all the best for your exciting performances coming up!

And then this happened...

Sneakpeek for Arianna Zukerman!

This photoshoot was first planned five years ago, and then a whole bunch of Life (with a very capital "L") happened and it has taken until now to find an actual date! Main thing about today? It has conclusively proven what I've thought for years: it is impossible to take a bad picture of this talented woman.............

HMUA: Jessie Campbell MUA

Pride & Prejudice at Peabody tonight and through the weekend. I loved the chance to hear this rare work, and it was even more fun to get to take photos for it! Toi toi toi to all involved in presenting this lovely production!

Sneak peek for gorgeous Maja Lisa FritzHuspen, mezzo-soprano! Thanks for coming all the way down here and for making it such a fun shoot! :)

Hair and makeup by the ever-fabulous Monica Cook Johnson

Sneak peek for sweet Mia Elson, all growed up! I've been privileged to sing with this delightful young soprano as well as do two rounds of headshots for her, and today was another afternoon of joy and laughter!. We also had a special guest who we all decided needed to join in the fun ....

More soon, lovely ladies!!! :)

Hair & Makeup: Monica Cook Johnson

So glad that I could squeeze soprano Öznur Hasibe Tülüoğlu in last week! We had a blast (as is obvious!!)

Got to play dressup with the lovely Sarah Larkworthy, and we had FUN! Many more to come (soon!).

HMUA Monica Cook Johnson

In spring 2009, some friends decided to throw their personal efforts into keeping opera alive in Baltimore. I offered to take pictures as my way of contributing to that event, and have watched this group grow from a true grass-roots-opera-community effort into a fixture of the Baltimore - and beyond - professional musical landscape.

Ten years later, they asked if the camera and I would join them for their production of Trial by Jury and Scalia/Ginsberg, and I was happy to oblige. Given the anniversary, I set myself a project of getting another "mirror shot" for the archive. The first one remains one of my favorite photos of all time, but I finally got that elusive infinity shot... which seems an entirely fitting metaphor. :)

Happy anniversary, Baltimore Concert Opera!!

Impossible to choose just one from this beautiful soprano's shoot lastweek - narrowing it down to two was hard enough! Amelia, thank you so much for persevering to find a date we could all do, and HOW.MUCH.FUN. did I have!!!! Many more shots to come - watch this space! :)

Sneak peek for beautiful soprano Emma Nicholson - wowee this girl knows how to work those eyes to camera!

Sneak peek of this this gorgeous young mezzo from today's shoot!

Shouvik Mondle thank you for sending me this lovely young woman! Julia and I had a wonderful time, and she is just a natural to camera. Now I want to hear her sing! :)
Hair and MU: Monica Cook Makeup Artistry