Profiler – Michelle’s Headshots

Maryland Head Shots Photographer

Last week I took a giant step out of my comfort zone (which I highly recommend!) and joined a creatives based networking group, known as The Rising Tide Society. They hosted a week long Instagram challenge based around #communityovercompetition – the idea that you can participate in a community of support within your profession while supporting and promoting other small business owners and entrepreneurs. My favorite quote I’ve read while browsing those Instagram posts & their Facebook newsfeed is,

“Her success is not your failure.”

As an up-and-coming photographer, new to the scene, I definitely appreciate having access to this type of community support, and am more than happy to celebrate and promote my fellow #creativepreneurs! It is in this spirit that I’m excited to feature the headshots of my good friend, Michelle, who is also following her passion and starting her own creative business.

Michelle is a talented baker and pastry decorator who has been creating delicious, beautiful, on-trend cakes and cupcakes for friends, family, and neighbors for years. She’s still in the process of developing her brand name and website, so more to come on that, but for now you can check out her work at fiftyshadesofcakes.blogspot.com.

I cruised up to her home in Frederick, MD, one Friday after work and took these photos for her marketing material in her kitchen, where all of the baking magic happens! Michelle is also a superb decorator, so the staging for this shoot was fun to capture as well. And lemme tell ya, exhibiting self control so as to not eat her props was one difficult task! Those cupcakes though…

Congratulations on your new business venture Michelle!  Can’t wait to see where it takes you!