I love making new friends!  I just love it!  I especially like making new friends that I later get to shoot for.  I met Dustin & Stacey through my sister-in-law and her husband, Bert & Laura.  They attend a church called Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church that my husband Josh and his family used to attend until he was about in his pre-teens.  Now, Josh knew Dustin as a child, but it was really neat when we got to reconnect with him and his beautiful wife, Stacey at various events.  Over the course of seeing them at events and on Facebook, we learned that Dustin is a website guru and decided to have him overhaul my previous website.  As you all know, he did a fabulous job!  We also learned that he and Stacey have a handsome little man named Ian.  And this past weekend, in honor of being one & just an overall lovable boy, I got to photograph Ian.

Dustin & Stacey had me meet them at Du Claw on Bond Street in Fells Point.  As I was getting closer, Dustin called to warn me that it was Pirate Day in Fells Point!  What?!?!?!  That proved to be a lot of fun in addition to our session.  We had children (and adults) in pirate costumes running around having sword fights, cannons booming in the background, and many colorful people.  Ian got in to the pirate mood as well.  Enjoy their preview photos, and a few “pirates” I also captured.

Ian is a new walker and these are his super cool baby shoes!

And now for the colorful pirates!  Arrrrggghhh!

The new Mandy Sroka Photography

It’s official! My new site is finally finished! With little help from myself, Dustin Pfeifer has created an awesome new website for my budding photo business. It’s sleeker, smoother, and all around cooler! There are three galleries to view, a contact me page, an integrated blog, and more secure, private client galleries! I am so excited that I just can’t stop using my exclamation point!!!! I hope you enjoy looking around…tell your friends…and please, go to Dustin Pfeifer for all your website needs – he is AWESOME! Thanks!

Oh no! I just realized that many of my photos in the “Client Proofs” section were not showing up. I apologize to my clients who might have been trying to view their proofs. I think I’ve fixed everything now and you should be able to see ALL of your pictures. If you have any trouble, please let me know at mandysroka@gmail.com.