A LITTLE ABOUT US
Welcome
Hi and welcome to our Silver Spring based studio. Whether you are looking for unique memories of your new born baby, your family, a new headshot or commercial work, Avonlee Photography will take time to capture images that resonate with all who view them. We are Michael and Mary Dunphy, owners of Avonlee Photography, based just north of Kensington in Montgomery County, Maryland. We want to help you capture the essential moments in both you and your family’s life – from newborn babies to corporate headshots to grandma’s 100th birthday and everything in between. Please call us at 301-946-4656 to discuss your ideas.
RECENT BLOG POSTINGS
Fall Leaves and Colors
Fall portrait taken in Silver Spring Maryland With just a few weeks from seeing the wonderful fall colors. Now is the time to start thinking about creating a unique family wall portrait. The end of October is the best time for Fall portraits in our area. We will be...
The New Style Business Portrait
Dr Kang from Eye Doctors of WashingtonTimes are certainly changing, and our approach to Business Portraits has changed to reflect a modern style. The examples shown here reflect the fresh, confident images that we are now producing. Have you had an updated image...
Fun High School Senior Metal Prints
HS Senior Sports CompositeThe above Sports Composite was created for a local High School Senior. It consists of two images captured at our studio merged with an image from a local baseball field. We had a great shoot at the studio capturing images of Samantha in her...
Quiz Time!
Okay, everybody, it's time to put on your thinking caps and identify the mysterious tree growth in the picture above. I came across this unusual phenomenon on an oak tree branch in Cunningham Falls State Park in Maryland.I am offering a free Digital portrait session +...
US Navy’s first Submarine
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of John Philip Holland, inventor of the US Navy's first submarine. Designed and built by the Irish immigrant, the submarine was named USS Holland. In May of last year we were approached by a client in Denver, Colorado...
Tom Brokaw and Gary Sinies honored at by the Easter Seals
Recently we were chosen by the Easter Seals association to photograph their Advocacy Awards ceremony for the Washington, DC; Maryland, and Virginia areas honoring veteran journalist Tom Brokaw and actor Gary Sinise, for their work helping veterans.TV anchor man, Tom...
Our New Mobile Website
After much planning and design we have finally entered the mobile ready world:) With over 60% of web searches now originating on mobile devices, we felt it was time to join the ranks of the mobile friendly:) To check out our new mobile site please use your smart...
Wedding at Marie Gabrielle Restaurant in Dallas, Texas
I recently had the pleasure of photographing Lisa and Chris' wedding at the beautiful Marie Gabrielle Restaurant in Dallas, Texas. The beautiful gardens provided many opportunities for great images and the setting hides the fact that the restaurant is located in the...
Photo Competition – Winter 2014
New Photo Contest!Dust off your camera / smart phone and view your holiday photographs. We are looking for your best holiday photograph. The image can be of anything (people, places, things, pets, etc.) as long as the holidays are depicted in some way or other in the...
LOCATIONS
Avonlee Photography has operated just north of downtown Kensington since 2002. We are located 4-5 miles from Bethesda, Rockville and downtown Silver Spring and just 1.5 miles from Wheaton. Our head photographer, Michael Dunphy, holds a Master of Photography degree from the Professional Photographers of America. We have photographed thousands of clients from all over the DC metro area in Virginia, DC and Maryland – everything from maternity sessions to newborn, children, familes and high school seniors. Our Virginia clients have come from Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax Station, McLean, Tysons Corner and Great Falls. Our Maryland clients have come from as far away as Cumberland, Frederick, Clarksburg, Germantown, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, Chevy Chase and Takoma Park. We have extensive commercial experience working with some of the biggest medical and legal firms in the DC region. The headshots, interiors and group images from these firms may be found on both our headshots and commercial galleries.
Address
Avonlee Photography
3902 Adams Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Contact
Tel: 301-946-4656
Email:
info@avonleephotography.com
Serving
The studio serves clients in the Metro DC area including these cities - Silver Spring, Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Rockville, Potomac, Tysons Corner, Great Falls, Takoma Park, Washington DC and Kensington