Tara Bandes is the owner of Tara Bandes Photography, located in Annapolis, MD. Tara is rated on Yelp as a top portrait photographer in Annapolis, MD. Tara Bandes Photography uses natural light to provide family, maternity and children's photography services at the location of your choice. Tara also enjoys photographing creative and intimate weddings.
Tara has studied at the Washington School of Photography and the Art League of Alexandria and founded her business in 2010. Her personal style is to create a fun and laid-back environment for her subjects so they can be at ease throughout the session. She takes pride in capturing as much of her subject's personality as possible, not canned smiles or tense and awkward poses.
Tara has studied at the Washington School of Photography and the Art League of Alexandria and founded her business in 2010. Her personal style is to create a fun and laid-back environment for her subjects so they can be at ease throughout the session. She takes pride in capturing as much of her subject's personality as possible, not canned smiles or tense and awkward poses.
Reviews (8)
Mac H.
Dec 02, 2018
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We loved working with Tara for our family pictures. She maintained good communication leading to our sessions, arrived on time and did a great job keeping our 3 year old daughter engaged while we had our session. It was freezing cold and windy and the shoot could have gone down hill very quickly with our daughter but Tara came prepared with a blanket and animals for entertainment. Our pictures turned out great and she was wonderful to work with. Very sweet, funny and has a definite passion for what she does. We can't wait to work with her again!
Lara Ippolito
Nov 20, 2018
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Tara is an amazing photographer and has been a joy to work with! As the Associate Director of Communications at The Light House Homeless Prevention Support Center in Annapolis, I'm always in need of professional quality photography of our clients, volunteers, and staff. It's truly important for us to capture the heart of our organization through photos. Tara has donated her photography services to our organization on multiple occasions and we are so lucky to have her help! She is dependable, friendly, gives great direction, and her beautiful work brings out the best in our organization. I can't
Virginia P.
Aug 08, 2018
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Tara did a great job on our family portrait. We had some special requests regarding timing, and she was very accommodating to make it work for us. Her fun personality made us all feel at ease and the photos turned out beautifully. We received the edited photos right on time. Tara was very easy to work with and I would recommend her.
Elmer R.
Jul 02, 2018
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Tara did a wonderful job with our family portrait. She arrived on time, took a few minutes to get to know us and let us loosen up, and then was efficient with the shoot. She's very engaging, with a great sense of humor, which made the smiles come that much more easily. We have yet to see the finished work, but if the shoot is any indication, they should be terrific. We'd highly recommend Tara.
Laura Cooper
Jan 03, 2016
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I had both our maternity and newborn photos done by Tara. Leading up to and during, she was attentive, patient and so friendly! She asked questions, shared her thoughts/suggestions and even had me throw in my Pinterest-fueled requests. :) The pictures turned out beautifully!! The experience was overall wonderful and I highly recommend working with Tara.
Shara P.
Oct 31, 2013
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Mark D.
Oct 30, 2013
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Dan B.
Oct 24, 2013
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Tara shoots elegant, warm, and compassionate photography that captures those little moments and inflections that create the fabric of memories and families and special occasions.
Tara provided photography for our wedding and she was so unobtrusive (which is what we wanted) that we didn't even realize she was taking pictures -- until, of course, they arrived -- and then we saw she had perfectly captured a beautiful story of our special day. We especially adore her photos of the kids, because she caught them having such a blast!
In her refined ability to blend in, her sweet demeanor, and
Tara provided photography for our wedding and she was so unobtrusive (which is what we wanted) that we didn't even realize she was taking pictures -- until, of course, they arrived -- and then we saw she had perfectly captured a beautiful story of our special day. We especially adore her photos of the kids, because she caught them having such a blast!
In her refined ability to blend in, her sweet demeanor, and
