Author Archives: La Kaye Mbah

LaKaye Mbah is a wedding and lifestyle photographer based in Baltimore, MD. The Virginia Beach native received her Bachelor's in mass media arts from Hampton University, which eventually led her to establish her own photography company, Soulstice City, now LaKaye Mbah Photography. She has been a longtime contributing photographer for Urbanite Magazine and cites photography as a medium that allows her to draw out the inward beauty of her subjects. She is currently seeking the inward beauty of her Guilford home through renovation.

Adrian & Michelle’s Enchanted Evening

Adrian and Michelle met a friend for dinner at the beautiful Pazo tapas restaurant in Baltimore, MD this past Friday. My second shooter and I showed up an hour early to grab good seats and to pretend like we were regular guests, trying not to ruin the hours of hard work that Adrian and the...

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Gillis Family Portraits

I met the most adorable family ever on a warm afternoon in October. The setting was perfect, the sun was shining and the clouds were gorgeous. The whole family had on adorable color-coordinated outfits; The girls in pink & green (my sorority colors!) and the boys were in blue.
I think there was a nervous excitement...

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Great News & Valentine’s Portrait Special

I’m so excited! Partly because I’m going on my first cruise tomorrow, but the other part is business-related. I’ve done a few portrait shoots at The Living Well (a yoga and wellness studio in Baltimore) in the past. I love the laid back vibe I get while shooting there. The warmth of the surroundings instantly...

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The Resolve

This is me on the last day of 2009. Some people think making New Year Resolutions is corny. I happen to love the idea of starting fresh with a clean slate each year. If not at the beginning of the year, then when? I make resolutions every year. I write them down and post them...

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Me, A Videographer?

I was telling my Graphic Design students at Sanford Brown about my former school projects. Flipping through my old sketchbook, we found the storyboard for a video I did in one of my first classes at the University of Baltimore. The set and characters took me hours to construct and it involves a potato and...

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