About Us
Meet Our Photographers
At Jessica Fay Photography, we have a team of talented photographers who share the same photojournalistic photography style. We specialize in capturing a true, candid raw image that will bring out all of the emotions from your session. When you work with Jessica Fay Photography you’re signing on with a collaborative team who is here to support your artistic style from your session day all the way to the editing process. Sessions will be captured by one of our talented artists, then hand-edited by Jessica Fay. We can’t wait to work with you during your photography journey.
Meet Sarah! Sarah's work is featured throughout the Jessica Fay Photography website. Please take a look at our portfolio to see more!
From the time Sarah was a little girl, she fell in love with capturing moments on her camera. It started with sneaking pictures of her big sisters and their pets on her little Fisher Price camera and has grown into gifting people the gift of pausing time and capturing the moment. Sarah is passionate about providing people with the ability to look back on those moments, whether it’s a wedding, pregnancy, engagements, headshots for a career change, or even the bittersweet milestones like the passing of time over your little one’s childhood. They all tell the story of your life, and she's so blessed to be able to help you capture that story.
Sarah has over a decade of professional photography experience and in that time she's developed a journalistic approach to photography. She feels there’s beauty in the unposed moments of laughter and silliness that take place outside of a studio, and instead are in the environments that are meaningful to us. The towns we grew up in, the nature that brings us peace, or the city that inspires our creativity and drive.
Sarah lives in Ellicott City, Maryland with her wife, their two kids, and their cat & dog. She look forward to working with you and helping you tell your story!
Meet the Founder
Jessica Fay Buswell
Photo by @sincerelythekitchens
Hi, I’m Jess, the founder of Jessica Fay Photography! On a good day, you’ll find me with my two children and my camera. On a great day, I’ll have a cup of coffee, too! I’ve been shooting Maryland photography for 10 years in Howard County, Maryland. Prior to my career in photography, I worked in the software space in Howard County, Maryland; helping brands power up their marketing strategy. After having children I took a step back from that world, but fell even more in love with photography as I captured the joy and curiosity on my children’s faces. Motherhood is busy. I found in order to be my best self, I needed something more, a way to express myself creatively; photography was it.
The need for a creative outlet was just one reason why I turned to photography. Like many other families, our family was impacted by the global pandemic in 2020. With young children, our daily social activities in Howard County had reached a screeching halt. The early months of the pandemic were grueling, and I turned to Photography as a way to keep busy at a safe distance. After some considerable thought, I decided to take my hobby to the streets of Howard County. Born and raised in Clarksville, Maryland, I have sought out the best natural settings for photography. I’ve made connections with venues from Sykesville to Historic Ellicott City and can’t wait to explore them with you.
Since then, the need for Jessica Fay Photography’s style has grown so in 2024 we hired 2 talented photographers to capture your life moments. Our photographs have the same shooting style as myself, capturing natural, non-posed, candid photographs, so just be yourself and the emotions will pour out of your photographs. While we often consider ourselves Maryland family photographers, we do everything; weddings, families, branding, newborns, Bar & Bat Mitzvahs, maternity, boudoir, cake smashes, graduation photography in and around Ellicott City, Maryland. You may notice styles vary from light and airy to dark and moody. That’s simply because no human’s styles are a like, so your photos should be a reflection of what you love. Please chat with us about what you prefer or we’ll use my artistic judgement to bring your images to life.
Our photographers are mothers, we can relate to life being hectic. With that being said, we’re the most easy going and forgiving photographers! If your child is sick or you had a crazy day and just can’t make our session work no need to panic! We’ll easily move your session around a better time that works well for you, because life happens!
I can’t thank my family, friends and fellow photographers enough for their educational and moral support during my journey into photography. My husband in particular has supported me in ways a partner could only dream of. I simply wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for all of you.
Photography is an art; it’s not just about clicking a button on a camera. I love digging deep into emotions and bringing them out through darker moods and tones. I strongly encourage you to take a look at my portfolio to see if our artistic styles align.
In addition to photography, I founded M.OTHERS Magazine and was recently featured in The Baltimore Sun as “Real Mom Influencers of Howard County” In my previous life, I worked in digital marketing so I also enjoy helping local businesses with their marketing strategy! To learn more click here.