My career as a professional photographer began over 25 years ago. 
I began working at the Senate Photo Studio in 1988 as a lab technician and was promoted to the position of photographer within a year. 

Responsibilities of a Senate Photographer included capturing historical events such as the impeachment of a sitting U.S. President and photographing official portraits of U.S. Senators and took photographs with them and their visitors from the home states. We captured the history of daily life at the U.S. Capitol. I also photographed special events such as; Presidential Inaugurations, Swearing in Ceremonies of newly elected Senators, Promotional  Ceremonies for Military Men and Women,  press conferences, and other media events were also a part of my duties as a photographer.

After my retirement from the government continue to work as a photographer in my studio in Smithsburg, Maryland.

I am a member of the 
Potomac River Artist Guild, PRAG
Valley Art Association, Hagerstown, Md.
Waynesboro Studio Art Club, Waynesboro, Pa.
​Nature Printing Society . www.natureprintingsociety.org/ 
and taught a class in Printing "Nature in Water and Color.

I have written and illustrated a children’s books, “Pitter, Patter Goes the Rain”  and numerous children's books written by others.

I have also  studied watercolor  in Dedham, England with Professional Watercolor Artist Steve Hill and Pam Wanger at the Valley Art Mansion House in Hagerstown, Md.  
Oil Painting instructor David Buckley Good from the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, Maryland
 
Thank you for visiting Janie Moltrup 
We offer classes and workshops on: Picture Framing, Nature Printing, Photography, Digital Editing and Design  & Watercolor Painting Classes
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