Kelly Schneider

KSFINEARTS LLC

Born and raised in Coronado California and then moved to Gresham, Oregon and remained there until he joined the US Navy in 1980 where he served for 29 years. During his US Navy travels all over the world including 137 countries, he became aware of his passion for photography and “capturing” the life around him. In 2010, Kelly began his pursuit of professional portraiture and growing and developing his skills in creating “salient” portraits.
In 2010, Kelly his wife started the family photography business focusing on weddings and portraiture/Boudoir. He holds a Master of Science degree in Human Systems Integration from the Navy Post Graduate School in Monterey California, a bachelor’s degree in management and completed the executive leadership course at UC Berkeley and Duke University School of Business. He is a MDPPA Board of Directors member for 2019.
Kelly continues to develop his photography skills and strongly believes in constantly learning and invests in himself through attendance at 2-3 learning workshops/events each year.
Over the past few years, Kelly and his wife Kalina (also a gifted photographer and active PPA member/MDPPA member) has been hosting workshops both in the US and in Europe. The family photography business has recently changed its name to Kelly Schneider Fine Arts (ksfinearts.com) and focuses on Boudoir and Fine Art portraiture and workshops.
Kelly is currently writing his first book on “The Salient Portrait – the science behind it and how to achieve it” and is a core element of all his workshops and training events. He earned the Portrait Photographer of the Year award in 2017 and 2018 MDPPA and Wedding Photographer for the State of Maryland for 2018 as well as two Fujifilm Masterpiece Awards and the State ASP Elite award.
Kelly is married Mrs. Kalina Schneider from Katowice Poland. Kalina and Kelly currently call Accokeek MD with their two kids – a beagle and a terrier!