ALBUMS!

I just started offering albums!  They are so yummy and sexy and beautiful and....well, I like them a lot.  Below is the price sheet for either option : photo album or modern album.  Both represent all the things I love about the world of paper, ink and some imagination.

Tobin + Mary = Vintage Inspired Engagement

I am photographing Tobin and Mary's wedding at the end of July and look forward to having my 'birdie BOOTH' Photo Booth at their reception.  Mary is full of style and I wasn't surprised when she requested some engagement photos that took on a vintage flair.  I love stylizing a session around an idea or theme - it pushes the photographer to play with props and setting.  Luckily I know someone with an awesome bike - which anchored the era and then I could play in photoshop everything else.  Pretty sweet bike, isn't it?

So this Blog post shows the vintage session and the modern session.  I wanted to make sure they had a stylistically diverse collection of photos.  But what am a talking about?  Too much shop-talk.  This is about Mary and Tobin...

Tobin and Mary are so cute together.  I love how Mary admires Tobin - you can see the sparkle in her eyes when she looks at him.  He makes her happy and that is evident.  Tobin equally lights up when he glances her way;  his eyes shine and you know his smile represents his fondness for her - his future wife.  Real smiles shine through the eyes.

Vintage Romance...

Hot shoes help...and Converse!  I heart Converse.

Tobin and Mary's puppy.  How cute is that furry face.

Modern Session Begins...

How sexy is this soon-to-be kiss!  Ahhh...

You can find crazy settings in Georgetown.  This is one part of the old Rainier Brewing Company building planned to be torn down soon - bummer.  A full grown tree is growing out of the wall - save the tree!

Something Old, Something New...  I think the shoes say it all.  Two classics.

David & Amy : Time Cherished Before Lieutenant's Deployment

When David spoke to me on the phone about his session request, I choked up a bit.  Both Amy and him are from Reno.  He is a lieutenant in the Army and was going to have 4 days leave in Seattle before deploying to Afghanistan for ONE YEAR.  Naturally, Amy followed David to Seattle to soak up any remaining time she could with him.  Being positive about the situation, they made it quite a vacation together enjoying the theatre, getting massages and exploring the lovely (and unfortunately very cold at the time) city of Seattle.  He thought it would be nice to have some photographs taken with his sweetie.  I couldn't have agreed more!  

I am not a fan of war, but I am a huge FAN of military families.  They are the definition of strength.  The life of every family member is affected by military needs and (unfortunately) that means splitting up families during deployments.  As a photographer, I think about all the holiday and celebration photos where one member of the family will be absent.  I think about the one less plate at dinner, the one less cupcake eaten at birthdays and the unopened Christmas presents under the tree waiting for their recipient to come home safely.  

When photographing David and Amy, I didn't see all that.  I got lost in their gazes to each other.  I got lost in the sweetness and calmness they radiated.  They were simply happy to be with one another -- to live in the moment.  We should always live in the moment.

Thank you, lieutenant, for your service to this country!  We wish you safe travels and look forward to your return.  We support YOU and your FAMILY!

Boys are made of Snails and Puppy Dog Tails....

I have two daughters.  Our home is full of pink, tutus, sugar and spice.  I never thought I would have girls that girlie, but they love the pretty things.  I know girls and so when I need to photograph boys, I get a bit nervous.  The world of boys is foreign to me.  But these boys made me realize how simple boys can be.  Just give them dirt, give them a tree to climb and a branch to swing by and we have entered a boy's world.  And what is great about boys is they just do what they do and it is always something to be photographed.  I never even asked them to start swinging from the branches while I was photographing their dad and soon-to-be stepmother (lovebirds marrying in July).  No, they did that all on their own.  Truely, boys are something to be photographed. 

I look forward to photographing their wedding this July!