Military Family

I had done a military family model search a while back and got Family B from Fort Lewis interested in a photoshoot. They were willing to drive all the way to me in order to get their pictures done, and were so awesome and willing to work with me on different poses. I have a lot of respect for the men and women who are out there, every day, fighting under the American flag, and I hope that these pictures do them a little justice.

Family "B"


their kids were adorable


sweet moment with dad


sweet moment with mom


sweet moment with each other! I love how it looks like she's placing her hands on her heart


a different family shot


I think I literally went "awwwww" when I snapped this capture


my ultimate bribe is lollipops. I think she was a little too happy about her lollipop and I had to snap a picture of the face she was making


being serious with dad


Go in peace

Two Sisters

I had the opportunity last weekend to photograph these two really cutie sisters and their mom. Of course, they were cute separately, but not together. I definately need to work on my sibling photography taking skills! The older sister was a dream to work with, she took direction very well and I had a lot of fun posing her. Her little sister took some working with to get her to look at the camera and smile, plus the ultimate bribe in my bag of tricks - the lollipop. We ended up outside for some family shots as well, and had better luck. Overall it was really fun and I hope their mom enjoys the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

She looked so much older than her age for some of the photos


Looking more like a kid!


My patented method for getting little kids comfortable - peek a boo!
See her peeking?


a BOO!


what most of the sibling shots ended up looking like


a sweet moment with mom


big smiles


my favorite shot of the day

Blog Contest Time!

Welcome blog readers! This is my first blog contest as a thank you to my clients. Please check out the pictures below and vote for your favorite family/child. Voting will start sunday January 25th and end at midnight on saturday February 7th. The winner will be announced on sunday February 8th on my blog. The winning family will receive a $125 gift certificate applicable to any of my photography services which they can use for themselves or give away! Please feel free to come back and vote as often as you like during the two week voting window! And without further ado, in no particular order, are some of my favorite poses from past clients!

1. Family "A"


2. Family "B"


3. Family "C"


4. Family "D"


5. Family "E"


6. Family "F"


7. Family "G"


8. Family "H"


9. Family "I"


Thank you for voting, and please come back on sunday February 8th to see who won!

Cormier Family

I met this family at Discovery Park in Seattle for a holiday portrait session. Once we got to the park we discovered that it was fairly cold and windy BUT it wasn't raining which is always a bonus. The twins weren't really sure about this whole photo taking in the cold, and often the twins would be looking at each other instead of the camera. However, we were able to get a couple of family shots and some nice captures of the kids. I hope you enjoy their pictures!

meet the Cormiers


the kiddos


sweet big brother moment


as you can see, it was pretty windy during the shoot and small people were starting to get unhappy


and one of their oldest. look at those eyelashes!

Mitchell Family - redux

I had a session with the dad's side of the family earlier this year, and this is the mom's side of the family. I met this family at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens, which I cannot stress enough is so well suited for photographing large families in a great setting. I tried to center the shoot around the one year old, who is the first grandchild and was trying desperately hard to walk around during the shoot instead of pose for me. It was a fun family to shoot because they were pretty amicable to positioning themselves in fun silly poses for me.

The family


Mom, dad, and baby


Grandparents


dad and son


The men


siblings


happy kid!

Raina - 2 years old

I met this 26 month old toddler and her family at Gas Works Park in Seattle for their photoshoot. This was also my first rescheduled session because of rain! I've not had the opportunity to wander around Gas Works before and it was a pretty neat location. Along with the old gas works factory, there is a great view of the Seattle skyline and Lake Union.

Raina wasn't so sure about having her picture taken, and I had to resort to every toddler bribe I had to get some smiles. Bubbles, my panda Pez dispenser, food, and The Ultimate Bribe Lollipop. Evevtually we got some nice pictures as she ran around the park and I chased after her with the camera. :)

Meet Raina


a sweet moment with dad. This was how she was for most of the beginning of the shoot.


the bribe lollipop in action!


running down the hill


classic toddler


with mommy


Here you can see the gas works plant


The whole family

The Skiver Clan

I met the Skiver Clan at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens, which seems to be my default meeting place for Seattle and the Eastside lately. They were my first big family photo session, complete with three separate little families combining to one giant clan. Two grandparents, two grown siblings, two spouses, four little kids/cousins/grandkids. Whew! The two little school aged boy cousins were extremely adorable and really fun to capture on camera. I also had a lot of fun posing the families in different ways to represent all the different relationships that existed.

The Skiver Clan


My theory that the chance of getting everyone to look at the camera grows exponentially more difficult with a) more people and b) younger people is again proven. thank goodness for lollipop bribes!


Grandparents and grandkids


cute cousins


Siblings and cousins


Family units!