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

Baby Boy C - 3 days old

Baby Boy C was born thursday morning, which makes him the youngest newborn I've ever had the pleasure to photograph. He was overdue by over a week, and his mom made the appointment with me hoping to entice him out into the world. I learned a lot during this photoshoot, especially about dealing with a newborn this young. He basically just wanted to nurse the entire time, which was fine, but a little difficult to photograph! Who says that newborns are always just sleepyheads?

Here's his sneak peek, enjoy!

Meet pirate baby, aarrgghh!


Contemplating the outside world


What does big sister think of him?


Sibling love


one with dad. you can't tell he's actually screaming his head off here


big yawn

Valentine's Day Mini-Sessions

I had my first foray into offering mini-sessions, which turned out pretty successful! They were shorter, 30 minute sessions in one location where clients came to me. Since it worked out so well, I may offer more mini-sessions come spring, maybe at a destination such as the tulip fields in Mt. Vernon, or a nearby park. Here are some peeks of the adorable kids I photographed, including a very sleepy but delicious two week old! I was pretty impressed his parents were up and about with him already. Enjoy!

Look at that pout!


He's going to be a heart breaker for sure


She was very very serious


sleepy head


Hey! He woke up!


Fun fun fun!

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!

William - 5.5 months

William is, by far, the most smiliest baby I've had the opportunity to photograph. The kid is a charmer, with big, wide open laughs and grins I was able to capture on camera. He was not shy about the camera at all, and his parents went above and beyond to get him to giggle and allow me to capture his great personality on camera. He was a hoot to photograph and I enjoyed capturing all his antics.

Meet William. This was near the end of the shoot and he was feeling a little tired


Mr. Personality


look at that laugh!


with dad


checking me out


with mom


family shot

The Smith Family

It's definately the time of year everyone wants nice family pictures done. I've been pretty lucky in that the weather has generally been not raining, which is all you can ask for in the Seattle area. :) I met this nice family at Bothell Landing Park as park of my Holiday Portrait Package. They were very fun and amicable to trooping all over the park to find different shot locations. The biggest factor to work with was the little girl's interest in eating leaves and not smiling at the camera, but I think it worked in our favor. I hope they enjoy the picture as much as I enjoyed shooting them!

The Smith Family


Dad and Emily


mom and Emily


baby on a bridge!


but she's so cute!


one last leaf picture!

Oliver - 9 days old

I had the pleasure of taking newborn Oliver's portraits last week. His mom and I actually went to high school together (way back when!) and reconnected through Facebook. She was kind enough to let me photograph little Oliver, and she also joyfully participated in my eagerness to stage as many hat pictures on babies as possible. The lighting conditions were a little challenging, but Oliver behaved like a champ and pretty much slept through most of the shoot. I present Oliver's sneak peek now, aka The Most Awesome Hat Shoot I've Ever Done.

meet Oliver


Oliver with mom and dad


beanie hat Oliver with a dimple!


I lent Oliver my own apple beanie hat


The Most Awesomely Terrific Baby Hat EVER


baby feet and rings


soft newborn head


baby bottom


kisses from grandma


snuggles from mom