First Budoir Session~ Western Washington Photographer

I feel like it has been forever since I have posted. My youngest little guy has been under the weather, and well, my priorities are taking care of the fam. With that being said, it is nice to jump back in with my editing. I did my first Budoir Session last weekend and it went great. I commend my friend Erin for doing this session as a gift for her husband. I am only posting the one decent pose we did, my Mom visits my site daily and my Southern Baptist upbringing makes it a little awkward. Love ya Mom! I encourage any Mom or Adult Female to do a Budoir Session. It makes you feel great and encourages you to embrace your body!

Precious Bundle of Joy

I had the sweetest little boy visit me right before the Memorial Day Weekend. Seriously, he smiled at me during the first few shots. He was a little shy of 2 weeks and he had the calmest disposition. His parents are wonderful people, he is blessed to have such a loving mom and dad. Here is the picture of him smiling and winking at me; he won me over very early. This is my husband's favorite.
Thanks Isaac & Merriann for letting me meet your little guy; he is such a charmer!

Kaylie Part II~ Western Washington Senior Photographer

Here are a few more favorites from my shoot with Kaylie. Thanks Kaylie and Mom for hanging out with me on a Friday afternoon. You guys were willing to try anything and trusted me with various locations and props. Thanks for all of your positive and encouraging feedback; I love to know that my clients are excited and pleased with their shoot. Can I say again how much I love the sunlight in my pictures. If it is an overcast day, I find myself hoping the sun will peak through the clouds.
Kaylie was such a joy to shoot, I think I may have found another model to practice with!
I had to add the picture below so you guys could get a glimpse of the front of this car. The owner could not believe I wanted to use this car in my pictures, he even watched from afar to see if I was joking.

Kaylie~ Western Washington Senior Photographer

I've been so excited to proof this session, I am only a few pictures in so I thought I would give Kaylie a sneak peek. I shot again in full sunlight, which I love, and I found the coolest old car. The owner of the shop gave me permission to use his old cars and his property anytime, what a find! I hope you enjoy your pictures Kaylie, more to come in the next day or two.

Adam & Vanessa II~ Western Washington Engagement Photographer

Here are a few more from Adam and Vanessa's engagement shoot. Below is my husband's favorite, very classic. This house is leaning so I had to rotate the image to make the house appear somewhat even. Thanks Adam and Vanessa for spending the afternoon with me; you guys truly are an awesome couple, I wish you both the best of luck.

Adam & Vanessa~ Western Washington Engagement Photographer

I met Vanessa and Adam last weekend for an engagement session, and they were so much fun. She was joking around after the session stating that she was not photogenic and how she hoped I was able to get decent shots of her; I will let you guys make the call. This girl is gorgeous and has the face of a model. Not to mention I would give my arm and leg for her hair, OK maybe just an arm, I still have to chase around three kiddos. They were just smitten with each other; it makes me want to get married all over again. You know, renew my vows and go on a second honeymoon....hint, hint John. I still am traumatized from our cruise that felt like we were in the eye of the hurricane. The food was great though, OK back to my session. It has been a while since I posted a B&W, I am still trying to find the right recipe for my conversions.
I will post my husbands favorite tomorrow night as I have a few more that I want to share. I can't wait for you guys to see the senior session I did next to an old rusty car I spotted off the highway. I'm a woman on a mission.

Meet, "The Q"~ Western Washington Newborn Photographer

I had the honor of doing this little man's session at 3 days old. He was the perfect little angel, that is until the last few minutes of the session when he decided to pass a healthy amount of meconium onto his Mom's clothing. I was so proud of him, breaking Mom in early! Babies are so sweet and peaceful, my heart melts every time I do a newborn session. Thanks Molly, for introducing me to the other Man in your life. I can already tell he will be a charmer, mark my words !

Mini Sessions III ~Western Washington Photographer

I am so glad to be back in the game, the photography proofing game that is. My laptop crashed a couple of nights ago so I've been frantically trying to make sure all of my photos were on my flash drive, which they thankfully were. Who knew that Vista was so finicky. I've had XP on my desktop for several years so when I bought my laptop in March I had to deal with Vista. For those of you with Vista as your operating system, make sure all of the, " automatic updates," are downloaded before you shut your computer down. With this being said, I was almost finished proofing my second of third session when my computer locked up; calculate 2-4 hours from beginning to end on each session and you can bet I was not a happy camper.

My husband and I both agree that we like this photo the best.

Don't you just love her hair, so stinkin' cute!
Thanks Alisha for your patience and for being such a great sport and wearing pink for me this day ;)

Mini Sessions Cont.

I hope this post and the one to follow will inspire some of you Moms to do a photo shoot. I think as we become a Mom, we do so much for our family that we sometimes neglect pampering ourselves. This was a lot of fun and I hope next year for Mothers Day I book twice as many Moms for individual shoots. John went to spend some time with our oldest and has not returned, so I'm pretty sure he fell asleep. I will take a chance and say this picture will be his favorite, he likes the simple, classic look of photos. I love this photo because of the green grass, but mostly because I love the expression on Shanee's face.Shanee says she wishes her skin looked like this everyday; if it makes you feel any better, I did not, "doctor," your skin in this shot.
Below is my favorite, mostly because it feels funky to me. Sometimes funky and out of the box suits me just fine.
Have fun in California Shanee, bring back some sunshine for me!

Finally...

I was so excited about this session for two reasons; I was able to get some great shots of Madalyn smiling and looking at me (second photo), and I was able to take a few great family shots with everyone. Thanks Jen for coming out for a mini shoot, you are one amazing person. You should check out Jen's blog site here, it is amazing.

I loved the grass in the photo below, I went back to do a Senior shoot this past Friday and they had mowed my beautiful field of weeds, sniff. My husband is back in the game and below is his favorite shot of this shoot. Below is my favorite shot, I love the haze of the shot and the expression on her face. Madalyn can be very shy and reserved at times, especially around a lot of strangers, but when she smiles and laughs, it melts your heart.

Glam Girls

These girls came ready for the camera; they posed from beginning to end. I barely had to say anything, they just posed, and worked my camera like they were pros. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed seeing the love between Mom and daughters. Thanks for hanging out with me last weekend, you guys were so much fun! They were directing me and telling me what poses I should shoot =)
Here is the next Kate Moss

Your family has grown so much Dany, I remember doing a session with you guys when your little one was just a newborn.

Beverly~ Western Washington Maternity Photographer

I am starting to proof the first of my Mothers Day Mini Sessions. My first appt. was with Beverly, she is due in September and looks great. We stepped outside of the norm and did her maternity session at the abandoned barn. It was fun and made me realize that I CAN do maternity outside of the studio. She is my next door neighbor and definitely one motivated gal. She works full time with the Gottman Institute, teaches at a local college on the side, is an author; http://www.terribletenor.com/, and I think she has another role but it has slipped my mind right now. She and her husband are wonderful, with her husband helping me relax at night by practicing his bagpipes. She once asked me if I could hear him practice and wanted to know if the music bothered me, I quickly told her he was not practicing Loud Enough! She looks wonderful pregnant, she has that glow!
I am currently trying different watermarks and wanting to find something that looks professional! Send positive vibes, lots of prayer, or whatever you think so I can get motivated and get this done!

Oh Me Oh My

What a fun day I had on Friday. This little Miss was full of energy and I had so much fun burning off the previous day's meal:). She danced for me, she modeled my sunglasses, she pranced for the other customers at the nursery, and she twirled in her tutu. I love the innocence and fun ways the little people view the world. It is such a breath of fresh air to come home and pull up my pictures only to see the world through a child's eyes. This is my favorite shot. I love how she is patiently trying to find all the fish in the pond.

Sweet 16

My friend Catey let me take her daughter on a sweet 16 shoot. We had a ton of fun and she walked away with pictures of her Ed Hardy's. What more could a girl want. I want some of these shoes, don't you think they would look cute with my jeans ;)
These pictures were taken in a field behind my house, it is so nice to have a great place for a shoot that is within walking distance.
Thanks for hanging out with me Raechel, just think, in a few years I will be doing your Senior portraits. Catey, I hope I did not throw you in a state of panic.

Black & White

Percy & Adrienne stopped by before their Black & White so I could do a quick shoot while they were dressed to party away. They are the cutest couple and if you need any great ideas about landscaping or you want to see an awesome backyard, then Percy is your man. Below is my favorite, my husband is downstairs organizing the pantry so I thought I would not disturb his diligent work to find out his favorite. Although he has to get back in the game, I am always intrigued by his taste of poses/photographs.