Miss Bella~ Western Washington Childrens Photographer

I was real excited to have this session this past weekend; I was able to try out a new backdrop stand that my husband found on Craigslist, and a new light set that my friend Jeannine is letting me use. Both worked perfectly and I am looking forward to using them again. Thanks Jeannine, these lights worked perfectly! Add all this together and then mix in a perfectly sweet little girl with the biggest blue eyes and you have a recipe for a great session.

Bella is 6 months old; she may look a little familiar, I did her newborn and 3 month photos as well. She is so pleasant and has such a sweet disposition.

Thanks Alisha for letting me capture your sweet little girl, she is a joy!

Grandchildren~ Western Washington Family Photographer

Janice and her grandchildren drove down from Seattle last weekend to create some sweet memories. The girls wanted to model and pose for the picture, and the boys, well lets just say the boys had other things in mind. They were not really excited to see me walking around with a camera trying to capture some shots. I don't blame them, boys will be boys, and they just want to play, make mud pies and eat ice cream!This little ray of sunshine stole the camera spotlight. Those big eyes won me over very quickly.
They loved the old wooden fence, I thought it was pretty cool myself.

There she goes again, just looking sweet and having fun.

I know, I know, I could not help but to follow her around for a bit, she was so sweet and cute.

Thanks Janice for letting me capture some sweet moments of you and your grandchildren.

A Pause...

I took a pause in the action, and did a shoot with my kiddos. I love my family, everything about each one makes me smile. They are all special and make me realize how incredibly lucky I am to have them in my life.

I had to take this picture because Ethan was actually standing still. I think his feet are moving even before we put him down on the ground. That tireless energy will come in handy one day.

I had to put this bottom picture on the blog for good measure, this was pretty much the way most of the pictures turned out. And Mauri, do you have any other tricks besides lollipops?

Brittney~Senior Pictures

My Senior Shoot this weekend was with Brittney, a now graduated Senior! Way to Go Brittney! I love my backyard, the tall grass makes great backdrops for photos. Thanks Brittney and I wish you the best of luck!

Lewis Family II~ Western Washington Family Photographer

Here are a few more pictures from my session on Friday. Michele wanted to surprise her husband with pictures for Fathers Day, I'm thinking he may have figured out what they were up to. Hmmm, we shall see.What a sweet family
These girls were a riot, never a dull moment!

Sneak Peek~ Lewis Family

I had so much fun on Friday with these group of girls. They were full of life, spunky, and ready for pictures. This picture is just a small indication of how the session went. Thanks Michele for making my afternoon exciting.

Baby Aquilina~ Western Washington Newborn Photographer

I had the pleasure of meeting baby Aquilina this past weekend, and I must say he was a perfect angel. He wanted to cuddle and be swaddled the entire session, what a sweetheart. Thanks you guys for such a fun session, even if my backdrop stand broke right in the middle of the shoot. Good thing I have an awesome husband who found me a great deal on Craigslist today. I just mentioned that my backdrop broke and he emailed me with a listing he found. Sometimes I don't know what I would do without him.

I know I'm supposed to be working on putting my watermark on my pictures, let's just say it is a work in progress.

Fun in The Sun~ Western Washington Childrens Photographer

I've been trying to take 3 year pictures of my little girl in between sessions, so here is the first shoot. I have a few more locations/outfits we are going to play around with. She is so much fun now, she loves to pose and then tells me, "take my picture right here." At least I have one poser in the family.I have a new watermark, thanks to Bethany at Bethany Haile Photography. You can access her site by clicking here. She makes custom cards, logos, etc. She is such a talented person. I have it downloaded and everything, now I'm having trouble figuring out how to place it on my photo. I really need to take a class to better understand my Photoshop Program. I think I have the photography side of Photoshop down, now to understand how to make items such as templates, work with colors, text, etc. One day, *sigh*

Evening Shoot~ Western Washington Photographer

I had my first shoot the other day at 6:45 pm. Initially, I thought I would be searching for light, but the time was perfect. I had sunshine, but not directly, so the lighting was ideal. I think I will start doing my evening sessions between 6:15-6:45. Baby Bella was so sweet, she just stood and looked around as I snapped away. I've been working on my black & white conversions, so I thought I would post a few of my favorites.
What a sweet little girl, I could just squeeze her to pieces!

Thanks Thuy for letting me capture some sweet moments with you and Bella, I look forward to more shoots in the future!

Pre-Baby Aquilina- Western Washington Maternity Photographer

We did Lisa's maternity shoot on Saturday and she had baby Aquilina on Monday, Whew, we were cutting it close. I wanted to try something new with my maternity sessions, so we headed outdoors. Other than being stalked by a particular yellow jacket, we had a great time. Thanks Lisa for a great Saturday morning, I can't wait to meet baby Aquilina Sunday morning!