Family Photo Shoot December 6th

These are a few of my favorite photos from a family shoot December 6th, a few weeks before the Seattle Storm 2008.  All photos were taken around their house, and a few inside with normal props.  Its amazing once you really look around, what you can find as good settings and backdrops for photos!  One of my favorite backdrops was the neighbor's newly stained burnt orange garage door.  Too fun and interesting!

Other November Favorites

I'm trying to be a better blogger!  I just wanted to share a few of my other favorite photos taken during some of my November shoots.  So many cute kids, so little time....

I've noticed I've been really loving the red photos - red backgrounds, outfits, leaves.  It must be the spirit of the season manifesting itself through the camera.  Cute red dresses don't hurt either.

Boise Photo Shoot November 8-9th, 2008

Where has November gone?  I thought life would slow down a little after the summer months, but it just keeps getting busier.  Besides planning and celebrating Isaac and Ella's 1st and 3rd birthday parties, Halloween, and most recently Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to travel to Boise, ID for a weekend of photo shoots.  

This idea was all concocted by my good friends Robin and Melissa who have 9-month and 8-month-old daughters, respectively.  They wanted someone they knew and trusted to take some pictures of their little ones!  So while they were together for a play date, my phone rang and they asked what it would take to get me and my gear down for a weekend.  A few phone calls and emails back and forth eventually blossomed into a weekend of 17 (yes, 17!) half-hour photo shoots of kids and families ranging from newborns to 6 and 4-year-old sisters.  During the planning process, Robin ended up selling her house and was moving into the new one the weekend after -- yes, she's crazy!  That gave me plenty of room to set up the studio though.  I stayed right there, and Robin scheduled each family to come every 1/2 hour, and believe it or not, it ran like clockwork!

Needless to say, it was a wonderful opportunity and I had a great time working with all the families and their kids.  They were such great subjects!  Thank you, Robin, for all your planning and hard work leading up to and during the shoot!  I couldn't have done it without you.  And thank you Melissa, for your help and feedback, and for providing me information from a graphic designer's perspective on how to improve my proofing processes! 

Below are some of my favorite photos from all the shoots that weekend.  I will be posting more to my website soon.  Enjoy!

First Photo Gallery Showing

Between raising a 3-year-old and 1-year-old, I've miraculously had time recently to put together a photography gallery to show my work around the city.  My artwork currently consists of a few photos promoting my maternity and baby portrait sessions as well as a few (Not So) Still Life pieces for sale.  This gallery is now up at 5 Focus (www.5focus.com) in South Lake Union from September 15 through October 31st, so stop by and check it out while you're sampling their Cafe' Mae menu!

These three pictures below are part of the (Not So) Still Life series I have been shooting on the side.  They consist of fruits and vegetables photographed on a very clean, simple white backdrop.  While most photographers work really hard and use extra equipment to prevent camera shake, I am promoting it!  I am creating colorful, abstract images that essentially turn a grouping of mandarin oranges into a flower (or whatever else you may see).  The images are not changed in Photoshop in any way, except for normal dust-spotting and color correction procedures.  Stop by and check them out!   I will also be adding a Featured Gallery section to my website soon, which will allow you to view these images and purchase them directly from the site.

Shown here:  the mandarin oranges, cherry tomatoes, and blueberries.

Finkelstein Wedding 8.23.08

I recently had the opportunity to photograph the Finkelstein wedding at Pickering Barn in Issaquah.  I've been mainly focusing on Portrait photography so this was a treat for me.  If you've ever had the chance to go to a wedding or the Saturday Farmer's Market at Pickering Barn, you'll know what a beautiful setting this is to take photos (both in the barn and outside).  

Below, in random order (as I haven't figured out the best way to upload photos into my blog!), are some of my favorites from the big day.  Thanks to the Finkelstein's for giving me the opportunity, and to my niece, Britney, for being my Photo Assistant -- I couldn't have done it without you!!