Unlikely Bird's Nests | Seattle Child Lifestyle Photographer

My sweet, zany kids.  How did bath night turn into this??!  They make me laugh until my belly hurts :)

Chapman Family | Issaquah Portrait Photographer for the Modern Family

Meet the Chapman Family.  You may remember seeing their photos from last year.  I've had the pleasure of working with them for 3 years now, and I adore them!  They have 2 girls who just loved getting their photos taken this session.  We met at the beach just before sunset after a hot, sunny day.  It was packed!  A hot, sunny day in Seattle is just hard to come by, so the entire city flocks to the water on days like this.  I'd say the biggest obstacle for this shoot was composing the photos without any beach combers in the background!  Emma and Lauren loved playing in the sand, going on a long walk, jumping off old logs, finding dandelions, running through the grassy maze-like paths, and cuddling all together on my grandmother's soft quilt.  This is one of those sessions that just came all together.  They are a sweet, happy, loving family who had a lot of fun together that evening despite all the people!

iPhone Friday by Kim Hildebrand Photography | 1197 Mobile Phone & iPhone Conference

For you iPhone and other mobile photo fans out there - the first photo was taken with a mobile phone June 11, 1997.  This October will be the first conference dedicated to mobile and iPhone photography in San Francisco!  You can sign up to attend in person or remotely on this link.  Talks will focus on visual storytelling, photos, techniques, new apps, and much more.  Let me know if you plan on attending!

Until then, check out this iPhone photo of Isaac at soccer practice yesterday.  Just taken with the regular iPhone camera, no other processing involved.  He's getting so fast {and notice the light-up sneakers he's sporting}?!

Happy Shooting,
Kim

iPhone Friday - Seattle Child Photographer for the Modern Family

Wow - I can't believe it's almost October.  I've completely slacked off posting on the blog lately.  For anyone out there reading - sorry :).

I HAD to share this photo {taken with the regular iPhone app and processed with Camera+} with you today.

Since Ella has started kindergarten, we've gotten in the habit of staying after school and playing on the playground.  Usually staying and playing involves a trip to the boy's bathroom for Isaac.  He gets a kick out of the long bank of urinals, and frankly, so do I when little Isaac's the subject!

Enjoy and happy shooting!

iPhone Friday!

I can't believe school is almost in session!  Ella, Tim and I attended Viewridge Elementary's Kindergarten Orientation yesterday and met Ella's new teacher, saw her classroom, and met several of her fellow kindergarten classmates.  I was so excited for her but also had butterflies in my stomach - and this was only orientation.  I can't imagine how I will feel Wednesday on her first day of school.

With this big milestone upon us, we've been scrambling to pack in as many summer activities as we can these last few weeks.  Among the activities, we spent a day with their cousin Britney who lives on the pass.  We had lunch, went on a nice hike/walk around this beautiful pond, and then swam in the condo's heated pool for a good two hours!  Such a great time!

The photo below is one of my favorite landscapes from that trip.  I took it using my most current favored recipe - shot with the regular iPhone camera and processed with Camera+.

Enjoy and happy shooting!