Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Posted in Kids, Pets
“I only do this until I get dizzy & then I lay down on my back & watch the clouds, she said. It sounds simple but you won’t believe how many people forget the second part.” –Story People
She was excited. She had been looking forward to this all week. I was excited. I got to the session a little early and decided to make a stop at the grocery store for lemons and tulips – a colorful merging of two seasons. I brought bubbles and a blanket. She brought Mozart and pink dresses. She was excited. I was excited.
It was a beautiful, bright, sunny morning with intense light flooding through chrerry blossoms and bouncing off the lawn. I was nervous. She coudln’t remember how to skip and couldn’t believe we wanted her to climb up in a tree. She was nervous. We spun around in circles and ran back and forth until we got warmed up. She had fun. I had fun.
When I got home and loaded her images onto the big screen I smiled. Her personality is huge. Her expressions are so true. And then I got pissed – because I am not perfect and because I still make mistakes. Because while we were laughing and running and kissing Mozart and climbing trees I didn’t anticipate how much that intense light would bounce greens and pinks off her blond hair and light skin. My Lastolite diffuser saved a lot of shots but there are others where the green trunk of a tree gave her a bruised looking eye while at the same time pink blossoms gave her lovely locks a new punk-do. I was pissed and then I got over it.
We had a really fantastic session and there are still a lot of good shots. I did some research on the color spill problem and put together a great tutorial for you so you don’t have to make the same mistake. Stay tuned for a Sunday School lesson coming here to the blog real soon! In the meantime, check out the darling Miss Sophia….
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They have one of those great “how we met” stories that involves meeting in a bar, dating each other’s best friends, and finally discovering their true love for one another. Well done, guys. “We met in a bar” stories are my some of my favorites! We spent a beautiful afternoon at the Country Village in Bothell giggling, taking pictures, and admiring some roosters with really funky hair. Melissa wanted a country feel to her engagement pictures. As her mom says, “she’s a country girl at heart”. We didn’t find any big open fields or run down barns, but with a little extra backcombing, some great buildings and precious little nooks we faked a pretty awesome country location. Melissa and her cowboy are gettin’ hitched this Summer in Mexico!
I asked Tony to hold onto Melissa tightly and perhaps tell her a little secret. He did. I have no idea what was said but I’m certain it was juicy. Melissa’s reaction was picture perfect. 
Like me, Melissa loves black and white pictures. I love the classic look. But my favorite part? They go with EVERYTHING!! Any room. Any decor. Any frame. Done.
These two lovebirds were so much fun to hang out with. At one point I was changing lenses and Melissa says, “okay, I’m gonna tell you a joke”. She started into this story about cussing and kids and damn and hell and just as I got my camera ready and up to my face she hit the punch line and I could only snap a few straight pictures before I gave in to the laughter and started taking random blurry pictures. It’s okay. I’m a professional 
If you want to see those pictures, you’ll have to check out the slideshow!
Melissa & Tony, I think we’re going to have to grab a beer sometime (and discuss those boudoir pictures?). Hahaha….enjoy your slideshow!
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“She turned to me & whispered, don’t you just love it when you get so excited you forget to breathe? & the thought of her smiling eyes still makes me laugh.” –Story People
It poured on Saturday. She asked me what I thought of the rain. I told her I’d do my best to keep them dry. Everything dripped around us until we began to shoot. Somehow, without noticing, the buckets turned to sprinkles. The sprinkles turned to mist. And for a good hour, we had a beautiful cloudy day complete with windblown hair. Their love and my camera made some beautiful pictures. Congratulations on your engagement Linnzi & Mikey!
I don’t blame you for wanting to see more…
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 Posted in Personal
Is it Friday yet? This has been one crazy week. I’ve been eating raw garlic and taking massive quantities of vitamins to fight off this cold that keeps trying to get me. I have waaaay too many things going on to get sick. One of my “besties” is coming into town tonight. It’s kind of big deal. We have plans to be awesome all weekend long. I also have two engagement shoots this weekend so fingers crossed for no rain.
On Tuesday I attended Sandy Puc’ Family Tour Seminar and met some fabulous ladies who are just starting out their own photography businesses. They made me feel so warm and fuzzy with all their praises and questions about my work. It made me miss my days of managing a studio and training new photographers. Maybe I’ll get to host my own workshop one of these days!
Oh yeah…yellow house…is…OURS! Well, at the end of March anyway…pending an inspection and all that other good stuff. Needless to say, we’re pretty excited…and I kinda want to throw up a little. Soooo, here are some pictures from our trip to the zoo last weekend with my sister and her boys. They’ll have to tide you over till next week when I’m done playing with my bestie and have engagement pictures to share!
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Saturday, February 20, 2010 Posted in Babies
Yummy. Yummy. Yummy. This whole session is like splitting a steamy chocolate lava cake on date night. It satisfies completely and you’re left wanting more. More of those deep dark eyes please. More of those unruly curls please. More of that seven month, Lady Gaga loving, puts everything in her mouth, gorgeous baby Jeena. She’s. So. Yummy.
Right this way for more of her fabulous-ness…
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by Jamie
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