Last weekend The Gale Family got together for a 50th wedding anniversary celebration and invited me to take some family portraits. These 12 individuals made up several smaller family groups which made for a lot of family breakdowns. We hung out on their beautiful backyard deck overlooking a valley of fall leaves and raced the...
Has it really been a whole week since my last blog? Where does the time go? Well, some of it has been spent on an interesting commercial project. A cold patch asphalt company has hired me to make new pictures for their website redesign and future marketing materials. I’ll tell you, photographing potholes and asphalt...
Next month I’m going to my ten year high school reunion. I know these things usually take place in the summer but for reasons you don’t really care about it never got planned. Thanks to Facebook a few volunteers popped up to coordinate an informal reunion on a budget in a very short amount of...
My family is a properly trained photographer’s family. When I’m around, the camera is around, so they don’t exactly hide from me anymore and pretend they don’t like to be photographed. They know better! They also know that when I plan a family picture day it’s serious business that borders on crazy-town. I get big...
It’s true. We really do live in a beautiful place. Seattle is one of the prettiest cities I’ve seen. We have all four seasons, mountains, lakes, rivers, ocean, beaches, hiking, incredible foliage and the most amazing parks. I feel like I have to “say it out loud” especially this time of year when we’re on...
Not that you need an excuse to have your picture taken but, “my best friend of over ten years is in town and we don’t have any good pictures” is a really good reason to call me! Sandy and Katrina may live in different states now but they still take good care of each other...
Happy Monday! This weekend was full of goodness and this morning I’m feeling a little in love with life. My blogiversary is just a week away and I find myself taking pause and reflecting on this past year’s achievements. Just seeing the Fall leaves around my neighborhood brings me back to those days last year...
