Sunday, January 27, 2008

Fantastic Vintage Motherhood Shoot!

Recently, I met with Anne and her husband for a maternity portrait shoot. Anne is pregnant with her first child and was intrigued by my "Vintage Motherhood" portfolio. We met at Newcastle Beach Park, which I scouted a few weeks ago and it turned out to be a great location. You can see how we used the dock, the beach, the trees, the logs, everything!

There were so many pictures I loved from this shoot that it was hard to narrow it down to just these!

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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Scouting

I am still new to the Seattle area so I often go out exploring the area and scouting for new shooting locations! I love the beaches, lakes, forests, gardens and other beautiful Pacific Northwest landscapes. Using nature as a big creative element in my images, rather than fake "school photo" backdrops, ensures that each client ends up with a beautiful work of art. This approach works especially well with maternity portraits.

So, today I was off to Lake Washington and look what I found! I can't wait to put some people into these landscapes and create some lovely nature-inspired portraits. Stay tuned to see these places again in future photo shoots!

Newcastle Beach Park: Easily accessible off the 405 near the 520 and the 90 in Newcastle - the east side of the lake. There are two beaches, a forest path, a beautiful dock, logs to sit on - and just about endless possibilities!

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Somewhere near the Washington Arboretum, there's this wonderful staircase that I found. It looks like a fairy tale and I can picture it being good for women, maternity, and older kids. I imagine it even in the rain or snow - beautiful!

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Child's Play

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Just thought I'd share this lovely nostalgic image I made today - a great rope swing and an entire list of swing games that belong to some nearby kids.

I love the imagination that kids bring to all their activities! This is what I bring to my photo shoots that make them work differently from other photographers. Kids are encouraged to imagine, play games, and otherwise not "sit-still-and-look-at-me-now-smile!" We sing, make silly faces, roll in the grass, play red-light-green-light, do cartwheels - and anything else that makes them forget that they are getting their pictures taken!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New Year!

Hi All,

Happy 2008! In addition to my professional work, I take a picture-a-day. I bet that's something most of you didn't know about me! Yes, I try to take at least one image, every day, no matter what. Today, for 1-1-2008 - it's this one. Enjoy!

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