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!

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!



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!

Child's Play

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!

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!