Sophia's Senior Portrait on Mercer Island What is beautiful? What is beauty? I have poured over this topic in my mind so much. Anyone who keeps up with this blog knows this, and there have been some pretty heavy revelations about...
Photography and the Holidays The holidays are quickly approaching. I can see the twinkling of the lights now. (No, seriously. My neighbors already put their Christmas lights up.) I can smell the turkey, taste the pumpkin pie, and hear Santa coming...
Real is Real Good Mercer Island Family Photography Before each of my family photography sessions, I send out a questionnaire to my families. By families, I mean Mom. After all, it's mom who makes appointments with photographers. It is mom who (sometimes)...
So Many Family Photography Sessions! So Much Fun! You know what makes me happy?Love captured.The moments on film that show the exchange of love and connection are captured for eternity. A smile. Eyes that light up. Laughter. Joy. Embraces. Expressions of...
A Seattle Photographer: Going Higher Do you think you can go higher?Again she ran across a cold hard dock in her ballet flats with a questioning glance which grew and grew each time I asked. “Can you go higher – jump...
Kirkland Newborn PhotographyWhen we become mothers, we sometimes forget to breathe. We really just forget.I will never forget the day my son was born. You would think the birth I had at home would be the one big lasting memory....
Newborn Photography and a New PerspectiveSometimes I leave Family Photography sessions feeling incomplete. It's as though something is missing. Something really important. It's that nagging feeling in the back of my mind that I can't shake.There is something distinctly...
Family Photographer & a Ferry Ride “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always our self we find in the sea.” ― E.E. CummingsThere's something purifying about water. It cleanses us, and reveals who we really are. It...