Emma | Sammamish High School 2016 Senior | Urban Session

Emma chose to book two sessions for her senior portraits, a rural session, which you may view here. I think both sessions very much reflect her personality. Maybe she gets it from her parents, her dad coming from a rural town in Western Washington and her mom has a blend of city girl loving the hustle and bustle of the city and the country girl who had a few horses in her lifetime. I think adding the second urban session is very much a part of who Emma is and where she wants to go in the future.

It was an overcast day, beautiful for portraits, but just 10 minutes after we finished the skies opened up and it was raining so hard!  We were not in an area where we could pull over and wait it out. There was so much water standing on the road that the cars ahead of us kicked up so much water it completely covered my windshield--very, very scary!  

Emma did not panic, I know both of us were saying something and repeating ourselves the whole time we couldn't see a thing -- maybe "Oh my God!" over and over, but I know she helped me remain calm so we could get through it.

Photo of the Month - February 2013

This rainbow hidden by the clouds was taken at Fisherman's Terminal in Seattle.  February was the month of home maintenance and repairs, I was lucky to get out with friends and shoot some images once this month.  Beauty portraiture and senior sessions are on the way with Spring right around the corner and I can't wait!

Bellevue Photographer | Cherry Blossoms

I recently went to the University of Washington campus with my friend's Brenda and Jim.  The cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the campus right now and are gorgeous!  

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October 2010 - Photo of the Month

Seattle--On a very cold and clear night

The top photo is of the Safeco and Qwest Fields. The bottom photo was taken from the south looking north at the city.

Unfortunately, they was not a safe place to stand where I could omit the branches from the composition, but I still believe they're worthy of sharing for documentary purposes.

ONE of my beautiful niece's (I have three!)

Right before school starts each year, my niece will call and ask if we can have a "girl's night." We had our girl's night last Friday and the plan was to take photos. She's a fantastic model for me to try out new techniques and locations. We had a wonderful time together!

Discovery Park - Seattle, WA

We were out early on Wednesday morning May 30th. We left the house about 4 a.m. to head out and shoot the sunrise reflecting back on the Olympic mountain range, however we found a more interesting subject to photograph that morning; the lighthouse next to the (believe it or not) the sewage treatment plant, just off the military section of Discovery Park.