Reflections | December 2015

I apologize for the delay in getting my December Reflections posted  I had been without a computer since December 23, 2015.  My old workhorse has been retired and since it was holiday season, delivery was delayed.   The new computer finally arrived on January 5th and it's taken me time to get it setup and configured properly  There is never a good time to be without a computer when you're running a portrait business, but it could have been far worse if this happened during the busy season-- so for that, I'm grateful.

On one of the frosty mornings in December where it was 23 degrees at my house I was looking toward the back of my property where I saw something white that looked like one of those styrofoam egg cartons.  My first thought was a bear got into my neighbors garbage toter and dragged his garbage onto my property (it's happened before.).

I ran for my binoculars and went to the window for a second look.  I could see it wasn't an egg carton, but what was it?  And then it hit me, could it be?  I wondered if what I was seeing could possibly be the rare elusive ice flowers?  I ran for my camera and out the door in my jammies and sure enough, there they were.  For me it felt like Christmas all over again!

I found the the one that I was seeing from the house, I hurried to take pictures (they melt quickly--as soon as the sun hits them.) I took a moment to look around and it felt magical. There were several and many were hard to access for a picture, but I did my best,  After a few minutes I realized that I didn't feel the cold. I was filled with excitement!

Bellevue Portrait Photographer | Session Favorite

A walk through the forest with her little plush toy and a beautiful floral headpiece.

Session Favorites + Bellevue High School Senior Photographer

Guys don't always look forward to senior photos, but once we got started with his session, Daniel was open to anything I suggested.  His mom said, "On the way home, Daniel said that the photo shoot was kind of fun."  Good luck with your senior year Daniel!

High School Senior | Bellevue Portrait Photographer

Daniel is headed into his senior year in September and here is a peek from his session this past Monday. He was easy to photograph, helpful and has such a great smile!

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Sisters | Ryan and Taylor + Session Favorites

These beautiful sisters were a dream to photograph.  When they arrived it was snowing, but they were "all in" and willing to go forward with our photo session.  We were not able to use all of our planned wardrobe changes due to the weather, but this is just a lucky break for me, because this means I'll be photographing them again this spring!  

Into the forest | Fireflies

Beautiful Jess again on the back of my property, with a slightly different edit.  We had a few inches of snow yesterday, but the rain came in and washed most of it away.  I'm looking forward to the next snow sticking around a bit longer, so I can plan snow portraits on the back of my property.

Photo of the Month - November 2013

Another edit from the a beauty portraiture session I did a while back.  I'll be choosing a favorite image from a past family or beauty session to edit in post production, the one I see in my mind at the time I am photographing.

Into The Forest | Beauty

This image is from a session I photographed back in February that I recently re-edited with a technique that works aesthetically on a very few images.  I thought this technique was a perfect fit for this image.  

I know it's cold outside this time of year, but my boudoir clients are courageous!  I hope one of my upcoming boudoir clients will brave the cold before the fall colors are gone.  (I'll have a heated towel waiting for you and it doesn't take long for me to capture a few frames.)