Here is a wonderful couple I met a little while back. They were expecting twins! If you wait a day or two, you will get to see their sweet little bundles. I am going to have the privilege of photographing their family every four months this year! I love being able to participate in this first year of the lives of a new family. They were so in love and completely ready to give their new ones such love and affection. It was a definitely privilege to be able to capture these beautiful images of this time in their lives.
"K" you are incredibly breath-taking! Thank you so much for allowing me free reign to create the kinds of photos I have been wanting to! I love watching this video over and over. Congratulations to both "K" and "E"! It was an honor to spend time with you.
I have had the supreme pleasure of photographing these two beautiful boys since before they were born! I'm sure that if you have been following my blog and website, you will have seen their sweet faces posted all over the place. I absolutely adore Mommy and Daddy too! These boys are beautiful! If you look closely enough, you will see a little bulge on Mommy's tummy. She is expecting and it's a girl! I'm so excited for them!
Grandma and Grandpa were up visiting from California, so we got together at Pinebrook Gardens and played together. I especially liked having Grandma and Grandpa snuggle and kiss. I know, I know, I am an incurable romantic and I believe love only gets better with age!
They had their uncle there with them and it is obvious that they adore him as well.
For those of you who have been following my work for the past few years, you will be very familiar with this sweet family. It's Figlette and Gator! Every time I meet up with them and their amazing mother, I feel so honored to be able to capture their free little spirits, their beautiful little faces and the overwhelming love being showered upon their heads by their mommy.
I always feel a little awkward sharing the experiences I have with this family because it is an intensely spiritual one for me. The evening was perfect and after we were done with photos, I sat on the grass while Figlette played with my hair and wore my shoes. Mom and I talked about anything and everything, and she shared such sweet stories with me.
So here are the beautiful little girls who give me butterflies every time I know I am going to see them.
Tired of those horrible back to school photos year after year? Light & Shadow's Annual Back to School Portrait Party is coming up soon! It will be held at my home studio on Saturday, August 8th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Space will fill up quickly, so give me a call today to reserve your time. My phone number is: 360-608-1814
Wear your own special Back to School outfit, or I have hats, vests, boots, umbrellas, and as most of you already know, I have petticoats which have taken over my studio! I will be using my distressed white brick background and wooden floor. I have a wonderful wooden school desk we can use, or we can use my many different chairs and colored rugs.
Here are the details:
I will spend approximately 15 minutes with each child creating at least 6 different poses. You will get to choose which photos you would like to order or have burned to a CD to use anyway you would like. Each image on the CD comes in both vivid color AND in black and white.
Cost: $50.00 per child ($10.00 per child extra) 100% of the cost is applied to your order! (Full Payment must be received one week in advance)
CD Prices
Each image is a full-resolution jpeg file. They will be finished in both vivid color and in black and white. You receive the copyright to use your image(s) any way you wish!
1 image for $25.00 3 images for $50.00 7 images for $100.00 10+ images at $10.00 a piece
Print Prices
Desk Prints: 5x7 and smaller: $20 8x10: $35 set of 8 wallets: $20
I was given the supreme pleasure of being able to photograph the wedding of these two wonderful parents! I can't remember, but it had to be 8 years ago, or so! I had lost touch with them until she brought her sister-in-law to see me for her wedding photos! We got together on Facebook and she graciously agreed to let me play with her precious newborn baby girl and delightful boys!
Little Baby "E" was born too early and gave her parents a scare, but she is healthy, happy and completely beautiful now. I had such a fun time making those two older gorgeous boys giggle. It was very easy as they were just as silly as I am.
The boys went home and I got to spend some alone time with Mom, Dad, and Princess. The photos of them together are simply stunning. I included many of the black and white versions of them in this video because they are so dramatic and artistic.
Introducing little baby "E". She is a delightful addition to a beautiful family.
I am so excited to introduce all of you to my new daughter-in-law. Well, almost, daughter-in-law. She and my precious boy are getting married on July 18th. You may have seen her splashed all over my wedding site and even my high school senior site. She is definitely a favorite model of mine! I mean, just look at her! She is absolutely gorgeous!
She is the quintessential "Vintage Vixen". She owns her own incredibly successful vintage clothing business Solanah She is the ultimate treasure hunter! I've gone with her a few time to the Goodwill Bins and where I see lots of trash, she finds the most incredible treasures! She can go through the entire place in a half an hour and have picked out every possible vintage treasure they've got! She's a marvel. She also has a blog Vixen Vintage where she has hundreds of followers. She dresses in completely vintage clothing every single day. If she is going out, she has the dress, the hat, the gloves, the purse, the shoes... Every day is such a nice surprise when I see her. She has been helping my son class up his wardrobe and the two of them are the most delightful people in the world. She loves my son with passion as he does her. He likes to make her giggle which she does freely and easily. She brings out his best qualities and I see him joyful when he is with her. What more can a mom want for her son?
I wanted to grab some photos of her in some of her vintage outfits so I could display them at an upcoming Bridal Shower I am having for her. We went out on a hot sunny day last week, and I was totally in heaven playing with her. I love that summer dress which is a shorts jumpsuit with an over-skirt. Then she put on that incredible black evening dress with the pink petticoat. Wow! I could have taken photos of her in that thing all day! Then we ended up at Esther Short Park with her floral print dress among the roses.
I'm sure you will see more of her. Every time I have a new idea for a photo shoot, I call her up and we set off on an adventure together! I love you Solanah and feel so privileged to have you as a treasured addition to our family.
Every once in awhile I get to do something different. I have a very dear friend who has three of the most adorable boys in the world. I cordially invited her oldest son to go on a play date with me. We first when out to ice cream at Ice Cream Renaissance and we acted as silly as we could. There is something freeing about taking out a child who is not your own. I didn't feel the slightest need to tell him not to be too loud or not to put his gummy bears into his drink to drown them, in fact, I gave him the idea!
After ice cream, we headed out to Esther Short Park and to a wet and wild time! He was jumping from place to place so quickly, I had to run to keep up! At first, he was a little tentative about jumping in, but it took about 2 seconds for that feeling to pass. I absolutely adored being able to capture his joyful excitement for life! He is the smartest and most delightful nine year-old I know.
As was inevitable, I eventually had to put my camera away and jump into the water with him. I got completely soaked as I was the private to his general and had to go wherever he told me to. We put an old Starbucks cup in hand of the statue of the older gentleman and thought we were completely hilarious. I haven't laughed that freely in way too long.
So here I introduce you to the marvelous Mr. "L". If you look closely enough, you may just spy the photographer in three photos!
