Talk about feeling old… or mature or…. Today I had the opportunity to take pictures for a few students at Seattle Christian, one of those students being the brother of my 15-year old godson. I have know both Matt and Josh since they were 1 and 3 years old. I remember being a senior and […]
I am gonna keep this post short and sweet because that’s what my heart is telling me… BUT before I end I must say that Sherae is one of the most incredible God woman that I have met in 2009, which is why I think it was fitting for God to bring her into my […]
2009 has been a year for me….. a year, a year, a year. You know how you can think back over your life and reflect on the years and remember what happened?? For example, in 2000 I graduated high school, got my first job, went to college and had my first exposure to creamy crack (relaxer), in 2002 […]
I got to spend yesterday afternoon with one of the coolest families I have met this year: Lee, Kitty, Isaac and Zaria and they were AWESOME! Time flew by so fast because we were laughin and cracking jokes so hard. Kitty and I met at our church’s women conference this year called “Celebrate” (http://www.wendytreat.com/) She was […]
Katy and I have a mutual friend Laura who loves both of us very much! Katy needed pictures and I needed clients and Laura made it happen. Katy is so sweet and has the sweetest little family. Katy and Josh’s daughter was full of energy and excitement (when it was her turn to take pictures; she was […]
What a joy it is to be able to take pictures for your closest friends and what a honor when they actually want to pay for them??! E’lana has always supported my dream. I remember when I got my first film SLR back in 2003 of the Minolta family, she was one of my first […]
Anyone who knows me well KNOWS how much I absolutely adore my husband… but they also know that we’d be the best choice for MTV reality series because we would definitely give Nick and Jessica a run for their money. Together we are hilarious, passionate, full of love, strong-willed and loud and all of those VERY […]
**Let me preface this blog by saying that this was the shortest and absolutely coldest shoot I have done to date: It started snowing and my poor cousins started freezing and we had to cut the shoot short, but before it got toooo bad, this is what we were able to capture–before we froze our tooshies […]
What do you say about Junko and Ivan??! What words do you use??? I have five: 1.) Committed2.) Servants3.) Comedic4.) Caring5.) Compassionate Enjoy them as much as I did….. and our awesome overexposed, crazy, matrixy picture of the lovebirds………….
There are NO words for how much I absolutely LOVE and adore this family. I officially met Fahren, the matriarch, in September at my church, after hearing about her and her incredible voice for years! Fahren showed up at all of my local coffee shops and community fests–I admired her from afar but never in […]
Kahlil is the kind of baby that makes you want to be a parent, or at least me. He was so enduring and so sweet. He is such a ladies man at only 5 months old. His grandmother, my aunt, is head over heels for him, and it didn’t take me long to see why… […]
What happens when the thing you never thought would happen does? What happens when you unexpectedly get sick? What happens when someone you love falls ill or even worse dies? What happens when a natural disaster hits and destroys everything you've worked so hard to build? What happens when you become ill or paralyzed and are unable to run your business? What happens when you find yourself in a global pandemic and you're unable to work for months at a time? What are you going to do?
When we first started shooting, we couldn't afford many of the opportunities and workshops that were available for newbie photographers to learn and grow, so we really utilized the free communities online and locally to building relationships and to learn the trade. It was those years that shaped who we are as people in this industry and have helped us to value the journey.