Michelle's Senior Pictures
Posted at 10:09 AM
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| Well, rain didn't keep us from shooting Michelle's senior pictures this week. Monday... the ENTIRE day (at my house anyways) was dry and I had high hopes that it would stay dry through her my upcoming senior session. WHAT WAS I THINKING!?!?! :0) On our way up to her house (where we would be shooting her session) it started raining, the temperature steadily dropped, and yup, even some wet snowflakes grazed our windshield! Go figure, right?!? Well, that wasn't going to stop me from doing what I was going to do. In fact, it didn't stop Michelle either. Rain or not we went right ahead as planned. Michelle, with her parents (oh did I mention that her parents are in fact John's Aunt Donna & Uncle Greg?) lives on Spring Lake in Renton. Basically an awesome picturesque sort of place. Since it was raining like crazy we really didn't get to spend any time out by the lake so we were left to shoot almost entirely indoors. Now I've done family sessions indoors and never had a problem, so why couldn't I shoot an entire senior session indoors? What was awesome is that we actually had 2 homes to shoot in. Aunt Donna & Uncle Greg own both the home on the lake and the one directly behind it (which is great for large family gatherings!). We started off in their house and then worked our way up to the other house (which we like to call the "party" house). I was actually looking forward to shooting in there because it has this awesome retro feeling to it. On to our senior... Michelle, a student at Tahoma Senior High started off her senior session in her gown (she purchased in Florida) for prom just a couple of months away! Now, I've known Michelle for just about 4 years and when she walked out into the living room in her gown, I couldn't stop thinking how this adorable young girl I first met, had turned into this elegant and stunning young woman before me now!         Usually I shoot my portrait sessions alone. However, being 8 months pregnant, I decided to call on my husband to come and assist me. Even with his help, I think I still did a pretty good job getting the job done. :) WARNING: the next couple of photo's, not the most attractive (of me)! :)   Even though the majority of her pictures took place inside, we did get her outside for a few in between the downpours.      Labels: Seniors |
A day with my cousin Silvia!
Posted at 10:16 AM
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| My beautiful cousin Silvia lives in Oregon where she's a live-in nanny for a wonderful family! She had a few weeks off and made her way to Seattle to spend some time with her family and friends! I was so excited to get the chance to spend an entire day with my beauty of a cousin and of course, being a photographer just had to get her outside for some pictures! If these locations looks familiar, it's because it's Gene Coulon Park and it's just across the street from our house... so I use it often! :-) Also, Ive used this opportunity to "play" with some of these pictures a little bit during post processing, so the look of these may be a little less than "traditional". Completely intentional however. Hope you enjoy!    Labels: Seniors |
