Naomi & Dave

The sun made a long-awaited appearance for Naomi & Dave’s engagement photos down at Myrtle Edwards park. The location was extra special since it was the site of Dave’s proposal. (We even recreated the event on the very bench!) They looked fabulous as they giggled, nuzzled and smooched their way through our photo session.

Mary & Timmy

Their mom isn’t going to believe it–but Mary & Timmy DID slow down enough to be captured on camera. The kids were great! They were cute, funny and interested in everything–except getting their photo taken sometimes. No problem for us! We just followed and let them do their thing. Our outdoor studio gave them room to run and dirt to dig. Great moments always happen. We just need to be in the right place to capture them.

Here Comes Santa!

What better way, after our recent snowy days in April, than to spend our early May with Santa! Arthur and Associates needed new promotional material for their Santa photo business so we came bearing lights and camera, but it was the kids that provided the cute action. A&A is the original company to EVER place a camera in front of Santa in a retail setting and they did it for the first time at the Seattle Frederick and Nelson’s some 60 years ago. The last time we did this for them was a hot July, 7 years past, so this cold, drizzly, mid-spring morning kept our Santas and kids in the spirit! Here’s a sampling of the nearly 7 hours of great Santas and extremely adorable children!

Ok, did we say the day went without a hitch? C’mon! What’s a visit with Santa without a few funny or terrifying moments?

We’ll leave you with a couple of shots to get you back in the spirit of Christmas. Our thanks to all the kids and their families!

Ashley & Mike

With their wedding only a week away, they decided it’s never too late for engagement portraits! It was such a treat to photography Ashley & Mike in their wedding clothes–they were absolutely gorgeous. The look is late-1800’s and Ashley topped off her dress with a vintage fan and homemade shoes! Mike wore a handmade bronze vest to match and tried out his blue cravat. They’ll marry this weekend in the Methow Valley.

Governor Gregoire Kicks Off Her Campaign with Governor Richardson!

It’s very exciting to work around staff and supporters of political campaigns but if it’s for the successful governor of our wonderful state of Washington, then it’s exhilarating!

The usual private reception line gave way to private reception candids but that didn’t stop nearly everyone to want a pic with the popular governors. Even Gov. Gregoire’s nephew gets some campaign action! Comedian Peggy Platt was side-splitting funny as a faux-supporter of the other party’s candidate and Franklin 9th grader, Jullian Barrington was impressive in his introduction of our governor.

Governor Gregoire packed the Westin Hotel Ballroom with supporters and the respected former presidential candidate and New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson, culminated the event with a rousing, standing-ovation speech.

Shana and Eric

What do you do when you’re training for a marathon? You practice running! What do you do when you’re preparing for your wedding? Practice “workin’ it” for the camera! Engagement sessions are such a fun time to capture a couple and help them get used to being photographed. By the time the big day rolls around, they’ll be ready to go pro!

Shana and Eric are soo cute! He asked her to marry on the Big Island of Hawaii and they’ll honeymoon in New Zealand this winter, but meanwhile, an engagement session closer to home was on their minds. They’re an outdoorsy couple so we spent most of our time in the backyard studio.

Jessica and Jared get hitched!

We had an absolute blast photographing their wedding on Saturday at the Hollywood Schoolhouse! They never seemed to get tired of striking poses, the bride never stopped laughing, and the wedding party never stopped cracking us up.

And, one of my favorite elbows-a-flying bouquet-catch photos EVER…

City Year celebrates 10 years!

On Thursday, Scott spent the evening with City Year which celebrated their 10th Anniversary and honored longtime supporters, Bill Gates Sr and Mimi Gardner Gates. The Seattle Sheraton’s main ballroom filled to capacity with the area’s top foundations and corporate sponsors like Microsoft, Boeing, Nordstrom, Metlife Foundation, Bank of America, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Davis Wright Tremaine, Costco, and Starbucks, to name a few. We provided City Year with photos they chose to use on banners, brochures and centerpieces.

Everyone came for the auction, which by the end of the evening, raised more than $440,000 for the organization that “believes young people can change the world if only they are given the skill and opportunity to do so”. Since its founding, City Year corps with more than 10,000 volunteers, gave in excess of 16 million hours of service to tutor and mentor more than 1 million children in need throughout the US and in South Africa. We salute City Year’s corps and staff! It was an inspiring and wonderful evening!

Spring Runway at Bellevue Square

Spring is here and that means runway fashions at Bellevue Square! Scott and Toni Pinto were there to capture it all. The shows featured the hottest new looks from stores including Voletta, Rag Men’s Style and Oilily. The fashions were hot, the models were fab–it was a smashing success!

Zarah is full of surprises!

Everyone says, “Wow! I bet Zarah makes you incredible meals all the time.” Ummmmm……..no? (Of course they’re referring her fabulous culinary skills that drive her hip catering business Zarah Loves Food) Her recent late night grocery runs include such purchases as Lucky Charms, jalapeno poppers, Toaster Strudel, and Doritos. NOT exactly the makings of gourmet meals…. But last night, YUM, she made us fresh, delicious, rice paper spring rolls. And she even topped it off with champagne! Now THAT’S dining in style!

(and she did it in our - oops! did I paint it TOO yellow? - kitchen)