September 28, 2010
in Personal

I was in California this past weekend shooting a wedding with my friend Melanie, which was so spectacular and I'm excited to share all the amazing images. Until then I thought I'd share my images from my day in San Francisco. I had 24 hours in this incredible city and man did I see and do it all! Melanie is a great host and made sure I got the true San Fran experience:) From the cable car to china town, from dinner in the Mission, to ice cream at the...

September 22, 2010
in Food, Portraits

Last spring I received a really great opportunity. I was asked by my friends at Seattle Magazine to shoot the imagery for the 2010 Seattle Urban Pages directory. I was in charge of shooting 90% of the imagery (excluding the ads) which was a massive undertaking, but I was able to experience Seattle in a whole new way. The directory is a resource guide to all things wonderful that you can only find in Seattle; from food, to shopping, restaurants, to attractions. Seattle is comprised of lots of little neighborhoods...

September 20, 2010
in Personal, Portraits

When I was Colorado last month my family and I spent a day hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. We decided to hike to Alberta falls and I of course had my camera on hand:) It was an absolutely stunning day! My mom and dad at the top of the falls:) Dad hanging out at the top:) Yes, this is my hilarious family;) Mal and I stopped and decided we needed to have a "senior portrait" moment...

September 9, 2010
in Child Portraiture, Personal, Portraits

Lots of my friends have babies and toddlers and I love spending time with them and seeing how much of my friend is apart of them. They are all beautiful children who I love photographing, and seeing them grow and learn is truly fascinating. However, I have a confession, never have I been so inspired to have children of my own then when I am with Eli. As mentioned in some previous posts Eli is the son of Jaime and Jeremy Riddle who are my parent's neighbors and our adopted...

September 7, 2010
in Weddings

This weekend I shot a wedding at the Space Needle for the very first time. I thought for sure the day was going to be crazy with multiple locations on the schedule, it being a holiday weekend, and to top it off it was Bumbershoot at the Seattle Center. Bumbershoot is a concert series festival with three stages that surround the Space Needle, and is VERY popular with Seattle-ites. Well to my surprise the day went super smooth, the Bride and Groom were happy and relaxed, and the families southern...

September 3, 2010
in Weddings

This past spring I had an amazing opportunity to work as a Photo Editor Intern under Seattle Bride Magazine's Art Director Alicia Nammacher and Editor and Chief Sally Farhat Kassab. It was a wonderful experience getting to work with these ladies and their team. I did image collection and selection for some of the major features of the Fall/Winter 2010 issue. This issue was incredibly special to work on for two reasons; one it was Sally's first issue as Editor and Chief, and two it was the "Best of Bride"...

August 31, 2010
in Maternity, Portraits

When I was home in Colorado earlier this month I had the great pleasure of attending Traci Remley's baby shower:) Traci is a childhood friend of mine who I hadn't seen in about eight years. Other than the fact that she had a different last name and a baby bump she looked and acted exactly the same as the Traci I knew so many years ago. Walking into her parents home in Sedalia I was flooded with memories and tried my darnedest not to start tearing up from happiness and...

August 27, 2010
in Personal

Every time I go home to CO I make sure to see one of my dearest and closest friends Amanda. Amanda and I are both creatives and I'm always blown away when I walk into her home. There are always new treasures she has either made by hand or found in some obscure antique shop. We have such similar taste that I literally feel like I'm shopping when I go to her house...

August 24, 2010
in Personal

So my amazing web designer and developer, Creation-1, just added a cool feature to my website. The home page now features a running slide show of some of my favorite wedding images. Underneath there is a section for clients, fans, family, etc...

August 23, 2010
in Personal, Portraits

I got to see my baby sister last week and it was a wonderful unexpected treat:) It was a very last minute trip home to Colorado, but every time I see my sis I ALWAYS make time to take some pictures of her...