One of the many visitors we had last weekend in our photography studio here in Seattle was this completely adorable young couple and their two children.  They came via my good friend Mark Eskenazi who is another professional photographer here in Seattle.  He had asked me if they could schedule a session here as he wasn’t able to shoot them right away and I was delighted to help. 

Here are a few quick previews for them to see of Mum with their beautiful baby daughter.  I’m looking forward to getting them back into the studio to show them the complete set of proofs.  

Tomorrow we get the chance to sit down with a new Mum to review the photographs of their beautiful newborn baby daughter that we took in our photography studio here in Seattle.  As I finish off preparing the proofs for her review I thought I would post a few for Sarah and Kevin to see in advance of the visit. 

This sequence of these four shots when she was hanging out on Sarah’s shoulder caught my attention.  The expressions in her face with their bright and alert eyes were priceless.  And who could resist the little bubbles that she was blowing! 

If you have visited our photography studio in Seattle or talked to me about my photography you know that I get really excited about printing my photographs.  I know that sounds a little strange for a photographer to say and it’s not like I don’t like taking photographs - far from it. But its the process of creating the final photograph that allows me to add an extra level of creativity that I just love. A long time ago I was trained in the fine art of printing and ever since then I’ve really gotten into it: its this training and passion that I have for it that allows us to create beautiful pieces of art for the homes of our clients. 

Last weekend we had the pleasure of welcoming back Allison and Tim who came into the studio to review the proofs from the completely creative shoot we did with Evie a few weeks ago.  In addition to the fun cake shots we got some completely wonderful photographs of her and Mum and I was excited that they selected a number of prints for their home.  This shot below was one of my favorites as well, it has the lovely Evie sat, surrounded by her mum in an almost protective manor.  She has a completely adorable expression on her face and I think that Nicole describes it best when she says that she was looking so angelic at this moment in time. 

The other photographs that they purchased are going to be printed on canvas stock and are in color, but this one they wanted printed on more traditional photo stock in black and white.  This morning I have been working on this, experimenting with a number of different toning options to see what I like.  Here are four different proofs’s for you to see the subtleties of the prints.

Maybe I’m bias - OK, I know that I am, but I so love this shot.  It really captures her in a moment, it has mum in it but in a very creative way and it really looks like a special piece of art!  OK, time for lunch now! 

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My gosh, isn’t this photograph of a newborn baby boy so adorable!  These were taken in his new home a few weeks after his arrival as part of our newborn photography package. I just love the handmade sign above his bed that his Mum made him while he was growing inside her.   

Just lovely!

I’ve always felt that being asked to photograph someone is an honor and something I take great pride in.  Being asked and trusted to photograph a newborn baby is especially special and something that makes me feel privileged to do no matter how often I’m asked.  So when I was asked to photograph a newborn baby of a special friend I felt especially lucky. 

I’ve known Brooke for years, probably close to a decade, way before she moved to Seattle from California.  Her friendship has always meant so much to me and it’s been especially good to watch her meet the love of her life, Andrew - a fellow Brit I might add so at least we talk the same language! 

Less than two weeks ago they gave birth to a beautiful newborn baby girl called Shelby May. Lucky me got to hang out with Shelby when she was just a week old and that has to be one of the best ways to spend a Sunday morning.  She was a complete babe, never cried for the two hours that we spent working with her, never complained about the outfit changes and all she asked for was a little food halfway through.  I know Brooke really wanted to see some of the proofs so here’s a quick photo-show preview of a few of them for Mum before they come into our photography studio here in Seattle to see the rest of them. 

Just click on the thumbnail above to start the photo-show. 

A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of working with Evie for the first time.  She dragged along Mum & Dad as she insisted she wanted some fresh photographs of her on that important milestone - her first birthday!  A completely adorable young lady who was fun or energy and life, we all had a blast.

Towards the end of her session we brought out her special surprise - a birthday cake. Mum stripped her down and we sat her next to the cake and we waited to see what would happen.  Initially she wasn’t too sure what it was but that didn’t last long as she started to taste the yummy cake.  As you can imagine instinct kicked in and what only was a tasty treat also became a great game.

I’m excited to get Mum back into the studio to review all of the proofs, until then Mum here’s a little preview. 

It’s been a little busy recently.  I’ve been catching up on a bunch of print and framing orders these last few days and I fell in love with this little guy’s photograph and thought I would post it quickly.  Such a happy man it makes me smile!

OK, I’ll get back to work now!

I’m still working through reviewing a number of recent photography sessions and catching up.  These three adorable folks came into the studio the week before last, with Steve’s parents that were also visiting.  You might recognize Jenny and Noah from another recent session that took place last month.  This time Dad Steve was able to get some time away and join them all.   

There were a lot of photographs from the most recent session that I think they are going to like.  Here’s three of my favorites of this young family that I toned with a traditional Sepia look. 

I’ve just got done with finishing a bunch of photographs for a coffee table book that I’m creating for some new clients.  They came into our photography studio here in Seattle recently during one of our photography promotions.   These were a few of my favorites of Dad and Son from the book that I liked a lot and thought I would post this morning.

It feels like only yesterday when little Noah last came into our photography studio in Seattle and it was so much fun hanging out with him and his lovely Mum Jenny this week.  The last time we saw him was back in May and the little guy is already 4 months old now and growing quickly - he’s such a happy baby boy and so alive with energy.  Jenny is an avid photographer herself and has been taking lots of photo’s of Noah and his Dad, but friends and family are complaining that there aren’t enough photographs of her so I thought I would post a few quick previews of her and Noah this morning before starting my day.   

Happy weekend everyone!

Yesterday I got to spend a fun couple of hours with twin girls who came into our photography studio here in Seattle for their six months photographs.   The first year is such an amazing time with so much growth and it still surprises me how quickly babies grow in their first 18 months.  Luckily for me I get to capture that which is a whole lot of fun. 

Seeing as summer is here in Seattle (at last!) we wanted to create some light and airy photographs that were fun and captured the energy that the girls have.  Mum brought along lots of colorful outfits and the girls were in just great form.  The girls are in the crawl phase right now and not yet sitting up so I thought it would be perfect to having them laying down on a special mirror that I have for photographs.  We placed them together, gave them a few minutes and crawl they did.  This is one of many proofs that I’m excited to show Mum & Dad.

I loved this photograph so much that I decided that I would make a large print of it.  When you come into our photography studio you will see lots of pieces of art hanging from the wall and I’m always refreshing the art to show some of our latest projects and I thought this would be a perfect example of something fun and summer for the wall.  I just finished the first phase of our artisan process, click on the thumbnail below to see a quick video of the print in its earlier stages.  I just love it and think it’s going to make a great addition to our walls.

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I recently got to photograph a cool extended family when they came into our photography studio here in Seattle.  It was quite the family group with brothers, sisters, in-laws and then two very young cousins.  It was wonderful to watch these two young ones enjoying time with their parents and checking the ‘other one’ out. 

All in all very cute, here they are with their Dad’s exploring each other.  Lots more from the session, just a few previews here. 

There is always something special about working with a long fast lens. Because you can step backwards and be completely away from the subjects it enables you to get some really candid photographs without them being conscious that you are there, working with your camera. 

These were taking in a home so everyone was all relaxed and enjoying quality new daughter time.  I decided to develop these in an ‘old fashioned’ almost sepia tone that I thought was perfect to highlight the lovely soft window light that was present in the right hand side of the frame.  It really helps to create a timeless feel to the photographs and enhances the soft mood of them.  

Of course, we can’t forget Dad can we.  Not only an adoring father but a cool Australian guy as well!

Look at this completely adorable young man. These were taken in our photography studio here in Seattle and I just got finished reviewing all of the proofs and I thought I would post a couple for Mum and Dad to see.   He was such a character and so incredibly happy and having a complete laugh for the whole time.  Mum and Dad have just recently moved to Seattle and this was the first time coming into our studio and it was lovely to hang out with them for a while.  

Simply adorable young boy!    

Here in the United States it’s Mother’s Day so in honor of those amazing ladies here’s a quick post with two lovely mother’s with their newborn son and grandson taken about a week ago here in our photography studio in Seattle.   A completely lovely photography session and very relaxing.  It’s amazing to see Noah’s growth since our first session together about a month or so ago.  

Happy Mother’s Day everyone!