A few days before the holidays we got the chance to hang out with the simply beautiful Tatum, who was just a few weeks old.  She asked her Mum & Dad to come along too which was a lot of fun too.  I actually knew both Sarah and Casey in a previous life and it was wonderful to connect with them again for this special time in their life’s.   We just got finished reviewing their photographs from the session and I thought I would post a few previews here for them to enjoy while they are away on their holiday break.   If you have a few minutes turn the sound up on your computer and enjoy the wonders of life.   

Guys, looking forward to getting you back in the studio to see the rest of these, I hope your holiday is going really well.

I’m just wrapping up deliver of some electronic photographs to some clients and couldn’t resist posting these two quickly.  These were taken a few weeks after their son was born in their home in Seattle.  As any parent knows the first few weeks of birth are a little crazy but the smiles and love on their faces show how much its all worth it.  Such a special time and I always feel so fortunate to get the chance to be involved in a small way. 

Last week Nicole and I went over to meet the adorable Sydney Kate for the first time.  Although we do a lots of our photography sessions in our studio in Seattle we typically do most of our newborn baby sessions at our clients home because its so much easier for them.  For this visit we also got to meet the coolest bulldog ever along with Grandma who was visiting from California which was an added bonus. 

I’m excited to get Mum and Dad into the studio so that they can see the results of that fun morning, but until then I put together a quick music slide show for them.  Make sure the sound is turned on to enjoy these lovely photographs of this ever so special time for Mum and Dad.  It was just lovely to meet the everyone and a privilege to photograph her so young.  Click in the preview below to start the music video.     

Just before the holiday I got the chance to brave the Seattle snow and visit my best friends for a birthday party of their one year old twins.  It was a lovely time with lots of friends and family visiting to mark the occasion which much talk about the crazy weather that Seattle is having this winter. 

Here are a couple of photographs with proud Grandma that I thought I would post quickly. 

One of the popular services that we offer our newborn baby clients is to schedule their photography session in the comfort of their own home.   We know that the first few weeks are hectic and its often easier for us to come to you. So this weekend we got the chance to meet the simply beautiful Joshua and his adorable parents in their Seattle home. 

His Mum has been the childhood friend of Sara, one of my friends and I was honored when we got asked to photograph this young guy.  After re-arranging their living room a little we got started with lots of ideas to create some photographs that we think his parents will love.  We even managed a guest appearance of their two cats - all be it not too happy with the attention!

This little man was so good throughout the session and he didn’t cry at all and even stayed awake for the whole thing.  I know Mum and Dad are keen to see some initial previews so I thought I would post some here - I bet Aunt Sara will enjoy them too!

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Today has been a red letter day as we got to photograph three different newborn babies.  The first was in our Seattle Photography Studio, the second on location at the parents home and then the third I went up to the hospital tonight to visit them while they were recovering. 

I always feel honored that parents put their trust in me photographing their newborn baby and its something that we love doing.  So when we get asked to photograph a baby during their first 24 hours of their life you can imagine how excited we are.

Baby John took his sweet time coming into the world, but look at him now all healthy and full of life.  He finally arrived yesterday around lunch time much to the joy of his parents, grandma, friends and family and the amazing staff at Group Health in Seattle.   Tonight I got to spend a little time with him and his parents Nicole and Stephan and I thought I would post these straight away as I know folks are really wanting to see this little guy.

Isn’t life grand!

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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.