Brian & Lindsey ~ July 4, 2008

Brian & Lindsey are two fabulous friends who recently moved to the mile high city in Colorado. (WE MISS YOU!!) They’ve been talking about it for so long and I think maybe I was in denial - if I don’t acknowledge the fact that they were leaving… then maybe they wouldn’t.   But, (sadly) on Monday they packed their bags, cars and PODS and were off.  (did i mention we miss you?!)  Luckily the week before the send off - we had enough time to visit a few key “Seattle” locations for some photos - here they are…. enjoy!

(stay tuned for some images of the visit to COLORADO! We can’t wait!!)

If you know, love and miss Brian & Lindsey & want to know what they are up to, {HERE} is a link to their blog with a few photos and updates.  =)

Baby Michael! July 3, 2008

Hey there!  I haven’t been able to blog lately because work has been insane (good insane!) so many portraits/weddings/parties so little time!  So, the next couple of weeks there are going to be a TON of posts - so put your picture viewing hats on and enjoy!

This first blog post is a favorite baby of mine - my super cute little nephew Michael David Stokes, you may remember his newborn photos (HERE) and now it is time for his three month photos - too fun!

I hope you enjoy them!  See you soon!

Last night - we went to Michael and his two beautiful big sisters (Tonia & Kaia) first baseball game.  =)  The Mariners beat the Blue Jays 4-2,  it was a great game…. and we of course got on the big screen!  FUN!

Wallingford Art Walk! June 4, 2008

Today is the day ~ (June 4th) that the neighborhood of Wallingford hosts the first Wednesday ArtWalk! So head on over to the Wallingford area (45th & Wallingford is a good place to start) there will be farmers markets, and all cafe’s, shops, and bars will be open with local artists featured in each location. I also hear that Trophy Cupcake has a Wednesday only option of a blueberry cupcake with fresh blueberries from the farmers market!! YUM!!!

Yours truly will be featured at Fuel Coffee 1705 N. 45th St ~ (right by the BITCH store, everyone seems to know that one). A few of my portrait images will be hanging there this month.

So, if you don’t get a chance to stop by tonight (6-9pm) and eat some of the goodies I’m bringing and you still want to see the work - you can either stop by at some point in the month of June, or check back at this blog site and photos will be posted!

Hope to see you soon!

Barbie

It is also Nicole Beraldi’s Birthday - so don’t forget to wish her a happy day!! =)

Holga’s view of Ketchikan May 8, 2008

Hello!! So, you may know that last week I went back home to Ketchikan Alaska for one of my best friend’s weddings. (SO FUN!) There are SO many photos to post, so I’m going to break them up. This first one is through the lens of my trusty Holga. If you aren’t familiar with this amazing type of camera there is a photo of it too! It is made of plastic, and there are no controls for focus, exposure or anything really - it actually has to be taped together and pieces of plastic strategically placed to keep the film from falling out. (I LOVE it!!) Everything that comes out of this little piece of magical plastic is perfect! Check out these first few shots!

This is a fun overlapped image (three actually) of my favorite local bar The Sourdough & my favorite neighbor/ bar owner Larry Kubley!  (if you follow that link, you’ll see its a silly video from someone filming the bar!! It shows the walls are filled with fun photos of shipwrecks & fish kind of funny!!)

(Sometimes when the Holga owner forgets to forward the film you get overlapped images - hee hee)

I had actually never been to the Potlatch (another local bar) until this trip - and again - didn’t forward the film… Fun isn’t it?!?

This is part of a Totem Pole from Saxman - our Tlingit Village South of town.

(again if you look closely, you can see three different images)

I LOVE how damaged the Holga film looks - these are two more Totems, this time from Totem Bite (north of town)

Hope you’ve enjoyed this fun little Holga viewing…. stay tuned for color images from my favorite Nikon D3!

My trusty Holga!  =)  You should get one too!

We love babies!! April 21, 2008

While down in Chehalis visiting all of my favorite people I got to meet Baby Ryan! He is such a good little guy, with beautiful blue eyes!! He hung out with us for hours being passed around from girl to girl all while smiling and laughing being so perfect and making everyone want one just like him!!

Shannon & Ryan came back over the next afternoon for a little photo-shoot. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day!

Easter Photo Time! April 9, 2008

You can tell spring is here - because all the girls are wearing those cute dresses and the boys in those super cute pin-striped suits!! Unfortunately that is the only way you can tell spring is here - it is SO cold outside!! But - the day after Easter my favorite tough kids went outside to play just so I could take some photos!!

Take a peek ~

She thought it was insanely funny that I would lay on the ground to take a photo!!!

Ryan Barr ~ Excel Coatings February 27, 2008

Ryan Barr is the owner and the man behind all of the success at Excel Coatings - {A Premier Northwest Painting Company}

He has two fabulous crews out on the Seattle scene painting both interior & exterior residential homes - with the occasional commercial job thrown in there; you can see their work at Gap, J Crew & Fred Meyer just to name a few.

Ryan not only has an impressive portfolio - but he is also there with each and every client to make sure they understand what products are being used in/on their homes and how to properly care for them so they will get the maximum lifespan out of their paint job. He often refers his clients to a designer who will assure they will love the results.

I’ve known him for a couple of years now, he is by far the hardest working person I’ve ever met! So I was of course excited when he asked me to photograph him for his online networking profile photo. Here are two of the MANY fabulous shots we got of him last week. =)

You can find Ryan a few different places - here are some links: Website, Biznik, Linkedin,

Lunar Eclipse!! February 21, 2008

I didn’t even know we were going to have one!! We were channel surfing last night and saw the news… which reminded Ryan - oh yeah! 7pm there will be a lunar eclipse… what time is it now?!? 6:57?? Lets get outside! So dangling off of our 3rd story balcony we could just barely see the super cool reddish moon! It was so neat! After coming inside found three messages on the phone “Look outside, quick - take a picture of the moon!” So here it is - (gotta love my new camera - shooting 6400 iso…. just to see how it looks…. fabulous!!)

Laurel McConnell ~ Photographer Extraordinaire! January 21, 2008

Hello! This will be a silly post - Every week I talk with business owners about the importance of good photographs - if you want people to know who you are, that you are indeed a real person and that you aren’t some creepy, crazy maniac. A good portrait of you will help people relate to you & will show professionalism (or whatever the message is you wish to convey). So, if you know me you probably know one or more of the sites I have profiles on…. barbiehull.com, blog, myspace, linkedin, biznik, facebook, (coming soon) and all of them have ZERO photos of me (well good ones anyway). This is ridiculous considering I am a photographer and half of my friends are too. (we know its important, but actually getting around to doing it is a bit scary!)

Laurel The Superstar McConnell (of Laurel McConnell Photography) agreed to take my photos last week (like she had a choice… hee hee). So we headed down to Georgetown - our first stop was the Tully’s (used to be Ranier) brewery and then to a few abandoned buildings where we laughed, shivered, laughed some more, looked into the sun (so bright) and of course jumped of stairs. Laurel is SO awesome - I mean she always has been a fabulous photographer - but to be photographed by her is the greatest! I am not so comfortable in front of the lens (silly ones are great, but real photos are scary!) and Laurel made it a fun experience. Time flew by so fast I didn’t want the afternoon to end. =0) Thanks Laurel - you are the greatest!!

Here are links to her site & blog check em out!!

Below you will find a couple of the fun shots Laurel took. (it is so funny seeing photos of yourself… ridiculous)

Art Opening!! December 6, 2007

Thank you SO much to everyone who was able to make it to the opening in Madison Park on Tuesday - it was a huge success!! So many friends!!

Heather Scearce of Conscious Body Pilates was so gracious as to host the party - Kate Thomson of Seasonal Palate was the PERFECT person to cater the event!!

We even had a fun little drawing (because i love drawings!!) Kiley Gustafson was the winner! He gets to choose any one of the images from the show! Kiley and his beautiful bride Voshte just celebrated their One Year Anniversary!! Congratulations!!

For all of you who weren’t able to make it, not to worry…. here are all of the photos displayed. =)

Enjoy!!