Whitney Keyes - Local Celebrity! July 16, 2008

I first saw Whitney on her online TV show (The Whitney & Wyatt Show) a few months ago and thought she was amazing! She was talking about marketing and PR - (two of my favorite things) and can even remember telling a friend - we should meet her!! Then like magic, she and her fabulous film crew were covering an event that I too was photographing. (see, magic!) We chatted for a bit, exchanged cards and met the following week for coffee. She is SO fun, full of energy and incredibly passionate about her work!

Since then we’ve become great friends and have had the wonderful opportunity to photograph her on two of her projects. (this is how behind I am at blogging) but would love to share some of the photos with you.

These first photos are from the BizJam event (put on of course by the fabulous people of Biznik) - Whitney spoke about high impact, low cost marketing - how to get the attention of the press and of course your potential clients! We were all taking notes - great advice and a great reason to hire Whitney to help you come up with a plan to increase your business! (HERE is a link to her site. )

A couple of weeks ago (or was it months… time goes by so fast - I can’t remember!) Folk life was here at the Seattle Center. Whitney and her wonderful cameraman Brett came down to interview Ravin Wolf a fabulous Ellensburg based band who was here performing.

Whitney is always doing fun interviews and introducing artists/performers/business people to the community.

See, now you can see how fabulous Whitney is! If you want to grow your business, or start a new business but aren’t sure where to start - you should hire Whitney Keyes, she is a fabulous consultant!!

http://www.whitneykeyes.com

http://www.whitneyandwyatt.com/

Christopher & Jimmy! July 11, 2008

A few Friday’s ago I met Christopher & Jimmy over in Volunteer Park for a portrait session and we had SO much fun!! I can’t believe how fast the hour flew by! We were running, jumping and of course dancing all over the park. My favorite way to spend a Friday morning! Christopher and I know each other from BNI and of course the wedding world - he is also known as Christopher Flowers, an amazing floral artist! (Check out his website by clicking HERE.

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!

The Tate Family! June 10, 2008

Lori, Byron & Camber were very brave this week as we made the decision to take our photos in the rain!! We played mainly in their backyard but snapped a couple of fun shots at the lookout point just a few blocks from their home. It was SO fun singing and dancing along with them (that REALLY made Camber laugh). It is always so fun photographing a family who just loves being together!

Here are a couple of my favorites from the morning!

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!! =)

Ella is Six Months Old!! June 2, 2008

About a week or so ago I had the pleasure of spending a Sunday morning with Jenn, Mike & their beautiful daughter Ella who just turned six-months old!! I am really loving documenting the first year of a child’s life - they grow and change SO much in these early months.

We were able to play in and around their new home and got some really fun shots - Ella is so cute, I could’ve spent all day trying to get more smiles from her! Here are a few of my favorites from the day:

Enjoy!

Ella is trying so hard to crawl and she is almost there - for now, she just goes backwards! =)

Ashley & Joe - Engaged! May 29, 2008

Ashley & Joe are getting married in less than three days!! Just a few weeks ago, we headed over to the Edmonds waterfront to do their engagement session, a place where they have spent many of their days off together. We had a great time spending the afternoon together, playing in the sand - rolling in the grass and ending the day at Starbucks! =) I can’t wait for their big day up at Lord Hill Farms (images to follow for sure!)

Enjoy!!

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!

Brooke, Jake & Ruger!! April 18, 2008

The Fay family is one of my favorites - when Brooke & I are together its guaranteed to be a good time! (just hang out with us, you’ll see!)

A few weeks ago, Brooke & Jake saw Angela, Albert & Roxie’s photos seen HERE on an earlier blog post, and knew they just had to have some of their little Ruger. For those of you who don’t know, Ruger just happens to be THE coolest dog EVER! Yes, even Vera would think so if she ever met him. =)

So Sunday morning (after Brooke’s b-day party!) we found the energy and headed outside for some family photos. We laughed so hard - we cried…. HILARIOUS!! Check them out!