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  • I help clients capture their child’s personality. Oh, and I’m really good at acting (I used to be a performer in a former life), terrific at eating dessert (my fat jeans would definitely agree), and my Russian accent is stellar (Russians have confused me for an actual Russian until I give them a blank face when my Russian vocabulary runs out). Clients love my creative whimsical photos and are always commenting on how I’ve captured them in such a unique and beautiful way. Personally, I think my ability to return emails faster than Superman’s flight speed is pretty impressive. My Momma thinks I’m determined and that I have great hair and beautiful eyes. My friends envy my ability to balance everything on my overly full plate (they should be envying my husband because I certainly couldn’t do it without him). My clients love that I effectively capture their family and bottle moments in time for them to savor for years to come; I help them hold on to their memories.

Week 3: Sweet {a shot of inspiration}

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

Check out this post from  Lindsey Bergstrom Photography of Denver, CO post and follow the ring to see everyone’s interpretation of the word sweet.

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amelia - candy… so good.

Tami - Looks good enough to eat! Love the softness juxtaposed with that sweet pop of color!

Rebecca Patterson Photography - Awesome interpretation of the word sweet – beautiful use of light and colour!..

Jill VZ Photography - Love this photo! The softness of everything around it and then the pop of color! Gorgeous and yummy!

Sunshine | Seattle Family Photographer

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I am so excited to launch the new site (Tiffany from On The Spot Studio did a fantastic job, don’t you think?!) and share this beautiful family with you!

There are some really exciting things coming up and it is really hard for me not to spill the beans about what is going on because it is going to be such a big year and I am hard at work on them, but it just isn’t quite time yet.  You definitely are going to want in on this (listen up, photographers!) so stay tuned!:)

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Clarissa - Beautiful!

The Bubble Bath | Seattle Children’s Photographer

I’m a bit busy right now trying to get the new website and branding ready to launch (squeee!!!  I am SO excited!) and working on a couple new concept sessions as well as prepping for a major blog post for a big personal project I am working on, but I wanted to pop in some of my favorite photos from this past Summer.  <3  Hoping they warm you up as we recover from all that snow!

bubble bath, sisters, little girls, little girls playing outside, children

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Week 1: Inspiration {a shot of inspiration}

Over the last year I’ve had the pleasure of meeting so many amazing photographers, several of which I’ve had the chance to develop deep friendships with.  A group of about 12 of these wonderful photographers (including myself) from all over this big wide world have decided to challenge ourselves to grow by doing a biweekly photo based on a single word.  This immediately appealed to me since this is how I normally shoot my client sessions, but at the same time this is very very different because of the confines that are put on it.  The word “inspiration” is very open to interpretation and should have been a no-brainer for me but it was very hard for me to create a photo for this week’s assignment.  I finally decided that it had to be my children because this is, after-all, where this great love of photography is centered and because my photographic passion is children and their whimsical innocence.

-Seattle snow day, Seattle children

About the photo(s): it’s been snowing here in Seattle since last Friday (basically) and my kids have been loving it!  Snow is magical… especially for us Texans.;) Anyway,  the pig that my baby is enchanted with was already living here when we moved into this house in September and I have been in love with him since I laid eyes on him. She just discovered him and now seems to appreciate him as well.  For anyone interested in the technical info, I shot these with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon 100mm 2.8 macro.  The first photos settings were 1/320, 2.8, ISO 400 and the second photo’s were 1/250, 2.8, ISO 400.   You can check outLindsey Bergstrom Photography, the next lovely lady photographer in the group, and just follow the ring along from there!

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