Michael - Class of '25

March 13, 2025
Michael ~ Eastlake High School Class of '25! Last fall Jo & I were so privileged to spend time with him making FUN portraits, from Rock Meadow to Pioneer Square! Our Session Movie: Does anyone else feel this way? When the Blue Angels pop over Medina and fly low over the surface of Lake Washington my heart skips a beat. It's thrilling. Well, I...
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Elsa ~ Senior 2025!

January 27, 2025  •  Leave a Comment
Elsa!!! I had so much fun with you! Thank you for being willing to get in front of my camera with boots, flowers, hat, flowy dress, hopping boulders, snuggled up with your sis, letting the wind whip your hair together with your Mum's:) I loved it! One of my favorite parts was photographing you and your treehouse at the beginning, I'm up on your ta...
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Daniel - Snoqualmie Falls - Class of '25!

November 05, 2024  •  Leave a Comment
I was so delighted to spend the afternoon with Daniel ~ in a favorite place of his! You know when you are viewing Snoqualmie Falls from the safety boardwalk and all the signs strongly warn NOT to go down below on the slippery rocks... and you look ACROSS the river at the forest & huge boulders & mountains of driftwood and are just dying to know -...
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Redd & Patsy's Party ! Vow Renewal

June 28, 2024  •  Leave a Comment
All Glory Be to God! Redd & Patsy are celebrating 30 years together, 20 years wed, with vow renewals & new rings & friends & family & dancing & really good food:) I'm over the moon to have been there to document! Our theme was a Tropical Summer Night ~ whimsical with COLOR Their wedding photo 20 years ago:) and now after 30 years of all...
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Thomas ~ University of Washington Grad

June 18, 2024  •  2 Comments
Congratulations! Newly minted graduate, Thomas!! I have known Thomas for years, he is a big fan of his younger sister, Natalia, who used to shoot hoops with my Joy at recess in elementary school ~ and then they played select basketball together in middle school! We both cheered Natalia through high school and on to #1 in State 4A Championsh...
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Trisha ~ she's always been my princess next door ;)

June 14, 2024  •  Leave a Comment
Trisha! When we moved to our current home, we met Trisha (pretty much) next door, and 4 years old:) Now... My girls had a dress-up closet beneath the stairs ~ with a rack full of princess-y dresses and tiny high heel shoes & a treasure chest full of great grandma's costume jewelry ~ and Trisha and my girls played dress up galore ~ Look! No dres...
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Julia! Senior Portraits at Sunset

June 08, 2024
Julia is soon to be an Eastlake grad!! & then a WWU student! in my hometown, Bellingham:) I met Julia through a referral from my friend Jen! I have had such a privilege to photograph each member of Jen's family and I have loved making portraits with them at beautiful places near & far ~ and I thank you so much, Jen, for recommending my biz to Jul...
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Braidyn - Class of '24

June 04, 2024  •  Leave a Comment
Sometimes I feel like I get to be (even if temporarily) part of the family when I'm photographing:) This is so much of why I have so much fun ~ yep, I get so happy:) BRAIDYN I love your ideas, assessments of our portraits as we are shooting & also at our Purchasing Session, attention to detail, willingness to "play" with ideas (knowing we can a...
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Sophia :) '24 Grad

May 26, 2024
Sophia! I have hit the highest highs as a FAN of Sophia's... As I rabidly cheered on The White Sharks! Lake Washington Premier FC! Photo memory at the bottom of this post:) I LOVED spending a day together a few months ago, getting to know (a little bit of) WHO SOPHIA IS NOW! Her favorite part of our shoot was the beach, which was our sunset...
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Gisele - Eastside Catholic Class of '24

May 19, 2024
Ah yes, I remember when I met... (I looooove Disney's "Enchanted"!) I think G was in 7th grade and we used to play fierce 1/4 court basketball ~ her mum, Kat, & I versus the tweenagers:) And I love seeing kids grow up, and I was thrilled to make senior portraits with Gisele!! Gisele's makeup is by Kelli Strok, and Gisele's hair...
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Kiran ~ at the Kirkland waterfront ! Class of ‘24

April 21, 2024
Happy Senior Sunday!! It was such a pleasure to meet Kiran & her parents!! Thank you to Melanie for introducing us!! Most of my clients meet me through recommendations ~ personal connections are so fun for me ~ We talked in advance ~ a Planning Session on the phone, noting that sunshine, sun flare & backlight with sun drenched desaturated...
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John - Class of '24

April 18, 2024  •  Leave a Comment
John is my neighbor and the youngest of his siblings so he knew we were going to make senior portraits and he had fun ideas we could PLAY with:):) Here's a little run-through of what John's shoot was like: I'd honestly wanted a ride in that truck for a long time;) I saw it arrive in his driveway one day - long before he had a driver's license -...
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Kate ! with Pets & Fields of Flowers

February 25, 2024
My friend Kate is graduating from Eastlake this June! I had been looking forward to making portraits with Kate ever since I had so much fun with her big bro, James:) And then I was so privileged to get to know her through Eastlake Volleyball over a couple years, and then in our Planning Session when she was excited to shoot with her beloved animals...
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Jayden - Mount Si Class of '24

November 29, 2023  •  1 Comment
I have been looking forward to photographing Jayden since he was about 10 years old! His mom, Amberly, & I had talked about doing a family photoshoot with their her "Littles" forever ~ and now finally that day arrived for me, for Jayden's senior portraits!! Jayden just finished his Mount Si 2023 Football season ~ with honors! Jayden was named...
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Summertime with Lauren ~ Tesla STEM Class of 2024 :)

November 06, 2023
Lauren!! I hope all your dreams come true:) I have so enjoyed cheering for Lauren in her club soccer career alongside my Zoe a few years ago, and I've enjoyed connecting with her family through her younger sister's volleyball with my Zoe & Sasha ~ this was a special time for me to get to know Lauren a little bit better ~ just herself:) We outlined...
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