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Adventurous engagement sessions at Discovery Park (now with sentimental Skittles)
Alex and Sophia’s romantic Discovery Park engagement session in Seattle included everything from random adorable dogs, a cappella singing Kate Bush and chatting about what it was like to have their college graduation ceremony go viral.
Stop procrastinating, family photos can be fun.
When was the last time you had family photos taken? Sara and Dustin showed me the image from their last family photo session over five years ago. No judgments from me.
Lifestyle family photos at Burfoot County Park
Romantic, silly and sweet this lifestyle session has a wonderful mix of pure candid moments, storytelling detail images, classic portraits and my personal favorite, the giggle shot. Many of you don’t know I was a Cub Scout leader for years in Yelm with Cub Scout Pack 267, I am now the Cub Scout committee chair but I still love to help with the programming. Jay was my assistant Cub Scout leader for years and I got to be his sons leader for three years in a row. It’s such a joy to get to photograph families as they grow over the years but it pulls at my own mamma heart strings.
Fall Family Session at Deschutes Falls Park
Are you looking for a fun local location to take family photos that has gorgeous fall colors and is not too crowded?
Try Deschutes Falls Park there’s just something magical about photographing families here in the fall. Running through the leaf strewn paths and sipping travel mugs of hot cocoa to keep your fingers warm.
Deschutes Falls Park is the perfect backdrop for these quintessential PNW fall family portraits. This location has large grassy areas, easy forest trails, big logs for posing and an abundance of colorful freshly fallen leaves. Perfect for family leaf fights, handheld walks and snuggling on a blanket with your loves.
What to wear:10 Style tips to help you look good and feel amazing in your photos.
10 helpful styling tips to help take the edge out of finding the perfect outfit for your photography session. You have your date booked, your photography session planned, but now you're stuck staring into your closet groaning. What the heck am I going to wear?
What Should I wear is the number one asked question. I hear you and I have experienced firsthand the dread mingled with anxiety that facing the wardrobe or, in my case, unending baskets of laundry. I have been in that panicky, sad state brought on by trying on every single article of clothing that might look good in photos. I get it; I know that defeated feeling after trying and failing to wriggle in to those to tight jeans. Followed swiftly by the crushing blow, when you realize, I Have Nothing to wear!