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Trick OR Treat?! Halloween Photos, Moody Vibes + MORE!! | Pacific Northwest & Beyond
The rain has finally arrived this season and from the looks of things won’t be going anywhere anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean photoshoots are at a halt or that fun Fall activities are limited, because with rain comes new beginnings.
It's time to Fall into Autumn with Portrait, Decor, + More | Washington and Beyond
With Fall underway here in WA most of us are now grabbing our candles, spells or potions and cozying up in our knitted sweaters with a hot Pumpkin Spiced Latte, a sweet cider or spiced chai while watching Harry Potter or reading a good book by the fire.
Kat and Evan | Fall Vibes Backyard Wedding | Snohomish, WA
Let’s jump right in, but let’s jump right into the leaves. Fall weddings is 100% my vibe. When I think of some of my favorite weddings I have ever shot, it has been the fall ones. And I tell you what, Pacific Northwest and Washington fall is EPIC.
Self Love: All Bodies Are Boudoir Bodies | Boudoir | Washington, Arizona & Beyond
Over these last few years our world and communities have faced so many challenges on levels we never imagined. It’s paramount to check in with ourselves every so often now more than ever, whatever that may look like for you. So, today we’ll focus on self acceptance, self love and the many shapes of confidence.
Boudoir For Her, For Him, For Them, For The Single | Seattle, Phoenix & Beyond
Most of the time people do boudoir sessions for themselves and their partner as a gift idea, but lately the sessions I’ve been booking are with people who aren’t coupled up or in a long term relationship. They’ve been sessions with people who are simply interested in embracing their sensual side through boudoir as an individual experience instead of doing it as something they wanna gift their partner, but instead a gift for themselves.
Teresa & Brice | River Valley Oasis | Granite Falls, WA
Ya know when you get blast from the past moments? Well, this was one of them.
Teresa’s name sounded all too familiar when her email popped into my inbox about a year ago. I knew her some how, but how? OH! Middle school. She was someone I regularly hung out with, ate lunch with, went on field trips with throughout middle school, and then occasionally through high school. It was INCREDIBLE to feel reconnected to a younger self. A
Decor or Props? | Portrait Photography | Pacific Northwest & Beyond
“What’s the difference between decor and photo props? How can I make my photos or portraits stand out and look incredible?” These are just a few of the many questions I see all over and hear from clients. Let’s talk about the vitality of decor and how we can upscale our portraits.
Why Eloping is Important! | Wedding Photography | Worldwide
In today’s blog I want to touch on the topic of why eloping can be incredibly supportive to your mental health or instead why it’s a helpful way to maintain healthy life boundaries especially when starting a new chapter with your soon-to-be spouse. Getting married often combines two families and planning a wedding is stressful, and creating boundaries surrounding this big step in your lives can also be stressful particularly if you are a caregiver, or have a tendency to try and accommodate everyone around you, BUT most importantly you both don’t have to be either of those things to other people other than yourselves.
Help! What do I do with my boudoir photos | Boudoir | Seattle, WA
There are tons of creative ways to give something as vulnerable and sensual as boudoir. Most people who book boudoir sessions do it with a gift idea in mind such as a wedding gift to their spouse-to-be, an anniversary gift or a sexy Valentines surprise, but lately I’ve been getting more and more clients who book a boudoir session with me just take the experience of doing a photoshoot like that for themselves and no one else and I am so here for it!!
Photoshoot Anxiety 101 | Portraits, Boudoir and More | Seattle and Beyond
Let’s continue the conversation surrounding mental health and art, specifically photography. There’s a variety of perspectives within this topic, but let’s just focus on two, the photographer and the client. Anxiety is fear of the unknown and what the future holds for us; from the perspective of the photographer anxiety could look like worrying about a cancellation and loss of income or about if they’ll perform well at their job based on the booked assignment, or from the perspective of the client anxiety could look like worrying about if they’ll look good in photos or if the photographer will direct them well enough to pull out their confidence.