Concannon Family – Vancouver, WA Family Photographer

This is the beautiful Concannon Family! They bid on and won my Silent Auction Package for Camas Christian Academy’s Annual L.I.T.E Auction last year! You can find out more about their wonderful fundraiser HERE.

Photographing this family was such a treat for me! Their children were in school at CCA with my children as well, so it was just like hanging out with friends!

I really love the style that Koreen decided on for her professional family portraits! The colors were so perfect for fall, very warm and rich.

We decided that the Washougal Dike would be the best place to capture her family portrait photos this year. I sent Koreen some images of other sessions that she may like, and she loved the images on the Dike at sunset.

This family is so fun! I love their laughter and happiness! And I especially love their daughter’s disgusted face at the sight of her parents kissing!

I hope you enjoy the Concannon’s Family Session!

Sofia Senior Portraits – Vancouver, Wa Photographer

Hello friends!

It’s not very often that I get asked to photograph high school seniors, but when I do it is such a treat!

Meet Sofia! I met this sweet girl through my sister-in-law, Elizabeth. You can see her gorgeous family session HERE and view her website HERE. Sofia takes lessons from Elizabeth, and her mama is one of Elizabeth’s closest friends! I was thrilled when Sofia’s mom, Amy, told me that she had a dream about me photographing her daughter’s senior portraits. 

Sofia, Amy, and I met at a little local coffee shop to discuss the session. We wanted to nail down the date, style, and location of Sofia’s senior portraits. Since Sofia was graduating from Washougal High School, we decided to keep the location local. We chose to do the session on the gorgeous Columbia River! We started at the Pedestrian Tunnel next to the Pendleton Woolen Mills, and then made our way up to the dike and then down to the water for a gorgeous sunset to end her session. 

Sofia had her hair and makeup professionally done, so she didn’t have to worry about any of that the day of her portrait session. She and her mother chose fantastic outfits that suited Sofia and also showed her personality. 

Her mother felt like there was an element missing from Sofia’s wardrobe choice. So she asked if I had anything in my studio wardrobe that might work for Sofia. I brought all the gowns that I had in Sofia’s size to our coffee meeting, and I was thrilled when they both chose the red lace gown! Sofia looks like Snow White to me in the red gown!

I hope you enjoy Sofia’s senior portrait session!

The Morris Family – Washougal, WA Family Photographer

Welcome to the Morris Family’s sunset photo session!

Many of you may not know, but this is my husband’s younger brother, Joshua, and his beautiful family! His wife, Elizabeth, is my middle sons piano instructor! You can find her studio information HERE.

I look forward to this session each year! It is fun for me to meet with Elizabeth over coffee, and plan their session out! We discuss the location and time of day, and also what colors and themes she would like for her professional family portraits.

Elizabeth prints out her images in large canvases each year, so she can see the progression of growth in her children. I love how she matches the clothing choices in her images to the decor in her home!

In these particular images, we decided to do a water theme and a sunset photo session. She often has a water theme for her family portrait photos, but this time we wanted to be IN the water! We chose Clark Lewis Beach in Washougal, and the results were gorgeous! The children loved playing in the water, and I like how we were able to capture them in their element playing together. Joshua brought along ice cream and cones for the family, so we were able to get some picnic-style images on the beach as well.

For her wardrobe choice this year, we planned it around her gown. She chose a gown from my studio wardrobe, and it came from The House of Flynn. I love the movement of the gown, how flowy and romantic it is with the wrap-around skirt and sweetheart neckline. It suited Elizabeth perfectly for her sunset beach session. The colors were stunning for this time of year as well, they were rich and vibrant, just like a sunset at the end of summer. I love how Elizabeth works with me to coordinate her colors. Everyone isn’t wearing the same item, but their colors each pull from her gown to complete a unified look for her images.

We always try and get some images of just Joshua and Elizabeth, too. She hangs those portraits up in her bedroom each year. I love the connection these two have with each other. It’s so fun to capture!

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about Joshua and Elizabeth’s family session from 2018!

Be looking for their 2019 waterfall family session coming up soon!

Vancouver, WA Newborn Photographer – Abigail Lyn Everly

Meet the beautiful Abigail! I had the pleasure of photographing her newborn images in my home studio in Vancouver, WA!

Abigail is a special little lady to me. Before I was a newborn photographer, I used to nanny her older brother, Calvin, when he was just her age! Calvin is the same age as my middle son, who is now 14!

Her mama and I had a wonderful time catching up since it had been a while since we had seen each other. Abigail was the perfect little newborn model for me, too. She slept so well during all of her setups, and never made a peep!

As many of you know, I focus mainly on a monochromatic scheme for my newborn sessions as I feel it leads the focus on the baby as opposed to the props used.
My in-home photography studio is filled with a monochromatic color pallet with bonnets, wraps, and tiebacks specially created for newborn photography. I know it’s such a relief for parents to not have to think about bringing their own props to sessions!

I especially love this bed by CBC Prop Shops, I have one in pink as well!

Having props that are speically made for newborn photography is so important. A lot of places offer crochet items, claiming they are newborn sized when in reality they are for a older and larger baby. 

I hand pick each of my newborn props from the best of the best vendors. It gives me a great sense of satisfaction to support my vendor friends, knowing I am getting a hih quality and ethically sourced product from them. They take as much care and pride in their prop work as I do with your precious baby for their newborn photography session. 

Vancouver, WA Newborn Photographer – Atlas Levi

Meet Atlas Levi! What a fun name for this little fella! I rarely have duplicate names in my Vancouver, WA photography studio, and this little guy is no exception!

I met Atlas when his mama, a local photographer, was hunting for someone to do her newborn photography session! Courtney is an amazingly talented photographer in Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area! You can view her work on her website, Peace Mountain Photography. We met when we were both on location for family sessions in Portland, and I noticed her amazing camera bag! It was friendship at first sight!

Atlas is close to one of the chubbiest babies I have photographed yet! He was so squishy, and fit so well in my posing ring!

Atlas’s nursery is Super Mario themed, so his mama brought in a tiny Mario stuffie for us to use during his session! It is fun when parents bring in items for their babies to be photographed with that match their nursery decor.

I couldn’t restis wrapping this chunky fella up in the potato sack wrap! Look how it shows off his chubby cheeks! 

Vancouver, WA Children’s Photographer – Stella’s First Birthday Session!

Welcome to Stella’s First Birthday Session!

I’ve been photographing Stella since her mama brought her in to my Vancouver, WA studio for her newborn session. I’ve also had the pleasure of photographing her older brother, Topher, for his first year of life as well.

While I enjoy cake smash sessions when baby’s turn One, I really love when mama’s have unique ideas for their babies first birthday sessions. Stella’s mama knew she wanted pink and gold and girly! So we decided on a glitter session to celebrate her turning One! We decided on the light pink backdrop with the gold glitter falling stars, with the gold glitter ONE. I love how the glitter stars tie in with the gold glitter falling stars on the backdrop!

Stella’s mama made the onesie, tulle skirt, bow for the session! While Stella wasn’t much for keeping the bow on, we did manage to get a few before she ripped it off her head!

Vancouver, WA Children’s Photographer – Glitter Mini Sessions!

Glitter Mini Sessions are in full swing in my Vancouver, WA Photography Studio!

Come dress up with your child, and have an afternoon full of glitter and giggles, without the mess!

I provide all the gowns for you and the girls, and also suspenders and bowties for the fellas!

Childhood is such a magical time, and it’s even more so with glitter! I am a firm believer in allowing children to be children, it’s the only time in their little lives they can be! We are required to grow up so quickly these days, it’s so important for your littles to be little as long as they can.

In my Vancouver, WA home studio, your child can dress up in fancy clothes from my prop closet and savor in the magic of glitter! You can sit back and relax on my studio couch to watch the magic happen, or you can grab a gown from my prop closet and join in the fun!

Many of you already know I’m a photographer who posts a ton about my business, and not infrequently about my enormous and obnoxious cat.

But every now and again I like to toss up a post that tells you some things about me you probably didn’t know. And since it’s properly winter outside, this post’s theme will be entirely cold-weather related.

Ready?

I have a love-hate relationship with winter weather. I LOVE to watch the snow fall, but I really dislike being so cold! I always crave warm soup and hot tea to warm my soul.

This winter, I’m really into hot tea and reading. My favorite thing to do on a chilly morning is get a cozy quilt, some hot tea, and read my current book, Larkrise to Candleford.

And I love nothing more than watercolor painting in the evening.
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