about your photographer
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photographer
Proudly documenting all the things since… forever! Professionally doing it since 2010.
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non-profit co-owner
I help run my 10 year old’s organization called Team End Racism! He’s the best.
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pnw fan girl
Living & loving in the land of coffee, rain, evergreens, and waterproof clothing.
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luckiest mama
Need to know anything about dinosaurs or Mario-Kart? I’ve got you covered.
My favorite quote from the office:
”I Love inside jokes. I’d love to be a part of one someday.”
-Michael Scott
faq : ABOUT YOUR photography SESSION
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Generally sessions last about an hour. I like to shoot quickly and capture smiles while they are genuine and not painful or forced :)
A few factors that may make the shoot take longer:
- outfit changes
- location changes
- unhappy children that need some time to warm up (aka need sugar bribes)If we feel good about what we got in 30 minutes, we may end the shoot there. If everyone is having fun and the light is still good, we may extend an extra half hour. If the good vibes are flowing than I am all for it!
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Gone are the days of matchy-matchy uniforms in photos. The best advice I can give is to pick out a color palette of 3-4 colors and stick to that scheme. Think coordinating colors / patterns and not identical matches.
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YES! I am all for you bringing along a friend that will help you feel cool, confident, and comfortable.
You can also show me inspiration photos or ideas for certain poses you like. (But don’t worry if you have no clue what poses you like or how to pose- I’m on your team and we will make MAGIC!) -
Welcome to the PNW! Rain is as common here as a “that’s what she said” joke is to Michael Scott. It happens! And we have options:
-Keep our date & time no matter what and just charge ahead with boots and umbrellas!
-Be flexible by a few hours that day to find the best window of time (it almost always lets up at some point)
-Watch the forecast and reschedule.
When we first moved here from Southern California we were told that only tourists use umbrellas- but guess what! I think those clear bubble umbrellas make really cute props and a shoot in the rain can be totally romantic. The glass is half full around here, folks! -
That’s an easy no. If you wake up on the day of the shoot with a big fat pimple between the eyes, I will hook you up with a simple removal and your photos will look like YOU.
I will not remove wrinkles, grey hairs, pounds, or full face breakouts. However if this kind of airbrushing magic is something you would like, I can outsource to a professional editor.
We are au naturale around here! -
Within 2 weeks! Sometimes sooner ;)
I will deliver the online gallery of edited images to you via email (I do not give out raw files). The gallery is super easy to navigate and downloading is simple (there’s also a step by step guide to walk you through it). You can choose to order prints from the website, or you can save and order prints from wherever your heart desires.
The galleries do expire after 2 weeks, so please make sure to prioritize downloading and backing up your images.