Here is a photo of one of the wedding guests holding the bride and groom’s baby daughter. The contrast of this substantial man with the delicate precious little one is what I adore here.

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This was a big celebration. Danica and Alphonse had over 300 guests, and the family cooked all the food! Not only did they cook it but it was amazing. I only sampled a little, as I was busy with the wedding photos of course, but there were piles of choices… meat patties, rice dishes, dough balls, and all sorts of Nigerian specialties.

I didn’t get to try the beautiful cake but I did sample a tiny little chocolate pastry. It was the richest chocolate I’ve ever tasted, and I am really hoping the bride and groom will share their baker’s name with me.

The wedding was like nothing I have seen before. From the breaking of the kona nut, to the parents’ speeches, and the multicultural dance, which was the highlight of the reception for me. (More about the dance in a later blog post.) I am honored to have been chosen to photograph such a unique multicultural celebration!

I love processing children’s portraits because they are completely open to creativity.  In this photo I used one of my black and white actions first but it wasn’t quite right.  I decided it needed warmth so I added a warm honey action on top.  I had never before used this on a black and white image, and it’s first results were bizarre.  With a little tweaking, I got this just slightly tinted image.

My engagement session turned into a family portrait session (due to a sick fiance). These boys are seven and two. We were on the Discovery Trail in west Vancouver, Washington. It was quite the chilly morning but the lighting was just perfect. Overcast days make for such beautiful portraits.

The boys seems not to notice the chill, and were thrilled to be outdoors. We ran, played and got dirty. I always come home from child photography sessions covered in a little mud. (I used to go caving so I certainly don’t mind a bit of mud.) The boys energy was amazing, and their mom, Jenni kept right up with them. I tried to capture the spirit of the outing in the portraits.

I have an engagement session with a Vancouver couple who is getting married this summer in Yachats, Oregon, at the Yachats Inn.  They are having a beach wedding right on the sand!  We are doing engagement portraits on the Discovery Trail in Washington.  Hopefully the weather cooperates.

Next, I am really excited to be asked to design a wedding album for a couple who got married a couple years back.  Their photographer is unable to design the album, and she saw my post below.  I also can’t wait to show my new albums to a client for the first time.

On to the business/ lifestyle portrait.  It is for my hubby.  He has been asking me for months to do photographs for him, and I finally decided to schedule him in as a client.  Otherwise all he gets is  adorable shots of him with our daughter, which doesn’t really work for his blog, or resume.

Hopefully I can squeeze in some self portraits too.  The images on my home and about pages are from summer, definitely time to update!