Collord Family at South Lake Union 2012

In November I was lucky enough to meet Sheena and Nate Collord and photograph their beautiful family. We met at the Center for Wooden Boats here in Seattle on South Lake Union and had a blast exploring and taking pictures. Look at the kids' adorable curly hair! I look forward to photographing them more in this next month.

Kate and Stephen Engagement January 2013 in Seattle

Old time friend (been friends for 7 years, wow!) and amazing self-proclaimed agent of mine, Kate Anvik is getting married in July this year! She found herself a more than wonderful man, Stephen, and I was lucky enough to be asked to be their photographer for their wedding this summer. We had a blast (even though it was chilly) wandering around Greenlake and downtown Seattle and I have faith that this couple is going to be super easy to photograph on their wedding day - they are so in love and SO photogenic. One of my favorite parts of photographing couples are the times where they are so in love with each other that nothing else in the world matters, and it is like I am not even standing there with a camera. Congratulations to the happy, wonderful couple!

Family Portraits - McGraths July 2012

Kleinpeter Family Portraits

Every year I donate a family portrait session to my cousins' school, The Attic. This year I was lucky enough to photograph a family that attends the Attic preschool - the Kleinpeters! Jeanie and Tom were a blast to work with and their kids, Margo and Thomas, were adorable (as you can tell). We worked with the Seattle overcast sky and had some great even lighting. The kids were energetic and totally excited about the trains at Olympic Sculpture Park. Enjoy!

Food Photography Since the Seattle Move

A little snippet of the food photography I have done since our move to Seattle in March. I hope to photograph more, I just don't always remember to make the extra effort. Having a job means I don't cook as often which means I don't automatically think to grab my camera. So I have taken to photographing when I eat out and making a list of things I want to cook/photograph: Yellow Curry, Strawberry Pie, Grill Pizza, Watermelon/picnic, etc. Happy Summer

Patrick Portrait

Patrick asked me to take his photo for professional purposes. If the light would have been better today we would have done inside shots, but alas, in Seattle you can't always ask for that. Here is my favorite.