Hello, Cupcake!

There are some photo sessions  that are simply more fun than others, but rarely do we get to experience food, folks, and fun in one place. In downtown Tacoma, Hello, Cupcake is the exception to that rule. Located on Pacific avenue and surrounded  by the architectural splendor of the Union Station complex, the Chihuly Glass exhibit, and  the University of Washington campus, Hello, [...]

Ashley and Keegan at McLean House

Ashley and Keeghan were married last September at McLean House in the city of  West Linn Oregon. Located 20 miles outside of Portland on the banks of the Willamette River, the three story, 17 room recently remodeled home is operated  and owned by the city of West Linn under the Department of Parks and Recreation. [...]

Engagement Session: Carley and Wes

At the beginning of this month we met with Carley and Wes to shoot their engagement session. Former clients Kishelle and Christian had sent them to us and we were all eager to work together. We arranged to meet out at Alki Beach and then work across West Seattle as the afternoon sun settled. Wes & Carley [...]

Happy Cookie Friday: Café Presse

At Lincoln Park last weekend, I: a.) pulled a muscle b.) hurt my back c.) proved I’m no Spring chick and d.) everyone of those. The result of which is that I’ve been getting a little massage therapy on Beacon Hill this week. I don’t know what’s worse, the actual therapy or the pain. The [...]

Engagement Session: Jenna and Jeff at Chambers Creek

Last weekend we traveled to Tacoma to meet with Jenna and Jeff for their engagement session. We decided to rendezvous at a neighborhood coffee house to  decide what locations would suit the overcast, windy day.  Jenna and Jeff arrived with extra clothes, a bag of tricks and raring to go. We headed to the Chambers Creek Trails, adjacent to the Chambers Bay [...]

Top Pot in Belltown

When I moved to Seattle in 2004, I lived in an apartment on Capitol Hill less than two block from the original Top Pot Doughnuts on Summit. It had opened just two years earlier and since that time they’ve grown to six cafes and even have a mobile unit that unfortunately I’ve never seen but [...]