THE JOURNAL

Reminiscing today on my last workshop at Sunstone Villa in Santa Ynez, California. It was such a joy and pleasure to teach budding fine art film photographers the art of female portraiture captured on medium format film. I can’t tell you how much teaching this workshop fueled me, as mentorship has always been a passion […]

As a Seattle family photographer, we find that 4-6 month old babies are such a fun age to photograph! They have personality with their facial expressions and are generally easy to make laugh and distract. Brandon wanted to gift his wife Lily with a family session for Mother’s day with their little guy Finn. What […]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, or whether this is really helpful, but I wanted to open up about my story and provide some hope during these uncertain times.  In the fall of 2018 I was at a crossroads. We had lived in San Diego for 8 years where I had gotten my […]

An intimate elopement in the Italian countryside might just be one of the most romantic ways to celebrate love. Set in the rolling hills of Umbria, just below the hilltop town of Orvieto, the Italian wedding venue La Badia di Orvieto is a stunning 12th-century abbey turned hotel and restaurant. Halfway between Florence and Rome, […]

This San Diego wedding at Loews Coronado Bay Resort is one of my all-time favorites. And after having our own son, I was even more struck by the moments with their sweet baby boy throughout the day when re-visiting these images. His face on the last image is priceless! So today I’m sharing some of […]

For this Washington Park Arboretum engagement session in Seattle, we were thrilled to meet our sweet couple Abby and Zach who will be getting married this summer at Semiahmoo Resort. They chose a palette of blue hues and pale yellow to compliment the beautiful greenery that surrounds the park. We were blessed with some beautiful […]

This family session in Discovery Park was such a fun one for us because it was for our friends and our wedding photographers. Since our wedding over five years ago, Brittany and Joe have grown their family and have the sweetest kids. It was an honor to be asked to shoot their family, and we […]

This Coronado Beach proposal was years in the making and it is one of our favorite sessions to date! Scroll down to check out the custom engagement ring from Susie Saltzman. It is so stunning! In 2017, we met Kendall and Marco in the city of love – Paris. Although we were all living in […]

So I’ve noticed a lot of those that have joined our Hybrid Editing Facebook Group say they have trouble with greens. Usually that means grass and trees. And I want to address a super quick fix for that. HSL Panel! If you are not familiar with the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance Panel in Lightroom then […]

Have you ever wondered how to get ultra luminous skin tones on film or digital? Well today I have a couple tips that will hopefully help you with that.  LIGHTING LIGHTING LIGHTING I can’t say it enough, but lighting is everything when it comes to getting the images that you are dying to capture. Luminous […]