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Sometimes you get to bring your camera to work. Last week I got to put my Boss in the hot seat in front of my lens. Gotta tell ya, it was kinda fun bossing him around - of course he'd probably retort that its not any different than any other day! I have been working for this guy for 33 years this month! Can you believe that? Eighteen years old, out of high school and my very first job. And he didn't want to hire me - too young! Bet he didn't plan on me sticking around this long. I seriously could not have found a better man to work with and harass for this many years. I'm pretty darn lucky! Thanks for being such a good sport Dr. Pete! 
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The badges have been released and I couldn't be happier! This is the first photo contest I have ever entered and I am so excited to finally see and share the results. My personal goal was to to have at least one image reach the Top 10%. To my surprise, over half of the images that I submitted were voted into the Top 30% or higher in their category. TWO of my images were Finalists in the Top 3.5% of entries. So many talented artists - feeling very blessed tonight! One of my all-time FAVORITE images made it to the Finals Placing 283rd out of the 20,266 images Top 3.5% Kameryn you are so beautiful! Senior Portraits Category  Not far behind also making it to the Finals Top 3.5% Kameryn Placing 569th out of 20,666 images Senior Portraits Category  Top 10% Sam & Tucker Oh how I adore you both! Senior Portraits Category  Top 10% Terry & Colby One of my first portrait sessions! Family Portrait Category  Top 20% Sophie Love her style - she is a Wildflower! Senior Portrait Session  Top 20% Grace Such natural beauty and grace! Senior Portrait Category  Top 20% Allison Oh those curls and baby blues! Senior Portrait Category  Top 20% Grace This was one of my favorites from her session! Senior Portrait Category  Top 30% Kameryn Oh my goodness I loved this girl in front of my lens! Senior Portrait Category  Top 30% It's Grace again! LOVE! Senior Portraits Category  Top 30% Kameryn With the image that graces my website - lucky photographer! Senior Portraits Category  Top 30% Kameryn Seriously......STUNNING! Senior Portraits Category  Top 30% Terry & Colby It just doesn't get better than a couple of handsome guys in uniform! Family Portraits Category  Top 30% Last, but definitely not least MY KYLIE! My heart melts with her every smile! Children: Kids/Teens Category  These little spurts of sunshine lately are making me anxious for my Spring and Summer sessions to start! Until then, I will ease my anxiety by continuing to share the beautiful Class of 2017 Seniors that I was so lucky to have in front of my lens last year. Have you ever met someone that you instantly have rapport with? Well for me, that was Kylien. She is quick to smile, fast to make a joke and completely comfortable in front of the camera flashing that beautiful smile of hers or making the most incredibly goofy faces and I absolutely LOVED it! I had a blast with her and her equally beautiful best friend and her adorable pup! A session I won't soon forget. And of course, she is a Puyallup Viking, so she's gotta be awesome right? Thank you so much for sharing this special time of your senior year with me Kylien - you make me smile!                       I entered my first photo competition and out of 332,768 photos entered, I have a photo that made it through 11 rounds and in to the 12th and final round. That's the top 3.5%. Pretty good way to start my week! Can't wait to see which image made it to the finals.  I'm excited to say that my nephew and his beautiful wife delivered their beautiful baby girl on Tuesday, February 28th! Welcome to the world Amelia LeAnn Johnson - I can't wait to meet you, hold you and have all of your sweet babiness, and yes that's a word, in front of my lens. Must get to ARIZONA! In the mean time.....here is a little reminder of a cool November morning before Miss Amelia made her grand entrance into this great big world!                   Today was spent sorting through my hard-drive and archiving portraits from the past. I came across this image and was instantly reminded of the day that I was blessed to be invited to attend and photograph the guest speaker at a private event in Oregon, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. I was allowed to use one of my images on my website and this one was without a doubt the one that I had to choose. To have such an amazing and spiritual being looking down at me through my lens was an experience I will never forget. At the end of the event, I was draped with a scarf blessed by the Dalai Lama. This will always remain a special and peaceful memory that I will hold deep in my heart.  Another lazy rainy NW day has me remembering just how far behind I have allowed myself to get with posting senior sessions to the blog. So who better than this sunshiny face to brighten my day and start me back on the right track. I met Brooke and her mom at one of my favorite parks to shoot senior portraits. Wright's Park makes such a beautiful background, as does the Tacoma Antique Row. But honestly, with a such beautiful young lady like Brooke in front of my lens, the background really doesn't matter. She makes everything look fantastic! I wish you luck in the future Brooke, I know that you have much fun and success!                            Allison & Emily - Kennedy Catholic High School - Class of 2017 - Seattle/Tacoma Senior Portraits2/3/2017 A rainy Friday night seems like a good time to grab a cup of hot tea and share a beautiful late summer Senior Portrait Gallery. Especially when it is these gorgeous twins in front of my lens. I had so much fun with these two wandering about Tacoma. Love their style, their smiles and well.........just EVERYTHING about them! I even got Mom to join in on the fun that evening - I love when that happens! Graduation is just around the corner - I can't wait to see what the future holds for these two. Thank you for sharing this special time with me ladies and good luck to you both! 
                      
      Here we go.....Another share of a beautiful 2017 senior graduate that I was so lucky to have in front of my lens! I went all through school with Sophie's pretty Momma, Laurie! So many great childhood memories. I just love how Facebook opens the doors for us to reconnect. Sophie is the sweetest young lady with just the right amount of spunky attitude. I just loved that about her! I can't wait to see what the future holds for this beauty!    
 
 
    So the holidays have come and gone. The decorations put away for another year. No better time than now to start sharing some of the beautiful seniors that I was lucky to have in front of my lens last year. Starting out with the fun, silly, energetic, and oh so sweet Alex! I worked with her Momma, Shelly many (too many to say) years ago. So fun to go meet her beautiful daughter.
    
   
  So blessed at Thanksgiving to have our table and home filled with family. I was so happy to finally meet my nephew's beautiful wife. They are expecting baby #1 in March, so of course we had to sneak out for a bit between the raindrops and capture of few special portraits. Love you both and wishing you much happiness with your new little family.  Did I say I LOVE shooting in downtown Tacoma? Brooke wanted something a little different than a grassy field and although I am country at heart, I definitely love a little bit of the city too! Lots of colors and patterns plus a fun senior in front of my lens equals a happy photographer!  I LOVE shooting in downtown Tacoma and Myah proved to me that the color and light on a rainy day is just as beautiful as on a sunny summer evening! I am in love with this image!  Lovin' the vivid colors in this gallery......brightening up a rainy day in front of the computer!  Rainy days aren't so bad when working on a gallery with all this gorgeousness!  Oh those CURLS! Those gorgeous EYES! And that beautiful SMILE! I am having so much fun working my way through this session this evening.......More to come soon!  I first met Lane when my Emily tried out for the same junior high cheer team as Lane. I immediately fell in love with her! Anyone who has met her would know exactly why. When Lane first posted that she was expecting I couldn't wait to ask her if she would share that beautiful baby bump in front of my lens. I have little experience with maternity portraits, so I was so grateful when Lane said yes to my request, as well as the patience both her and Kolby gave me while I tried out this pose and that pose. CONGRATULATIONS to you both - you will be the most wonderful parents!
 I had so much fun hanging out with this handsome young man. We ended the session with the rain pouring down on us and a happy reminder from Weston that he was headed out to Hawaii in the morning! Enjoy that tropical sunshine for all of us back here in the Pacific NW!  A few raindrops, wet ground and looming dark clouds didn't put a damper on this delightful girls fun! The rain held off just long enough for us to get through her session. Thanks for coming out and playing in the rain, Katie!  Do you suppose she's a Wildflower?......More of this little sweetheart on the blog soon!  Well.......the rain didn't keep this little sweetheart away from my lens. We made it through her session with just a few raindrops and a whole lot of smiles! Thank you Alana for sharing your beautiful daughter with me - pure happiness for my soul!  Okay......so the evening light was.....AMAZING! The setting.....BEAUTIFUL! The senior in front of my lens.....GORGEOUS! Taylor you rocked it tonight! Thank you for sharing that million dollar smile with me (Or 4k smile as your Momma says).....definitely worth every penny!  I love it when my Seniors BFF's tag along during their senior portrait session. Kylien and Hailey have been friends for most of their lifetime. I guarantee you that there is much silliness, secrets and laughs between these two beautiful young ladies!  Everyone loves a brown-eyed girl and WOW am I in love with this sneak peek. I had so much fun chasing the light around Tacoma with Brooke and her mom, Nikki. Thank you so much for sharing this special senior time with me.  Born Together, Friends Forever - Emily & Allison - Kennedy High School Seniors - Class of 20179/25/2016 What's better than one senior in front of your lens on a beautiful Saturday evening? TWO! TWINS! Two sets of pretty blue eyes and two heads of golden blonde locks in front of me. Twice as much fun and twice as much gorgeousness! Happy dance......Thank you two beauties for sharing your afternoon with me!  |
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