El Paso Spring 2010

It is that time of year again to start planning for my El Paso visit. I will be in El Paso April 16th through 18th and can't wait to photograph all the beautiful families there. Please call or email me if you would like information about scheduling a sitting.
Here are a few images from my fall El Paso trip that I love...

I am hoping my life is going to settle down soon to get back to some regular posting. Although it has been crazy I have been having tons of fun and am very excited to be heading to Whistler tomorrow to have just a little more fun at the Olympics!!
I have been shooting quite a bit with a highlight being a shoot for a wonderful family with Soulumination. I always leave a Soul shoot so moved and wishing I had more time to donate to such an incredible organization. With the craziness of my business and having two youngsters in the house it just isn't a reality so I always make sure to contribute financially and hope that as the years pass I will have more time to give. There are so many worthy organizations seeking funds these days but I beg you to visit their site and make a small donation. It is a gift that will impact families in such an incredible, unforgettable way.
I just finished work on another shoot and am very excited to share it with my clients because for most of the shoot I think they were concerned that great images may not result as their little ones were tired and just wanted to the comfort of mom and dads arms. I have to admit I was a little unsure too as the sitting progressed but I couldn't give up and then slowly it happened and their beautiful smiles and giggles emerged. I drove away from the shoot so excited to see what I had captured and now I get to share it with them!

A few weeks ago my car was hit by another car...totalled, big headache, big distraction from work. This week I felt like my body was hit by a car, big headache, body ache, no possible way to work. I think I am on the mend and I can finally get back to focusing on my work. (after my little President's week vacation to the mtns...I guess I can't complain too much!).
Before I head out of town I have been frantically working through some adorable images of one of the happiest infants I have been around in a long time. As soon as I walked in the door his smile burst across his face. I had so much fun. His brother has a few years of me under his belt and was not quite as thrilled to see me. But once I found the crack in his tough armor he was full of giggles and grins.

January was a busy month that I spent catching my breath from last year and trying to "clean house" so I can prepare for a great 2010. I think February is going to be a little more of the same so if it is quiet for a few more weeks here know that March will be ramping up to with lots of pictures to share. I must admit that I cherish this time of year because I get a lot more family time and even some great me time that is definitely recharging my batteries.
Yesterday I spent the morning hanging some of my Laos work at Macrina in SODO (1943 First Avenue South). I am excited about how it looks on their walls. Macrina has DELICIOUS food and breads so take a trip down there this month if you have time. I will be moving the images to their Queen Anne location next month.

Two weekends ago I had so much fun hosting my workshop. Once again all the participants made my day with their openess to share and learn. As the morning progressed I saw light bulbs going as everything started to click. By the end of the workshop everyone was so excited to go home and put to use what they had learned. I will close with a few images that I received from Brianna Donegan that she took during the workshop using some of the tips during the capture and postprocessing. She has a blog which is already full of great image & I think her images are just going to get better and better!! It is obvious she has an eye and passion for photography which are the most important ingredients to capturing powerful images. Thank you Brianna for sharing these images with me!