This is my favorite time of year!  I love the colors and the coolness in the air.  And I love this family!  Can this little one be any cuter?  Adorable!

Another set of adorable family portraits out at Golden Gardens!  I love this place!  (and this family.. too cute!!)

Normally this time of year I'm shooting most of my location sessions at the Ballard Locks. (I love that place!)  However, due to the government shut down, the Locks were closed for over two weeks!! So, I started meeting clients at nearby Golden Gardens park instead,  and it might just be my new favorite spot.  So, so gorgeous!  Especially on these sunny fall days we've been having!

Here is a little sneak peek from my session with the Yamada family.  Aren't they adorable!!?

  I can't get enough of this cute little guy!!!

I'm so excited to be sharing these family portraits from a recent shoot I had out at Seattle's beautiful Golden Gardens park.  I honestly could have work with this little one all day... seriously, can she be any cuter??!

I've actually had this session in my "to blog" folder for some time!  So happy to finally have it up on the blog for you all to see!  I really do love newborn sessions... so sweet and peaceful.  There is just nothing better than a newborn baby.

I'm kind of finding it hard to believe that October is already here!  Is it just me, or does the world spin a little faster than it used to?  Sheesh! October in my world means that it's time to start planning for holiday photos.  So to help you do that, I'm talking about all the important dates you should know about!

Here we go....

Mini Sessions will be held on November 9th, 10th.... and November 16th!!  

Yes! for the first time EVER I'm adding an extra day!  The mini sessions are is such hot demand this year that November 10th is already sold out!  If you want to get in on the 9th, let me know!!  I only have 3 spots left!!

Because of this demand, I've decided to add one more day of mini session on Nov. 16th (I've never done that before!)  I'm sure it will fill up too!  So contact me today to get on the books!

Each session is 15 minutes long and comes with 20 finished images in an online gallery.  These sessions are only $150!!  A steal, I know!  You can add a CD of printable jpegs for an additional $125.  And because I love giving back to my community, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Greenwood Elementary School!

Santa Photos will be held on November 30th from 9:00 to 4:00.

This one-day-only event is easily the highlight of my year!  These are by-appointment Santa photos!  No standing in line.  No tired, stressed out kids.  Just fun, goodie-bags, and a chance for a little one-on-one time with Jolly Old St. Nick.  Each year we donate a portion of the proceeds to charity.  This year we will be donating to  Rite Care of Washington, an amazing non-profit that provides speech services to children with profound speech and language delays (like my son Harvey) .  These children get quality, state-of-the-art treatment at no cost to their families.  They are amazing!

Please also keep in mind that the dead line for holiday photos is Nov. 17th.  So if you need photos for your holiday cards or gifts, please send me an email soon so that we can get you on the books.

Thank you and have a great day!

~ Sandra

The Geldian Family and I met for their family portraits at Golden Gardens back in July.  It was one of those perfect days we get here in Seattle.  Beautiful sun, but not too hot.  A lovely morning spent with a group of lovely people.

I was going to blog several images from this session, but in the end settled on just this one.  Sometimes all you need is one simple portrait.  :)  

(Contax 645: Porta 400)