Since the beginning of the year I've been incorporating film into my studio sessions.  It's been so fun for me!  I love the texture of film and the sharpness of digital.  Both mediums have something special to offer, and to see them side by side gives me a little thrill!  The second and last image in this series were shot on my Mamiya 645 with Kodak Portra 400.  The others were shot on my Cannon 5D II.  I love them all! And I absolutely LOVE each and every portrait of this beautiful new mother with her little man!  Pure joy!

I have had so many adorable families come through the studio lately!  And because it's been so busy, I've fallen behind on my blogging!  :(  But that is all about to change... I'm going to do my best to catch up, one adorable family at a time!  Enjoy!

I'm absolutely in love with this photo.  It was the last shot of the session.  :)

This is another session from last week's day of film portraits!  I think this little guy is so adorable!!

Little Spencer comes in every year for Santa photos, but this is the first time she's come in for a portrait shoot.  And what a joy she is to work with!! We all had a great time!

If you have been following my blog recently then you already know that I've rekindle my love affair with my old flame Film.  For the past several months, every photo I've taken of my own family has been taken in film and I've loved the results!  So much so, that I decided that I wanted to try it in studio, with other people's children.  So I sent out a newsletter, and asked my clients for volunteers.  These photos are from one of those experimental photos session.  I shot with three different types of film.  I love the results (but the Acros 100 is definitely my favorite!)  I'll share more photos from my day of film portraits soon, but for now, here is the charming Ms. Sylvia.

Fuji Neopan Acros 100

Ilford Delta 3200

Fuji Neopan Acros 100

Kodak Porta 400

I just returned from a lovely trip to Palm Springs.  It was warm and sunny everyday!!  I love Seattle, but there is something to be said for January trips to the sun!! Here is a self portrait I took while there.  :)

Here is a little sneak peek from the maternity session I shot on Saturday!  Beautiful mamma-to-be and beautiful sunshine made for the perfect photo shoot!!

I was editing these newborn photos today and was so excited by how much I love them and how much I totally love my job that I decided to have a give away!!!  So, I'm going to randomly choose one person from my email list to give a free session to!  All you need to do to be eligible is be on my list!  If you already are, then great!  If not, you can sign up today by following this link here!  I'll announce the lucky winner in March!

My family and I decided to take an impromptu family vacation to our favorite Northwest destination, Portland Oregon.  While there we were there, we stayed at our two favorite places, the Edgefield and the Kennedy School.  Both are McMenamins properties, and both are completely awesome!!  Here a little peak at our adventures! All images were shot on my Mamiya 645AF using Portra 400