A Look Back at 2011

Fair warning:  This is a loooong post!

It is the first day of the new year and I'm thinking about resolutions.  I usually choose not to do them because I find that just calling them resolutions means I'll pretty much automatically break them.  I usually do concrete measurable goals, but this year I'm giving a resolution a go along with my goals.  This year my resolution is to blog more!  To write about my amazingly wonderful clients and the experiences we have and to share more photos.  So if I don't, feel free to call me on it!

And with that out there, here's a look at some of my favorite photography moments in 2011.

So many families and kiddos this year! A couple of highlights for me:

Miss Kenzie running up and giving me a big hug when we got to her session.
Sam and Ben playing in the leaves at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
FINALLY getting to meet Tiernan and his family.
Being able to meet McKenna Christine within a few minutes of her birth and watching Daddy hold her for the first time.

And then I found my "thing".  As much as I love shooting families and kids, I feel so in my element and I adore shooting couples who are in love.  Capturing true emotions between two people makes me giddy, and I fall a little bit in love with each and every couple I get the honor of photographing.

A few highlights from these:
Photographing the wedding of a woman I've known since she was 2!
Listening to the loving words of a man who's been with his wife for 22 years and tearing up.
Photographing some of my best friends and learning more about their relationships.

I am so excited for what is to come in 2012.  I've got some big changes on the horizon for the business and I'm pumped!  A HUGE thank you to all of my amazing clients in 2011.  I can't wait to see you all again in 2012.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

Sam & Ben {Seattle Children's Photographer}

These kids are growing up faster than I can keep up with!  We met up at Olympic Sculpture Park on a super cold day, and they were so good!  Beautiful as ever, silly, sassy, loving, and sweet.  I'm so happy I get to photograph them so often! 

Kim & Jon

Kim and Jon have been together for 22 years (though you could never guess it from looking at them)!  I think the secret is that they play together. These two were SO much fun to photograph.  They took everything I said to heart and really leaned into the experience.  They were silly and loving and open and honest.  The result?...I love them.  I want to put them in my pocket and take them home with me.  I want to have double dates and dinner parties and be their best friend.  Oh, you mean the photographic result?  Right here...