ironing can be beautiful

I hate ironing. It's one of my least favorite chores to do.
But today the sunshine streaming into my living room was beautiful and I saw things in a new light.

two clicks

I like carrying my little Canon point-and-shoot around because you never know when something fun might arise...like an impromptu game of bowling!

These are my 2 favorite clicks from the night:

My Summer Vacation

Fashion Friday: Spun

Recently I was asked what I photograph on my own time; something I do that keeps me busy when I'm not taking pictures for clients; something that inspires me to push myself and be a better photographer. My answer was fashion. I love looking through fashion magazines, fashion photos online, fashion catalogs (the June Anthropologie catalog is to die for!). I love typing the word "fashion" into Flickr and finding pictures that speak to me (like this one and this one). So...

I've decided that Fridays will be "Fashion Friday" on my blog. This one will be short and sweet being that I have to catch a plane pretty soon (the blog post tomorrow will fill you in). This is me and the super cute Diane Wrap Dress I got from Sara Seumae's clothing line, Spun.


I know I've blogged about how awesome she is before, but I'm going to do it again! :) I love her clothing so much and I always get compliments whenever I'm wearing any of her pieces. If you haven't checked her out, do it! Not only is her clothing awesome, she's pretty darn awesome herself.

camel back cat

Puck is one of my absolute favorite cats to photograph. He's super soft, very cuddly, and wow does he like to talk--more than me even!

Last time I had a session with him, he was all about his new cat food bowl. This time he was obsessed with his owner's camel back couch, which was really exciting for me since it was a fabulous setting for photos. Puck must have been just as excited as I was because he was meowing through the entire shoot and even gave me a bunch of kitty kisses before I left. Oh man, do I love kitty kisses. :)

delicious cupcakes!

Craving something sweet and fun? I know just what you need...

a Pin Up Cupcake!

Heather, a great friend and owner of Pin Up Cupcakes in Edmonds, WA, makes some of the most delicious and beautiful cupcakes I have ever tasted. What's even more amazing though is the art that goes onto each one. I watched in awe as she created roses from frosting, birds from melted chocolate, and orcas from Twinkies(!). Simply amazing.

When I hosted a Cranium party she brought "Game Night" themed cupcakes. She formed playing cards, dice, and poker chips from fondant and painted them so well that for a minute I thought they were real! She put all of the cupcakes out on my table so that they formed a game board. Genius. And delicious! So delicious in fact, that by the time I grabbed my camera the cupcakes were gone. Guess that means I'll just have to order more. :)


Pin Up Cupcakes
Edmonds, WA
206.409.8797
pinupcupcakes@yahoo.com

These birds are gorgeous pieces of chocolate yumminess!

Cupcakes in my Easter basket? Yes please!

Gotta love Oreo "dirt".

Yep, those are salmon with the Orca. Very Pacific Northwest.

Hamish

I traveled up to Edmonds the other day to help my friend Heather bake cupcakes. Well, it was more like me snacking on yummy goodies and watching her make them.

While I was there, she introduced me to her cats, one of which loved having his picture taken. No need to tell me twice! I took a break from cupcake sampling, grabbed my camera and photographed Hamish, a handsome little guy with the bluest eyes I've ever seen.

Doesn't he look like he should be on a cover of Cat Fancy? ;)

Not only is he a good looking cat, he's also handy in the kitchen. He was watching Heather closely to make sure all of the cupcakes were meeting his high standards.

Here's a sneak peek of a beautiful cupcake masterpiece, baked and designed by Heather:


I'll post more yummy creations soon...

family time!

Check out the adorable family I had the pleasure of photographing over the weekend:

I photograph a lot of families with young kids, so it was a fun change to work with adult kids! It was great that they were up for a bunch of fun shots and didn't mind walking around to different areas during the session. At one point we were down at the neighborhood park, trying to get a shot with Charlotte (the family pup), but she was pretty distracted. You should have seen me behind the camera...I was jumping up and down, clapping to get her to look at the camera. I think the rest of the family was laughing at me in this picture!

Thanks again Kneifel family! I hope you had as much fun as I did!

sibling rivalry

These photos of Baker and Lola crack me up, especially the 3rd one where they're looking at me as if saying, "What? We weren't fighting..."

Bellissima

Bella did not like being in my studio, but I managed to get a couple shots before she scampered away. I love her gorgeous green eyes!

I did some Photoshop experimentation and ended up with this fun design.
I'm thinking they would make fun note cards for pet owners.
Let me know if this is something you'd be interested in!

freebies!

Lola & Baker {Denver, CO}

I love mini-vacations. Especially ones that involve 2 adorable pups.

Here are Lola and Baker, quite possibly the cutest dogs in Denver: