Harley

I'd like you all to meet Harley:

Harley goes to work with his owner Mary every day. This is what she sees in her rear view mirror during her commute:

Harley was so sweet curling up on Mary's lap.

He was definitely ready for some shut eye by the end of the session...

Thanks again Mary and Harley!

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...

baby giveaway!

I just discovered a fantastic blog called Born Modern Baby. Complete with posts about everything from the coolest gifts for children, to designer diaper bags, to amazing organic baby clothes...all of which scream "modern!"

Head over to the post about modern nursery pillows to read about how you can win an adorable elephant cushion from Letter M Design!

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!