Thursday, September 2, 2010

Bacon Family with a NEW Addition – Family Portraits

Posted in Family Portraits, Infant Portraits

Carrie is a special friend and I was overjoyed when she asked me to take pictures of her growing family.

Baby Delia was only 9 days old on the day of the photo shoot!  I have forgotten how small a 9 day old baby is!
Family Portraits at Home Tacoma

I LOVE how Mom’s just radiate from happiness after a baby is born. Carrie just glows.
Family Portraits Tacoma

William was a cutie too. He thought since I was taking pictures he would too… Um, William, hate to tell you this, but your camera is upside down!:)
Family Portraits

He was quick… all kids are at this age, but I did manage to catch a few of him!
Child Portraits

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What’s great about doing portraits this way is that your life can still continue during a shoot. Randy could work from home in-between me capturing a few shots, William could play and keep himself happy and Carrie and I could just talk and wait for the right moment to take pictures.
Family Portraits Gig Harbor

We caught Delia when she was wide awake. I had anticipated her sleeping, but babies have their own agenda. We just went with it and I’m glad she was awake now that I have seen the pics. I love sleeping babies, especially at this age, but I also love the character you can catch in their face when they are wide awake.
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And the interaction between mom and baby is priceless.
Family Portraits

Family Portraits

Baby Portrait

I LOVE this picture!
Family Portraits

Time for a break. How special to have a memory like this captured! Precious!
Family Portraits

Tiny feet… one of my favorite baby details…
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Time for another family picture!
Family Portraits Gig Harbor

William was a good sport.
Child Portraits Gig Harbor

We talked him into laying next to his sister, even though she was not so keen on it:). Too funny! And so the sibling relationship begins!
Child Portraits

Delia preferred the comfort of her parents instead.
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William was rewarded with his favorite thing.. Coke!:)
Backyard Fun
Child Portrait

Carrie, Randy, William and baby Delia… thank you for letting me be part of this day!

{{hugs}}

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Jasmyn and Eric Get Married – Wedding Day Portraits

Posted in Weddings

Joe and I must have teared up at least 5 times this day. It was a humble wedding with lots of love and emotion. I was honored to be part of it. I also got to see a long time friend from my old workplace , so that was great too (I also did his son’s wedding – post coming soon).
Lacey Wedding Day Portraits

When I got into photography it was definitely for the love of capturing people as they are, but I never really realized the connection that would develop by doing this. I love building relationships with people I would have never gotten the chance to meet.

Joe is in charge of the guys at weddings and he suggested a prayer for Eric. I love that he is involved like that and I know they appreciated his heart as well. It was an emotional moment for them. Eric was about to see his bride for the first time that day.
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Jasmyn has been anticipating this moment for a long time and it’s finally here. She made sure she looked her best.
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The guys had a good time together before the moment… just a fun group of people.
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Then the moment arrived…
Wedding Day Portraits

Wedding Day Photography

The rain started to come, but that didn’t get in our way. It was a special day.
Wedding Day Portraits

The details were beautifully done… the flowers…
Wedding Details

the rings…
Wedding Details

the flower girl baskets…
Wedding Details

the candle lighters hair… all perfect.
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The time had arrived. Finally:).
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This little ring bearer tried to make it through, but finally gave out.
Wedding Day Portraits

They took communion together… I love the soft touch of his hand on her back, it just speaks volumes of love and respect.
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And they are now as one! YIPPEE!:)
Wedding Day Photography

These flower girls were adorable… mirror identical twins! I didn’t know there was such a thing and not sure that is the technical term for it, but they are mirror images of each other – one is right handed, the other left, etc. Did you know there was such a thing?
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Obviously, this little one is enjoying the attention!
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One of the candle lighters… what a doll!
Wedding Day Portraits

Two different colors of dresses… FUN!
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Wedding Day Details

Joe does not do heights, but for the toast he climbed a long ladder to a small stretch of scaffolding above the reception room. I was very impressed!
Wedding Day Portraits

The newest trend right now is to use cupcakes instead of wedding cake. I can tell you this is a BIG hit with the kids!
Wedding Details

The reception hall had a HUGE white wall that made an interesting back drop. I just had to use it for some fun pictures.
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Wedding Day Photography

The first dance! My FAVORITE!
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What I loved about this wedding was that the guests were not just spectators at a friend’s wedding. They were participants – maybe it was the food they helped with or maybe decorating or getting the car ready for their departure. Whatever it was this couple was obviously very special to these people and it quickly became obvious why.

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A car full of balloons:).
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Wedding Day Portraits

Jasmyn and Eric, thank you so much for allowing us to capture this day for you (thank you Gordon too!). You are very special people and we know that God has something magical in store for both of you.

xoxoxo… Connie and Joe

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Ava – Senior Portraits – Class of 2011

Posted in Senior Portraits

I have known Ava since she was born, but have not gotten to hang out with her until this shoot. Her dad, Rick, is very good friends with Joe and we see Rick quite often, but not Ava. Boy have we been missing out! She is awesome!

Ava is graduating from Bellarmine this year and I got to do her senior pictures! Yah!!
Ava

She is definitely my kind of girl… speaks what she thinks, fun, adventurous, loving, smart, outgoing and artsy. All that makes what I do come to life as you will see in her images.
Tacoma Art Letters Staircase

I have passed this staircase in downtown Tacoma countless times and was so glad to see it on Ava’s list of places to go. I love that she came with a list.
Tacoma Stairs

Her dad owns Guitar Maniacs, a vintage guitar shop in downtown Tacoma, so we had to make a stop there. She is a drummer, so I thought I would do something a little different than just putting her behind a drum kit. (Can you see me?)
Drummer Girl

Guitar Maniacs

There is just something special about this:).
Tacoma Vintage Guitar Shop

Tacoma is big on the arts, there are places to go where graffiti is allowed and changed often; a small park in the downtown area that has chalk art (pretty amazing and fun to see) and buildings that commission special mural projects. The newest downtown mural was unveiled a few days ago and it made Ava’s list. The colors were vibrant and bold and looked great with her hair scarf and sweater.
Downtown Tacoma Mural
Downtown Tacoma Mural

The next one reminds me a little of this one, but Ava has a much cuter interpretation!

Don’t you think?
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We also found some fun places to use that weren’t on her list:). A FAVORITE!
Fun Senior Portraits Tacoma

My seniors come prepared! Most bring half their closet which is great, so I can help chose what to wear and when. Well, Ava is so organized she not only came with her list of specific locations, but also had the matching outfit with each – including hairstyle and jewelry. How amazing is that!?
Tacoma Senior Portrait Photographer

Next on her list, Opera Alley. I used the same location for Julian, so I made sure we used different walls and angles to give a different feel. I try hard to not duplicate too many locations, even though I do have my favorites that I use a lot!
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So cute!
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So retro!
Union Station Tacoma

Tacoma has AWESOME museums… did you know that they are free every third Thursday of the month? We are heading to the Arts and Crafts exhibit next month since we live in a Craftsman house and love that style. They also have these great staircases.
Senior Portraits

Tacoma Senior Portraits
Senior Portraits

The dress was for the Thea Foss Waterway.
Tacoma Senior Portraits

Fun! I am always trying to capture movement like this. I saw this in my camera and knew I would love it.
Tacoma Senior Portraits

We were quickly losing light, but we HAD to hit EVERY place on her list. We just HAD to!
Tacoma Senior Portraits

When darkness came, we decided to continue shooting! I’m so glad we did, they turned out to be my FAVORITES!
Tacoma Senior Portraits

Tacoma Senior Portraits

Tacoma Senior Portraits

Creative Senior Portraits

Stunning colors don’t you think? The light from the school was amazing and I love the grain from the high ISO I had to use to get these shots!
Tacoma Senior Portraits

Senior Portraits

What a fun day. They ALWAYS are and again I got to be with another amazing 2011 senior.

Thanks for stopping by:). xoxoxo

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Hollywood Icons – A Photo Project

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I have a ton of posts to do for you, but I thought I would throw this in for something different. Hope you don’t mind:).

It all started with a photo shoot I did of my daughter, Amanda, a while back. The purpose was to get ballet shots, but I found myself inspired by a Marilyn Monroe image.

I am sure we all recognize this shot.

This was the first in our Hollywood Icon series and it was inspired by Marilyn Monroe. We may do more of her, but on this particular day, we just did the one.  

Our version… Amanda does not like this picture of herself, but I love it!
Photo Project Hollywood Icons

After that Amanda wanted to do more. Next on her list, Audrey Hepburn. Amanda loves vintage things (that’s my girl) and one of her favorite shops, Vanity. So, we headed over to Vanity to got a few things for the shoot. I have a difference of opinion when it comes to selecting the final one to represent our version. I think to be inspired means to not copy, but take an idea and do something different with it. So the following images are both the ones Amanda picked (Amanda’s version) and the ones I picked (Connie’s version).

We started with Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Amanda’s Pick… Breakfast at Starbucks:).

Connie’s Pick, not that much different, but enough.

Next, the Scarf picture. I love the vintage wash on this.

Amanda’s Pick:
Audrey Hepburn Inspired

Connie’s Pick… we used a black garbage can behind Starbucks for the background and I used a vintage wash to tone down the colors in the scarf. I usually use this wash with grass or flower images. I just like how it looks, but now that I see how it looks with images like this I think I might experiment a little more.

Audrey with a classic Hat and glasses. There are lots of variations with Audrey in a classic style hat and sunglasses, but Amanda liked this one best.

Amanda’s Pick:

Connie’s Pick… I agreed with her on the one she picked above, but I also liked this one… I did think that the brim should have been up though. We used one of my neighbor’s garage doors for the background. It was perfect!

I love laughing pictures… so I managed to grab these two while doing the others. Nothing better than to see your kids happy!

Just one more and my personal FAVORITE:).

Thanks baby for another fun day. Next in line… Judy Garland.

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