washington
What a beautiful sunny day in May for an engagement shoot! Manito Park in Spokane WA is one of my favorite places to shoot. This was the first time I have ever shot inside the Greenhouse though :) It was beautiful!
These two love birds were so fun to work with, if you know these two, tell them how much you love their engagement photos.
August 11, 2015 these love birds said "I Do". They met through church and hit it off at a dinner that Nick says was more like an interview. Mariah must have passed Nicks quiz with flying colors because he -put a ring on it- about 6 months later!
Mariah and Nick's wedding was beautiful, we started the day off with photos in Yep Kanum park in the brides hometown Colville WA, and the ceremony and reception was held at her church St. John Episcopal Church about a mile away. Wine and cheese were served at the reception and the bride and groom had a large wheel of cheese in place of a wedding cake! I loved photographing this wonderful couple, Enjoy some great shots from their engagement session and wedding last month!
What a beautiful day for a wedding by the Spokane River. Devon and Brooke said "I do" on July 19th 2015, at the Spokane Convention Center Terrace. One of the hottest days of the summer, but that sure didn't faze the beautiful couple! The building is beautiful and we took advantage of the wall of windows by the river.
This couple was so fun, their wedding cake topper was a hilarious football bride and groom and their wedding colors were green and yellow! Any cheeseheads reading this? :)
CONGRATULATIONS MR. & MRS. COMER!!
This is Lacey, insanely gorgeous right?! She is a major trooper too! We were shooting out in the snow for 3 hours yesterday, never complained! Eastern WA is so beautiful and I feel incredibly blessed to live here. Prepare yourself to go "ohhh and ahhhh" as you look at the photos below! I am super proud of this shoot. I already can't wait to go out and photograph lacey again :)
The possibilities for beautiful photoshoot locations are endless. Some of the best spots are hiding in plain sight! I have learned that not everyone can really see the potential of an amazing location at first glance. I guess my brain works differently when looking at possible locations. But I do think this can be practiced and learned! I just drive around all the time location scouting. I look for things that are strange, things that are interesting. Below, I'm going to show you an example of a location many people consider an eye sore in town, and what I did in my photoshoot to make it look like an amazing desirable location!
There is this abandoned lot in the middle of my town, tons of weeds, piles of dirt and rocks, broken down vehicles. When I saw it I was in love! But I cannot say the same for my models when they arrived at our photoshoot. You could see the hesitation, the "what did I sign up for" look on their faces. HAHA. At the end of the shoot I showed them some of the photos on the back of my camera and they were shocked that location looked like that in camera. It looked like we were in a completely different part of the country, we live in Washington state…. in a forrest… The photos made it look like we were in Nevada or Arizona! I love finding spots that nobody sees as beautiful and changing their minds in my photographs. Be original, look for places nobody uses, separate yourself from the other photographers in your area! You can do it!
The first photos are from my location scouting trip, just drove by this lot and stopped to snap a photo with my cell phone. Nothing special right? Well just wait till you see what we did!
Thanks Katrina Russel & Jeannie Corbett for modeling! You 2 are gorgeous! If you or someone you know would be interested in modeling and live in the eastern washington/northern idaho area contact me! I'm always looking for new models! No experience necessary!!
Last week we drove to Seattle and along the way we took some tourist photos with our iPhones :)
of course you can't start a road trip with out a few mirror selfies...
driving photos….
cute pics with my husband david… we're cute right?!
and alone hehe...
and some epic awesome panorama posing!
