Athena, Jordan & AJ

This session was primarily to get photos for holiday cards, but we intended to get photos of Jordan in his military uniform. Unfortunately with all the hustle and bustle of trying to get a dog to the studio they totally forgot about the uniform photos… so that will be for another day. AJ was such a good girl for her photo debut. She is most obviously the baby in this family and so loved by Athena & Jordan. Didn’t their holiday card turn out adorable!!!

(Yes I am mortified that I am posting this in March!) I wish I could clone myself!!!

Angie D.

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Holiday Mini Sessions

In November I offered holiday mini sessions to clients to use the portraits for gifts and cards. Here is a spotlight on four families who attended…

The Chittendens:

You may recognize these kiddos since I photographed them a couple of years ago out at fort Steilacoom park in Lakewood. Those photos are hanging in the Chittenden’s chiropractic office. This time around we were thinking gifts and we were able to get some great photos of Andrew, Aleis and Matthew! These two boys are absolutely the definition of boy! Rough and tumble, want nothing to do with having their photograph taken… so when I am able to get them to smile at the same time… I kind of feel like I just won a small battle! Ü

The Riggs:

I just recently photographed Layne for her senior portraits and it was a blast. I was very excited when I found out that the Riggs family was going to come in for their family portraits. At this session I had the pleasure of meeting Layne’s brother Evan and sister in law Erika who were married earlier this year. (Congratulations again to you two!) And of course the trickiest family member was the dog... who apparently likes to eat, well whatever he can get his chompers on! I was informed that this dog had recently eaten a whole glove and they were able to unfortunately confirm that a few days later when his stomach decided it was done with the glove! That is just so funny to me.

The Pohwats:

I met Corina and Jared at one of my husband’s work parties a couple of years ago. Ever since then Corina has been telling me how much she wanted to have family photos taken… so I was so glad when she told me that the holiday mini session was going to work out for them! With two little ones it’s always a challenge to make sure everyone is looking at the camera and happy… but we did it and got such cute images of this family! Little Cecilia is so cute with her little teeth just coming in. Too squishy and adorable for words. And Mr. Andrew… at such an independent stage… he was going to let us know where to stand and how to pose. It was pretty awesome! I definitely learned that 30 minutes is pushing it with two little ones... they just take a little extra time. Ü

 

The Jacobsons:

Momma Forest and I were connected through my mother who works with Forest and also has done some crafty projects for her. We were hoping that we’d be able to get a family photo including daddy, but he had to work… (we’ll get that another time though)… so we were able to capture momma with her kiddos and then some of the kiddos separately. These two were just too cute. I absolutely adore the photo of them lying on their tummies! CJ is such a loving older brother and it’s just so cute to watch see how he looks at his baby sister Isabel.

Angie D.

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Fung Family

Fung Family – WOW, I am so behind on blogging it so isn’t funny. I normally tell people it will be up in a month or two, but sheesh, 7 months…. *blush*

I met the Fung family at a Mariner’s game that my husband Steve’s work organized. The girls were soooo adorable and I of course had to snuggle little Hailey because she was just too friggen adorable for words! Gotta love baby snuggles… yum! Anyway we got to talking with Cassie & Ray and the topic came up that I was a photographer… they were so excited because they had just been talking about doing family photographs. SWEET! Gotta love meeting someone and being able to help them take care of a to do item as wonderful as portraits! Ü

Within a week of meeting I set up the appointment for the Fung family and met them up in Bothell at the Country Village. I’d wanted to photograph there… toooooo cute for words. Well found out the hard way that there is a photographer with rights to the property there so I got a little letter that asked me not to return… oh well… I got to fulfill my wish of photographing there and we got some absolutely adorable shots! Ü

Ray & Cassie ordered framed storyboards to go in their home.  Here are the two they ordered of the girls:

Ok, seriously, could these girls BE any more adorable? I just love my job!!!

Angie D.

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Landry Family

Jan & Rick are the most wonderful people and I was just ecstatic to be able to photograph their family. We met the Landrys in our car club and have served on the board with them, enjoyed game nights and just feel like they are part of our extended family.

It was so cool to be able to meet their daughter Jana, her husband Travis and their son Colton.

Colton was definitely the star of the day. He loves the beach, so it was an obvious choice to go to Owen's Beach at Point Defiance Park. The beach there is great for photographs.

This was the favorite family portrait of the day. It was used for their holiday cards and is also now hanging in the Landry’s home as well. Decorating with portraits is such a beautiful way to honor those we love and have them near us all day every day.

I just love the interaction here between grandparents and grandson. So absolutely priceless. I know that they will treasure this photograph all of their days and that Colton will treasure it too as he grows.

Thanks to you all for a wonderful session and then a great time visiting at the Antique Sandwich Company afterwards.  It was a fantastic day to create memories!!!

Angie D.

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Kaylin & Noah Summer Pics

These kids just keep growing and getting cuter every day! In fact I just got a call from my niece telling me that she read her first entire book all by herself! Such a proud auntie!

This session was supposed to be to get photos of the kids together…. However Noah was not going to cooperate for that. This was just one day when it wasn’t going to happen. So we got some photos of each of them separately and also with their Mimi.

Looking so grown up.

Loving her Mimi so much!

Kaylin & Mimi's hands. A photograph that I know will mean so much to both of them some day!

The little stinker.

Feelin' a little vintage! The best part about this was that Noah's grandpa had a truck just like this when he was a little boy.  It was a neat surprise to give the photo to him.

Enjoy life's moments, even if they aren't perfect, they are still your life and your memories... make them as special as can be.

Angie D.

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We are family

Kelly, Ed, Kaitlin, and Emily met me out on a beautiful summer morning in downtown T-town for their family portraits.  We actually were ambushed by the sun...what a wonderful surprise... although it was a tad bit frustrating because we planned our session around the fact that it was going to be overcast and did it in the a little later in the morning than we should have since Kelly really wanted to incorporate Tacoma architecture!  The problem is that the sun was so bright it causes squinting and hot spots and dark shadows and all kinds of trickiness for a photographer.  BUT... we dealt with it and I think we got some pretty amazing images.

 I met Kelly just after the new year... she owns Massage at the Ritz in Lakewood and I went in and bought a couple of gift certificates due to a special she was promoting.  (This would be a gentle nudge and reminder miss Kel that if you had a website I would be able to promote it! ;)  Kelly is an amazing massage therapist and I am so thankful that I have met her and her family because now she has also become a friend!

When I had my open house Kelly brought in her family to meet me and to check out my new studio.  It was a great opportunity to meet her girls who pretend to be shy... but now I know it's all just an act!

I just L O V E the way so many of these images came out!

Thanks to you all for being wonderful to be with and to photograph!!!

Angie D.
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Click!

This blog post has been a long time coming (AND will be a long post)! Back in April I was contacted by Click! Cable Network to photograph their “upcoming” advertising campaign. I had never photographed for such a large format before, but figured I’d give it a go. Working with Click! was wonderful. They are a great company with many great employees that were a pleasure to work with.

I was tasked with photographing 4 sessions. Two separate couples, one family, and one single man.

It was really interesting photographing these sessions as I am used to using my surroundings and props to finish off the photograph, but in these photos props were not wanted and the background was plain white as they were going to be removed from the background anyway. Talk about changing my creative working grounds!

The first session was with Margo and Sam. They are just the sweetest couple! They were excited to be able to have copies of the photograph to share with their family when they celebrate their upcoming anniversary.

The second session was with Patricia and Thane. These two are local business owners! Patricia at Embellish salon and Thane at Sattelite coffee. So if you thought you recognized them from somewhere, now you know! And if you haven’t already, make sure to go and visit them for a haircut and a tasty beverage!

The third session was with Ty. He was so much fun to photograph. With his great spirit and a lot of attitude, I felt like I had known Ty for years after. After about 5 minutes we were already exchanging jokes and sarcastic banter. It was wonderful! Ü

The final session was with the Gordon Family. When they arrived at the studio the kids were bundles of energy so we let them run around and check out their surroundings. I photographed them wherever they wanted, which involved jumping on the bed and lots of giggling. This got them comfortable with me and the camera… after about 5-10 minutes of playing we moved on to taking family photos. I was so impressed with how great the kids were. Generally with little ones it can be tricky to get them both on a great day. I could just tell what a great family they were in the short time we spent together. I sure hope to be able to photograph them again someday!

All of the billboards are now up. I’ve seen all four, but have only gotten 2 photographs (shown below). Would love to hear if there is a billboard near you!  These were taken with my point and shoot... so don't judge too much on the photography skills! ;)

What a neat experience!  I've definitely met some new and wonderful people! Ü

Angie D.

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Kelly, Ryan and Sophie came to visit me at the studio for their second family photo. 

Kelly is a photographer friend of mine and was so cute about asking me to photograph them. I was absolutely happy to take their portraits!

Little miss Sophie is just too cute.  I was so excited to be able to use these wings!!! For two years after I had them made for me, every newborn baby I photographed was a BOY! Ü  Thanks miss Sophie for being an adorable model!

Thank you Kelly for a fun session, a great friendship and that you are always there to give me good advice! I am so glad I have met you and that we always seem to be on the same page! Ü I am a lucky girl!

Congratulations again on your beautiful little girl!  She is definitely worth all of the waiting you two did! Ü

Angie D.

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Sweet adorable Baby Theo

Meet Baby Theo. 

If you are a fan (or like me... or whatever they'll call it this week) on Facebook you've already seen this little cutie when I did a sneak peek for mom & dad. 

Theodore was born on 1/18/10 and was photographed at the ripe old age of 22 days.

Although he wasn't very happy with the fact that we kept putting him down and posing him to our own ideas instead of his... he still did very well and was definitely a photogenic babe!

Newborn sessions are best done around the two week mark, and generally take about 2.5-3 hours because they need to eat, be snuggled and have time to get comfy. 

Conveniently, there is a coffee shop just across the street from my studio, so when it just so happened that Mr Theodore was having a day where he needed lots of snuggling and loving, dad was able to run across the street to get some beverages and lunch while we waited for the star of the show to settle in.

This was my first newborn session at the studio and I think it went amazingly well!  I can't believe how many different options I thought of for photographing him... so many that I couldn't even get to them all!

Thank you so much for the pleasure of  photographing your new family.

I can't wait to watch him grow!

Angie D.

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Sneak Peek for April

Last Saturday evening ended with a surprise phone call from a photographer I have never met.  Her poor little daughter was ill making it impossible for her to perform a photo shoot the next day and she was looking for someone to take it over for her.

So early Sunday morning I spoke with April and we set up the details for them to have their photo shoot with me.  At noon that day I had the priveledge of meeting her beautiful family!

Here is the sneak peek for April and her family.

I am so glad to have met your family.  Looking forward to showing you the rest of the photos!

Angie D.

The Mapes Family

Meet the Mapes Family! Sheri is my hubby's sister and the rest of them all came along with her... a package deal! Ü (A pretty good deal if you ask me!)


This was possibly my fastest session ever! It the end of November and it was sooooo cold!!! And the rain was threatening us... so we just focused and got those photos DONE!

I am lucky to have gained such wonderful family! I actually worked with Rod before I knew Steve... in fact, if Rod hadn't worked at BCP (Brewery City Pizza), who knows if Steve ever would have started working there after coming home from college... and we may have never met. hmmmm... interesting to think about how life could have been different isn't it! I remember Sheri coming in with Royce when he was itty bitty... little did I know at that point that he would be my nephew and now he's driving. (Yes, this is a formal WARNING!) Ü

Rod is possibly the most avid and vocal sports fan I have ever met. I am not 100% sure, but sometimes I think I can hear him from my house! Ü This man loves sports... doesn't really matter what it is... if there is a hoop, or a base or a pin or a ... he's watching.... and yelling at the television.

Sheri and I share a love of scrapbooking which is so awesome because we get to spend time together doing something we both love, laughing and having a great time, but also preserving our family's memories.

Royce is fiercely smart. Too smart for his own good sometimes. He's loyal and passionate and has a fire inside him that will drive him to do great things.

Ryan is witty and charming and sly. He is going to be a heartbreaker (And this would be my formal warning about him! If you have a 12 year old daughter and live in this area... be forewarned! LOL! Ü)

Thanks for a fun session.  I can't wait to see the photos up on the wall after all your planning and decorating are done! Ü  So glad I was lucky enough to become a part of your family.

Angie D.

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Family Fun in Tacoma

This was a super fun session... a little wild at times with three little ones... but so much fun!  Karla (mom) has been helping me with my office remodel and I am so thankful to have had her help.  I had a bunch of random ideas and she helped me focus and find the way!  I get so overwhelmed when it comes to that stuff...

ANYWAY... all that rambling was the beginning of the thought that Karla has a super great style and beautiful home and from our consultation, I knew that she was very into architecture.  So it was really neat getting to step back and think about cool architecture to use for this family.

You have seen this family before in a sneak peek.  You've also seen that same photo on my most recent promotion.  So, here are a few new photos that you haven't seen before... architecture, love of coffee, and adorable kiddos... soak it up!

Karla was thinking this last photo may just have a place on the mantel... she had some planning and thinking to do on this, which reminds me, did you decide yet?  And the next question is dolly or no dolly? Ü  I can easily take the dolly out in photoshop, but I decided to leave it for the blog because it tells a huge part of this family's story, especially Ellison's story. (Ellison is the sis in this family... hey with two brothers... she's gotta even it out somehow!) 

That poor dolly had a rough day during our photo shoot!  She was used as a toy to toss in the air... she sat on my head for a while, she plays a mean game of peek a boo... Ü  I love that it is in this photo because it so takes me back to that day.

Thanks for a fun filled session!  Your family is adorable!

Angie D

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Family Portraits at the Falls

Amy (mom) and I met in the 4th grade and became fast friends. She lived down the street from me until I moved away from home when I was 20. We have all kinds of memories together... most of which I probably shouldn't share here just in case her daughter is reading! Ü Actually we weren't that bad.


We went to elementary school, junior high and high school together. We laughed together, cried together, talked about boys, fought over boys (you know who you are), went to dances, in fact she was even my "date" in 9th grade when my boyfriend broke up with me a week before the big dance (you know who YOU are! LOL). We watched Dirty Dancing and Pretty Woman more times than probably anyone else on earth. Ü

After high school we even worked together at Brewery City Pizza which no longer exists in University Place, but it does in Lacey/Olympia. (side note... go there for pizza... it's yummy!) This is also where I met Ross (dad) for the first time... he was one of my supervisors and such an awesome guy to be around. (Another side note, this is also where I met my husband... BCP has a lot of life history for me!)

When Amy's daughter Alexsis was born I was so excited for her. Amy was the first one of my friends to have a baby and it was so cool to be a part of their lives at that time! All of this was so long ago, yet seems like it could have been just recently.

Amazingly after all these years and life happening in between, going years sometimes without talking, we reconnected at our reunion, and then again through facebook, and now and then at little mini reunions that we organize with friends... and when Amy asked me to take her family portraits I was so excited and NERVOUS. I mean, you can't let your lifelong friend down!

We met at Tumwater Falls on a cool but sunny September morning. The weather was beautiful. The family was looking sharp. The Falls were gorgeous. I even got a lot of exercise in during this session. (Probably the most ever hiking up and down the area around the falls.) I can’t believe how grown up Alexsis is… she’ll be graduating before we know it. Gunnar is so funny… the chattiest little boy I know!

Amy, Alexsis, Ross & Gunnar

Big Sis & little brother.

I am so grateful to be your friend and to have had the pleasure of photographing your family. You all mean so much to me.

Angie D.