Shawn

Against the odds, Shawn's senior session took place on a very dreary September day. There was a break in the rain for almost an hour exactly while we quickly scurried around the Georgetown area of Seattle.

Shawn's mom and I have known each other for many years.  We met through a scrapbooking group that we belong to. I was honored to be asked to photograph Shawn.  They live up in the wild North yonders and I live way down the South...so we agreed to meet in Seattle. 

Shawn shared some of his photography with me on his phone and I was very impressed.  He definitely has a talent!!! I just wish he wasn't so shy and reserved...I couldn't crack this guy! ;)

When we were done with the session, we sat down at a local restaurant to fill out some paperwork... the skies opened and THE nastiest rain storm rolled in. We were so absolutely lucky to catch the break in the weather that we did.

Thanks Shawn, for a great session.  You were so fun to photograph! Good luck to you in your endeavors after high school.  I know you will do great things!

Angie D.

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Click or Treat 2010

Click HERE to go to my facebook fan page and vote for your favorite kiddo in costume!

Place your vote by clicking LIKE on your favorite photo.

Voting will end on November 10th.

The photograph that receives the most votes will win a free Santa Session!

You can see last year's Click or Treat contestants by clicking HERE
 
Thanks again to all who participated and helped me to raise money to buy giftcards for Foster Care children.  Your donations will help brighten a child's day!
 
I can't really blog without a photo... it just doesn't feel right... so I'll add one of my favorite flying poses of the day!
 

Angie D.

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Cole & Samantha

Wow, I just realized I never posted this... it's been sitting in my drafts now for months! Enjoy!

Cole and Samantha came in to have their photographs taken as the first to use my new studio! They were an absolute handful and I loved it. I love watching the wonder in little ones eyes as they run around and check out the world. And in the world of the studio, there is a lot to check out! Ü

Poor Cole had croup and was only interested in having his photographs taken for a very short time. But even not feeling well he was still awfully adorable!

Sam and Cole have known each other almost their whole entire long lives! ;) Their parents met due to being pregnant at the same time and being in classes together. After the babies were born Amanda (Sam's momma) got the wonderful opportunity to nanny for Cole and therefore be with her beautiful Samantha everyday!

To add a little more interest to the story, Sam's daddy's name is Cole too (aka known as my brother) ... so it can be rather tricky when listening to a story to decipher who the story is about! Ü I remember one time Amanda was telling a story about Cole throwing a fit and I thought to myself... why is my brother throwing a fit? That’s not very becoming! Ha!

If his eyes were any more blue it would be a crime!

If this doesn't just put childhood into a nutshell, I don't know what does! ;)

Thanks to two cutie kiddos who make me smile over and over... I just love the photographs we captured that day!  And thanks to their parents who provided transportation and great company! Ü


Angie D
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Miranda - Mount Tahoma High School Class of 2011

This is Miranda. She will be graduating at the end of this school year. Miranda found me through Stephanie who is one of my senior reps at Lakes high school.  They know each other through Dance.

When we got together for Miranda’s consultation and were browsing thru my portfolio, Miranda’s mom realized that she knew my family! In my portfolio was a photograph of my cousins Katie and Ryan. Stephanie (aka mom) recognized them as the grandchildren of her best friend. How cool is that. It really is such a small world.

Miranda had two different sessions, one outdoors and one indoors. She brought friends to each session, which is a great way to commemorate a friendship.
Our first session was held at a park in University Place. Miranda wanted to go somewhere unique from her classmates. I love photographing at this park, so I was glad she chose this location.

We had a lot of fun here… all except for the small panic that was created when we almost stepped in a fire ant hill… phew… that was a close call!

The second session was held at the studio and it was H.O.T.!!!! My studio is in downtown Tacoma and is in an older warehouse style building. Of course our appointment was on one of the hottest days we have had this summer and we were feeling the pain! But even while battling brutal temps, Miss Miranda still managed to be amazing!

It was a pleasure to meet you and to photograph you!

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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Lisa + Scott = Love Birds

I assisted my photographer friend Carla with this beautiful wedding. Carla met Lisa on an airplane YEARS ago. They connected immediately. Lisa had recently been diagnosed with cancer and told her story to Carla. At the time Lisa and Scott had only been dating for a short time and she was worried that cancer would cut their relationship short... as I understand it, she even told Scott that she would understand if he moved on to someone healthy that could spend a whole lifetime with him. 

As I said years passed and Carla receives a phone call from this woman she met on the airplane so many years ago. She had saved Carla's card and she was getting married!!! So very exciting! And the cancer was in remission! How awesome!

What a beautiful couple and wedding. It's too bad the weather was crummy. It held out for a about 15 minutes so we could get out and do a few outdoor pics... but it was too bad it wasn't better because the venue was gorgeous!

Thanks Carla for letting me help you with this one. It was an honor! Ü

Angie D

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Stephanie - Lakes High School Class of 2011

This awesome lady is Stephanie… you’ve seen her featured on my blog previously when she and her friends came to my studio for a prom dress divas session. You can see that session here.

Stephanie is extremely photogenic, very outgoing and so much fun to be around. Her bubbly personality is must be at least one of the reasons she is the ASB president.

Thankfully we've got a trooper here because this session was on one of our 90+ days which generally are SO rare here.  We must have had 6 or 7 this year... anyway... so we started the session at a Park in Lakewood near home/school and Stephanie worked this park!  I had such a hard time narrowing down images from her session because so many were fab!

Ater we had started to feel the effects of the sun and thought we might melt at any time... we hopped in the car and headed for the studio.  Well, being in an older building we don't have A/C and it

was already HOT in there... But Stephanie was a trooper and we got some amazing images here too! (Thank goodness for oscillating fans!)

Congratulations on being ASB President and best wishes for a fantastic Senior year.  The year will go by so fast, soak up every minute!

Angie D.

Your Senior Portrait Photographer