When Kids Rule the Shoot | Graham Family Portraits

Today my daughter came up with a lot of ideas for me to take pictures of her. Her very own photo session! Most of them sounded just like the one we did in the rain several months ago (that I still haven't blogged!) It involves jumping, twirling, being silly and having Mom take pictures of everything she loves right now. And we did! After a while, her little brother wanted in on all the fun. He got to jump and play and be silly right along with her. This isn't my usual work I do with my family portrait clients, but why not? I often incorporate a child's playful side, engaging with their toys or current interests, why not take pictures of it as well? So yes, here is what happens when my kids call the shots for a photo session. Let's get some memories of what "almost 9" and "almost 7" was like. Because pretty soon that "almost" will be gone and replaced with "and a half!"

The S Family | Holiday Family Portraits

Come enjoy a few photos with the S Family.  The wonderful people at Hillside Tree Farm were kind enough to allow us to do this session.  And what captures holiday pictures like a Christmas tree farm?

 

 

It was so very cold that day!  Mrs. S had to keep warm with a blanket and Mr. S!

 

 

Yes, even the dog got under the blanket!

 

 

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Shantel | Senior Class of 2014 | Graham Senior Portraits



 

I am so excited to finally share Shantel's senior pictures publicly!  Shantel requested senior portraits way back in August and was all set to do them a few weeks later in September.  But the threat of rain had us pretty nervous.  I can normally shoot portraits in light drizzle, but this was monsoon, rain an inch in an hour type of rain.  I'm so glad we were able to reschedule for the next sunbreak, because this was perfect weather for Shantel!

 This lovely Graham-Kapowsin senior just oozes sunshine anyway.  There was no way to have her portraits done in the rain.  Her dad accompanied and even assisted during our two hour session among my secret locations.

 If you know Shantel, she'll give you the story of one of our great locations and how we even got good lighting advice from a stranger!

 And if you know her, you know that this picture below is NOT her normal persona.  This girl can laugh like no other!  I don't think I've ever laughed this much or this hard with a client.

 

Graham is full of great locations for country girls, right Shantel?

Some new stores have moved into our area, which gives me the opportunity to find brick walls without leaving town, ha ha.  And do you love her shoes here??

 

 

 Thanks so much for visiting with Shantel's senior session and leaving her some encouraging words.  I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her and her family over the last six weeks!

For more information on senior and family portraits in the Graham area, please contact me over email or leave a comment.

Alivia | Class of 2014 | Spanaway Senior Portraits



 

Summer winds down and school is in the air.  Especially for this year's senior high students!  This is the best time to get senior portraits done!  The sun, the hours, the opportunity to showcase your passions and talents!  I only take on senior clients as a special request, but Alivia and I had such a great time I may be open to doing this more often!  Alivia is about to be a senior at a local high school and she chose two locations that mean a lot to her.  The first place we stopped was at Mountain Meadow Lavender Farm.  The summer has been so warm and sunny that they had begun harvesting the lavender a few weeks prior to this session.  But there were still so many great things about their farm, we just had a blast! 

 

The second location we visited was a nearby farm that belongs to friends of Alivia's family.  She has spent a lot of time here and is one of the places she is the most comfortable.

Alivia is a great friend who loves to exercise her creative side.  Her big heart and generous nature is easy to see and easy to love.

So have a great year Alivia!  I loved getting to know you and have a small part in celebrating this season in your life!


For more information about senior or family portraits in the Graham and Spanaway areas, please leave a comment or send me an email at info@ndrobbs.com

Thanks for visiting!

 

The W Family | Orting Family Portraits

Meet the W Family!  Mr. & Mrs. W decided on an energetic, play-based family portrait at one of the local parks.  We had so much fun!  With two boys ages two and five this is my favorite way to approach them.  They warm up to me quickly and get more caught up in lightly directed play, which allows me to capture their playful personalities.  Now get ready for some energy!

 

 

 

 

 

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The U Family | Spokane Family Portraits

Spokane is such a fun place!  It's a dry heat, can be breezy at times and there is always a source of water nearby.  For my parents, they not only have a creek within a few minutes walk of their back yard, they also have created a pond where my siblings and I used to make mud holes.  

 

Mrs. U has made this a great welcome spot, shady and easy to relax.  The grandkids and dog like to dip their feet, chase the fish and toss in their play fishingpoles. 

Since we try to always take a picture of the grandkids together each summer, this year we decided to do it right here at Grandma's Pond.  I asked each of them to test out my spot, a shady rock on the far side of the pond.  I let them pose themselves and this is what they chose to do...

 

Yessir, we have quite the variety among 8 grandkids!  

 We also managed to get all the girl cousins together.

We even had time for my brother.

 

 

Wait, Mr. & Mrs. U should get a chance too, right?

Thanks so much for visiting with The U Family and grandkids!

For more information on family portraits both in Spokane and the greater Puyallup area contact me with your ideas!