The L Family | Olympia Family Portraits

I love meeting new friends!  Mr. & Mrs. L would be visiting family in the Olympia area during their kids' fall break and wanted some fall, Washington pictures for their visit.  Washington definitely delivered!  We had sun, rain, wind and colorful trees!  Only a few muddy knees and everyone stayed mostly clean.  Olympia isn't my usual stomping ground, so we picked our locations through aerial views on the maps.  I must say, Eastside Olympia is beautiful.  The parks we found, the lush grass and trees were perfect for the visual contrast we were creating.

So please welcome The L Family!

Everyone needs a picture with Dad!

 

And little brothers, do they add or distract?  Probably both. 

Little Miss L loved having her photo taken and was ready for anything I asked her to do.

 

 

At one point we had to run for cover from some sideways rain! 
Thank goodness for a beautiful city park!

 

 

Who would you rather meet in a park?  This handsome 4 year old (left) or a 4 year old being The Flash (right)?  I think either one would be fine with me.

 

 

Yes, we did manage to get all four together.  Even if the wind tried to take Mrs. L's hair a different direction and young Mr. L had another face in store for me.

Quick, cross the street and do something cute in the middle! 

And ending the hour with some sibling love...

Thank you for visiting with the L Family!  For more information on seasonal family portraits, please visit www.ndrobbs.com or leave a comment here.  Have a great day!

{Mr. + Mrs. M} Tacoma Relationship Photography

One of my passions is capturing the relationships between people.  When I went to Imaging USA in January I got to listen to many great photographers describe exactly what is deep in my heart.  For couples to spend some time focusing on just them, no jobs, no pressures, no kids, no other interests and really rejoice in the spouse and friend God has given them.  For people to react naturally and capture it with the camera.  To balance posed and unposed images.  To create such a good flow of poses that people don't feel like they're even being posed!  There were many ideas I needed to get out of my head and the stick figures on my paper and get them into an image.  These images are a collaboration of efforts: my ideas, my friends' willingness to go with me on a cold, rainy night , and my husband's generous help with the equipment and flash!

So here is my practice session at capturing relationships.  Not a wedding or an engagement but an established couple with plenty of life behind and also ahead of them.
Congratulations on 10 years Mr. & Mrs. M!
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Baby Its Cold Outside| The J Family | Puyallup Family Urban Portraits

When the family is this cute, what can you say??

The day was perfect! We woke up to a slight overcast and a little chill in the air. No problem, this is early December! There are plenty of ways to keep warm and still take great pictures.

Like running for your coat between every pose!

Actually, once I stepped out of my house it began to rain. A heavy drizzle, as we call it here on the west coast. :) I knew there were plenty of covered places, but I packed my rain gear anyway. There were raindrops in this photo that had to be cloned out...


We started at Forza and then went out to enjoy the downtown Puyallup sights. Okay, well, some of the sights. We hit the Liberty Theater...



...and the Post Office...



and some select alleyways...


The rain turned into nothing after a little bit! Whew, that was a close one!
Merry Christmas to the J Family!