Wedding & Portrait Photographer Amanda Howse

Family Portraits | What to Wear | Spring Part 1

Amanda — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:39:49 +0000

Ever wonder what to wear when you get your family portraits done professionally? A couple general rules of thumb are: -colors in the same pallet (such as browns, greens, blues together, or pinks, red, yellows together) -nothing with words, logos, or inappropriate things on them -bring multiple outfits in case some things don’t work, get [...]

Sanders Mansion | Auburn, WA | Kelsey & Terry

Amanda — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:50:35 +0000

This wedding had sooooo many cool details, I can’t wait to share all of them!!! Sanders Mansion is one of my favorite venues. They have amazing settings for photography: the getting ready room in the mansion, the ceremony site, a pond complete with a swan and a boat for the couple, a swing, grasses, flowers, [...]

Everett, WA | Nicole & Jacob

Amanda — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:22:06 +0000

Nicole & Jacob had one of the beautiful sunny WA days that we get few of here in the Pacific Northwest. The light was just yummy. We decided to head to a beautiful park to capture some of the sun’s rays, and I’m so glad we did! The way the light just wrapped around the [...]

Sue T Family Portraits | Seahurst Park: Burien, WA

Amanda — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:49:37 +0000

Giving back is very important, as is donating things for charitable causes. Every year I strive to give back to my community through my photography. One of the groups I donated to last year was Birthday Dreams. They are “a non-profit organization dedicated to providing birthday parties to homeless children and foster children living in [...]

Power Chicks | Empowering Women for Financial Independence | Sip Restaurant

Amanda — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:22:02 +0000

Last night I had the pleasure of being the photographer at another awesome Power Chicks event: Empowering Women for Financial Independence. It took place at Sip, a really fun, swanky wine bar and restaurant in Seattle across from the downtown library. The speaker for the evening was: Kathryn Garrison of Moss-Adams Wealth Advisors. She schooled [...]

Studio Model | Jamie

Amanda — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:17:00 +0000

Jamie volunteered to be a studio model for me through facebook. How awesome is that of her? It was a cold December morning when we braved my new home garage studio (read un-heated) to test it out. Jamie was a rockstar though, and we were able to get some nice new profile portraits done for [...]

Laurel Creek Manor | Sumner, WA | Melissa & Eric

Amanda — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:15:51 +0000

I’m a bit behind on blogging this one. I don’t know how it got skipped though, as it was an awesome wedding, complete with a firetruck, firefighters, a wonderful sunny day, and a gorgeous bride. Did I mention the venue? Laurel Creek Manor is a gem of a location in Sumner. It was my first [...]

Twin Lake Golf Course | Federal Way, WA | Lynne & Paul

Amanda — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:13:54 +0000

Lynne & Paul got married in the best month of the year: October! (when I said “I do” 5 years ago). The started off my October weddings. Lynne is a women who loves all things Coach as do I. Her shoes were Coach, as were her Bridesmaids. Gotta love that! This was my 3rd wedding [...]

Family Portraits | What to Wear | Winter Part 2

Amanda — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:06:21 +0000

Baby P’s First Xmas

Amanda — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:02:37 +0000

Last week found me experimenting with some fun holiday lights, a baby in a Santa suit, an energetic dog, a toddler and their big sister. What I learned: photographing holiday lights with kids is not as easy as you’d think. The dog never holds still. What I already knew: kids and babies cry, for no [...]