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So, she came in and got to hang out with us for a half hour or so, silly conversation and all, and Phil got to work with his favorite new muse.  No, not the obvious choice, the beautiful Brittany, but rather the red wall in the studio.  Ha!  Doesn’t she look lovely, bye for now - Merilee.

Sara Sutherland Dean was looking for some creative photographs to spruce up her web site and other marketing activities so, being a smart cookie, she looked to Phil Holden and his team. 

She wanted some unique, outdoorsy, fun shots to reflect her profession (personal trainer), so we did our shoot at Greenlake on a beautiful, sunny morning.  We had a great time getting various action shots (push-ups, pull-ups, pilates, oh my!), and did our best not to fall in the water.  Dani, her canine companion, even got to make a few cameo appearances and got an aerobic workout to boot.  All in all it was a really fun morning, and we loved that Sarah was thrilled with the results.  Check out a few of her favorites below… 

That’s it for now, Merilee

The wedding was held at Lake Union Rowing Club in Seattle which has this wonderful outdoor deck on the water that is simply huge.  We had already chatted with Kate about getting the guests out onto the deck for some of the more formal shots if the weather was good so we were excited to get the opportunity.  I’m still going through the photographs but I thought I would post this photograph quickly for them as they return to Seattle early this week from their honeymoon. 

Kate and Jeff, it was an honor to be part of you day, see you soon.  

Seattle brides and wedding planners, if you are looking for a wonderful location with a ’smallish’ indoor seating space I would recommend the Lake Union Rowing Club for sure, check it out. 

BTW, spring left us again this Easter weekend and it feels like winter again………

If you have never visited our photography studio yet, this might make the perfect time.  Check out this video of Glenn, a Seattle local who surprised his wife by sneaking the kids away.  As he told me afterwards she was super happy and he definitely got the ‘best dad’ award!

If you haven’t booked yet the full details can be found here.

A couple of weeks ago we got the chance to hang out with Kate and Jeff as we walked around the Pike Place Markets and the Waterfront in Seattle taking their engagement photographs.  Although Seattle was very much still in Winter and it was cold we got lucky with a good sun break for a few hours.  It certainly felt really nice to be outside in the sun for a while ad not inside.   Kate and Jeff are a very relaxed couple and it was lovely to just walk around chatting and getting to know them better.  They get married this weekend and I thought I would post a few previews of their engagement session for them in advance of their very special day.   Isn’t love grand!

A week or so ago Nate and Rick came into our photography studio in Seattle.  Its the start of the year so many small business owners are getting updated business headshots created for new marketing materials and that was their goal when they came in.  We often hear feedback that having your headshots taken isn’t exactly fun so Nicole and I work hard at making it fun as we like to have a little bit of a laugh when we are working. 

The two shots above were one’s that Nate selected but I thought I would post some of the goofy outtakes below to make them smile.  Ok, time for tea and then back to work!       

If you are looking for a great place to hold children’s birthday parties you really should check Great Play Birthday Parties.

Surprise your valentine by coming to our Seattle photography studio where we’ll create a wonderful fine art portrait of yourself. Or let us capture the two of you together as you relax and have fun just being yourselves. And of course we haven’t forgotten those “little valentines” in your life, so feel free to bring along the kids.  In additional to our studio photography session our Valentine’s Day gift package includes a beautiful 8×12 print, framed in a 12×16 classic frame.

Typically this package, including the studio session to final custom art framing would cost over $600. But during our Valentine’s Day special, we are offering all of this for only $295! 

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This coming Thursday, January 22nd I’m pleased to announce that a few pieces of my art will be on display at the ‘New Style for New Times’ event in Seattle.  This fun event is a partnership with one of Seattle premier young interior designers, Craig Williams and Darcey Howard who is a wardrobe and style coach.  So if you are looking for some tips for your new 2009 look, either for you or your home why not join us for a cocktail and some conversations.   

The event is at Alchemy Collections (2029 2nd Ave) and is only on for just for one night so don’t miss the fun.  It starts a 6pm and ends at 9pm.   I’ll be upstairs in the ‘loft’ section with some of my travel photographs from around the world and a few from closer to home. 

RSVP details in the invite below.  I hope to see you there. 

What photographs are more appropriate on New Years Eve than the wonderful fireworks display over Seattle’s Space Needle. Good night all!  

To view my selection click on the photograph below, sit back and enjoy a short slide show set to a fun sound track.  If you visited us in the last year and you don’t see a shot of your photography session I do apologize but there was only so much time and just too many great photographs to choose from.

Just before the holiday I got the chance to brave the Seattle snow and visit my best friends for a birthday party of their one year old twins.  It was a lovely time with lots of friends and family visiting to mark the occasion which much talk about the crazy weather that Seattle is having this winter. 

Here are a couple of photographs with proud Grandma that I thought I would post quickly. 

This holiday season I got the chance to spend a bunch of time with the lovely Miss Olivia.  She first came into our photography studio in Seattle with Mum and Dad back in November.  Then a couple weeks before the holidays her older brother and sister were in town visiting so they came in again to create some fun photographs together.  Here are just a few previews of the many shots that we got.

Two weeks before before Nicole had their lovely son JJ we got the four of us together to create a photograph for our own holiday card for the studio.  After much discussion we settled on Nicole laying, with us writing ‘Happy Holidays’ on her belly with color blocks and then have Anne, Hillary and myself behind her.   Of course after it wasn’t long before Jester decides to join us, much to the annoyance of Anne.   Unfortunately my remote trigger is broken so I had to put the camera on timer and run back to get into frame. 

Anyway, happy holiday’s to everyone.  Wishing you the simply best time with whatever you are doing.   

One of the things that I love at this time of year is that its the time that many families choose to bring their dogs with them for their holiday photographs.  It’s not that we don’t see dogs here at other times of the year, but I guess with the festive season coming up the dogs are top of mind just as much as the kids when it comes to photographs. 

Here we have Heidi and her crew shot in our photography studio in Seattle a few weeks ago.  A couple of different treatments this time as I experiment with colors.

Just adorable! 

Here are three lovely black & white photographs that were taken in our photography studio in Seattle that I just printed up that I thought I would post. 

Anyway, Mum is swinging by our studio today to pick-up some holiday gifts from the same session and I thought I would post these two favorites.