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3 Years in the making….

Monica — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:02 +0000

It’s excruciatingly difficult to take your own family portrait!! “Taking a picture” is easy. Just set up the lights, background, adjust the exposure, arrange everyone in a pleasing manner, put the camera on a timer and run into the scene, watching the little red light flashing faster and faster until “Click” goes the shutter. However, [...]

90 years young….

Monica — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:20:07 +0000

She still lives alone, still drives (Safely), works the crossword puzzle in the paper every evening, and (She’s most proud of this) she still has all her own teeth! Yep, that’s my sweet grandma who LOVES to pose for me in my studio!!

A collection…

Monica — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:56:06 +0000

…of a few of my favorite peeps! Portraits taken by yours truly and lovingly displayed by a beautiful momma/gramma…;) The top image is a 16×20 canvas wrap–a perfect fit for a little corner!

A Mother’s Day visit…

Monica — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:43:36 +0000

Went out to my in-loves for a visit, and decided to bring my traveling studio…Aren’t they just the cutest couple? Married 63 years!! <3

My favorite kind of email… ;)

Monica — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:32:43 +0000

We contacted Monica from out of state to take photos of our home for our Real Estate listing. She was prompt, communicative and did a great job! She really cares about her work and took the time necessary to give us wonderful pictures. We had a completely positive experience from beginning to end. Thanks Monica! [...]

Spring Visitors

Monica — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:02:58 +0000

Always fun to take a relaxing afternoon in the backyard after a very busy week and see who’s coming to visit me this spring! Furry and feathered friends stop by to see what I am offering in my feeders…:) This day we have an Evening Grossbeak, a squirrel, a snobby little Nuthatch with it’s [...]

Celebration of Smiles was a Huge Success!

Monica — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:35:50 +0000

April 6–what a GREAT DAY!! My very first charity event! One that the more I looked into it, the more excited I got about the possibilities of my efforts helping little children around the world born with the unfortunate fate of living with a cleft lip, cleft palate, or other forms of facial deformities. The [...]

Celebration of Smiles Charity Portrait Event

Monica — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:39:00 +0000

I am excited to be teaming up with a *GREAT* local dentist for this portrait event!! ;D We will be at Ron Cowles DDS’ office at 505 N. Broadway Street in Aberdeen, WA on Saturday, April 6th from 8:00am to 5:00pm collecting smiles and donations. As a photographer, smiles are an important part of [...]

You are a BetterPhoto Finalist!!

Monica — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:17:58 +0000

I haven’t had one of these in a while, and this month I recieved TWO! I entered three images in January, and two of them placed! How exciting is that??? Hi Mikki Congratulations! You have placed as a finalist in this month's BetterPhoto Contest! Over 10600 photos were entered into the competition; it is [...]

February’s Newsletter is out!

Monica — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:02:27 +0000

I’m excited to announce my first monthly newsletter for February, 2013! (okay, it’s a few days late, but it IS still February!) It may be a little rough around the edges yet, but it’s my first one, so I expect that by the end of the year, I should have had enough practice that I [...]