Megan - Senior Portraits - UW Arboretum Gardens

Shorecrest Highschool senior Megan is killing it! She’s such a strong, hardworking, beautiful, young lady. She’s in AP classes, is on the volleyball team, does beach volleyball competitions, loves being outdoors, traveling and hiking too.

I had a lovely time spending the evening getting ready and exploring the UW Arboretum Gardens with her & her sweet momma Chrissy. We got a little bit lost trying to find certain areas of the park, but in the end, everything worked out perfectly and we had the park pretty much to ourselves!

I love shooting on the historic bridge/walkway area of the park. The colors looked awesome with the earthy skirt and top she chose. The lily pond area is so pretty and the purple flowered bush we found matched Megan’s Free People dress PERFECTLY! She has such beautiful blue eyes, the purple and blue combo looked so amazing.

Thank you so much for being such a great mom & daughter team and helping me create such gorgeous photos Megan & Chrissy!

Hair & makeup by the fantastic Sophia Hutch


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Laura - Circus Performer & Blogger - Personal Branding - Pioneer Square, Seattle

I am SO freaking grateful to have met & worked with my incredible, badass personal branding client, Laura. She just moved to Seattle from Georgia to pursue her life as a circus performer & aerial acrobatics instructor at Emerald City Trapeze.

In addition to being a great performer and teacher, Laura is building her personal brand as a writer/blogger. She's going to start a lifestyle oriented blog that incorporates health + fitness, circus life, travel, finances, writing & more.

It's mega inspiring working with my fellow young female entrepreneurs killing the game. I love getting the chance to experience the lives of others and how many unique careers and paths we all take.

I really wanted to show both sides of Laura's life in these photos. I had an amazing time sporadically getting Laura to do sweet gymnastic tricks and poses for the photos. It was so fun to see people's reactions. How often do you see a girl do a full split or back bend in public? SOOOO COOL!

I eagerly await your blog, Laura and I hope to see you perform a full aerial show soon! Thank you for being such a fun, sweet, strong, dedicated, kindhearted person :) The world needs more people like you!

 

Makeup & hair by the amazing Sophia Hutch


Sophia - Senior Portraits - Seattle Japanese Garden

I had a fantastic senior portrait sesh with miss Sophia, who's finishing her last year at Shorecrest Highschool. We had her session at the Seattle Japanese Garden on a beautiful, sunny, crisp fall day.

We had such a fun time exploring around the garden and using all the beautiful areas of the park to showcase Sophia's natural, relaxed personality. Loved the waterfall, lake, koi, bridges, weeping willow and manicured trees and bushes throughout.

Sophia is a fun, sweet gal and I'm so glad I was lucky enough to be her senior portrait photographer :) Keep traveling the world and having great energy for life! Best wishes at college next year!