If you saw my post on Lily and Michelle from a couple weeks ago, then you already know that my dear friend and assistant of many years, Lily, married her partner Michelle in a lovely little ceremony that I was honored to be a part of!  It was great!

Here are a few of my favorite pics from the rolls of film I took.

Congrats again Lily and Michelle!

Just two friends, enjoying the view

Cute! xoxox

I love these maternity photos!  So beautiful!

Yesterday, my assistant and dear friend, Lily, got married!!  It was a lovely!

Here are some of my behind the scenes photos (shot on my iPhone)

Congratulations Lily and Michelle!!  xoxoxo

  One of my favorite things about shooting film is the delayed gratification.  It was so fun to pick these up from the lab, on a rainy cold day, and remember that is was sunny a couple weeks ago, and that we went to the park, and it was lovely!

This image was shot on my Rolleiflex using Ilford 400 Delta Pro

I saw this sign the other day as I walked through my very urban neighborhood on my way to my studio.  You've got to love the Northwest!

I'm sure it comes as no surprise to tell you that I love taking pictures.  Really love it.  At any given time, I have at least one of my three favorite cameras on me (the current three favs are, my Canon Mark II, my 1953 Rolleiflex, and my iPhone).  But what I realized (with a little help from a friend) is that I only ever post the pictures I take at work.  And thats just crazy!!!  Because I'm taking pictures all the time, every day, and have so much more to share. So here it is... my new goal.  A picture a day!  Okay... maybe every other day.  But the point is, I'm going to share more of the photos I take for myself, when I'm out in the world, with my family, just living my life.

I hope you'll enjoy.

This photo was taken about an hour ago as I walked to school to pick up my boys.  This, sadly, is what June looks like in Seattle.  And yes, I'm a little bitter, because I'm tired of wearing rain boots and carrying umbrellas.  I want to wear strappy sandles and paint my toes red.  I want to wear a dress.

Sadly that will probably not happen until July 5th.  The date we here in Seattle call the first day of Summer.

If you follow my blog, then you already know that I’m obsessed with the camera on my iPhone.  Seriously.  I just love it!

About a year ago I joined Instagram, which has only fueled my obsession.   For those of you who don’t know, Instagram is a photo sharing program that allows you to snap a photo on your phone, run it through a cool filter, and then share it with all of your friends via Facebook, Twitter, or their own Instagram feed.  I’m truly blown away by the gorgeous work that is being made out there!!!  It’s so inspiring!

Since it’s launch in 2010, Instagram has exploded.  The only problem is, what do you do with all of those tiny photos trapped on your  phone?  I personally believe that beautiful pictures should not only be shared, they should be printed!  Luckily, there are many ways to make that happen.

Check out this post I wrote on Little Bellows for all sorts of great ideas!!

www.littlebellows.com

Happy Shooting!!

I spent my afternoon in beautiful and sunny Yakima, WA working with one of my favorite families!  These pictures are so fun, I just had to put up a quick sneak peek.  But trust me, there are more to come!