I just returned from a lovely trip to Palm Springs. It was warm and sunny everyday!! I love Seattle, but there is something to be said for January trips to the sun!! Here is a self portrait I took while there. :)
My family and I decided to take an impromptu family vacation to our favorite Northwest destination, Portland Oregon. While there we were there, we stayed at our two favorite places, the Edgefield and the Kennedy School. Both are McMenamins properties, and both are completely awesome!! Here a little peak at our adventures! All images were shot on my Mamiya 645AF using Portra 400
I'm so excited to announce that my image "Winky Baby" will be on display at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry as part of the "People Tower" exhibit! My family and I will be attending tomorrows grand opening celebrations to check it out! I'm so thrilled! Be sure to stop by the MOHAI at it's new location and pay Winky Baby a visit!!
From my family, to yours!!
My family started a new tradition on Sunday! We cut down our own Christmas tree! We had such a blast! Here are a few images from the big day! All photos were shot on my Mamiya 645 using Kodak Portra 400
Last week I braved the rain and the wind and took my boys to the new Great Wheel. It was our first time and I have to say, it was AWESOME!!!! We'll be doing it again for sure!!! These images were shot on my new Mamiya 645 AF with Kodak Portra 400
These images are from a recent road trip I took with my family. It was our last adventure before the start of school, and what an adventure it was! We went to Mt. St. Helen's, the amazing McMenamin's Edgefeild and then on to Portland's Kennedy School (our favorite vacation destination). It was all incredible, but I have to say, Mt. St. Helens blew my mind!
I was a little girl living in Spokane, WA when the mountain exploded, and remember very vividly how the sky turned black (in the middle of the day) and how it "snowed" ash for hours. I remember listening to the Emergency Broadcast System telling us to stay inside. And I remember being so scared! It's a day I will never forget and it was so cool to visit the mountain and to be able to share all of my stories with my kids!
The other exciting thing about this trip was that I left my Canon 5D Mark II at home! Instead I shot our entire trip with film! I brought a Mamiya 645, a Canon Elan 7E and a vintage 1953 Rolleiflex. I also used my trusty iPhone (of course)
So here's a little peek at our trip!
Hope you enjoy!
~Sandra
Today is the last day of Summer vacation. Last night, as we were preparing for bed, my son Dexter decided to write a list of all the things we should do on our last day of vacation. He entitled the list "The Last Day of a Golden Summer", and it reads as follows:
- Build legos
- Snuggle- lots and lots of snuggles
- Ride bikes
- Read stories
- Put on an "Angry Birds" puppet show
- Watch a movie with the entire family
- Have a fancy dinner (with candles)
I have to admit... I'm going to miss them when they're in school. It really has been a lovely summer!
Woohoo! The family and I are going on a much needed summer vacation! I'll be gone for about a week and sadly will not be posting to my blog while on the road. But if you really need your photo fix, you can follow my adventures on Instagram (@sandracoan). have a great week!
~ Sandra
I shot these photos of my boys camping in the back yard a couple of days ago. And I know I say it all the time, but here it goes again. Film is pretty. And when I'm working with it, it makes me feel like a photographer! (which I know sounds silly) But I love the process of it. I like loading the film. I like metering. I like dropping it off at the lab. And when I pick it back up... it's done! I don't have to sit in front of the computer and mess with it. I just pick it up, and it looks pretty. Really pretty. So, if any of you out there would love for me to shoot your family in film, please let me know!!! I'd love to do it! Really!
all images were shot on a Mamiya 645 using Kodak Portra 400 and processed at Moonphoto
