A few months ago I stumbled upon the following excerpt from Steven Furtick, a young pastor from North Carolina. I think this story that he shares paints a wonderful picture of true Love in action. Enjoy!
I won’t bore you with many autobiographic details about Grandma and Papa The meat of it is: they married young [...]
Archive for the ‘fun stuff’ Category
Love – Settle for Nothing Less
Posted in fun stuff, tagged Love, Valentines Day on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Self Portrait of a Five Year Old
Posted in fun stuff, tagged children, painting, self portrait on February 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Just had to share. My daughter had her 5th birthday two weeks ago and one of her gifts was an easel and art supplies. She LOVES to draw and color. It is something that she could sit and do all day. Well, after seeing her first work of art on her new easel I had [...]
Canon 40d – Seattle Arboretum – Seattle Child Portrait Photography
Posted in Children Portrait Photography, fun stuff, tagged arboretum, Canon 40d, Child Portraits, park, photography, seattle on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, it’s been a while since I’ve dusted off the old Canon 40d. Ever since I got the Canon 5D last March, the Canon 40d has really just served as my “just in case” camera and has also come in handy when Chris has worked with me as a second shooter as he did during [...]
Amy Seeley
Posted in fun stuff, photography business, tagged Album, Amy Seeley, Call it a Life, Gravel Lines, Hillsboro, Insomnia Coffee, Music, Oregon, Promotion on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just wanted to publicly thank Amy Seeley, a wonderful and talented singer and songwriter from Portland, Oregon. If you visit my Web site you will notice that I have added some backdrop music. The song you hear is titled, “Call if a Life” and is written and performed by Amy and was originally published [...]
The Best Holiday Portrait Location – Random Drawing Winner
Posted in Family Portrait Photography, Holiday Portrait Photography, fun stuff, photography business, tagged Contest, family portraits, holiday portraits, pumpkin patch, seattle photographer, tacoma photographer on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The second part to the contest to come up with the best holiday portrait location was a random drawing from all of the people that submitted votes. And the winner is Kendra! In addition to Niesha who came up with the winning location (Pumpkin Patch), Kendra will also win a complimentary mini-session that includes a [...]
The Votes Are In!
Posted in Holiday Portrait Photography, fun stuff, photography business, tagged christmas cards, Contest, family holiday portraits, free portrait session, holiday, holiday portraits, photography, poll on October 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well, the poll for the best holiday portrait location in the greater Seattle area ended on Wednesday and it was a tie up until the last minute. But, we ended up with a winner. Niesha’s idea of the pumpkin patch won. Congratulations to Niesha! Just as a reminder, for submitting the winning idea, Niesha wins [...]
Star Wars Birthday Party
Posted in Children Portrait Photography, family, fun stuff, tagged birthday cake, birthday party, photography, Star Wars on September 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This weekend we celebrated my son’s 6th birthday. Given that he has somehow become a big fan of all things Star Wars, there was little doubt about the theme he would choose for his birthday party. So, on Saturday afternoon we had a lot of fun watching as all of the party guests arrived in [...]
Only 4 More Days for Your Chance to Win a Free Holiday Portrait Mini-Session
Posted in Family Portrait Photography, fun stuff, tagged Contest, holiday portrait locations, holiday portraits, photography on September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Remember, voting for this contest ends on Wednesday, October 1st. So far, it’s neck and neck between a Christmas tree farm and a nursery. And remember, not only does the person that submitted the winning idea receive a complimentary mini-session, but I will also be drawing a random winner from the pool of people that [...]
Vote for the best holiday family portrait location in and around Seattle
Posted in Family Portrait Photography, Holiday Portrait Photography, fun stuff, photography business, tagged christmas cards, Contest, family portraits, Free, holiday portraits, photography, portrait photography, Vote on September 24, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Ok, last week I asked you to submit your ideas for the best location for holiday family portraits in and around the greater Seattle Tacoma area. Thanks to Steph, Niesha, Amber and Diane for your ideas.
Now, it’s your turn to vote on which of the ideas you think would provide the best setting for holiday [...]
Holiday Portrait Locations and Your Chance to Win a Complimentary Holiday Mini-Session
Posted in fun stuff, photography business, tagged christmas, family portraits, greeting cards, holiday, photo cards, portrait photography on September 18, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Ok, I’m calling on all my blog readers to lend me your ideas for the best holiday portrait locations in and around the greater Seattle Tacoma area. What do you think would provide the best setting and backdrop for capturing family or individual portraits that will ultimately make their way on to your holiday greeting [...]
