February 2012
11 posts
7 tags
JTPA Weddings: Hahna and David →
3 tags
JTPA Weddings: Haley and Jeff →
Haley and Jeff are moving to Hawaii soon, which is why they decided they wanted to get their engagement session done asap.
Which shows you how charming our city possesses :)
11 tags
JTPA Families: Deanna and Mike →
Two beautiful people, a rare sunny winter’s day in the Pacific Northwest, a beach - can we go wrong?
8 tags
JTPA Families: Afternoon playtime with the... →
Capturing pictures is easy. Capturing personalities, not so much.
Which is why one requires a good afternoon to make pictures that give you a small window into a family’s soul. An afternoon spent playing and singing and dancing and swinging. If you’re lucky, you will catch a glimpse of their world. A world where you need to sit still and watch and listen, or you’ll miss the bits that matter.
9 tags
JTPA is giving away a mentoring workshop! →
If you’ve been following my work, you know I’ve been thinking about giving classes and mentoring. After going back and forth, endless discussions with my husband/motivator/devil’s advocate, and endless discussions with myself, I thought perhaps I should give it a go. And what better way to do that than in a giveaway!
10 tags
JTPA Weddings: Beta and Jordan →
girlwithacam:
These two kids met at college. He took to her band of red hair and asked her out for dinner. Thought he’d bring his cousin along so it would not “be weird”. Evidently, that turned out to be a great strategy
15 tags
JTPA Families: Celebrating Baby Elsa →
Thy smooth round cheek so soft and warm; Thy pinky hand and dimpled arm…
15 tags
JTPA Families: Paola and family at the studio! →
I had the pleasure of meeting Paola and her family at the studio recently for a family shoot.
Aren’t these the most gorgeous pair of kiddos?
Wiser words... →
foxontherun:
(via // design. / Theodore Roosevelt)
11 tags
JTPA Families: Celebrating Oliver! →
I met Oliver when he was just a wee slip of a lad.
He grew up to be a chubby, bubbly, smiley little boy who looks like he’s going to be breaking a lot of hearts very soon
When I arrived, he was waiting for me with his furry friend.
6 tags
JTPA Families: Celebrating Katie →
This rolly polly dolly makes me yearn to have another.
This job is dangerous
January 2012
4 posts
4 tags
JTPA Weddings: Eunice and George →
I don’t see my sis much and this time when she visited, I felt that we’d somehow reached a new milestone. She’s not my little sister anymore, but a friend and someone’s girlfriend and the best aunt in the world my girls could ever ask for.
7 tags
JTPA Mega Post! A year in pictures →
Auld lang syne, 2011 and hola 2012!
7 tags
JTPA Families: Celebrating Baby Joshua →
Most people do not really think about it but timing when your baby pics are taken is crucial to the success of a great baby photo shoot. There are two optimum times for this: Newborns before 12 days old and babies at 6-8 months old. Most of the time, these are my two favorite age
7 tags
Kicking off the new year! →
The new year has commenced Its momentous journey today. From today on, during the entire year, I shall not offer my volcano-ambition To the world. I shall offer the world Only my moonlit heart’s flaming aspiration.
- Sri Chinmoy
December 2011
5 posts
10 tags
Personal: Memories of summer →
On days like this (gloomy, cold), I like to dig through my family pictures, while nursing a hot cup of coffee, with the kids happily installed in front of the TV on the first day of winter break.
6 tags
JTPA Families: And then there were three →
Welcome Baby Brooklyn. Your family is so happy you’re here.
5 tags
JTPA Families: Tim is two! →
I met Tim when he was three months old, a cute, cheruby little thing that was the apple of his family’s eye. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of watching him grow into a precocious, happy little boy with the cutest little locks and a smile that can light up the whole room.
8 tags
JTPA Families: Twin Happiness! →
Get ready for the happiest little twin boys in the world – because they have the happiest pair of parents. Figures
4 tags
JTPA Families: The Vos Family →
I met Rachel, a fellow photographer, on my Facebook page a few months ago when I did a casting call for a personal project. And she has the cutest twin girls I’ve ever met!!
November 2011
6 posts
7 tags
JTPA Boudoir: Katia →
A fellow photographer, this little lady is spicy and sweet.
7 tags
JTPA Boudoir: Lady B →
She’s fun, funny AND beautiful. Who needs more?
4 tags
JTPA Weddings: Emily and Justin →
Two people who are just as beautiful outside as they are inside.
8 tags
JTPA Families: The colors of fall →
I think that fall is the most beautiful in Seattle, especially after it rains.
4 tags
JTPA Portraits: The girl from Beijing →
She reminds me of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo.
4 tags
JTPA Portraits: A girl named Charlie →
Who makes me want to look - and live - better :)
October 2011
9 posts
7 tags
JTPA Families: Andre + Jessica + 1 →
Can there be two more beautiful people? And they are making a baby!
4 tags
JTPA Headshots: Mike →
Love these simple film shots for Mike’s business Shot on Fuji 400h on the Contax 645.
7 tags
JTPA Families: The Flemings →
A brisk but sunny fall afternoon. My dear friends, the UW and several rolls of Kodak Ektar. Bliss!
A brisk but sunny fall afternoon. My dear friends, the UW and several rolls of Kodak Ektar. Bliss!
4 tags
JTPA Weddings: Annie and Phillip →
Chinese weddings are a colorful, loud affair and Annie and Philip’s was no different. It had a lion dance (my first in Seattle!), a tea ceremony and Annie had the most beautiful cheongsam, which only follows her already lovely Vera Wang gown.
4 tags
JTPA Families: The Cole Family →
You’ve seen this family more than once. That’s because they’re awesome.
7 tags
JTPA Boudoir: Lili →
A bride who got all sexy for her groom!
3 tags
JTPA Families: The Schusters →
These guys make my heart ache with envy and happiness at the same time.How cute are those kiddos?
4 tags
JTPA Families: Stella turns two! →
I’ve photographed Stella since she was a wee newborn. Now she’s a young lady who “reads” and “bakes eggs” and draws and tries to groom her momma and zips up her own jacket and rides her trike down the street.
8 tags
JTPA Boudoir: Jill →
Got all sexy for her sailor beau.
September 2011
7 posts
5 tags
JTPA Weddings: Amy and Nick →
Boy, Amy and Nick’s wedding was an interesting one, as Amy will tell you herself.
7 tags
JTPA Families: Rise and Shine with the Geoffroys! →
I love summer mornings – and morning sessions. The anticipation of a new day coupled with the rare Seattle sunshine just makes summer that much sweeter. And blogging this as fall rolls in with clouds and lower temps makes me appreciate it more!
3 tags
JTPA Families: The Hanif Family →
Two beautiful girls - dad is in trouble! :)
3 tags
Personal: Carnivale! →
I love the color and vibrance of fairs – but not the prices. These things are serious money pits, aren’t they? Sheesh.
3 tags
JTPA Portraits: Tamara and Jason's 1st Anniversary →
When Tamara and Jason got wed last summer, they had a logo made for their wedding and painted it on one of the barns in Tamara’s family ranch. For their anniversary, Tamara thought it’d be fun to revisit the logo while it’s still there. Happy 1st Anniversary, Tamara and Jason! Wishing you guys many more to come.
5 tags
JTPA Portraits: Noree and Chris →
Two really beautiful people who found each other despite all odds.
3 tags
JTPA weddings: Aria and Bill →
A wedding about the things that really matter: family, community, art and love!
August 2011
8 posts
4 tags
JTPA Families: The Mayer Family →
I photographed the lovely Raquel and her boys two years ago and had such a fun time. So happy to do this for you again, Raquel.
5 tags
JTPA Portraits: The happiest place on earth →
It’s the beautiful secret that is Camp Korey, a summer camp for kids with serious illnesses and special needs.
3 tags
JTPA weddings: Jessica and Rusty →
Jessica and Rusty have a special place in my heart. A few weeks after Jessica emailed me, her dad passed away. And yet, she had found time to contact me to let me know that while the wedding was still going to happen and that while they were interested in my services, circumstances had changed dramatically. Something told me I had to do something, so I called and we chatted. A few months later,...
7 tags
Personal: Summer at Lopez Island →
Every summer, a group of our closest friends and my family pack our bags and head for vacation somewhere by the Pacific ocean or the Puget Sound. This year, it was Lopez Island. Here’s a pictorial account of our little trip.
5 tags
JTPA Families: Rise and Shine with the Philips... →
Cori and her family had a farewell photo session at their home in Monroe, right before they moved to Maryland. I suggested my new Rise and Shine session, and they loved the idea. I love Cori’s girls and dad Carl is always a good sport, despite it being the wee hours of the morning.
6 tags
JTPA Births: Welcoming Baby James →
Before we get to the pictures, let me just tell you about my friend Amy. In short, she is one heckuva trooper.
4 tags
JTPA Families: From Scotland with love →
A beautiful summer evening with a Scottish lass.
3 tags
JTPA Families: The Veranth Family →
Jan and her boys (now with one more!) have been my clients since the beginning of the adventure of my professional career as a photographer. It makes me so happy to photograph them each year, and to watch her family grow.
