Sean Flanigan and Benj Haisch Photography

I love finding new photographers and new work to look at. Check out these two awesome wedding photographers from the Tacoma/ Seattle areas... Sean Flanigan (his editorial work is so sweet too!) and Benj Haisch. Both use the tilt lenses and it makes me seriously want one!

Black and White

There's so much you can do for post processing... I'm kinda digging this vintagey feel look with the black and white. It's hard for me to really put a foot down on what my 'style' is when it comes to processing... I'm still developing it and in the meantime, will continue to play! What do you think? :)

Capelli 8 Salon | Portraits PREVIEW

Here's a preview of what I shot yesterday... I'll write more about it in detail as soon as I finish retouching the other photos :)

Diane Hecker / July 11th, 2009

Diane Hecker. I first knew of this girl through her outrageously ridiculous sister, Christina. I met Christina back in 8th or 9th grade doing the AWANA program at a local church. Christina was a rebel but so funny. I remember she would always complain to me about her parents or her sister. It's so weird to me now that Diane is going to be a Senior in high school! Christina moved away shortly after we formed a good friendship but the two of us are still friends to this day.

This last May she emailed me and asked if I'd be willing to photograph her sister Diane's senior pictures. My answer is yes (duh), but there was a problem: Diane lives in Virginia... all the way across the country. I read on... Christina told me her parents were willing to fly Diane back to Washington to have me take her pictures. While she was here she could catch up with old friends as well. At that moment, I felt legit... seriously, who flies across the country to have their picture taken by ME?

Diane called me the first week of July telling me she was in town.... unfortunately, her timing wasn't all that great. BUT, we made it work. In the midst of all the stuff I had to get accomplished (it was the week before Summer Hummer, I was preparing to teach Bible Study, finishing retouching Lamya's wedding photos, etc, etc), I squeezed Diane into my schedule and I'm SO glad I did. I'm being completely honest. :)

I picked her up at the house she was staying at and we drove around Tumwater/Olympia. I had some ideas in mind.... ;) Diane was such a joy to work with. She made my job super easy. As we spent those few hours together, our conversation flowed easily and it was like we had been friends for years. She is the easiest person I've ever had to photograph and I rarely gave her any suggestions as to how to pose. It was completely natural and oh so much fun. I could've kept shooting but unfortunately, the weather made us both sweat like crazy. I was melting.

So, thank you to the Hecker family for giving me the pleasure of photographing Diane. Diane, you were fabuloussssss! :)

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Jacey + Kyle / July 9th, 2009

About two weeks ago, I was asked by one of my high school friends whether I'd be up to shoot some photos of her and her boyfriend. Jacey is a sweetheart and so kind and it's been my pleasure to be one of her friends. I've actually been wanting some couples to practice photographing on so it was perfect. We met on a beautiful Thursday evening, with the warm sunset slowly warning us that the day would soon be over. It's easy to see that these two are totally comfortable and love each others' company. Kyle lives in Eastern Washington and had visited for a few days so Jacey wanted some fun, creative shots of them together. I enjoyed shooting this session- thanks for asking me to photograph you two!

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Alex Rubin Photography

Just an fyi, I did not take these... I just really enjoyed these images so I thought I would share them. :)

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I LOVE THE LAST SHOT!

New Business Cards

Or should I say Mini Cards? They came in today... I wanted a differently shaped card than the regular one so I decided to try these. They're a little small, but it'll work. I like how they turned out though. Yay, I have business cards now... I'll have something to give people when they ask me now. :)