Amelia - Model - Long Beach, California

Amelia is basically a real life Disney princess, AM I RIGHT? She is English & Egyptian and has the loveliest English accent.

We spent a fun evening in Long Beach, California shooting around the waterfront and the lighthouse beach park. It was a gorgeous late Spring evening at golden hour. I really wanted to highlight her beautiful skin and get a nice added glow to sparkle in the sunshine. I liked the juxtaposition of the harsher sun light mixed with the warmth of golden hour by the beach. I also wanted to add in some 1960s Italian screen siren vibes with the wardrobe.

She and her boyfriend drove down from LA and I’m so grateful that they did so we could work together finally! We had been meaning to shoot together when she lived in Seattle but it worked out shooting her in her new home area. Thanks so much for being such a fun model & a total sweetheart, Amelia!

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Megan - Senior Portraits - UW Arboretum Gardens

Shorecrest Highschool senior Megan is killing it! She’s such a strong, hardworking, beautiful, young lady. She’s in AP classes, is on the volleyball team, does beach volleyball competitions, loves being outdoors, traveling and hiking too.

I had a lovely time spending the evening getting ready and exploring the UW Arboretum Gardens with her & her sweet momma Chrissy. We got a little bit lost trying to find certain areas of the park, but in the end, everything worked out perfectly and we had the park pretty much to ourselves!

I love shooting on the historic bridge/walkway area of the park. The colors looked awesome with the earthy skirt and top she chose. The lily pond area is so pretty and the purple flowered bush we found matched Megan’s Free People dress PERFECTLY! She has such beautiful blue eyes, the purple and blue combo looked so amazing.

Thank you so much for being such a great mom & daughter team and helping me create such gorgeous photos Megan & Chrissy!

Hair & makeup by the fantastic Sophia Hutch

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Austin - Dancer & Instructor - Personal Branding - Downtown, Seattle

My friend Austin is an awesome dancer, instructor and SEO/tech guru. I jokingly call him "Austin Timberlake" because he's so similar in appearance to Justin. We met thrugh the Brazilian Zouk community here in Seattle but he predominantly teaches/dances micro, fusion , blues & west coast swing.

He is a super positive guy and is always pursuing his ability to connect and uplift other dancers, students and fellow humans. Glad to have spent the evening with him to get these fun head shots & personal branding portraits for his online presence. I'm going to miss you when you move! Hope to dance with you again soon, my dude!