Posted on March 30, 2010
I have been toiling over processing images and placing orders today. To get my creative juices flowing I picked one of my favorite images from the last maternity session and totally completed it. It is as breathtaking as its surroundings.
I can feel the love flowing through my screen.
Posted on March 29, 2010
[If you have not yet seen a preview of Megan's maternity shoot at the Willow Grove, WA this weekend yet, make sure to drop by there first. ]
I personally think there is something absolutely angelic about pregnant women. They don’t only carry a new life in them, but they go through pain and struggle to bring that life into the world. Their bodies change–they are happy; they go through discomfort [just imagine not being able to sleep any which way you might want to for months or not being able to tie your own shoes!]–they are happy; they go through labor and pain for hours–yet they are still happy. All for the sake of bringing another life into this world.
So, when it comes to maternity photography I don’t believe in boring. I believe in celebrating the beauty of it. Even with swollen feet and expanded waistline 
It is all absolutely gorgeous to me.
Megan is a beautiful woman to start with. Pregnancy made her glow. Check it out for yourself.
We met at the Willow Grove beach. What I loved was the stark comparison between the baren land and the life inside Megan. 
Byron, bless his heart, had the hardest time at the bright, sunny beach, but was a natural in front of the camera when we came to their house. This is one of my favorite image of the two three of them. 
Like I said, pregnancy images should be anything but boring. Check out this hot sizzling Momma! Megan=GORGEOUS! And the belly is super beautiful.
Megan & Byron, thank you for allowing me to be a part of such an important event in your life. I can’t wait to show you the rest of the images from the shoot, and see little Harlow grace us with her presence. I am sure she will be as beautiful as the both of you are.
Posted on March 28, 2010
I had an amazing time shooting a maternity session yesterday morning at the Willow Grove in Longview, WA. The parents to be are glowing and cannot wait for their baby to come into this world.
I have a ton of favorite images to share with all of you tomorrow, but for today I wanted to add a quick couple of shots of Megan and Byron and their baby girl Harlow [in the belly ].
Enjoy!
Aren’t they gorgeous?
More to come tomorrow!
Posted on September 12, 2009
What an amazing day it was yesterday. I am so blessed to have beautiful clients. Yesterday I felt like I was photographing a super-model family. Vera and Slavik are expecting their second child in a couple of weeks. By looking at her you could never tell–she is glowing, although her belly is growing and Slavik has to help her get her shoes on
I am super excited also because once the baby is born I will get to shoot a newborn session! But I am not the only one that is excited. Vera’s daughter, super cute D*, cannot wait for the little one to come out either… literally. She has been preparing for her little sibling’s arrival for a few months now.
Now you get a chance to see what I meant by “super-model” family. Look how gorgeous they are!
Little D* went through cycles, of not wanting to be photographed and then of wanting to be photographed. Here… as you can see, not so much, but super, super cute.
Didn’t I tell you that Vera was glowing? She is, as is Slavik.
Vera was very easy to photograph and I have a whole tone of favorite images from the session [as you can see], but this image is breathtaking… it is begging to be blown up on a canvas!
Slavik and Vera are not only a gorgeous looking couple , they are youth pastor at the Vancouver Church of Truth, and from what I hear they do an amazing job there.
Little D* is totally a girly-girl, she could not take the sand in her shoes, so she kept taking them off to clean her feet. It was too adorable to pass up.
Last night, after the session, I bragged on facebook about the shoot and told my friends how gorgeous the Mom-to-be-one-more-time was. This is a total proof of what I was talking about. Can you believe she is 8.5 months along?
This was one of the moments when D* decided that she wanted to be in the pictures. She was like a little director–we had to follow her lead.
Aren’t they gorgeous?
And when D* was in the mood, she was a heart-stealer. Check out her love for her Daddy.
Warning: Super Gorgeous Pregnant Woman! Longview Wa, watch out–if maternity sessions can be this hot and fun, just imagine what can happen in all other cases…
I told my husband last night that if this is what pregnancy does to woman, baby, I am in line 
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Slavik, Vera & D*, I am so happy that you chose me to do your maternity/family session. You are a wonderful family and I can barely wait until your little one comes out! Thank you!
