Snohomish Senior Photos

A few weekends ago I met with my coworker and her daughter (who is also my coworker) to take some senior portraits for her.  She is graduating from high school this Spring/Summer but currently works part time with us.  She requested that we take some photos in Snohomish, so that's where we went!  Luckily, I had been in the Snohomish area the weekend before for a wedding, and was able to scout out a couple of possible locations.

The location we went to offered a variety of backgrounds to work with.  We were also very fortunate that we had sunlight that evening, as just the weekend before it was snowing in nearby locations! We've have had our usual iffy weather in the greater Seattle area this Spring. 

My personal favorites from the day were all taken close to the nearby lake, probably because I love the cool colors to balance out the warmth.  There were also a family of ducks passing through, who made an appearance in a few of the photos. 

We cap off this session with a tightly-framed smile.  The best smiles are always sealed by the eyes.  I aim to capture a sparkle in the eyes while shooting smiling portraits.

Overall it was a wonderful photoshoot - we came away with a ton of photos in a short period of time, had weather and location on our side, and my coworker was very relaxed for it being her first photoshoot! It's that much easier to capture a person's personality if they're ready to smile big and to try fun positions on the fly!

Cathedral Park Portraits with Justin in Portland, OR

The other week I traveled down to Portland to see John Maus perform live again, which was the perfect opportunity for my good friend Justin and I to also get together to take some portraits!  We have been talking about getting together for some time now to take these and I was so pumped we were able to make it happen!  He's been a great friend of mine since high school, and is a very artistic person.  He's an actor and is currently living in Portland.

Justin brought us to Cathedral Park, a beautiful location I've never seen in Portland before.  It was quite a spacious area with sculptures sprinkled throughout, all along the Willamette River and with St. Johns Bridge looming impressively overhead.  It was a quiet Thursday afternoon and only dog walkers and a fisherman shared the park with us.

Unfortunately, we were running out of time fast before my boyfriend and I needed to head off to get ready for the concert later that evening.  This didn't stop Justin and I from grabbing a few hilarious shots on our way out of the park.  I don't think I've ever laughed so much while taking portraits!