Sneak Peek - Thurman Family's Newest Addition! Baby Zoe | Bonney Lake Newborn Photographer

Nothing makes me grin from ear to ear like an adorable newborn! Zoe is just too cute for words! 

Sneak Peek - The Hobsons | Puyallup Portrait Photographer

This amazing couple was great to photograph! We met at Bradley Lake and had a blast - it is great to work with families such as this!

Smith Family Sneak Peek | Tacoma Family Portrait Photographer

On Sunday, I had a wonderful time working with the Smith family. Full of energy, cute smiles and a great sense of humor, the family kept everyone laughing.

Sneak Peek - Katie | Bellingham Photographer

Katie was a wonderful young lady to work with! Both musically talented and a genuine person, I am confident that she will achieve all of her dreams!

Congratulations Erica and Jason! | Morton Wedding Photographer

Erica and Jason were so much fun! Their personalities are perfect for each other; a truly amazing couple destined for a long and happy marriage. Congrats you two!!!

 

Congratulations Beki and Evan! | Tacoma Wedding Photographer

Beki and Evan were the perfect bride and groom; so madly in love and absolutely perfect together! Congrats to the both of you and may you have many happy years together!

I must say that I LOVE photographing weddings!

Mommy to Be Sneak Peek: Nikita

I had the great pleasure of working with Nikita this week, a beautiful Mommy-to-Be who is excited to meet her baby girl soon. Nikita will make a wonderful mom!

Sneak Peek - Raylene | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 12 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Raylene: Student & Model

Sneak Peek - Cassy | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 11 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Cassy: Student & Model

Sneak Peek - Carmen & Elena | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

It was so much fun to work with Carmen and Elena! They were full of energy, giggly and positive the whole day. These two are true best friends!

Sneak Peek - Le Teishia | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 10 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Le Teishia: Soldier, Mother & Model

Sneak Peek - Eiranne | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 9 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Eiranne: Wife & Mother

Sneak Peek - Elizabeth | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 8 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Elizabeth: Model, Wife & Mother

Sneak Peek - Victoria | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 7 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Victoria

Congratulations Julie & Eric! | University Place Wedding Photographer

On Saturday March 12th, I was blessed with the opportunity to photograph the wedding of Julie and Eric. Everyone was a pleasure to work with; they were absolute dolls! I loved working with their family and being able to be a part of their special day.

May Julie and Eric have many happy years together as husband and wife!

Sneak Peek - Samantha | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 6 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Samantha: Actress & Model

Sneak Peek - Angelika | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 5 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

 

Angelika: Model

Sneak Peek - Lindsay | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is day 4 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Lindsay

Sneak Peek - Sharron | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is the day 3 of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Sharron: Actress

Sneak Peek - Dee | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

This is the 2nd Day of the 12 day sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr.

Dee: Actress and Mom

Sneak Peek - Melanie | Tacoma Portrait Photographer

For the next 12 days I will be sharing sneak peeks of 12 beautiful women who participated in a model casting call with Art Whims Photography and Mary Kay by Jess Doerr. It was so much fun to work with these ladies!

 Melanie

Before and After: Selective Addition of Pops of Color | Tacoma Photographer

A pop of color is not always needed in an entire photograph; sometimes we need that pop of color in specific areas. But how can we do this using Photoshop Elements? I have come up with a simple and quick technique for doing this:

1) Open your image.
2) Make a copy of your image by pressing CTRL+J.
3) Rename your layer - color burn
4) Make sure that your "color burn" layer is selected. To the right find you layers options (it should currently be set to normal). Change your layer to Color Burn.
5) The intensity of this will be determined by the image that you are working with. For my image I selected 46%.
6) Using your Soft Round eraser tool, erase away any portions of the "color burn" layer that you do not want to have the color burn applied to. (Be sure you are working in the "color burn" layer.
7) Check you work by hiding the bottom layer. If you see spaces that you missed simply apply your eraser tool to those areas.

This is a really easy and quick way to get that pop of color that you want. It takes under 5 minutes! 

Before

After

Model Credit: Jessica Villa

Sneak Peek - Jessica, Hope, and Allison

Recently I paired up with Jess Doerr of Mary Kay to offer a fun day for women and models alike, to build our portfolios. I am looking forward to editing the rest of the images!

Jessica Villa: Radio Show Host and Wife

 

Hope Himbury: Model and Mother

Allison Brunette: Model, Wife and Mother

These ladies were wonderful to work with and I would recommend them to anyone needing a model for a photo shoot.