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 - 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!

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

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

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.

Sneak Peek - Tori and Danny Engaged!

The rain cannot stop the love that these two have for one another; it rained and was cold, but they were troopers!

Snowed-in Minnesota: An Unscheduled Adventure

A few weeks ago we were trying to travel to my good friends' wedding, a blizzard hit the Minnesota area and trapped us at our midway point. We made the most of it and found beauty in some unexpected places :D

From the hotel room window: the first of the snow.

Day of Adventure - On the Road

On Sunday my husband and I went to Sammamish to visit family and he drove so that I could see what I could capture through the window. It was so much fun and very relaxing!

Along the Car

Puyallup

Planes

Light

The Bicyclist

The Photo Shoot Project

I know that I often post a series of pictures from my photography adventures, but there has been something on my mind and on my heart.

So many women watch shows like America's Next Top Model, look in magazines such as Vogue and Style, and think to themselves: That would be so much fun! This made me start to think about a project, that enables women who are not in the fashion industry to experience the photo shoots that are for the elite. After all, isn't every woman someone special, someone beautiful, someone of importance?

So this marks the day that I will be working to help women have the photo shoots of their dreams! If you have an idea or dream for a photo shoot let me know on the Art Whims Photography facebook fan page or in a comment on this blog post. I am looking forward to working with women to capture those awesome pictures they always wanted!

The Photo Shoot Project is underway!

Day of Adventure - Exploring the Neighborhood In the Snow!

The first snow has hit the Puyallup area this week and I could not resist getting all bundled up to go explore the neighborhood I live in!

I love that the snow fell in the fall!

The leaves were captivating!

Especially against all the white snow!

The snow starting to melt.

The Fire Lane