Willow's Photography Artistic portraits by a FUN Tacoma photographer! http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog Photography senior kids children people tacoma Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 tyler http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1604 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1604#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:02:26 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1604 my ratio of guy to girl sessions with seniors is heavily weighted on the chick side. i dont feel like everything has to be equal in this instance, its fun to photograph girls!!  plus most senior guys are just wanting to get the whole thing over with so their mom will stop bugging them :)

tyler is into photography. i love it when the artsy kids pick me, they are down for anything and understand the beauty of an awesome image. everyone can look at photographs and it can appeal to their eyes, artsy kids know the elements that came together to create it.

i just ordered a new toy, a battery pack so i can take my studio lights outside and shoot in some harsh lighting conditions. i will now have the power (literally) to create more of that fashion lighting that i love so much :) tyler was my experimental session with my new stuff. the ones with the sky were on the 11th street bridge @ 2pm. we were in the shade and the bright light was everywhere else. it kind of creates this surreal effect that i think is super cool.

_MG_7512_MG_7548_MG_7661_MG_7654_MG_7698_MG_7634

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1604 2 my friends are bombshells http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1594 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1594#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:15:15 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1594 as ice cube would say, today was a good day.

start off with sleeping in till about 830. awesome.

then my girl carla comes over and we have coffee.  i just love carla. we are so like minded in so many ways. its like a treat when i get to hang out with her one on one :) she is such a good friend and so silly, and laid back and fun. and i love her curly hair :)

then i go with her to hang/help her on her on her downtown t-town shoot. perfect.we had so much fun, found another ugly awesome couch (i cant wait to shoot on it!!!!!!!), went and hung out at tully’s, then she dropped me at the studio. then stacey and her girls come. so much fun and its only 1230 :)

stacey (she’s in the middle) is like a sister to me. in fact us sisters call her the 4th sister. but then she wanted to be the first sister because she was born first. she can be whatever she wants as long as she keeps feeding me with her wonderful, delicious, pretty food!!!

her two friends from high school were coming up to see her (from L.A. &  Houston) so we planned a shoot. they sent images back and forth with their phones while they shopped and the outfits and colors came together so perfect!

the day started with a spread. a stacey spread. we kicked it in the space and ate some yummy food. i would write what it was but i’ll leave it to stacey, i’m sure she’ll comment on this post with all the details. she makes it sound so yummy, she has good words :)

then this:

_MG_6174

then this…omg i love those shoes…

_MG_6199

then this…

_MG_6247

then some more snacks…they were the kind you cant stop eating…

then this…

_MG_6322

yeah, i know, gorgeous!

then more snacks…

then this…

_MG_6356

yeah, more gorgeousness, we had an abundance :) these ladies were the epitome of a bombshell!

and then they took off to portland for the weekend. seriously, what a perfect day! I had soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun with these chicks! its the kind of thing where you could just hang out for like, 2 days and never stop talking and laughing and having fun except when you were sleeping. then you’d get right up and start all over. and eat good food. and laugh. and talk. and laugh!!!

i love this kind of friendship, there is nothing else like it. it’s so special and so mutually fulfilling. i felt like together we created this vibrant energy that would consume anyone near us :) and i mean that in a good way!

i feel so lucky to have days like this. friends like this. i want to say i want more days like this. then i feel a little greedy. like i should just be happy with the ones i have. nope, i want more. and more. like butter on popcorn. as long as its still got some crunch, is there really such thing as too much? that’s what they made napkins for :)

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1594 6 weddings part 9 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1578 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1578#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:00:09 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1578 the location was port gamble, the weather couldnt have been more perfect. the church was so beautiful to photograph in. lots of churches are dark and windowless which makes photographing in them not as fun. this one was fun!! i loved the simplicity of the whole event, the colors, the dresses, everything felt clean and light.

in the last year, these two had been separated for a large portion of it, he’s military. they bought a house, she and some of her fam remodeled it (like it had no walls and stuff! she’s handy!), AND she planned a wedding. yes, amazing. she is that girl, a get-er-done girl…

_MG_2977_MG_2988_MG_3092_MG_3102_MG_3172_MG_3187_MG_3205_MG_3232_MG_3266_MG_3298_MG_3420_MG_3509_MG_3687_MG_3846

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1578 1 weddings part 8 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1542 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1542#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:00:37 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1542 my sister ali and i went to maui in june. we chilled on the beach, kicked it with my friend angela, drank beer, laid by the pool, ate A LOT. that is what vacation is all about! :) i photographed a wedding while i was there and ali did the hair/was my assistant. jena and shane live over here but go to maui every year so it was the perfect place for them to get married.

068_jena_shane2010005_jena_shane2010019_jena_shane2010029_jena_shane2010033_jena_shane2010034_jena_shane2010047_jena_shane2010056_jena_shane2010088_jena_shane2010103_jena_shane2010106_jena_shane2010134_jena_shane2010186_jena_shane2010187_jena_shane2010190_jena_shane2010

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1542 0 weddings part 7 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1518 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1518#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:00:41 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1518 angelina is a friend of mine. i remember when she first met john, the way they looked at each other, that kind of glance, look down and smile, it was so cute. we went out on his sail boat and hung out. i took some cute images of the two of them on the fly, her hair all blowing in the wind, you could tell they were in love. one of them ended up being their save the date image, who would have known?

angelina has THE coolest set of girlfriends ever! i went to her bachelorette party up in seattle, we stayed at the edgewater, went to a burlesque show at the can can, went out dancing, were toted around in a stretch hummer so we could party and not have to worry about driving and parking, it was soooooo fun! at one point there were 19 girls drunk girls in that hummer and everyone got along. now that is remarkable with females, dont you think?

at the reception, the girls in the wedding party ended up jumping in the pool in their dresses, it was sooo cool! and a bunch of the rest of us ended up in there too, it was a blast!_MG_1025_MG_1056_MG_1143_MG_1188_MG_1598_MG_1357_MG_1706_MG_1829_MG_1839_MG_1770

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1518 4 weddings part 6 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1530 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1530#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:00:23 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1530 i met javiera at vixens, one of my fave stores in tacoma. she first came in as a bombshell, then later with her man in her wedding dress. More non-traditional peeps, i couldnt be happier!

_MG_0830

_MG_0851 (1)_MG_0735_MG_0743 (1)_MG_0771

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1530 0 weddings part 5 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1504 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1504#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:00:17 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1504 randee is the sister of one of my photographer friends, kenz. she is drop dead gorgeous and the camera just loves her. she wasnt afraid to take her nice dress outside to an alley way close to the church and create some kick ass images.  omg it was fun!!!! randee was also a bombshell, gave her man the perfect wedding gift, it was a hit :) 026_randeejason2010

_MG_0596006_randeejason2010049_randeejason2010053_randeejason2010063_randeejason2010071_randeejason2010073_randeejason2010138_randeejason2010142_randeejason2010206_randeejason2010213_randeejason2010

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1504 1 weddings part 4 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1491 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1491#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:05:39 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1491 last year i went with andrea and josh to vegas to take their engagement photographs. really, it just doesnt get any better than that, does it? ok, maybe if they flew me to paris or something but they have the eiffel tower in vegas and we went to the venetian so it was close….:)

the day was so perfect and andrea just sparkled! and josh is this manly man, super cool and laid back, doesnt complain, just goes with the flow. they are both cool to hang with, no drama :) they got married in olympia at the indian summer golf course. there was this tunnel there for the golf carts to drive through and it made for the perfect spot for photographs, PERFECT!

063_andreajosh2010068_andreajosh2010078_andreajosh2010082_andreajosh2010088_andreajosh2010099_andreajosh2010104_andreajosh2010173_andreajosh2010220_andreajosh2010

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1491 2 weddings part 3 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1477 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1477#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:58:03 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1477 amy is my crazy sister ali’s best friend. amy has the driest sense of humor EVER and i love it so very much! sense of humor is a must for me, i LOVE to laugh! amy looked sooooooo beautiful, her dress was amazing, ali did her hair up all gorgeous, it was sooooo fun to be there and photograph, i felt like part of the family.

013amyterrywedding2010010amyterrywedding2010022amyterrywedding2010050amyterrywedding2010057amyterrywedding2010bw078amyterrywedding2010115amyterrywedding2010137amyterrywedding2010142amyterrywedding2010166amyterrywedding2010223amyterrywedding2010240amyterrywedding2010

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1477 3 weddings part 2 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1469 http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1469#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:48:38 +0000 Willow http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?p=1469 in this series of weddings on my blog, we are at part two, another engagement session. The next part will be a wedding and then some more weddings after that, yay!

i have a friend stacey who i have know since i was 20 (that’s 14 years people!!). She is one of my very favorite friends. she has a favorite friend name jim who has a daughter, kelsey. kelsey is marrying rob next summer. I was excited to meet kelsey, you know how it is when you meet someone that is related to a favorite friend? They are always cool and there is a connection already laid out that makes it feel like you are working with your friend even though you just met the person :)

02_kelseyrob201006_kelseyrob201007_kelseyrob201010_kelseyrob201012_kelseyrob201020_kelseyrob2010

]]> http://www.willowsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1469 5