Hey, all! Welcome, welcome! I’m giving you 10 whole days of lighting advice to help you become the master of your own Zoom domain. I know how frustrating it can feel when you’re using a platform that already has the potential for awkwardness, and on top of that, your space isn’t showing in a way […]

Chances are, you have not met anyone like Laurie Todd before. There is no one like her. Her story is a unique one, and yet, like hundreds of others, she had to fight her insurance company to fight for her life. In 2005, Laurie was diagnosed with late-stage appendix cancer, rushed into surgery, and given […]

It takes a village. Isn’t that what they say? A mother’s day, really, never ends. From the early morning wake ups to the evening breakdowns, and everything in between, being a parent is NO JOKE. Whether it’s in the office, or at home, I haven’t met a mom yet that doesn’t work HARD. And working […]

Meet Jim O’Halloran–an extremely talented local musician, performing both locally and internationally with numerous groups over the years. Jim is currently staying busy while creating music within his own group, the Jim O’Halloran Trio, which consists of Jim, Dean Schmidt on Bass and D’Vonne Lewis on drums. I had the opportunity to watch their trio […]

Like almost all of my clients, I never loved getting in front of the camera. It’s a vulnerable place to be. I remember a few years ago there was a recorded experiment making the rounds on social media (an ad for Dove, actually–it was genius). It was a forensic artist who was drawing portraits of […]

Featured today is Joshua Huisenga, pronounced (hi • zen • gay), of Chalkbox Creative! Tell us a little bit about what you do (how could I introduce you at a cocktail party?). You might introduce me as the owner of a small design firm in Seattle called Chalkbox Creative. We provide design services for good people […]

Featured today is Lucinda O’Halloran of Spirit Garden Design!   Tell us a little bit about what you do (how could I introduce you at a cocktail party?).   I am a landscape designer and a garden coach.  At Spirit Garden Design our goal is to create beautiful, functional, and magical outdoor places.  Places that are […]

Owner of O.W.N. Fitness on Eastlake Avenue in Seattle (and all-around badass), Shea Leonard.

Recently, as a client of mine was leaving mystudio after her session, she said to me, “Thanks!  That wasn’t terrible!” Which struck us both as funny, and then she told me I could use that as a testimonial. When Audrey came into my studio for a session, and when she was driving downtown, even when she was looking […]

As pretty much every portrait photographer out there, I’ve always adored the look of Oliphant’s custom hand-painted canvas backdrops.  But so do Annie Leibovitz and the rest of the world, so their price tag is justifiably out of reach in the thousands of $$.  While they’re certainly worth every penny,  I’ve always wanted to try my own […]