Radiance

I just got back from Eastern WA and had such a radiant time. I feel incredibly blessed and am so excited to share a few of my photos from my time there. I have such joy in the fullness of summer and the radiant sunlight that is permeating my heart and my photos. 

Summertime Summertime Sum Sum Summertime

Busy summertime!!!!!!!! It is amazing how it is so so cold for over 7 months of the year and then the flirting begins and summer finally arrives. I am loving that it has too. It has been a long and wet winter this year. I have been photographing a lot, but alas not blogging enough. I plan to do more of this in the months to come so stay tuned and leave a comment, I love to know who was hear and to hear your feedback. 

So I have so much to share, but my newest fun news is that I photographed the cover of South Sound Woman Magazine! It was really fun and I got to work with this incredible woman Cheryl Selby who owns this cute shop in town called Vivala, they carry the most fashionable activewear I have seen. Here is a copy of the cover, to see it up close and personal go to the South Sound Woman website. 

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I have also been busy working on a fun maternity shoot, a UW graduation, and much more so stay tuned and enjoy the fullness of the summertime. 

High Fashion Bridal Sessions

One of my favorite kinds of sessions is a High Fashion Bridal Session. It can be as wild or tame as wanted, before the wedding or after. It can be a lot of fun to dress up again in your dress and get a little dirty or a lot. It is pretty easy to dry clean your wedding dress afterwards unless you decide to get wet or muddy. 

A before session is a like a test drive for your hair, makeup, and dress and a guarantee you will have beautiful bridals if your wedding day does not allow the time for them. 

Cherry Blossoms in the Springtime!

I love spring and the cherry blossoms are glorious, but almost gone. Now it is almost wild rose time. .. so I will be getting some fun shots of those when they come out. I was playing with my 50 1.4 lens and came up with these two portraits which I LOVE! These girls were so awesome with the camera and gorgeous to boot. 

ARTSWALK and the Procession of the Species

It is that time of year when the slowness of winter is chased away by the loud music and decorative costumes of the Procession of the Species . After the weekend of April snow I am  ready for some sun. Hopefully there will be some this upcoming weekend, for the Procession and Olympia Artswalk. Artswalk is a true blast to see all the different artists in Olympia. Such diversity and talent in our community.

This Artswalk April 25th & 26th , I am exhibiting in the main window of Wind Up Here which is not only one of the best toy stores in the South Sound, but a great place to find almost anything pertaining to play. We spend a lot of time and $ there which is so worth it, they have game nights, Breyerfests, and many more family oriented activities which is such an asset to the community. 

I hope you will come and check out my show and see some of my favorite work from this winter and a few of my classics. Let me know if you saw it by posting here in the comments section. I would love your feedback.

Also, check out the Olympia Film Society's Arts & Hearts Craft Fair Sat. April 26th 11-4 pm at the Capitol Theatre.

Radio Ad and SPRING Mini Photo Sessions

Wow! It has been amazing planning the Bridal Tea and we are sooooooo excited that it is turning into such an exquisite event. I just got a email with the radio spot from the Eagle and it is so fun. You can listen to it here 

If you are planning to come to the Tea you can still RSVP to brideolympia@yahoo.com and let us know how many people you will be bringing with you. We are excited to see you there. 

Also, I have a few more spaces for MINI PHOTO SESSIONS! They are $150 for a 1/2 hour including the CD, which normally is $250 on its own. It is my No-April Foolin' gift to you. If you want to schedule a photo session, email me thru the website or call the studio 253.227.8074. Now that the CHERRY Blossoms are out, it is a perfect time to get some spring photos. 

Entrepreneur of the Month

Wow! I am featured as Entrepreneur of the month of April with a non-profit organization called Enterprise for Equity. I took their business planning classes and learned so much about the nuts and bolts of business. You can see the article about me and Dinea de Photo here www.enterpriseforequity.org

This leads me to write about Business planning and the workings of a plan. It is a crucial plan to plan. Failure to plan is a plan to fail" and so... I totally recommend writing a business plan whether you are in a small business or working or planning one. In my non-profit work as a fundraiser and in organizational development I learned mostly what can make or break any non-profit or business is poorly laid plans and not putting a 1 year, 2 year, 3 year, 5 year planning into a living and breathing document called a business plan. I have been learning lately how to make it truly a working document not something that sits on the shelf collecting dust bunnies. Learn to love planning and you can move mountains and rocks.
A business plan is one of those BIG rocks that we love to ignore, but once we get one in place we can fill in the empty spaces with the other things integral to our lives and businesses.

Anyhow check out the article and look at their business planning offerings because they ROCK!