Life Becomes Art

I took the challenge of photographing 4 young men while in Yakima ~ It was both fun and challenging. We started on some private property on the top of a hill.. It was bright and very warm with not much shade to speak of. After some suffering and several bottles of water, we moved into the small town of Tieton for better light and less misery from the heat. Meet Ryan, Tyler, Jared and Conor.

Brandon is soft spoken, with a gentle laugh and was a joy to photograph. We had a lot of fun at all the locations we explored and just wanted to share a couple of the first few edits. Brandon is my nephew and we were scheduled to do senior portraits on Friday night. On Wednesday I got permission to shoot at the old lumber mill but could only get in on Friday during the day. I called Brandon and he graciously said he would go with me to explore the mill and he brought his girlfriend with him. Thanks to Brandon and Maira for being my models for an amazing adventure in Rust, Textures, blinding sun and HEAT.

I had the chance to photograph my nephew Brandon and his girlfriend Maira while in Yakima this last weekend, between their senior shots {those will be blogged soon}. Young love is so infectious and fun, they were a blast to hang out with. We had the chance to shoot at an old lumber mill full of rust, metal and textures.. Here are a couple of the first edits.

We will be running a Portrait special for the month of August. This is good for any session with up to 3 people. Class of 2011, engagements, families, models, children can all take advantage of this great deal.

Also Artistic Cliques will be in the Yakima area July 30th through Aug 1st {{sessions still available}}

$150 Creative session includes 1-2 hours of fun, online proofing of at least 25 edited pictures, webshare disc and the following prints

8x10 of your choice
and 48 wallets (48 one pose or 24/24 two poses)
*if wallets are not needed I will work out a custom package for you*
prints are a $175 dollar value

Session can be prepaid using credit card or checking account through Paypal
Or Cash at the time of session. Prints must be ordered within 2 weeks after online gallery is uploaded.
Contact me at artisticcliques@gmail.com

I photographed a beautiful blond 2 year old today.. Meet Summer. Summer is beautiful and a little shy, it took her a little time to warm up to me and my camera. Once the warmth of Summer set in she was off and running like any perfect 2 year old. Youth really has a way of reminding us how old we are! We played in the park, picked dandelions and smelled the roses {{Mom had a lovely bouquet of dandelions and several stray rose petals by the end of our time together. Summer loves sticks and found one that was perfect for our journey. She also wanted to help carry things and had her heart set on my little wooden seat.. {{It was almost as big as she was}} I hope you enjoy the lovely images that are in this sneak peek, and thanks for joining Summer and myself on our journey.

I am having an amazing anniversary weekend. Lots of fun times with some of my favorite peeps {{my family}}. One of the adventures this weekend was a trip to Saturday Market. Very very busy so it was tough to really explore all the amazing sights, sounds and smells. I did however meet Ama ~ she was strumming her guitar along the pathway and of course my camera was drawn near. I had a chance to visit with her while I snapped a few photos. She was recently on the radio, a highlight in her young life as you could easily hear how proud and excited she was to share that. I asked Ama if she liked hanging out at the park, playing for people. She told me sometimes, when I asked how about today she told me it was half and half. We finally moved on and explored some of the amazing art scattered around the booths. I hope everyone's weekend is going well and that you are safe and happy.
{{hugs}}

I had the most fun with Kelsie today! She is amazing and beautiful, and so very comfortable in front of the camera. I always have loved close shots as I believe the eyes are truly the window to the soul. I do always try to get a little full length and 3/4 shots.. but with Kelsie her stunning eyes kept drawing me close. {{ I am sure you can see why }} Kelsie, Thanks so much for hanging with me, for crawling in the grass and for helping me rock your session with some amazing images!