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Reiko’s Senior Pictures

Cheryl — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:41:13 +0000

We took Reiko’s senior pictures at the surrounding areas of my studio, Greenlake, and then at Downtown Park of Bellevue.

Reiko is caring, fun-loving, responsible, and a great listener. She will spend her summer volunteering at the children’s hospital and… I also heard something about a fun excursion to Japan and Disneyworld Tokyo. Reiko has attended Japanese school for the last 12 years on Saturdays, so we decided that sporting a traditional Japanese uniform in Bellevue would really reflect her style. Reiko’s name means professional woman and she is planning to use her talents to help kids.

Educational Weekend

Cheryl — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:31:42 +0000

I spent the past weekend at the OSP West conference in Seattle. Over the course of two days, I had the unique opportunity to lead three groups of photographers throughout Seattle and guide them in posing and working with three terrific senior models. Below are some of the images I took of our models, Nyema, Jesse, and Alicia. I also enjoyed listening to several inspiring photographers talk on subjects ranging from exploring light to destination photography. Many of them were at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International Convention I went to in Vegas a couple of months ago.

If that wasn’t enough, I took advantage of a PPA Super Monday course in Olympia with Kari Blunk and Ben Leavitt learning the ropes of lighting and posing. Kari is a fantastic senior portrait photographer and just won “photographer of the year” at the Professional Photographers of Washington convention. Ben is a lighting and photoshop guru. I learned about these small one day PPA workshops from Angie at Click Chicks, a small group of female photographers down in Tacoma. I was able to carpool down to Olympia with Mark, a portrait and editorial photographer in Bellingham. During the workshop, I enjoyed a hands-on experience with outdoor lighting in bright daylight as well as portrait studio lighting, posing, and much more.

All in all, this has been an inspiring weekend and I have a lot of wonderful ideas to employ!

Debrice Senior Portraits

Cheryl — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:16:55 +0000

I met up with Debrice at the Seattle Public Library on Saturday. The weather could not have been more beautiful! We took some shots in some of my favorite places in the library and surrounding pioneer square area.

Debrice is outgoing and really easy to get along with. Her voice is calm, confident, and reassuring. She is accomplishing great things with her senior project and has some unique ambitious career goals. Best of all, Debrice is from the Bahamas and she plans to return once she graduates high school. And can we blame her?

Make-up Tips

Cheryl — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:25:51 +0000

We have partnered with some fabulous make-up artists who have been trained specifically to work with photography. However, if you choose to do your own make-up, and many do, here are some tips from Chicago-based make-up artist, Julie Anderson.