Catching Up With Evan & Co.!

I got to spend some time awhile back with one of my favorite little guys, Evan and his awesome mom and dad, Samantha & Isaac. I'd gotten used to seeing this happy little family every four months during Evan's first year so after almost a year between shoots, I was really missing them! We got together at the tot lot in Cornwall Park (one of the best shoot locations I've found for for the toddler crowd) to mark Evan's second birthday.  Of course I found Evan to be the same sweet natured, energetic, extremely expressive boy he's been since the beginning - and still cute as ever with that head full of gorgeous red hair!

Downtown Girl

I cannot believe how far behind I have fallen on blogging! I'm going to do my best to play catch up this week despite having a bunch of editing to do, some website updates to make and a Halloween costume to sew. I'm finally taking a moment to share some of my favorite images from a senior shoot I did with beautiful Malaena back in August. I first met Malaena a few years ago when she was a junior bridesmaid in her dad Felipe and step-mom Trisha's wedding and I was so happy when Trisha contacted me to schedule an appointment for Malaena's senior portraits! I knew she would be a lot of fun to work with and she was : )

I think of senior portraits as a big kid's first real opportunity to express who they are to family, friends and the world at large. With this in mind, I prefer to leave the decision of shoot location to the senior. Malaena is a girl who, like me at her age, dreams of getting lost in the big city. Naturally she chose downtown Bellingham for her backdrop and we had a great time roaming around downtown's colorful and wonderfully textured streets and alleys, talking about our shared dream of exploring the streets of New York City : ) I hope Malaena doesn't have to wait as long as I have for this dream to come true!

Welcome to the 'Ham, Time In Play Cafe!

For the past few weeks I've had the pleasure of witnessing the birth of my friend Hedy's new labor of love - Time In Play Cafe - located across the street from the Whatcom YMCA at 311 Holly Street in downtown Bellingham. Saturday October 1st marked the grand opening of the cafe and I was on hand to document the super-fun festivities! I am really excited about this new addition to the downtown core and think you will be too once you see what an amazing place Hedy has created for you and Bellingham's kids! Unique in its concept, Time In is at once a quintessential downtown cafe (featuring a menu filled with locally-sourced, mostly organic yummies, made-to-order Hammerhead Coffee as well as beer & wine selections from local brewers and vintners), a retail consignment shop and gallery, an available space for party rentals (where I am partnering with Hedy to offer event photography!) - all while also providing 2200 square feet of warm, dry, INSPIRING  play space for kids of all ages! I'm completely convinced Hedy's new business is going to be a huge success in Bellingham and I seriously suspect we will soon be seeing spaces like Time In popping up all over the soggy Pacific Northwest: )

October Rate Special, King County Travel Date and Autumn Quick Shoot Day!

Greetings! I hope this message finds you and yours happy and healthy : )

I'm writing today to share the details of a special on photo shoot rates as well as my planned date of travel to King County and information about a Fall Quick Shoot Day in Bellingham!

* Rate Special: For the month of October 2011, I am offering my one hour photo shoot for $200- a $50 savings! The shoot must be scheduled & completed during the month of October and other discounts may not be applied to this special rate. Please contact me if you'd like to arrange an appointment for this month! Nonrefundable booking deposit of $50 applies as usual, with remaining balance due at the time of service.

* King County Travel Date: I am tentatively planning to travel to King County on Saturday October 22nd. I'll be available for appointments after noon that day and can probably do three full shoots and possibly a few 30 minute Quick Shoots.  Of course this is all weather permitting, as usual! I'm reserving Sunday October 23rd as a back up travel date. The King County travel rate of $75 applies but will be split between all clients booking that day. Please let me know right away if you are a King County client interested in booking an appointment with me for the 22nd (or 23rd!) Shoot location is TBD.

* Autumn Quick Shoot Date: I am planning a Quick Shoot Day at Cornwall Park on Sunday October 16th with a back-up date of Sunday October 30th in case of rain. The rate for a 30 minute Quick Shoot is $100 and yields 15-20 color images. Nonrefundable booking deposit of $50 applies as usual, with remaining balance due at the time of service. Please let me know ASAP if you are interested in participating in this fall's Quick Shoot day!

Additionally, I will not be scheduling outdoor appointments during the month of December so it is important that we get your shoot scheduled in October or November if you want photos to share for the holiday season! (I will still do in-home and in-studio shoots for maternity, newborn, first year and intimate portraiture.)

Please let me know if you have any questions I may not have answered here and please do forward this message to friends and family who might be interested in taking advantage of the October Rate Special or participating in Quick Shoot Day! Looking forward to seeing you this fall!

All the best!

Sandi