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Fairbanks, AK Senior Portraits | Lexi 2011

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:24:42 +0000

Look at that smile and those gorgeous baby blues! What a treat it was to photograph Lexi and her beau, DJ. The fun clothes, the texture, the colorful junk…my photo heaven! We were in a race against the rain and made it through the last shot with just a few sprinkles falling on us. Lexi was down for getting dirty and up for anything I threw her way. I’m not sure her clothes survived, but I hope the images were worth every junk stain.

DJ headed south to play hockey so Lexi’s heart is a little heavy and I’m hoping these images make her smile. Soon she’ll be tearing it up on the volleyball court and working hard to finish her senior year which will make the time apart and her senior year fly by before she knows it.

With her beautiful smile, those bright blue eyes and her funky hair (care of her fun employer Charlotte Rouge Hair Spa) you can’t miss this cutie in a crowd.

Thanks for trusting my vision. Keep your chin up and keep smiling!

Enjoy!

Exciting news! | Fairbanks Commercial Photographer

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:31:05 +0000

It is with great honor and excitement that I announce my collaboration with Ana White of Knock-offwood.com and soon to be ana-white.com. Ana is an Alaskan stay-at-home mom just like me with a talent she wanted to share with those who would read her blog. She has a degree in computer science and is a self-taught carpenter. She began building by using scrap pieces of wood from around the house to tinker around to try her hand at making furniture. In no time she was building beautiful pieces you could find in any major furniture store. Her work was selling faster than she could keep up so she put her computer science degree to work and figured out how to make the building plans digitally and decided to start blogging to share her free plans with the world. Ana’s blog launched at the end of October 2009 and it took off like wildfire. By January she had over a million hits to her site and today her site has well over 5 million page views. Ana’s work has been featured in The San Francisco Chronicle and The Oregonian and she will be featured in the September issue of Women’s Day magazine. Ana has a book and TV series in the works both tentatively titled “The Handbuilt Home” as well as a freelance contract with HGTV. She will likely be speaking at a major blogging conference and has countless other opportunities and offers flooding her inbox each week.

When my husband and I came across a feature about Ana in the local Newsminer I knew I had to at least do a photo shoot with her to help her with updated fresh images for her blog. We chatted on the phone and Ana shyly admitted that her photos were taken by her three year old, Grace. In addition to both having little girls we discovered we have a ton of things in common so we agreed to meet for coffee. In the meantime my new site launched and Ana fell in love with my images and style. We met for a playdate for the girls and to talk about working together. Her vision for the book and my vision for the images were a perfect match. Ana has asked me to be her photographer for her book, personal blogs and for her features on HGTV and words cannot describe how grateful I am to be working with someone so beautiful and talented and for the incredible opportunity. I can’t wait to share this journey and to see where it takes us!

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Cherry Pius | Fairbanks, AK Newborn Photographer

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:02:50 +0000

This little boy has made a mark on my heart that is difficult to explain…

I think it’s a combination of a few things…sharing in the miracle of pregnancy and birth with my cousin, girl friend and business partner was a treat and blessing beyond what I can express. Savoring the moment of learning a little boy has been born was such an awesome surprise! Capturing Pius’ first images as he came into this world and greeted his Momma with open eyes that stared into her soul was breath taking. And, I think top on my list is the mark this little guy will leave on us and especially the baby in my belly – it’s a joy that melts my heart. For almost 33 years I have cherished my relationship with my sweet cousin and watching our three year olds light up when they see each other brings a pitter patter to my heart. Marek and Lael are 5 months apart and Pius and this little one in my belly will be too and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for them.

It has been awesome watching your family grow, you guys have done an beautiful job raising your babies. The tenderness that Jahnna and Zavier have shown to Lael is so special and it means the world to me that they take time to make her feel so loved, Thank you for letting us share these moments with your incredible family. We are blessed to have you in our lives!

Enjoy!

I have been dreaming of this shot for quite some time and I needed the perfect fit to make it a reality. Kelly’s Tire Station has been apart of our family since my dad was a little boy so having a family baby boy this summer made it perfect.

The smiles he was giving me were to die for!

I mean seriously, look at this smile!

And there’s another one!

Filling up fast! | Fairbanks Child & Newborn Photographer

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:31:40 +0000

If you are interested in a shoot with me this summer please call asap I only have two dates in June, three in July left and August has a few spots too. September is starting to book up and those spots will go quickly so don’t wait to call.

This cute family came to me for newborn and kid sister photos and while Momma was nursing I took sweet little 3 year old Morgan out to play. She was so much fun and was so easy going it made my job easy! Her month old sister Riley on the other hand had other plans and we only got a few shots of her. My fav is another hammock shot.

Enjoy!

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I can hardly handle the… | Fairbanks, AK Newborn Photographer

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:47:48 +0000

Cuteness! I have had so many newborn shoots lately with each bringing it’s own sweetness and creativity.

These two have some images that take the cake!

Meet Kylie and Bentley. I’m in LOVE with the lips on these two! So kissable!

Newborn photography requires lots of time and patience, but the images are worth the wait. I especially appreciate those who allow me to push the envelope a little so the images are true works of art. Thank you.

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Family Weekend | Fairbanks Candid Photographer

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:14:32 +0000

We had an awesome weekend in Anchorage with our cousins! It was my cousin Justine and her husband Ryan’s son Beck’s baptism and we had the wonderful honor of being his Godparents. The service was a beautiful, private ceremony with close family and friends and were were so happy we got to be a part of his special holy day! I can’t wait to see photos! The other exciting reason we headed down was for my cousin, Nicholas’ first art show which was held at an adorable coffee shop called Coffee Cats. Nicholas’ work is incredible and it was so great to see his collection hanging. What a treat!

The weather was amazing and I had so much fun photographing all the cousins playing together at the BBQ celebrating Beck’s baptism. I’ll post some images here, but to see the full gallery of 60 images click here.

Our drive down and back was beautiful…the mountains were spectacular, the budding leaves were just showing their pretty green faces and the 12 moose, two porcupine and lots of rabbits stayed out of our way.

What a great trip!

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A little spit on the knees never hurts…| Fairbanks Newborn Photographer

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:26:30 +0000

I couldn’t wait to share these two sneaks of baby Drake. At 9 days old he took some coaxing to get to sleep, but once he was out he was so easy to work with! Never-mind the fact that I had to put a little spit on his knees to make sure he wouldn’t slide off the guitar, don’t judge, it worked and the shot was SOOOO worth it! So what if he pooped on me, peed on the backdrop and peed on dad! We had a perfect session and I’m excited to capture him as he grows!

I have a bunch of babies on the schedule so stay tuned for more sneak peeks!

Enjoy!

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Monday Me | Fairbanks Portrait Photographer

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:08:02 +0000

Today’s Monday me is a few of my recent favorite workout videos. I fell in love with working out for the first time in my adult life by following Jillian Michael’s 30 day Shred. It’s a 28 minute workout that incorporates a five minute warm-up, 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio and 1 minute of abs three times then a 5 minute cool down. It’s a full body killer workout and all you need is 5 pound weights. I started doing it in June of last year and did it occasionally throughout the summer. In September I made a goal to do it for 30 days straight just to see what would happen. I took my measurements and weighed myself and off I went. After 30 days of no breaks and alternating levels each day I re-measured and the results were crazy! In my waist alone I lost 2 1/2 inches. The results were all over. Funny thing though I only dropped a few pounds. The difference was in inches and all my clothes fit differently. From then on I started to feel funny if I didn’t get a workout in so I kept it up. It’s now May and I am now 12 weeks pregnant and though I’ve switched up my routine I am still enjoying my exercise. I have shifted more to yoga, walking and eliptical since about January. I also bought Jillian’s Yoga Melt Down and it is awesome too! My favorite yoga video is called Yogalosophy and it’s by Mandy Ingber who is Jennifer Aniston’s trainer. All the video’s I do are 30 minutes so there is no feeling of it going on for too long. Yogalosophy is a slow workout that works every muscle in the body. It’s a killer full body workout without the cardio burn. The yoga I am practicing isn’t traditional yoga, it takes traditional poses keeps you moving through them to work the muscles. I am feeling awesome and hope that the extra strength I’ve gained will make this pregnancy even more wonderful than the last. I hope this inspires you and gives you the extra boost you were looking for today. I can tell you it feels good to actually find something I have enjoyed doing! Check the videos out below.

Enjoy!

1. Jillian Michael’s 30 day Shred

2. Jillian Michael’s Yoga Meltdown

3. Mandy Ingber’s Yogalosophy

Me Monday | Fairbanks Photographer

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:35:31 +0000

It’s Monday and I figured I’d take this day to share a little of ME. I love to cook and a couple months ago I discovered the Sprouted Kitchen Blog and fell in love with the food, the photos, everything. Reading the blog inspired me to try photographing some of my cooking. I have always used fresh ingredients but after lots of reading and some funky little hives that were showing up for no apparent reason on my abdomen I have been moving more toward a natural/organic diet for our family. I started to cut out food I couldn’t pronounce on labels and not only do I feel better, the little hives only show up when I eat food with weird additives. If you want to do some jaw dropping reading on the subject check out Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels.

Another tid bit about me…when I was 14 I thought it would be cool to follow the example of one of my girlfriends and I cut out all beef, game meat and pork. I didn’t eat meat for about a year and a half after quitting and was at a friend’s house and they were having tacos and I didn’t want to be rude so I ate a coupe spoonfuls of beef on my taco, it made my stomach ache so for 17 years I would only eat chicken, fish and turkey. About a year ago I decided to give moose meat a try and it was incredible and didn’t upset my stomach so I have slowly been adding those foods back into my diet and the food horizon had expanded tremendously for me and I’ve had no adverse reactions to adding them back. I buy natural or organic meats and eat as much moose meat as possible. We have always caught our own halibut and have enjoyed some salmon over the years, but my goal this summer is to fill our freezer with both and learn to cook them like a pro. With the help of our neighbor we are going to tackle our first garden this summer. I am no green thumb and the thought of it all scares me, but I LOVE veggies and it will be awesome to grow it all ourselves. Wish us luck!

The following photos were taken in my kitchen with a tripod while I was making pita pizzas. The reflection of the food in the granite and the Sprouted Kitchen blog inspired me to shoot the beautiful ingredients.

If you are interested in this recipe or others leave a comment and I’ll post it. I am planning to post things of interest to me that I think are worthy of sharing…fun facts, recipes, books I enjoy, etc…If there is something you’d like to see more of let me know.

Enjoy!

Vintage Boudoir Shoot | Custom Photographer – Fairbanks, AK

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:31:04 +0000

In deciding whether or not to participate in this year’s Women’s Affair I kept having a nagging feeling that the booth wasn’t enough of a buzz for my liking…I threw out the idea of the LIVE Vintage Boudoir shoot to my husband and though he thought the idea was super cool he wasn’t sure how the public would receive it or if the trade-show would allow it. When I got the courage to ask if I could do it I was nervous and unsure of what the reaction would be…Kris was super stoked and got me all fired up to do it! Next question…could I do it during the wine tasting? No demonstrations are held that night was the answer. Well, with the edgy concept I really think it’s the perfect time for it was my reply. Thankfully, Kris agreed and I could rest easy knowing the wine would be flowing. So, the concept was in full swing and once the ball started rolling I knew I was in for a fun adventure!

I had an absolute blast and appreciate all those who came out to check it out!

I want to thank all those who helped to make this crazy dream to do a LIVE vintage boudoir shoot become a reality! First and foremost thank you to Kris of KO Productions for trusting my vision and allowing me to bring this edgy concept to the public. I am incredibly grateful to Una of the beautiful Alaska Heritage House Bed & Breakfast for the use of her amazing antique furniture, my vision wouldn’t have been half of what I wanted it to be without it! I owe a HUGE thank you to my beautiful model, Natalie, for trusting me to photograph you in front of the LIVE audience, your courage and trust means the world to me and I am so grateful you were there for me. To the gals of Charlotte Rouge Chic Hair Spa, thank you for an awesome job on hair and make-up!

A super special thank you to my amazing husband, Mike, for all your talent and hard work in making this show possible for me. My booth looked awesome and I owe it all to your vision. Lastly, thank you to my sister, Erin, and my brother-in-law, Hess for the hours and hours of hard work to bring the set and shoot to life, we couldn’t have done it without you!

I hope you enjoy the images and that the LIVE shoot gave you a little taste of what this boudoir stuff is all about.

Enjoy!

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