From the Shumate family.

Finally getting caught up on some needed editing. Soon I’ll be able to post the jobs I have edited but haven’t posted yet. We’ve also built a studio (YAY!) in our basement which has taken a lot of my time as well.

A couple of weeks ago I got to spend some time with the Fox Family and make some portraits. Mary and Baden are some of the nicest people around and their kids are adorable with their big dark eyes. You wouldn’t know by looking at the photos that it was terribly cold out that day. I had to bump the shutter speed a bit as not to catch the kids’ chattering teeth. We had fun and got some great shots as you can see here.

Thanks to Kelsey who helped me out a bunch on this shoot by holding my light and watching the little ones while I photographed their parents.

I know it seems like this website hasn’t got much love from me lately. Trust me, it’s only because I’ve been busy shooting and taking care of some big projects on the horizon. But the combination of lack of posts and shooting means I’m going to be able to machine gun some posts in the next couple of weeks (hopefully).

One of the recent sessions was for the sister and brother in law of one of my other great clients. Of course, Chris and Shanna were just as great to shoot. The funny thing is I’ve been friends with Chris’s brother since we moved to Spokane 5 years ago. The only conclusion I can come to is that I was just meant to make their portraits.

Like usual, I enjoyed my time hanging out with my clients—we had a lot of fun getting these photos—Chandler smiles (or lack thereof) included. Hopefully that comes through in the images—I think it does. What do you think?