Photographer Olympia

Saturday, 9 March 2013

One-year-old on the move! | Olympia photographer

This little guy was absolutely adorable....

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Six month old cutie pie | Olympia baby photographer, Tacoma baby child photographer

This little cutie pie was very alert and interested in the goings-on at the studio. Mom brought in lots of seriously cute accessories, and we all had fun incorporating them into the shoot! And older sis did such a great job helping out.

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Homemade play dough | Craft for a rainy day

It looks like I have unintentionally taken a break from blogging! I have a lot of recent sessions to highlight, and I'll start getting back into the blogging routine next week.

Did you grow up with childhood books so special that just the thought of them warms your heart? I have quite a few favorites that my parents kept throughout the years, the original, lovingly worn editions from my childhood. Then there were a few that weren't kept for whatever reason, but I still remember loving to look through them. Make and Do from the Childcraft How and Why Library was one of my absolute favorites to look through, but one which got lost. It's an amazing craft book that covered everything from potato prints to weaving a bag. Not that I actually did a lot of crafts from the book, but the images were great inspiration for creative play. This Christmas, I finally got around to locating a used copy and introducing it to my kids. I'd highly recommend getting a copy for your family.
Seraphine and I recently made a homemade play dough recipe from this book which they call chemical clay:

We've tried several homemade play dough recipes over the years, and this one was best as far as consistency and modeling ability. The ingredients in this one were a tad smelly.

1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup salt
3/4 cup water

-Mix 1 cup salt and 1/2 cup cornstarch in cooking pot
-Slowly stir in 3/4 cup water. Keep stirring until the mixture is smooth. Now is the time to add food coloring if you'd like
-Adult stirs mixture over low heat until it is stiff, like mashed potatoes, takes 2-3 mins.
-Spoon mixture to an old plate, let cool for 10 mins
-Press and squeeze clay for 3-4 mins. until it starts to feel like clay
-Store in airtight container or can bake shapes in oven and paint

Yes, it's a 70s book, so very vintage. Make and Do by Childcraft, 1979 edition.

Our new cat, Petals, also known as Miss Moppet for the obvious literary reasons ;), who was very curious about the clay that day.

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

A foggy winter morning | Tacoma family photography, Thurston county family photography, Olympia family photos

It was a pleasure meeting and working with this family! We had a combo session, half in studio and half outdoors, and while it may have been a little to cold for the little ones we got some cute images..enjoy!

Friday, 25 January 2013

On location maternity session | Olympia maternity photos, Tacoma maternity photography

When this client called to set up her appointment, she was trying to decide whether to do it in studio or outdoors. I asked her about her property, and she told me about her wonderful house and all the farms and fields that surrounded it. I thought, heck, it's the middle winter, let's shoot outdoors in these beautiful fields and in and around her new home. She thought it was a great idea too. It turned out to be one of the most beautiful days for shooting and it was so fun working with these guys.