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March 14, 2013

Julie & Steve

I met Julie in January when we both attended Jasmine Star’s CreativeLIVE class. She is from Calgary (where Kyle was born:)) and her cute little Canadian accent charmed me right away (not to mention that we bonded over Halls cough drops). When we returned to CreativeLIVE a few weeks ago she brought her husband Steve with her. Man I love these two! They are the amazing photographers behind Julie Hill Photography. Be sure to check them out!

I had a great time chatting with them over beers and snacks after the class, and quickly made a plan to meet up with them to visit some Ballard breweries with my husband before they headed home a few days later. The next morning it occurred to me that we should do a photo shoot. I adore shooting couples and can’t get enough. We got SO lucky that afternoon with some coveted Seattle sunshine and had a great time at Discovery Park.  These two were easy going, silly, and clearly in love. I enjoyed every minute with them.

Steve and Julie, thank you SO much for coming out to play! I am totally going to take you up on your offer to shoot us in the mountains when we come see you!

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Jenna Leigh - Love seeing these two in front of the lens, what gorgeous light and that last shot is just amazing! Great job Hannah!

Erin - Great job! Beautiful light!

Stacy - Love!!!!!!!!!! Super beautiful!

Michelle S Hanks - That top image is stunning. I love your dreamy style and it feels very intimate. Great job!

Hannah - Discovery Park in Seattle

Emily - Lovely work! Where is this location?

jenn - hannah, gorgeous work!

Jade - Great light in the last one. Love them all – good work!

Alisha - Love these “moments” you have captured/created :) absolutely adorable!!!

Gretchen Korf - Love birds! It’s so awesome to see your beautiful images of this fun fun fun couple!! Great work.

Alaina Bos - They are so freaking adorable! What a beautiful sunset too! You rocked this session, big time!

Hannah - Awesome! I need to look at their wedding photos!! :)

Amy Cheshire - Love these two! I had the pleasure of shooting their wedding! You captured them so well :)

Jete Devisser - Love those backlit ones!! I love how you captured such a connection between them – beautiful.

Hannah - You can shoot me with my husband! ;-)

Angela - What a great location and awesome couple! Beautifully done, Hannah!

Whitney Lane - I need to get my ReSTARt photoshoot on! THese are gorgeous guys both the images and the couple obvs!

March 13, 2013

365 Week 2 – Better late than never!

365 Project Week 2…I didn’t struggle with taking the images, only with posting them. Hopefully I’ll get better as time goes on!

{Androidography, run this way, mirror, creativeLIVE, tourist, tiny bubbles, Android fail – Amaluna}

 

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Hannah - I rarely take advantage of the awesomeness of this city! So cool. The beer shot was done with the Tamron 28-75mm No macro :)

Jeremy - I love the night shot in Seattle, as much as I love living in a rural area I sometimes miss the opportunity to take night shots/cityscapes. Is the shot of the beer done with a Macro there’s so little DOF there. Great work again.

March 4, 2013

The Wait Is Over | Seattle Adoption Photography

I’ve been waiting for a long time to share this because I had to wait for the adoption to be finalized (I can only imagine the waiting Kortney and Jon had to do!) This sweet little family had only been together a couple of months when I shot their Red Thread Session but the bond was clearly apparent to me. Caleb found his Mommy and Daddy!

Jon and Kortney first saw their son’s face on April 6, 2011. Caleb was an adorable six month old baby boy growing up in South Korea, and they instantly fell in love. Jon and Kortney immediately began preparing for his arrival. While waiting to bring Caleb home they sent nine care packages and received thousands of photos and even video of their little boy growing up half a world away. Because of international politics they had to wait 15 months before they received permission to travel to Seoul to bring Caleb home. Finally, the new family of three arrived back in America in July, 2012, and Caleb’s adoption was finalized in Feb, 2013. On that day Caleb not only became a US citizen but legally became Jon and Kortney’s son.

I was so honored to shoot their first family photos! Adoption is a truly amazing thing, and this forever family made my day!!

 


There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says, “An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of  time, place, or circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.”  This proverb is particularly true for adoptive families, and that is where the name for Red Thread Sessions came from.

I, in connection with Red Thread Sessions, provide free photo shoots to adoptive families. For more information email me or check out Red Thread Sessions

 

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March 1, 2013

Happy Birthday to Me! A New Challenge…

Thirty-two is not a milestone birthday. There’s  nothing particularly special about it. But when I turned 32 last Saturday, I knew I wanted to make this year different. My business is changing (more on this soon). I’ve moved into a new house. I’ll be finishing my first triathlon in less than a month (what?!). It’s going to be an exciting year. I want to document the whole thing…so this is the year. I’m finally committing to a 365 project.  I’ll be taking a photo a day, every day, until my next birthday. This is the first of what will be weekly Friday posts with the week’s captures. Feel free to join me on this journey! I’d love to see your 365 project!

{favorite hands, clean wine, sleepy head, pretty hot chocolate, rainy practice, spring, kindergarten homework}

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February 14, 2013

My love letters: Dear Kyle

Dear Kyle,

It’s been almost 9 years since we first met and almost 2 since we got married. How time has gone by so quickly, I have no idea. What I do know is that when I first met you I was completely smitten. I knew you were the one for me. You were charming and funny and handsome and confident. You were easy to be around and always so much fun.  You still are.

My feelings for you haven’t changed since that first day…and also they have. In the last 9 years our relationship has gotten so much deeper. You push me to be the most vibrant version of myself as I can be and never let me settle for “good enough”. You support my dreams (even when they change a little bit every day). You know me well enough to know when I need a cup of coffee before you talk to me in the morning. And you know when I just need your hand on my knee.  You’ve taken the time and effort since we met to get to know me better than anyone has ever known me.

And I’ve learned who you are in a way I’ve never known anyone before. I can tell how you’re feeling by a twitch of your lip (annoyed), or a crinkle of your eyes (about to laugh). I know what to expect with you, but somehow you also still manage to surprise me.

The last few months we’ve spent training together for the triathlon has been a hugebonding time in my mind. To push ourselves so hard for such a good cause, and doing it together has been such a cool thing and makes me feel so close to you. It’s amazing that this far into our relationship we can still do things that bring us closer together.  I hope that’s always true.

When I look forward in our lives I see a family. I see you rocking a newborn in the soft glow of a nightlight at 2 in the morning. I see Little feet pattering through the kitchen, and you following behind with the vacuum cleaner and a big smile on your face (gotta love a man who loves vacuuming AND kids!).  I see the busy years of the kids’ extra-curricular activities and rushed family dinners. I see school events, graduations, weddings. And I see you and I, old geezers…and your hand still on my knee.

Thank you for being my partner, sounding board, best friend, trouble maker, support system, builder-upper, and my love. I wake up grateful for you every morning (even when you haven’t given me coffee yet). I love you more than I can tell you. Thank you for being mine.

All my love,

Your wife

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Tara - That is so sweet…what a great idea!

Whitney Lane - You guys are too cute. I love your love letter idea