Presenting Layla Grace- 11 days old in West Seattle

Posted on May 23, 2016 Posted in Baby, breastfeeding, Documentary, Families, family portrait, fatherhood, motherhood, Seattle childrens fine art photographic portraitsTagged Black and White photography, documentary family photography, Newborn Photography, on-location portraits, west seattleLeave a comment

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Congratulations Ingrid and Aaron! What a beautiful family you have. And to let everyone know, this is a small sample of what an in-home newborn session can look like.

Every family, home and session is different, but this is realistic for you! While these two may look like models, they are real people!

We find a spot or spots in your home that have some natural light (I can do with less than you think) and I spend between 2-3 hours with you documenting anything from your baby alone, to breastfeeding, to the whole family. It’s all about you and what you want!

Not pictured are over 100 other images the family received to have forever as cherished memories of their newborn.

A blog post can only be a small sample of our work together, and while my favorites are usually black and white, and while I think I’m more known for black and white, most of the images are available in color as well. In fact some of Ingrid’s favorites are in color with a beautiful flower crown made by Flower Lab in West Seattle. I’ll show them in a second post if I can ever find the time!

I hope this will give you an idea of what I can do for you and your family as we create together.

High School Senior Portrait-Capitol Hill, Seattle

Posted on April 21, 2016 Posted in high school senior portrait, SeattleTagged Black and White photography, high school senior, Non-traditional Senior portraits, on-location portraits, Seattle, Senior PhotographyLeave a comment

Annika was just fantastic to work with, open to all sorts of ideas, and humored the photographer! And, her brother gave a great assist holding my reflector.

As a result, she was given a large selection (over 100) of images to chose from from our 2 hour session in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill in Seattle. She hasn’t picked her favorites yet, but here are some of mine. As a side note, my choices are often very different than my clients.

Do you know anyone who didn’t get their Senior Portraits done in time for the yearbook, but still want to document this time in their lives? Or perhaps you are thinking ahead for August when you will get your portrait done when school’s out, and things are not so hectic. Either way, I hope you’ll consider me for your portraits.

My style is natural, relaxed and classic. Let’s just go out and have fun! There are no “poses” and number of outfit changes, just me revealing the best you!

Thanks for looking! Meryl

On-location family portraits_Lincoln Park_West Seattle

Posted on August 30, 2014August 30, 2014 Posted in childhood, Children, Documentary, family portraits, West SeattleTagged Black and White photography, child portraits, documentary family photography, extended family session, family portraits, on-location portraits, west seattleLeave a comment

I was called by Queen Anne mom Cecile to do an extended family portrait of 10 people-grandparents, two sets of parents and these children. And, we did those more structured pictures. But what I hope to achieve during those sessions as well, is also capturing these moments in between the more formal portraits. I love capturing natural emotion, and don’t want children to “smile for the camera. ” My hope is that you will find these as successful as I feel they are. Thanks for looking.

Family photography_West Seattle

Posted on December 20, 2013December 20, 2013 Posted in family portraitsTagged documentary family photography, family portraits, on-location portraits, west seattleLeave a comment

Sara received a gift certificate for this photo session as a birthday present from her mom. Late Fall provided great light in Lincoln Park in West Seattle, and fabulous parents provided lots of love and tickles so we could get some sweet images. Thank you Sara, Jacobe, Cora, Ryder and Ann!

At home with the C family-Queen Anne Session

Posted on December 1, 2013December 2, 2013 Posted in childhood, Documentary, family portraits, motherhoodTagged Black and White photography, child portraits, documentary family photography, non-traditional family photos, on-location portraitsLeave a comment

It is an honor and a real joy to spend time at home with a family, documenting their real life. While a few set-up shots may work themselves into the photo session, most of what you see is not set-up. The moments are captured on film as they unfold. That is how people feel most at ease allowing their real personality to shine through!