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I’m Not Beautiful

December 26, 2015

It’s kind of unsettling to read those words and then look at the image of a stunningly beautiful young woman, because it just doesn’t make any sense. And that is exactly why I am a glamour portrait photographer for women. I absolutely know that all of us are beautiful. I don’t care what size, shape, colour, disfigurement, or physical challenge you may be or have, you ARE beautiful. And if you need to see it to believe it, I can show you. My clients reactions to their portraits are amazing. It’s emotional and many of them get teary, because they start to see themselves the way everybody else sees them…beautiful >>

Musical Photoshoot

December 20, 2015

What an awesome day! Krista has the voice of an angel and plays the guitar like it’s nobody’s business (I can’t believe I didn’t videotape her performing for us)!! Oh, and did I mention that she’s a talented and beautiful actress? I’m kinda jealous…a little…okay…totally jealous! I love meeting young people who are just on the edge of their journey and finding their way to their passion. I’m blown away by how much they’ve got their acts together. It’s inspirational >>

Christmas Gift Certificate

December 15, 2015

You can give your favourite person in the whole world the gift of a day of glamour pampering and a lifetime of gorgeous portraits. If you want to help them with a photo shoot, you could gift them the sitting fee and an amount toward the purchase of a photo package (e.g., sitting fees start at $125 and cover the hair and makeup, and then some people like to give $100 toward the purchase of the photo packages, etc.) Or…you can be a superhero and gift the entire photo shoot package (my clients normally spend $1200 for their photo packages) >>

Easy Peasy Beauty Tip

December 2, 2015

BROW FOR WOW I want to share a little beauty tip that packs a punch–shaping and tinting your eyebrows. Before she became my makeup artist, Alana Agerbo was a really good friend of mine. We met in our kids’ playground at elementary school, when few moms…

10 Ways to Prep For a Photoshoot

November 20, 2015

“What do I need to do for my photoshoot?” Without fail, that’s the first question I get asked when people book photoshoots with me. The first time I went to a photo shoot, I just showed up wearing a nice top. I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t do research. I didn’t think about how I wanted to look. So it’s no surprise I never did like those photos. So here are some of the tips I would recommend for making sure you get the gorgeous photos you’ve been dreaming of >>

Glamour Photography Not Just Sexy

November 10, 2015

For me, contemporary glamour photography is all about capturing that special moment when a woman shows me who she really is. Her physical beauty is really just a happy by-product. I get the best shots when she feels comfortable expressing her joy and starts to feel proud of who she is in that moment. So instead of thinking that “glamour” is only something sexy, I like to think of it as something powerful, smart, funny, strong, gorgeous, beautiful, fierce. Just because a woman looks gorgeous in a photograph, doesn’t mean she hasn’t got depth and isn’t capable of amazing things >>

Glamour Puss Wardrobe

October 23, 2015

My studio wardrobe is bursting at the seams with the gorgeous pieces that I find every once-in-a-while. I found these two beauties in an amazing little consignment shop, Absolutely Fabulous Consignment, in Kirkland, Washington. I always find gorgeous items in U.S. consignment shops >>

Before & After Joy

October 8, 2015

We were in stitches laughing when I told her to look “completely depressed and dejected” exactly like every driver’s license and passport photo ever taken of me. She could barely contain herself. I wanted an over-the-top-cheesy-fake-worse-than-real-life mugshot

What Is Glamour Photography?

October 4, 2015

My work is all about combining fashion and makeovers. I absolutely love giving women of all ages the rare opportunity to do something for themselves. Usually they’re the ones taking the photos, so they rarely end up in photo albums—where’s mom? This way, they get to play dress-up and be a pampered super model for the day!

What To Wear In Photography

October 1, 2015

My first piece of advice is to wear similar colours so that one outfit doesn’t overpower another. It’s jarring for the eye and rarely works well in portraits. There are a few colours that are a little tricky in photos, even if you’re wearing all the same colour.