Seattle Summer Solstice Parade

Oh what a lovely and colorful bunch of people!  I've never been to the Seattle Summer Solstice Parade until this year.  There were a lot of really fun (and free) people there.  It turned out to be a beautiful and fun day!

Grayland Beach Camping Trip

A couple of weekends ago I had the opportunity to go camping with my family and some friends to Grayland beach.  As usual I brought my camera and was able to capture some cute images.

My nephew and niece Trey and Lilly givin' some Love.

My nephew Caden "cheesin".  He's such a goober :)

I dressed up in a mask and fairy wings to surprise my niece Lilly.  She thought I was pretty silly!

Little Jordan

I went to a Cinco Dey Mayo party with some friends and one of my friends had her little boy Jordan there.  He is such a ball of pure energy!!  So cute too!  He took a liking to me and wanted to cuddle on my lap with me.  He is such a sweet boy :)

His Mom said I could take some pictures of him.  Isn't he a cutie?

I'm not sure if he had food in his mouth or if he was just making a funny face.

He had a pretty adorable smile!

Dog Day in May!

One of my long time friends works for the Pierce County Parks Department, and she puts on these wonderful dog walks every year to benefit the different programs that are run by her department. In the springtime the event is called Dog Day in May and there's another event in October called the Woof Woof Walk.

When you register online you get a bag of goodies, you get to have your picture taken with your furry pal by Sportraits and get to let your dog mingle and make new friends on a nice long walk through the park.

This is their second year of running the dog walk and I first began photographing this event for my dear friend while I was still in photography school. I've been doing it since then :) It's a fun time and I get to meet and make new friends while getting some great shots of all the different doggies that show up.

Here are a few images from the event.

For more information about these awesome events please visit: Dog Day in May

For more Dog Day in May images please visit my proof gallery:  Proof Gallery

Thanks!

In love with Aperture

So as a photo retoucher I've been introduced to several different programs for that particular purpose.  For my own photography and projects I used to use Adobe Lightroom, but it seemed rather slow to me at times, making things more time-consuming and frustrating.

I decided to play with Aperture a bit.  I've had this program for quite some time and took one very short class that Apple put on, but hadn't touched it since because it just seemed like there were so many bells and whistles involved and too much opportunity to get confused.

I am absolutely in love with Aperture right now.  There are some things that I wish Aperture did that other programs do, but for the most part it's making my job a lot faster and a lot easier.

I especially like the album layouts they have and the option to buy the album right there.

I'm working on some different layouts for a mini-album of my neice Lilly Jo.  I think they're coming along nicely so far :)