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The Robbins-Ghormley Family: Tacoma Family Photographer

07.06.22

It has been over two years since the last time I blogged any work. The pandemic has brought so much of my work to a standstill. I’ve had to do the bare minimum with kids home for over a year and then the addition of our fourth and final baby.
But it’s been fun to look back at my work during the pandemic with fresh eyes. This session was from last June at the very beginning of the hottest heat wave I’ve experienced during my life-time. On top of it, I was 20 weeks pregnant, which made everything even hotter.
Home sessions are my absolute favorite. I love capturing the personality of the family, but also of the home itself, as it is a member of the family. Enjoy this session with the Robbins-Ghormleys.

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Baby Calvin: Tacoma Newborn Photographer

02.19.20

It’s so fun, when you start photographing a family and they are a couple expecting their very first baby for a maternity session. Then you get to meet and capture those quiet moments at home with the shock and beauty of a brand new baby. And then in a snap, two years later they call you with the arrival of their second baby, and that first sweet baby is a walking, talking two year old, experiencing their own shock and wonder of a new baby. And now mom and dad have found their rhythm and you get to be a witness to the beautiful family they have made. As a photographer, it really is a gift to capture the transformation of a family.

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The Rorem Family: Tacoma Family Photographer

02.19.20

I’ve been photographing my sister’s family since I started shooting 6 years ago. What’s been fun, is over time they have seen my grown and progress, and really trust my vision and the freedom I like to give to kids during sessions. They let me take the riegns and trust that something lovely will come out of it. Not to mention, next to my kids, these nieces and nephew of mine are some of my favorite muses.

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The Pandiani Grandkids: Gig Harbor Family Photographer & Filmmaker

02.18.20

This session with the Pandiani grandkids and their grandparents was such a treat! I got to document a little bit of everything in both photos and film. It’s not often that all the grandkids get to be together as some live abroad most of the year, so Mary, their grandma wanted one of their favorite traditions they have together captured in photo and video before the summer ended. So when I got their we snagged some portraits and a few photos of them playing, and then I made them a sweet Keepsake Film of their playtime in the pool, which you can view at the bottom of the blog. What is a family tradition that you would love to have bottled up in a Keepsake Film?

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Elizabeth: Class of 2020 Bellingham High School: Tacoma Senior Photographer

09.23.19

Elizabeth is my dear niece, she is the one that made me an auntie. She was born a month before I started my first year of college. It is baffling that she is already here, graduating from high school. It doesn’t seem possible. When she was six I babysat her one summer day. We walked around Point Defiance Park and I took pictures of her with the flowers, and somehow it’s 11 years later and we found ourselves back at Point Defiance Park with the flowers. I can’t wait to see what unfolds with the adventures in front of her.