Amanda Shea Photography Blog, Seattle Professional Children's Photographer

After the Beautiful Year, the documenting continues!

After completing this family's Beautiful Year in the spring (remember these?), I was hoping to be able to photograph them on my fall Seattle trip ~ and hooray, here they are!  I can't compliment this family enough:  They are always so sweet, the kids are wonderfully fun at their sessions and the boys have the most loving big sister who takes time to read them stories.  In fact, capturing one of these storytime moments turned into one of my very favorite images from this fall.

Also, we've had all four sesions at home and each time I leave, all three kids prop themselves on the back of the couch and wave goodbye as I head down the driveway.  It is just the sweetest sight...Thanks so much, Jason and Cara, for inviting me into your home to photograph your beautiful family.

I love that they invited the nanny in for one of the family portraits ~ so thoughtful and a great memory for everyone.

Fall at Green Lake

You may remember this precious guy from one of my first blog posts: at 3 weeks. Look at him now at 7 months!  We had a wonderful fall session with lots of colorful leaves and smiles.  He has a full head of bright blonde hair, the ability to sit on his own, and a contagious smile.  He's still tiny and I loved emphasizing this by photographing him on one of the Green Lake docks.   Next year, he'll probably be walking on it by himself (with parents close by, of course!).

Thanks for a wonderful session, N & T.  I look forward to delivering your final portraits ~ especially the wall gallery!

Another year, Another favorite series

I photographed this little girl this time last year and it was one of my favorite sessions of the summer.  She and her wonderful parents have done it again for me this year. : )

At two years old, little N ran and ran for much of the session, really keeping me on my toes!  I love the energy she has and the 6th photo down shows how she was leading the way for the portraits...always staying one step ahead, even while holding her teddy bear. 

We started the photo session at home in the kitchen where we started last year.  I adore the light that comes in through the windows there and it was so wonderful to see the series of wall portraits hanging there from last year.  As much as N had changed in the past year, her sweet expressions remain the same.  Thank you, K, W & N for such a wonderful session.  I hope you enjoy this preview and then your slideshow!

What a fun age! Portraits at the Arboretum...

I met this family at the Washington Arboretum one afternoon recently for their session. 5 1/2 year old A kept me smiling the entire time! He had such a wonderful variety of expressions and was up for just about anything, as were his mom and dad who even climbed a tree for a family portrait (how fun!).

The Arboretum is the perfect place for sessions right now and having the weather be as nice as it's been lately is a bonus. We found several great places for family portraits: along Azalea Way, on a park bench and in and under the trees. A found lots of fun places for his portraits, too: in the flowers, among the tree branches, with his dog and in the arms of his parents. I couldn't get enough of his contagious laugh. Look at the fourth photo down and you're guaranteed a smile!

Thanks so much for a great session to A, Mom, Dad and the family dog. I had a great time with you guys and look forward to sending you the login to your online gallery.

Two of the dearest and most loving kids I know...

...are my cousins. When I was home in Natchez, Mississippi recently for a wedding and portrait sessions, my aunt and her two children, CR & A, happened to be visiting home the same weekend. I couldn't believe the luck of our trips lining up with one another and I really looked forward to having a photo session with them.

You can see from the portraits how dear and sweet these two are to one another. They couldn't have been better subjects, and I told them this repeatedly during the shoot, eventually leading to a few laughs! We had the session in our grandparents' incredible wooded yard. I grew up picking pecans off the ground in their field, climbing one of the big magnolia trees there, and playing in the creek behind their house. Being able to photograph CR & A in the same field and around the same trees means the world to me.

Something else incredibly special about this session was that my grandparents joined in the fun. The grandparents and the grandchildren adore each other and you can see it in their eyes. Thank you so much to Beth, Granny and Grandpops for making it possible to have this session. To CR & A, I hope you enjoy seeing your pictures! I loved seeing you when I was home.