Well the year has come to an end and the new one has started and so I wanted to take a little time to reflect on the past year. I've been so lucky to work with such amazing people. Over this past year I learned a lot about myself, my photography skills and running a photography business. I've learned to be confident in my skills and the photos that I create. My wife Mandy always jokes about how I usually come home from a photoshoot and am discouraged cause I don't think I got any good photos. Well after looking through the photos we always find good ones. There were a lot of lessons learned from 2010 and I plan to improve upon those and create more fun photos in 2011!

This last year has definitely made me question whether I can do this full time. The desire and drive are there for me but the one thing that will help me to make this a reality is YOU! I rely solely on word of mouth and your referrals. I hope that each and every one of you will think of me when you're looking for a wedding photographer, senior portrait photographer, family photographer, and newborn photographer. Do you know someone getting married? Are you or a friend a senior in high school? If we got the opportunity to work together this year and were happy please share my name with your friends and family! I really enjoy working with each of you and have a blast creating fun photos!

Below are some of my favorite photos from the past year and the respective blog post link so you can see the rest of the photos if you missed them.

Thanks again for helping me get to where I am at the end of 2010! Now onto 2011!!

Mike

Conner's Portrait Session at Gas Works Park

Carissa's Senior Portrait session at the Des Moines Marina

Jil and Kev Wedding at Hall at Fauntleroy

Patrick's Senior Portrait Session at Gas Works Park in Seattle

Seattle Sounders MLS Playoff Match vs LA Galaxy

Hosea Newborn Photo Session

Look Mom No Heads at Pike Place Market

A Clean Room is a Happy Room!

US Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club

Nolan's Senior Portrait Session at the Seattle Center

1 in 15 Odds at the Seattle Center and EMP

Thomas' Senior Portrait at the University of Washington

Zach's Senior Portrait Session at Redondo Beach

David's Senior Portait Session at Snoqualmie Falls

Tyler's Senior Photo Session down on Alki Beach

Tiffany's Senior Portrait Session at Lake Wilderness

Are you an eye or a toe?

If Wrinkles Could Talk

Jil and Kev's Engagement Portrait Session at Chateau Ste. Michelle

The Beeman's family portrait session in Fremont

Miller Family Portrait Session in Maple Valley

Rife Family Portrait Session at Kerry Park

Bethany and Matt Engagement Photo Session at Lake Wilderness Park

Mead Portrait Session in High Point

Mara Karinn Newborn Photo Session

Turley Family Portrait Session

Anna Grace Newborn Photo Session

Creative Immersion

Sonia Grace Newborn Photo Session

Success By Accident

Occasionally I have to go out of town for work and most of the time I'm not too happy about it. Every year for the last four years I've had to travel down to Irvine, CA for a client of mine. This is the first year I had an opportunity to get out and take some photos. I went out with my coworker Jason Chinn to Newport Beach one night and Huntington Beach the next. The night out at Newport was great and it was a very clear night. The fog didn't roll in and you could see the pier very clearly. Lately I've really been trying to watch for reflections either in bodies of water, puddles or other reflective metal. I saw the way the sand was rippling from the water and the waves that were coming back and forth. The ripples in the sand were so amazing and I knew right away the shot that I wanted. I showed this photo to several people and they all commented that the waves were great but I had to correct them and tell them they were actually seeing the sand. I hope you enjoy the photo! thanks for reading and stopping by!

Taken: September 23, 2009
Focal length: 18mm
Shutter speed: 1/6 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Notes or Post Processing: HDR

2010 - A Look Back

Out of Town