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So tolerant.  That’s all I can say about our pooch Cooper.  This dog is so loyal to me that he will do almost anything for me.  Including wearing silly glasses.  Please note that I did show some self control.  I did not give him a any sort of scar even though that would have made […]

Harry Dogger

Fall in the Pacific Northwest can be a beautiful time of year.  It can also be a wet time of year.  (Yes, internet, I’m sure you think EVERY time of year in the PNW is a wet time of year!)  For that reason I asked Jane to meet me with her family at one of […]

Looking for some color

A lot of kids give suggestions for poses while I am photographing them.  Most involve some sort of strength pose (boys) or high fashion pose (girls).  Miss Lizzie’s suggestions had more to do with the coordinating colors around her than what SHE was actually doing. That got me thinking that she had a pretty good […]

A budding artist

Or maybe I should call this post Passing the Wig.  Do you recognize Mr. Fun in that picture above?  There he is in his 91 (Dave Hoffman) jersey and purple mullet at the 1992 Rose Bowl game which led to the Huskies becoming the 1992 National Champions.  Ahhh the glory days!  The great thing about […]

Passing the Torch

Sophie is old hat at having me take her pictures.  In fact, her hat pictures from last year were some of my all time favorite!  But this time I learned something new about her mom Ann-Marie.  In an attempt to get a fresh, natural expression I asked her to tell me the funniest thing about […]

Belting it out

Ronan is turning three in three weeks and Nora is about 15 months old.  Know what that means?  That means that Ronan would rather run back and forth showing me his fierce game face.  (He learned that, conveniently enough, the day before our photo shoot from a Superfan at Husky Stadium!)  It also means that […]

Miracle Shot