Nicole & Tyler tie the knot

Alderbrook Resort was the site of this beautiful wedding. While I felt like I went thru rain, hail, sleet and snow to get there upon my arrival there were beautiful blue skies and the perfect setting for the perfect wedding! Congratulations, Nicole and Tyler!

Shan Coleman

Shan hails from Jamaica. I was treated to his soulful reggae & acoustic ramblings during our first photo shoot together. You can see him live on June 12th & July 24th 2009 at The Cliff House in Tacoma.  Visit his website at www.shancoleman.com

  

Groove City Band

I got to photograph five of the nicest guys you’ll ever want to meet. Together they are “Groove City Band” and they play regularly at the Muckelshoot Casino.  Some of them are based out of Albuquerque and we all agreed that the chile there is the best! Check out their webpage for details!

 

Studio by the Sound

It’s always an honor when one artist chooses another to be of service. I was tickled when Kathy called and asked me to once again do her ‘headshot’ for her website.  I walk past her colorful home everytime I head to my studio.  It’s bright colors always make me smile.  Wish my yard looked like that!  Visit her site at: http://www.studiobythesound.com/

Daddy’s little girls

Mom purchased her certificate for a family portrait at the Schmitz Park Elementary Dinner Auction. Lucky me…I got to meet three of the cutest little girls I’ve ever met. It was a perfect day, a little chilly even as we watched a sailing regatta pass by…alright, Dad wanted to watch…the girls didn’t care one way or the other! Our goal was to get the three of them together…a challenge that kept mom and dad dancing in the background and making funny animal noises that made the girls settle down and smile big time!

  

Seattle Sister Cities Reception 2009

The 13th Annual Seattle Sister Cities Reception was held at City Hall on April 23rd.  Hosting cites included Gdynia, Poland, Nantes, France, Surabaya, Indonesia and Sihanoukville, Cambodia.  City officials including Mayor Nickels, Richard Conlin and Tay Yoshitani were on hand to welcome members of the Indonesian Consul General plus members of local area Sister City groups.  To view all images click here.

Highlights include: Robam Jun Por, Blessing Dance from Cambodia 

Philippe Savre performing music from Brittany

2008 Best Single Project Award went to the Reykjavik Sister City group

Vivat Musica of Seattle performed Polish folk songs

GEMAS Dance group performed an Indonesian traditional dance

Madeline at Alki

It’s never too late for senior portraits! Madeline’s mom found me through her hairdresser, Taylor, whose wedding I did about 7(?) years ago!  Thank you Taylor! 

Madeline and I met on Alki and did some creative work on the pier close to Salty’s and then moved down to the ‘anchor’ where the sun came out and we did some fun stuff close to the water.

Marley & Me

Who knew Marley would turn into a killer photographer when he got a pet cam for Christmas! I’ve been ‘processing’ his work and I must say, he takes after me.  Luna not so much but, she has gotten a great shot of Marley himself coming up the stairs. Their first book will be ‘published’ soon!  Click here to view their images!

17th Annual Seattle Polish Film Festival highlights

Once again the Seattle Gdynia Sister City presented the 17th Annual Seattle Polish Film Festival. I was on hand for the opening night screening of “Warsaw Dark” with special guest Leslaw Zurek, a young stage and cinema actor from Wroclaw, Poland.  His biggest wish was to visit Roslyn!

Next up was the Festival Gala. Supporters of the festival were invited to a red carpet affair and meet Szymon Bobrowski, another young television and film actor. He was special guest for the screening of “Hania” and “The Reliable System”.

You can view all the images here: http://www.gailannphotography.com/SPFF09/

My sister Barb hams it up with Leslaw Zurek.

Leslaw says hello to our guests all the way from Racine, Wisconsin!

Szymon Bobrowski walks the red carpet and autographs our poster…

Szymon receives gifts from SGSCA President Debra Markert and Film Director Greg Plichta.

Girls just wanna have fun on the red carpet…

It’s a dog’s life

Meet Lizzie. She is 13 years young and mom thought it was time for that classic portrait!  Between sniffing out every corner and playing with my stuffed bunny we got some really nice images. Take a peek…