and baby will make four!

I photographed LaDonna and Paul’s wedding several years ago.  It’s wonderful to watch their families grow and be called upon to honor their family moments.  Here’s little Evan enjoying his last few weeks as an only child…

Johnny’s having fun

The Leary’s stopped by last week and made an appointment for Johnny, ‘the little brother”.  The last time I saw him was for the family Christmas photo and he was just a babe in arms!  So,  we did our 10 month photo and got some great headshots. We also did a little reading and played with some cars…what a morning! Time for a nap!

Halloween Traditions at Alki Elementary

There’s nothing like creating your own holiday traditions…even for Halloween!  I met Cassie and her mom several years ago and have had the privilege of photographing her in her Halloween costume as well as creating her annual Christmas photo!

You can view all the trick or treaters here:  http://www.gailannphotography.com/AlkiHarvest2010/

Blonde hair and blue eyes…

I don’t know how anyone can resist these blonde hair & blue eyes.  Say hello to Saoirse Ronan Lawlor. His mom purchased a gift certificate from one of the local auctions so we just had to do some fun outdoor stuff. Saoirse loves the water and was more than delighted to have his photo taken down by the anchor on Alki. It was exceptionally hot that day so when I suggested he take his shoes off and run through the surf he didn’t hesitate!

Side by side in Georgetown

A client of mine asked if I had any ideas on entertaining her nephew while he was in town. He likes art of all sorts of art so I said I could help by providing some photo assignments. When I found out he loved graffiti I had to go along so we agreed to meet in Georgetown starting at Stellar Pizza for lunch. He told me has was busy taking metal working class in the mornings and was making a bike! How ambitious. We ate our pizza and headed on down the road. I thought it would be fun if we both shot with our simple point and shoot cameras (so as not to say one was better cuz the camera was bigger!) We shot side by side throughout Georgetown …. I think we BOTH have a pretty good eye!  What do you think?  Click here for a side by side comparison of our creative shots. (TJ’s image is usually first and identified with TJ while mine follows his and is labled with a GT)

Here’s TJ ‘interpreting’ this graffiti wall for me!

Kids gone wild

Once again, Ms. Stephanie asked me to photograph her preschool classes for posterity. This time I was gently bombarded by bean bags, chased the kids around the play yard with my camera and finally attempted to take the class photos. I think we did just fine; afterall, kids will be kids.

Meet Sabine!

First comes loves, then comes marriage, then comes Sabine in a baby carriage!  I photographed Kate & Amit’s wedding a couple of years ago. I was so happy when they called to say they had a new member of the family….little Sabine. What a beautiful name…for a beautiful baby.  Here’s our first session together. We’ve already got the next one planned with her and Joey – the family dog! Can’t wait.

Jesse & Lucy giggle away

This was the first time mom had taken the kids for ‘professional’ photos; she was pleasantly surprised at how well the kids took to the situation.  We placed them in the big orange chair and let them just have fun. There were giggles and grins and mile wide! But my favorite part was when mom was getting Lucy into her car seat and Jesse sat down to have a little snack….”Want some?”

Fun in the fog…

Willa and her sister walk by my studio at least 2-3 times a day! Always off on some exciting adventure. I knew that sooner or later I would get to photograph the cute redheads. And as a bonus I got to meet their cousins Jack and Ryan too! We put off the session once due to weather but this time decided we’d just do it! We all had fun in the fog…take a look.

Foggy Fun in West Seattle.

2+1=3 cute little girls!

Mom called because the weatherman said it would be warm and overcast – the perfect day for a family portrait. Instead we got warm, windy and sunny! But we all persevered and got some darling images of the twins with their new baby sister who’s only 2 months old.

2 1=3 cute girls.