Iconic Seattle – A Pike’s Place Market Tour

With so many displays of colorful fruits, flowers and vegetables – who couldn’t walk away with a few beautiful photographs? 

Like shooting fish in a barrel, though, most are a bit predictable, fairly easy to capture – and similar to most other images you may have seen. But here’s the good news: like your all-time favorite movie from your teenage years – they’re still fun to look at!

Here are my top 10 photographs (in no particular order) from last week’s walkabout with my favorite shooting partner, my husband, David.


Note: As I'm still struggling with tennis elbow (should call it "photographer's elbow!") - I opted for my much smaller lens - the 50mm 1.4. I do love that lens, and am actually thankful for the excuse to use it!

Have camera, will travel.

We travel to Lake Chelan every August, and typically it is a camera vacation for me - but this year it just so happened that my husband's cousin was wanting some pictures taken, and just so happens to live on our way to Chelan, in the Yakima Valley. She suggested the beautiful Yakima Arboretum as a venue - and I'm so glad she did. It was a beautiful evening, and I had 3 extra assistants helping out (Thanks boys!). 

Here are just a few of the images from last night's session... the rest are all here!

Ready for the Bright Lights!

I shot this a few years ago on a trip to Vegas sans-kids and sans-big camera. I do love it, my husband and I were on a shuttle from our time-share and headed up to see a show. It was slow going (as you can see from the traffic) but the colors and sights were plenty to keep us occupied on the march through the Strip.

We're heading out for our annual Vegas Vacation with the kids (yes, absolutely - this could be a very cheesy movie!), and I'm pretty excited. I'm energized creatively - and I really can't wait to just drop everything that's been cluttering my head lately and make some amazing images! I've even got 3 boys who enjoy doing the same and I can't wait to get started!

A great way to kick off summer... wouldn't you say?

Sharing Disneyland...

In honor of the launch of my travel series on the Disneyland family vacation (which is published on True North Parenting's blog, The Map), I wanted to share one of my favorite images from our 2010 visit to the "Happiest place on earth."

This image takes me right back to Main Street, USA, warm sun on my back and the promise of a full day exploring all that Disneyland and California Adventure have to offer.