I am a little slow in catching up with blogging, but I don’t want to miss out on showing these lovely photos of Michelle. She is another Senior from Sunnyside High School, with a fantastic smile! Below are some favorites. I’m curious, dear readers, which is THE favorite?
It was great to work with you Michelle, best of luck with your Senior Year - Neil
Cristal attends Sunnyside High School and drove up to Yakima on a beautiful Spring day for her Senior portraits. We found some cherry blossoms in the background to add a bit of a tropical feel. I did a little photoshop work to create an interesting graphic image with the black and white as well some soft images. Below are some of her favorites.
Thanks for the feedback Cristal and best wishes with your Senior Year. – Neil
I met up with Marisol at the Yakima Arboretum for her Senior Photos. We found a day that the sun came out and not too much wind. The pink cherry blossoms make a nice backdrop – as does the yellow and black Buick.
Marisol, my wife loves your fantastic red shoes. Good luck with your Senior Year! – Neil
JoAnn and I recently travelled to New Mexico. Of course we packed our cameras and lenses and had a great time exploring. We only had a few days, but could have spent a month seeing all the New Mexico has to offer. Below are two photos from Taos Pueblo. If you are interested in seeing more, please visit our new “travel blog.” – Neil
Hi Everyone,
This is going to be good news to many of of you, as it was good news to us: Our professional lab has lowered some of it’s prices and the first thing we want to do is to reciprocate by lowering our prices. For now, we are taking 20% off the price of packages. Packages also now include a full resolution DVD, so you can print and archive your own images. There are also some changes to print prices.
-Neil
Last October, Cassie and Bryan were married at the American Homestead, near Naches. This was a memorable wedding, both because Cassie and Bryan are a fabulous couple to work with and we enjoy being out at the American Homestead for weddings. The hills and the huge grass field are beautiful and the charming buildings have a lot of space for the family and wedding guests to enjoy. In this case, the extra indoor space was a plus as the rain in the morning forced the entire ceremony indoors – without a hitch.
This wedding was especially unique due to Cassie’s choice of a gorgeous red dress and the creative use of peacock feathers, hops, and succulant plants in the decor.
This image would be nice up on a wall, either framed or as a canvas.
There will be more images from Cassie and Bryan’s wedding on my website when we finish updating the new wedding gallery. We wish Cassie and Bryan a wonderful life together – Neil
Jenny and Christian married on a cold, icy Saturday a few weeks ago. After a beautiful ceremony at the Holy Family Catholic Church, friends and family gathered at the Yakima Country Club for the reception. One can see the subtlely gorgeous dusting of hoar frost that served as a wonderful backdrop for some of the formals. This wedding was particularly special to me as Jenny’s dad is also my eye doctor. Eye doctors are beloved by photographers for obvious reasons and are unceremoniously accorded the distinction of ” Wizard of the First Order”. Christian and Jenny are a lovely couple, who , along with their families, were a pleasure to work with. Below are some of the images from their celebration.
Jenny and Christian, JoAnn and I wish you a long and happy road together. -Neil
We will be at the Central Washington Bridal Show on Sunday, January 25th. This is an opportunity for you to meet me and my wife, JoAnn as well as many other wonderful people that can help you with the things you need for your wedding day ( like rings and flowers).
We will be located in the SouthWest aisle, on the same side as the entrance, but at the far end; between Ummelina Yakima Spa Retreat and Motives Custom Cosmetics. Look for a lot of black and red.
Come look through the portfolio, get to know who we are, and have some chocolate. Hope to see you there!
- Neil
Shortly before Christmas, we had the pleasure of photographing Stephanie and Todd’s wedding. We followed Stephanie from her parents home to the church where finishing touches were made on getting dressed for the ceremony. After the ceremony, they traveled to the Convention Center for their reception.
They were married at the Holy Family Catholic Church. As part of their wedding, they had a sand ceremony, which is the mixing of colored sand to symbolize their union. It was a beautiful addition to the wedding and they will always have the bottle of combined sand.
Stephanie had hoped for snow at their wedding, and we got our first snow. During the wedding. Todd’s groomsmen shoveled the walk for them.
Stan, from Moonlit Ride Limousine, provided the handsome umbrella for the walk to the dry, warm, Lincoln.
The sign behind them, outside the Convention Center reads, “Congratulations Todd & Stephanie”
There were many special touches to this wedding. We really enjoyed working with you. Best wishes to both of you. – Neil
Last week I got together with Kristen and Kyle to shoot their engagement photos. Kristen and Kyle were the winners of a drawing for an engagement session through Everything but the Dress down on North 2nd Street. They were delightful to work with. Both are artistic and were open to some different backrounds downtown. We came up with some colorful images.
We recently visited with Laura at Everything but the Dress and checked out her new, expanded space. What a great place to put a wedding together. JoAnn wishes there had been a store like that available when we planned our wedding.
Good luck Kristen and Kyle with your wedding planning - Neil
