Fall Fun with The Fullers

We had such a fabulously fun time with the Fullers this fall. I love to see how their family is growing. Dee, you have a couple more months to try for baby #4 for next year's photos--there is a nice growth pattern to your annual fall sessions!

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Cheers,
jewels

Contest Winner Announced :)

So, I couldn't narrow down the top 10 finalists because there were too many people I knew who entered. So I just let Chris look at all the photos and choose his top 3, then a winner out of the three. So here is the winner!!!!

"Set In Her Ways" Photographer: Jackie Sagewski



Congratulations Jackie! Send me your info, and I'll get the book in the mail :)

And the Runners Up!
2nd Place is Brooke Gatterman:


3rd Place is Christi Taylor


Thanks to all who entered!

Cheers,
jewels

Bee *insert adjective here*

Bee sweet, bee fabulous, bee careful, be witty....

And for those waiting on the contest results, bee ready soon!! I'll post the top photos today or tomorrow!

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jewels

Cooper and Clara

We had the Fuller's up today and went out to do our annual fall photos--she brought her camera up since mine is dead and I really enjoyed playing with the new canon something or other she had (I don't remember which one--Dee??). But I kinda enjoyed the live view on the SLR. After never having a digital point and shoot--I always find myself looking through the little windows on P&S's TOTALLY forgetting that I can look at the screen in front of me. So for kicks I used the SLR with live view to do some photos. I must say I still feel more comfortable looking through my little window sorta like an old dog who doesn't want to learn new tricks! So as I was browsing through the photos tonight, I just about died laughing when I saw this little sequence of photos of Clara and Cooper--Oh, the days to come!

Cheers,
jewels

Tucson Photos #1

Last week we headed down to Tucson to visit family and to shoot a wedding. Well Madeline stayed behind in Bellingham because she had school--so my mom came up for the week to spoil (I mean stay) with her! :) Chris' brother and his wife opened an urban coffee shop in downtown Tucson a couple months back, Avenue Coffee. Hands down it is THE best coffee I've ever had in my life. We enjoyed hanging out in their cute shop and meeting all their regulars, drinking fun drinks and eating yummy pastries (I recommend a cocount mocha and a warmed cinnamon roll). We spent some time swimming and visiting with friends in addition to the wedding (pics from the wedding to come soon!) Anyways, here are a few sunset plant photos I took. I can never get over the cactus plants! They just are so COOL!

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jewels

Clara Joyce 6 months old *Bellingham Baby Photographer*

I just wrote every cliche about time you can think of... then deleted each sentence. It sounds crazy to say "time goes by so fast" or "where does time go?" or "I can't believe how fast time flies..." but really, it's true. Please, if you have another way of saying this that doesn't sound so redundant, please do share!!! I cannot believe Clara is 6 months old (going on 7 actually). Today, we attempted a photoshoot to celebrate the mid-year mark. After an hour of looking for good fall leaves we settled into our spot. Not more than a handful of frames into the shoot, my trusted old camera took it's last breath. My friend, Aaron, let me borrow his Nikon in hopes of finishing my session--however as soon as we resumed shooting, it started to rain. Clara was crying. Chris thought she was cold and wet--I think it's because I switched to Nikon. The tears say it all below!

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jewels






See, she's practically saying, "No mom, not the Nikon!!!" ;)

BLOG CONTEST!! WIN THIS BOOK!!

I have been blessed with 2 copies of this beautiful National Geographic book, "Women Photographers." I want to give away my other hardcover to a deserving photographer, or to someone who just loves photography!



How to enter:
Send your favorite photojournalistic style digital image to: jewelsharrell (at) gmail (dot) com

Images must be received no later than October 18th.
Size image to 600 pixels on longest side.
Please no watermarks that would reveal your identity.

I will choose the top 10 images to display, then have my husband narrow it down to the winning image! :)

I will announce the winner, and require that person to send me their mailing information within a week. Should that information not be received, I will offer the book to the runner up, and so on!

Top 10 images will be shown on the blog, along with photographer credits.

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jewels

Tracy and Brandon *Bellingham Engagement Photographer*

Here they are!! The engagement photos of my sister and my new brother in law (yes, the are now married). :) The joys of being family is that you get a nice "discount" on photography. The downside is that is takes a little longer for me to get to them all! I posted a few more than normal, but they were so gosh darn cute!

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jewels

Keeping up with the Jones' *Bellingham Family Photographer*

I met up with Ben and Andrea Jones in Enumclaw, WA with their two beautiful daughters, Eden and Mila for a fun family photoshoot. The day started with downpour. Not a drizzle, not rain, not "showers"-- DOWNPOUR. I think we all were a little nervous about shooting in such bad weather, but I assured them, that even if it were raining, the photos would turn out so beautiful. There was not option of a re-shoot; Andrea was scheduled for surgery to remove potentially cancerous tumors the next day. But when the time came to actually begin--there was a cease raining, and the sun even came out by the end of our time! Andrea and Ben, you have a beautiful family, and it's been such a joy to have spent the day with you all! I hope you enjoy your photos, you are all made for the camera :)

Cheers,
jewels