Madi's Modeling Debut

Remember this face, you may see her in magazines very soon! Lucky for me, I got to be the first one to photograph this beautiful young girl before she gets too famous. This past weekend I was in Seattle and was asked by a very good friend of mine, Trevor, if I would photograph Madi so she could have some "fashion" photos for her portfolio. She'll actually be working the runway this weekend at Nordstrom, a bit of a tryout for their catalogs, etc. Although she had no professional modeling experience, I decided to give it a shot :)

We had a great time in the cold and rainy weather and she worked the camera like a pro. Hopefully she remembers me when she's famous....







Here's her runway pose....



























It's not very often mom and dad give you the okay to jump on the bed....









We wanted to get a few of my patented family photos, but dad recently took a bit of a tumble and broke his ankle....that's what he gets for trying to show up Madi on the runway :)



We did manage to get one fun family photo....







Then she wanted to jump on daddy, I may have provoked it a bit....



Now there was no way I was going to leave the newest edition to the family out of the photos. You loyal blog readers may remember Hayden when she was born....

Family Circle Magazine

A few months back I photographed the Foley family in Cedar City, Utah for Family Circle Magazine, and since they finally ran the article and photos, I can share them with you! Be sure to check it out on newsstands now!

Here's the spread on page 38....

She said yes!!

Congrats to my best friends on their engagement! Only one word comes to mind....FINALLY! And I know they're sick of hearing that from friends and family, but if any of you had been around them the past four years you would have also seen how in love they are with each other. So....it's about time!

What can I say about these two, they are amazing. Ryan has been my best friend since we were born, literally. We grew up together in Seattle along with the third leg of our tripod, Nate. His family moved to the LA area early in our childhood, but that didn't stop us from staying in touch, and here we are nearly 28 years later. He has also been the main motivator in moving my business to Los Angeles, and I couldn't be happier.

So what about the girl? I remember Ryan talking about this girl, Josi, about four years ago....and he still hasn't shut up about her. I could see why after hanging out with them together for the first time....I just knew this was special. So when Ryan told me he was shopping for a ring I couldn't have been more excited.

Then he proposed to me, "Will you photograph my proposal?"....I said yes!!

Meet Maverick (Ryan, Nate, and I were huge Top Gun fans growing up), the Beagle that has been their "child" ever since they were together....



Here's Ryan tying on the ring....



Here was the plan, go to the school that Josi teaches at and have Maverick run into her classroom with a note attached to his collar reading, "Will you marry my daddy?" You ready Maverick?



Think she's surprised?







Her friends were excited! (You loyal blog readers may recognize Michelle on the right from the Hollywood engagement session from November)....













Here's the note....



Maverick deserves a high-five for his efforts....



They couldn't be happier....