This image shows a person sitting on a boat, wearing a striped shirt and glasses, holding a glass, and gesturing with one hand. Another person is standing beside them, also wearing a striped shirt. The boat has a wooden and blue interior, with a polished wooden table in the foreground. The background features a clear blue sky and a body of water, suggesting a sunny day on the water.

Como restaurant opened at Carillon Point with Italian-inspired food, a stunning waterfront patio, and a classic boat on Lake Washington.

Como Restaurant Opening Celebration | Launch Photos on Lake Washington

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Food, Lifestyle, Photography

Como restaurant opened at Carillon Point with Italian-inspired food, a stunning waterfront patio, and a classic boat on Lake Washington.

This image shows a person sitting on a boat, wearing a striped shirt and glasses, holding a glass, and gesturing with one hand. Another person is standing beside them, also wearing a striped shirt. The boat has a wooden and blue interior, with a polished wooden table in the foreground. The background features a clear blue sky and a body of water, suggesting a sunny day on the water.

Como Restaurant Opening Celebration | Launch Photos on Lake Washington

Slice PR | Brand Strategy, Content, and Photography

Slice PR branding project with Megan Swartz Gellert. From strategy to content planning to lifestyle photography sessions in Seattle’s Pioneer Square.

Branding, Content Development, Lifestyle, Photography, Projects

This image shows a person sitting at a desk in front of a large window, engaged in writing with a pen on a piece of paper. The desk is equipped with a lamp on the left side and an Apple laptop on the right side. The person is wearing a striped shirt and appears to be focused on their writing task. There is a small electronic device, possibly a speaker or a portable charger, placed on the window sill to the right. The background through the window shows an urban scene with buildings and some greenery.

Branding, Content Development, Creative Direction, Marketing, Projects

Jackson Street Apartments are new boutique apartments in Seattle’s bustling Central District. Our team at Blanton Turner was tapped with coming up with the name, brand identity, and marketing collateral to get it ready for leasing.  During the 1920’s, Jackson Street was a hub for jazz in the Pacific Northwest. As we learned more about […]

Jackson Street Apartments

GoDaddy Brand Stories

GoDaddy brought me on as one of their local photographers to document businesses in the area that were enhancing their social media and web presence with new imagery. It was a great opportunity to connect with small businesses throughout Seattle, Redmond, Sea-Tac, Puyallup, and beyond. Some highlights included photographs for the Betz Family Winery in […]

Lifestyle, Photography

Photography, Weddings

I first met Ciriia when she arrived with Elliott to a friend’s wedding I was photographing. As I captured photos of the guests, I remember noticing the intense sweetness with which they looked at one another. As any photog would, I captured it on camera. Years later, I saw them here and there at various […]

Cirilia & Elliott – Seattle

Beautiful.AI

It’s so wonderful to see companies do profiles on their employees and the awesome work they’re doing. I had the fortune of heading to the Bay Area to capture some portraits and workspace images for product studio Beautiful.AI in the Mission District. The team was terrific to work with and I loved seeing their energy […]

Photography

Fun Stuff

When I connect with other creatives, one of the first topics we seem to always talk about it is workflow. It’s one of those beasts that no matter the business focus, it perpetually manages to frustrate us (and our creativity, amirite?). I’ve spent years developing and refining my process, and it’s finally, FINALLY coming together, […]

Five Reasons Why I Use HoneyBook for My Business

Substantial Office Portraits

These images are from a multi-part portrait series for Seattle-based digital product studio, Substantial.  The collection is part of their effort to start doing more storytelling around their projects and their people. We shot our first of the series earlier this year, featuring environmental portraiture and details in their inspiring workspace.      

Lifestyle, Photography

Photography, Portraits

  My sister Michelle is such an inspiration. She’s an incredible cellist, teacher, mom, wife, sister, and friend. She does it all while being kind, professional, and empathetic to all around her. I am so proud of her, and I am thrilled she let me capture these portraits for her so she can build out […]

Michelle Portraits – Seattle

Hailey & Chris – Golden Gardens

Hailey and Chris met while grocery shopping at Safeway. Yep, that’s a thing that happened. Can you even believe it? I certainly couldn’t. The fates do get into all sorts of funny things, don’t they? When we first met up at Golden Gardens on a chilly Pacific Northwest evening, I anticipated some sweet moments, after […]

Engagements, Photography

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