Ella Blue Studio

July 10, Portraits

Early Monday morning we head off to Coeur D'Alene for our annual family vacation with our good friends. We are more than ready to head out of town and live carefree for a week swimming, sunning, biking. In the evenings we'll be sipping wine and having deep conversations with old friends.

I had to post this sweet image from my session with the Starr family earlier today. Isn't she pretty? Her baby sister's name is Ella, I'm especially fond of that name :)

Last Thursday, I was honored to be featured on the The Maternal Lens blog! Check out the "low down, throw down" here: The Maternal Lens

Enjoy this perfect July weekend!

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Sharla McKeon says:

I love this!! So proud to be part of this family, and SO thankful that we foun you guys to document all of our important life events. Can't wait to see the rest!

(07.11.10 @ 01:32 PM)

Sandy Moneymaker aka as "grammy" says:

our precious Starr family is the best. Love you lots.

(07.12.10 @ 09:12 AM)

Sandy Moneymaker aka as "grammy" says:

our precious Starr family is the best. Love you lots.

(07.12.10 @ 09:12 AM)

Angela Starr says:

Amazing yet again. I second what Sharla said. Your pictures are amazing, and I cannot wait to see the rest of them... :)

(07.14.10 @ 11:19 AM)

Shannon & Alex

June 18, Weddings

An olive orchard, views of vineyards nearby, iced tea, a blue grass band and an old dodge pickup...

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DAD says:

beautiful work you to.

(08.02.10 @ 06:50 PM)

DAD says:

beautiful work you2

(08.02.10 @ 06:50 PM)

Healdsburg, California

June 13, Miscellaneous

We flew to California's wine country Memorial Day weekend for one of the most unique weddings we ever photographed. After settling into our hotel, we rented a tandem bike and toured Healdsburg wine country. We opted to ride West Dry Creek Road, a 12 mile loop that winds through the most beautiful wineries in the area. Our first stop was Lambert, a small winery producing a limited amount of cases per year. One of the only wineries in Sonoma to sort their fruit by hand. The best part of their tasting room was the gigantic St. Bernard puppy, Bernie, napping lazily on the floor.

We hopped back onto the tandem and headed to Preston, a certified organic winery at the end of a very long dirt road. This was by far my favorite winery out of the four we visited. It was so laid back, full of vintage nicknacks and fresh vegetables. I could have spent all day picnicking in their gardens.

Our next stop was Bella. You really have to visit this winery to grasp how amazing it is. The tasting room is in a cave underneath the vineyard. It's full of warm ambient light, rustic modern decor and oak barrels lining the walls. Just outside of the cave was a grassy lawn full of families dancing and hula hooping as the band played Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl."

We were sad to leave Bella but we needed to begin our journey back to town. We made one last stop at Mauritson, their refreshing chardonnay gave us the last boost of energy we needed to get back to Spoke Folk. I don't think the bike shop owners thought we'd make it but we did and we enjoyed every minute of it.

We used our iphone to document our weekend using the really fun and retro Hipstamatic app:

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Kip says:

J'adore Healdsburg! Looks/sounds super fun. Can't wait to see the hi-fi version.

(06.14.10 @ 12:55 AM)

becky says:

looks like fun!! love the look of these pictures! can't wait to see the wedding =)

(06.14.10 @ 06:45 PM)

Marianne says:

I'm so jealous; I love Healdsburg! Jason actually lived really close to there the summer before we got married. One of my favorite finds there was the market square weekend flea market. It was fantastic! Oh, this brings back lots of good memories. Look forward to seeing more from the wedding and trip.

(06.18.10 @ 10:54 AM)

Caitlin & Dan

June 10, Portraits

The morning of Caitlin and Dan's session, the skies finally cleared to bless us with some sun. We met them at their cute bungalow near Green Lake and were promptly greeted by their adorable pug, Monkey. Caitlin's beautiful mother ferried over from Vashon Island to join us, we loved getting to know her during our time together. We trekked our way through some great spots downtown and headed back to their home for some cute shots with Monkey.

We feel blessed to have had the opportunity to get to know and photograph Caitlin and Dan. They are putting together an amazing wedding at the peaceful Areus in Walla Walla. We wish we could be there to photograph it but we know they will be in good hands with Ali Walker on their big day.

Aren't they cute?

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Becka @Studio222 Photography says:

love the colors!

(06.11.10 @ 09:20 AM)

becky says:

i just adore every shot here!! so much talent!

(06.11.10 @ 07:48 PM)

Marianne says:

I love your perspective; you just have such an amazing eye! The lighting in the frame just below the first color shots is gorgeous! AND who wouldn't treasure a picture of them and their mom like the portrait you took!

(06.11.10 @ 10:30 PM)

Ali Walker says:

These are beautiful! The shots of Caitlin and her mother are so touching.

(06.18.10 @ 05:59 AM)

Jennifer Finch says:

You've captured such a tender moment with the mother/daughter portraits. Thank you for sharing! They're beautiful!

(07.14.10 @ 09:32 PM)

monday madness

June 6, Miscellaneous

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Emily says:

Stunning as always! We will be there next week and hope to have some fun with both of your crazy kids!

(06.08.10 @ 02:14 PM)

Lisa Hall says:

"Oh my beautiful happy go lucky girl"!!!

(06.08.10 @ 02:44 PM)

becky says:

couldn't be any cuter!!

(06.08.10 @ 10:10 PM)