Baby Emily’s Birth

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On May 31st I had the opportunity to attend the birth of sweet little Emily.
It had been just an ordinary day hanging out with friends on Memorial Day and we had just settled in to bed. I awoke to Caleb’s buzzing phone around 11pm. He had received a text from Jay saying they would need us to come get their daughter Jocelynne.  I quickly called Jay and told him I’d be on my way. When I got to their home Jocelynne was still asleep and Maria said I didn’t have to go right away and then in the middle of a contraction she begged me to stay. As Jay nervously gathered items to take to the hospital I began rubbing Maria’s back and trying to get a good read on about where she was in labor. It did not take long for me to figure out the baby was coming quickly. Water from the shower seemed to calm Maria down and alot and become a little too soothing and I decidd she was too close to holding this little baby for her to still be at home. I advised her that it was time to go. We got Maria into their car and then Jocelynne into mine. I followed them out of the neighborhood and continued on back home.
Joceylnne woke up with the biggest smile when I got her out of the car. It was as if she knew that if she was being tucked inat our house her little baby brother or sister would be here soon. I said prayers with her and kissed her goodnight. I texted Jay to make sure they had made it safely. He quickly texted me back-Maria was at 8cm already. I knew that Maria was disappointed that her sister had would not be able to be there as the baby was coming a few days sooner than expected and I offered to come to the hospital. Yes! Maria wants you to be here, Jay texted back. It was 3:00am and everyone was asleep, the baby was coming fast, I woke Caleb to let him know I would be back before he left for work. I left the house at 3:06. I was in Maria’s room after checking in at 3:18. Baby Emily was born at 3:29. 
 She was perfect, in a hurry, but perfect-her mother so strong for her and her father filled with joy!

 Jay and Maria had chosen to be surprised and did not know that they would be having a girl. Jay said he was so proud though, Jocelynne had wanted a sister and he said that as her dad, he had wanted nothing more than to be able to give her a sister. I love this photo of Jay.
 Finally here, little miss Emily!
 Ten fingers and ten perfect little toes!

Kelli Pt II – Class of 2011

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Good afternoon everyone! It’s ’bout time for another post and I must apologize for I am just not doing a great job getting caught up. This momma has been tired and busy with her new position as chaufer taking our oldest to and from school.
Here is the second set of blog pics for Kelli, class of 2011. These were taken this past April on her Grandparents farm on what couldn’t have been a more beautiful day. We had a good time trompin’ around looking for neat little spots to pose Kelli…

Maternity Session – It’s a Baby Surprise!

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I photographed a maternity session in March for my wonderful friend Maria. She is pictured here, pregnant with her second child, and they had decided to wait until Maria delivered to find out if they would be adding another little girl or welcoming a little boy into their family.
 Maria and I had a lot of fun playing around with lights and backdrops all afternoon til we’d had our fill.

 The image above turned out just like Maria had hoped and was one of her favorites. The one below was to match one similar she’d had taken when she was pregnant with her first little girl, Jocelynne.
 Of course Jocelynne got to join in the fun as well and she is so excited to have a new little one around!
 You can see it in her smile and her eyes and she talks about it all the time saying, “It’s a baby surprise” 

Congratulations to the Bong family-we can’t wait to meet your little “surprise”!

Our Sweet Jacob

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Well I’ve decided that since family should always come first I’ll kick off my catching up with our youngest son Jacob. Since the last time I posted any images he has grown so much! He follows his brothers around the house in a blur of motion and is starting to use simple words. He’s a lot to keep up with but such a joy!
He celebrated his first Christmas in 2010…
He turned one this past March…
We love our little Jakers so much more than we could’ve imagined!
 Who wouldn’t love a face like this?! He is no stranger to the his mother being a photographer either. He poses perfectly each time-for two seconds. I’ve learned to click fast because once those two seconds are over he’s gonna be right there by your side wanting to see his image on the back of the camera.

Our Year – What We’ve Been Up To

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Hey everyone! I know it has been a long time since I have posted anything-thank you to those who have stuck around and have been patiently waiting for new stuff. I promise it’s coming. If you are too curious and are wondering why the long hiatus I invite you to come on over to my new blog http://www.just-a-branch.com/  and see what’s been going on in our personal lives. It is my hope that our story is an encouragement to anyone who has gone through or is going through anything similar.
I am diligently trying to switch my blog address over to a simple .com and I will let you all know when that is complete. For now any info you need can be found here and with the exception of the informational pages I have added at the top the site will remain thesame and I will no longer have the flash based site at the .com address.
I’ve also recently optimized our blog for viewing on mobile devices. It is a lot more easy to read and I hope you like it as well if you prefer the classic view on your device simply scroll to the bottom of the page on your mobile device and click on that option.
I hope everyone’s summer has gone well!
-Sharon 

Townsend Family

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Good Morning! The first post of the year happens to be of our last session of 2010.
Just when we were done and ready to travel over the river and throught the woods to grandmas house, I got a call from another sweet grandma. She was looking for someone to photograph all her grandchildren during the two hours they would be all be in the same place at the same time on Christmas Eve. I just couldn’t say no, so I sent Caleb while I finished packing the boys bags for grandma’s.
Since I was not at the shoot myself I don’t have as much to tell you however Caleb said it went well and was one of the most gorgeous homes he had ever seen.
Alice, the grandma, has a wall that she has all of the grandkids handprints from when they were little so during the shoot she had them all add their “big kid” handprints to the wall and Caleb got some photos of that as well.
That’s all I have for today, we seem to have a marathon of birthdays the first couple of weeks in January that keeps us busy but I can’t wait to share some more recent winter photos, Christmas pics-it was Jacob’s first you know, and updated pics of the boys-until next time, I hope your year is off to a great start!

Isaac Pt. II-Class of 2011

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Good evening everyone. We have had a long weekend but I’ve got one more to post before we turn in early.
We met up with Isaac last Sunday for a few quick shots at McCosh Park. As you may remember Isaac is one of our senior reps this year.
We had an idea for some themed shots of Isaac with his guitar but We didn’t have much time before the sun set so we only got a few-but i think they turned out well without using additional lighting in the time frame we had.
Our main concern was taking advantage of the fall leaves before they are gone.
I really like this one, can you say GQ? One thing that’s been fun is watching Caleb and Isaac interact. Isaac takes direction extremely well and Caleb has really developed a confident style of photographic direction complete with a million descriptive words to help direct his subjects. No joke-serious, stoic, mad, confident, cocky, big grin, happy, slight smirk…each one delivering a different and unique expression.
I used a some different color toning in my post processing of these next two that I really love. It’s a combination of Sable and warm coffee tones that really make me think of an iced coffee at live accoustic music at an urban cafe.
The best part was having live music during the session-what a little treat!
We’ll leave you with this one in anticipation of some more soccer themed shots.
Thanks again Isaac for being such a great subject,
Till next time,
Caleb & Sharon 

Matt & Breanne

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Hey everyone! Last Sunday we shot a session for Matt & Breanne. Breanne is the daughter of Mike Kernan whose wedding we photographed last July .
Matt & Breanne asked if we would do a couples session with them to celebrate 2 years of dating. These two were fun to work with. Neither of them had ever had professional photos done and being a young couple they were full of smiles and nervous giggles.
It was so neat to see Matt and Breanne so happy and in love. We have known Breanne since she was in highschool-since I moved to Moses Lake. She has become such a beautiful young woman of impressive character and has found a companion in Matt to match.
Matt and Breanne are both finishing their college careers this year as seniors at Whitworth University and we enjoyed talking about their careers goals with them during their session.
We photographed their session at Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake and the weather could not have been better. The leaves were perfect with all the golden hues of fall and the sun gave the perfect light as we enjoyed one of the nicest days we had had in a week.

Ah, young love, such a refreshing sight these affectionate little lovebirds were. Six years and three kids in ourselves the newness has worn off for Caleb and I, but I have to say it would probably do us well to have more reminders of simply being in love.
We have a favorite little grove of trees at the stae park that always gives us great inspiration and unique ideas so at the end of the session we headed over to it and found a little perch for our subjects. Breanne giggled the whole time repeating “we’re in a tree!” They were so fun to photograph and we got some fun shots.
This is my favorite shot, taken early in the session.
Matt & Breanne, thank you for the opportunity to photograph you both. We had such a fun time with you and we are excited to see where your relationship takes you. No matter where you go in life, remember the love you had at the beginning for it will hold you up together through all the challenges life brings,
Caleb & Sharon