• We had a wonderful session with a young lady, Xena. Xena moved from Yorkshire, England to

  Sammamish, Washington when she was 8 years old. Since then, Xena has made incredible

  accomplishments. Though she is technically a senior in High School, she has been doing tandem

  courses through the Running Start Student program at the Bellevue college and is set to

  graduate High School with an associate degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences! Xena plans on

  con’nuing her educa’on for a major in business with a minor in dance. A)erwards, she plans to

  move back to England to further her educa’on and career overseas. In the mean’me, Xena

  enjoys skiing, modeling, and dance compe”vely with Glasshouse Company- which includes

  teaching a variety of styles to children 3-13 years old. We wish Xena all the luck and know she

  will accomplish great things!

Harvey Air Field

On September 6^th, we set out to Harvey Air Field to work with two talented dancers, Ashlynn and Kylie. The weather was a perfect soft overcast when we arrived at 8:30 for the shoot. Most people would think that you want sun for photography, but in this situation the overcast skies acted as a natural diffuser. The owner of Kenmore Camera allowed us access to his plane for this photoshoot; a beautiful silver and red 1946 Cessna 140. The camera used during the shoot was the Canon EOS R5 which is mirrorless with Rf 50mm 1.2 and Rf 70-200m 2.8 lenses. The lighting equipment used was the Profoto B1X with a 3’ Octabox, B10 with a 2’ ocf box, and the pro CL+ to light the cockpit .

The beginning of the shoot started with Ashlynn and Kylie in traditional leotards and tutu’s. The goal of the first set was to show the beauty of lines from the dancers and the plane together. The girls had fun choosing the poses they wanted to do both solo and together. When they were able to sit in the cockpit, the smiles truly grew as they got into character, donning aviator glasses, bomber jacket, and even the pilot headphones.

When the overcast turned to brilliant afternoon sun it changed how we had to approach the shoot. The sun created an interesting challenge, not only creating heavy shadows, but reflecting off the plane to create blown out areas. During the morning set, the camera settings were able to be 1/1000s, f/2.8, 163mm, ISO 100. When the sun came out, we had to switch to utilizing a diffuser where possible and changing the camera settings to 1/4000s, f/1.8, 50mm, ISO 100.

When it became too bright to continue shooting outside, the plane was moved into the hanger to continue. The girls changed into bellbottom jeans, shirts, and bomber jackets for the 2^nd set. It was fun to see two girls, once strangers, develop a dancer’s bond and turn into laughing friends by the end of the day.

Today our senior portrait session took us to downtown Bothell. We had the pleasure to work with Searcy who was an absolute delight. She is a self-proclaimed animal lover with a soft spot for dogs, likes to draw, cheer, and do modeling. She is leaving her High School behind for bigger and greater things. Searcy was accepted to Kentucky University to pursue a Masters in Education and a Bachelors in American Sign Language Interpretation. We know that whatever she pursues, her bubbly personality will take her far. It was great working with her and we all wish her the best!

Classes starting again in January.

Stay tuned for details on our website and Kenmore Camera

Basic Studio Lighting 6-Hours Limit of 12 Students
Must be Vaccinated

Opportunities Come Knocking

At the beginning of 2021 we were approached by Mija Bishop with a wonderful opportunity. Mija used to work with Woodinville Dance Academy, but at its closure opened her own dance school called Flight Feathers. Mija has developed a one-week intensive ballet program, #instaballet. After the students take the program, Mija will send them to us for a photoshoot, allowing the students to receive visual feedback on their lines and expression. The time spent in the studio will allow the students a few hours to hone what they learned during the intensive program with Mija and receive those perfect images in return for their portfolio.