Alisha and Casey- Tacoma- Engagement Photo Session

Emily Brooker Photography- Engagement and Wedding Photography- Tacoma, Washington

On this gorgeous evening, I was able to work as a second shooter for an engagement session for the soon-to-be married Alisha and Casey.

We met at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma at the rose gardens and worked all around the park. It was a beautiful and calm evening and you could tell that love was in the air! To see more of their session, check out their gallery!

The Roeder Family- Allentown, Pennsylvania- Family Photography

Emily Brooker Photography- Family Photography- Based out of the Greater Seattle Area

I took a two week vacation to see my parents in Pennsylvania and while I was there I set up a family session at the beautiful Rose Gardens in Allentown. This garden is very serene and the ideal spot for wedding photos. 

Surprisingly when I had mentioned this location, Julie had said that her and Mike were supposed to have their wedding photos taken there but it had rained on their Big Day- so she felt it was the perfect place for her family photos. To see more pictures from their session, click here!

Aspen & Kyler- Top Pot Doughnuts in Bellevue- Children's Photography

Emily Brooker Photography- Children's Portraits- Bellevue, Washington

I have been trying to find some indoor locations for photo shoots if the weather is temperamental which Seattle is known for...

so I took the kids to Top Pot Doughnuts in Bellevue and used it as an experimental session. 

What I liked about this location is how bright it was even on a not so great day and how yummy our doughnuts were! Having them chow on something gave the kids something to do while they were getting their pictures taken which is sometimes half the battle when it comes to photographing children- distraction!

( And yes... Kyler really does eat as fiercely as depicted! )

Overall, this was a really good place for an indoor photo shoot and if i wasn't cleaning up a bottle of spilled water and kissing boo-boos from Aspen falling out of his chair, I probably would have had more pictures to share. But life with kids is unpredictable and not always picture perfect!

Hope you had a wonderful Friday!

Emily

Christen - Renton- Maternity Photo Shoot

Emily Brooker Photography- Maternity Photography- Renton, Washington

I had the pleasure of photographing my first maternity session with my sister in law, Christen. She is only 5 months along with her first child. Later in her pregnancy we are going to do another session right before the baby is due in November.

This session was very spontaneous and I loved that we just picked up and went to Gene Cuolon Park in Renton and captured some great shots.

Her bump is just the right size for people to start noticing she is pregnant and you can tell how excited she truly is! More pictures are on the site so check out her gallery here!

Emily

Photography Workshop by Candice from Project Thursday

I was inspired to start my business from this lovely lady, Candice Hackett. She was the photographer we hired for our family photos and I loved her style and artistic eyes. 

So when Candice started offering workshops, I jumped on the chance! We met at a coffee shop in Tacoma and she went over a great presentation she uses as a guideline that was filled with her tips. It was great being able to sit around with our cameras and fiddle around while she talked about manipulating different things like ISO, aperature and shutter speed. 

 To add to the overall greatness of the workshop, Candice brought a model with her for us to practice shooting. We were able to practice posing, composition and shifting perspective. It was a great beginners course and was a great refresher on a lot of concepts I had known a bit about.

 If you are in the Seattle or Tacoma area and are interested in learning in an introductory photography course, check out Candice's site at Project Thursday.

Emily 

Fike Family- Renton- Family Photography

Emily Brooker Photography- Family Portraits- Renton, Washington

I met a wonderful family who wanted to get some photos taken before they move to Montana.

Having worked with the little girl before, I was prepared for wrangling a two year old during a photo session. 

This family session was taken at Gene Cuolon Park in Renton. I love this park because of all the little areas you can hang out in along the water. Mom came prepared with some wooden letters and it made for some great shots.

Overall, I had a great time during this family session and am really happy with their gallery!

Emily

Esme's Homecoming- Bellevue- Newborn Photography

One of my favorite moments as a mother was coming home from the hospital with our latest addition, Esme'.

This was also one of my favorite moments as a photographer as well. 

Esme' and I had just come home from the hospital and were relaxing on the back porch with the boys when I grabbed my camera to capture everyone's reactions to having a girl in the house.

There was an excitement in the air and you could see how infatuated everybody was with Esme'. Craig was so scared to have a daughter but you could tell already how protective he was of her at only two days old.
These pictures capture the long waited anticipation of bringing home another baby. After months of wondering what it would be like with another child, everyone was so happy and had such huge smiles on their face. This is my family at it's finest and I am so happy to have such great photographs to remind me of wonderful moments like this!
Emily @ Emily Brooker Photography