Over the last few months as we have spent more and more time working with clients that are either expecting or have newborn babies we have spent a lot of time listening to them on what they want from us as a Seattle based photography studio. 

As a result of that we have just re-launched our newborn and maternity photography sessions.  These packages are designed to capture those watershed moments from the very first days of your babies life all the way up to 18 months when they aren’t a baby anymore but a toddler. Each package includes a photography session and then we have bundled one or more of our beautiful wall art frames;  either classic museum quality frames or our beautiful canvas wraps - all framed here in the studio. 

One of the main changes we have made is to provide more flexibility and choice in the frames because we know clients all have different tastes and styles.  Before I felt we were just too rigid in what frames were available in each package. We now also offer a home based newborn session in addition to our regular studio ones.  We know that getting out of the house in those first few weeks is tough so doing them at your home might make better sense assuming you have the room for us to setup lighting etc.  We will also arrange a complimentary consultation before your first session to allow us to get to know you and where we can discuss creative ideas. 

If you are expecting or have already had a baby and you might be interested in leaning more about these special photography sessions please check out our newborn area on our web site, here.  

We hope to hear from you soon.  Cheers, Phil

Newborn Photography | The Fine Art Photography Studio Seattle | Presented by Phil Holden

A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of working with Evie for the first time.  She dragged along Mum & Dad as she insisted she wanted some fresh photographs of her on that important milestone - her first birthday!  A completely adorable young lady who was fun or energy and life, we all had a blast.

Towards the end of her session we brought out her special surprise - a birthday cake. Mum stripped her down and we sat her next to the cake and we waited to see what would happen.  Initially she wasn’t too sure what it was but that didn’t last long as she started to taste the yummy cake.  As you can imagine instinct kicked in and what only was a tasty treat also became a great game.

I’m excited to get Mum back into the studio to review all of the proofs, until then Mum here’s a little preview. 

Hope Starts With Me!

Recently we had the complete pleasure of meeting and working with Andy who came into our photography studio here in Seattle to have her photograph made.  She is an amazing lady that has been fighting cancer this year yet has remained strong, energetic and positive throughout the experience.  Her girlfriend came up with the other to have to celebrate the experience and you can see some of the initial proofs here. 

As a believer in giving back to the community Andy is about to start a walk with American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event.  To read more about Andy and her team please visit her page and while you are there maybe donate as well for this very worthy cause.  Good luck Andy and Team!

It’s been a little busy recently.  I’ve been catching up on a bunch of print and framing orders these last few days and I fell in love with this little guy’s photograph and thought I would post it quickly.  Such a happy man it makes me smile!

OK, I’ll get back to work now!

I’m still working through reviewing a number of recent photography sessions and catching up.  These three adorable folks came into the studio the week before last, with Steve’s parents that were also visiting.  You might recognize Jenny and Noah from another recent session that took place last month.  This time Dad Steve was able to get some time away and join them all.   

There were a lot of photographs from the most recent session that I think they are going to like.  Here’s three of my favorites of this young family that I toned with a traditional Sepia look. 

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Andy for the first time and working with her when she came into our photography studio here in Seattle.  She has recently been through an ordeal that most people would fear and dread, yet has remained incredibly positive throughout even when things were very tough going.  Her long time friend Cheri had suggested that Andy have some professional photographs taken of her to commemorate her winning battle with cancer and they both came in for a really fun photography session with us. 

In advance of her coming back into the studio to look at all her proofs I thought I would post a few previews for her and Cheri to see you.  I feel so lucky that I get to spend time with people like Andy who’s determination and strength shine through and reflects a true celebration of life.  To me this is a good reminder that everyone needs to get professional photographs taken every few years to capture ones’s life in all its forms and memorize that particular stage.  

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing Eli’s and George’s wedding at the Pravda Studio’s on Capital Hill in Seattle. With it’s open windows and the bright sunlight streaming through it made quite the backdrop to the service. Depending on your angle at times the photographs were framed with this brilliant bright halo that completely backlit the subjects making for some exquisite shots. Yesterday I had the help of David Streams my good friend and fellow photographer, plus Miss Nicole who was assisting with lighting and such.  Both made the day a whole lot easier - thankyou!

For the friends and family that know Eli and George well it’s probably not a surprise for them at how wonderful the day’s events were.  It was a day filled with humor, laughter, compassion, love and many tears. At times I’m not sure if there was a dry eye in house, even the catering staff were in tears. For myself who only recently gotten to know them as a couple I felt privileged and honored to be part of their very special day - thankyou!!     

They leave soon for a trip to Africa and I wanted to post a few previews before they jet off. Have an amazing trip Eli & George and see you when you return as we have lots more photographs for you to see.  

A few week’s ago we got the chance to work with Lexi’s on some high school senior photographs.  She recently graduated and is preparing for college in California which starts later this summer.  The session started out in our photography studio here in Seattle with make-up and a quick review of outfits and then we went out into the city to capture her outside.  I’m just finishing reviewing the first selection of photographs and thought I would post some preview here.  She was a dream to work with, lots of energy, relaxed and very willing to work on some creative shots with us.

If you want to see more photographs of Lexi I put together this quick slide show which contains some short video footage of the session with her getting made up, our session in Seattle along with lots more photographs.  It’s set to music so if you are in the office maybe mute or lower the volume! 

Click on the thumbnail image below to see video.

I’ve just got done with finishing a bunch of photographs for a coffee table book that I’m creating for some new clients.  They came into our photography studio here in Seattle recently during one of our photography promotions.   These were a few of my favorites of Dad and Son from the book that I liked a lot and thought I would post this morning.

It feels like only yesterday when little Noah last came into our photography studio in Seattle and it was so much fun hanging out with him and his lovely Mum Jenny this week.  The last time we saw him was back in May and the little guy is already 4 months old now and growing quickly - he’s such a happy baby boy and so alive with energy.  Jenny is an avid photographer herself and has been taking lots of photo’s of Noah and his Dad, but friends and family are complaining that there aren’t enough photographs of her so I thought I would post a few quick previews of her and Noah this morning before starting my day.   

Happy weekend everyone!

I finally got around to creating a new page on the ever so popular Facebook site for our photography studio here in Seattle.  We have been experimenting with Facebook advertising for a while now with some interesting results. 

If you use Facebook go ahead and add yourself as a fan for our new page.  I’m going to start to rollout some promotions and other news and events via this new page.  Click on the ‘Find us on Facebook’ graphic below to check out our new page.  

Last week we had the pleasure of having a very cool high school senior, Lexi in the studio for some graduation photographs.  She, like many graduated earlier this summer and is hanging out in Seattle before heading out to college in California.  We used our photography studio here in Seattle as our base for outfit changes but all of the photographs were taken outside in and around the city. 

We also got to work with another talented artist, Christine Cherbonnier an excellent makeup artist.  I should be able to post some previews of the fun session with Lexi later this week, but in the meantime some candid outtakes as Christine did her thing.

Such an exciting time for them and their friends & family and its only a couple of weeks away.  As part of the preparation I arranged some time to visit them in their lovely house and get to know them a little better as they participated in one of their favorite activities - cooking dinner. 

It was a completely fun evening as I to watch them interact, taking a bunch of photographs of them making dinner and I got to enjoy a lovely dinner too.  What a great evening I say!  A few of the many previews here. 

Yesterday I got to spend a fun couple of hours with twin girls who came into our photography studio here in Seattle for their six months photographs.   The first year is such an amazing time with so much growth and it still surprises me how quickly babies grow in their first 18 months.  Luckily for me I get to capture that which is a whole lot of fun. 

Seeing as summer is here in Seattle (at last!) we wanted to create some light and airy photographs that were fun and captured the energy that the girls have.  Mum brought along lots of colorful outfits and the girls were in just great form.  The girls are in the crawl phase right now and not yet sitting up so I thought it would be perfect to having them laying down on a special mirror that I have for photographs.  We placed them together, gave them a few minutes and crawl they did.  This is one of many proofs that I’m excited to show Mum & Dad.

I loved this photograph so much that I decided that I would make a large print of it.  When you come into our photography studio you will see lots of pieces of art hanging from the wall and I’m always refreshing the art to show some of our latest projects and I thought this would be a perfect example of something fun and summer for the wall.  I just finished the first phase of our artisan process, click on the thumbnail below to see a quick video of the print in its earlier stages.  I just love it and think it’s going to make a great addition to our walls.

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We’ve been advertising in ParentMap, the fun and informative magazine for parents for a while now, pretty much ever since we first opened our photography studio here in Seattle last year.  This year we have tried a number of ad variants using this mirror photograph. 

This is our latest creative which I’m very happy with it; simple, different, thoughtful and hopefully memorable.  This has been running for the last two months in the magazine that goes out to many parents in the Seattle and surrounding area.  If you are a ParentMap reader and come into the studio don’t forget to mention that your saw our ad.