Anna Lisa Photography » Custom high school senior portrait photography on location in the Tacoma and Seattle Washington area

  • TACOMA & SEATTLE, WA

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    I had the absolute pleasure to meet and photograph this beautiful family at Chambers Bay park.  First in front of the camera was Louisa.

    Doesn’t she have the best smile?  It must be a family trait because you will see great smiles throughout this post.

    Next up was Tony.  He’s the little brother and big brother rolled into one.

    Then we added a little bother to the mix.

    Last but not least is Augustine.

    Frankie, the family’s sweet dog, was super excited to be at the park and once he got his wiggles out, was happy to get in on the photo action.

    These three were just the nicest kids to photograph!

    Frankie even got his own portrait and his color coordinated kerchief was an fun touch!

    What started out as a tween session for Louisa turned into a sibling shoot, but I’m so glad we captured the whole beautiful family!

    Moms and dads are so good about getting portraits of the kids but often like to hang back and stay clear of the camera themselves.  I gently sweet talked Lacey and Austin into a photo of just the two of them.  They are a lovely couple!

    Louisa is a 7th grader this year.  Tony is in the 4th grade.

    And Augustine is a first grader.

    Lacey, Austin, Louisa, Tony, Augustine, and Frankie, you were all a joy to photograph!  Thank you for the opportunity and for a great evening at Chambers Bay!

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    The weather was perfect for Hannah’s portrait session and we had hints of fall color around Point Defiance Park.

    Hannah is a senior this year at Bellarmine Prep School in Tacoma.  A long time volleyball player, she is taking a break to focus solely on academics.  AP classes take a lot of time and Hannah has a course load full of them.

    While Point Defiance has a number of different locations, the gardens are what Hannah was looking for as a backdrop for her portraits.  I love flowers so I was perfectly content to spend the majority of her session there.

    Flowers give such a nice pop of color and we had plenty to choose from in the Dahlia Garden.

    There were a lot spent roses by this time of the year, but we found a few which made for a nice backdrop.

    Hannah brought a cozy sweater for her early autumn session and this color green suited her so nicely.

    The ducks put on quite a show for us in the pond, but we had to focus on getting these last few shots. We were losing light quickly!

    The college application process is getting underway and Hannah has her sights set on Cal Poly to study Environmental Engineering. Thank you Hannah and your mom for such a great session!  All the best for a memorable senior year and every success in college and beyond!

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    I had just met Rachel and her daughter at Fort Steilacoom Park a few days earlier for Evelyn’s senior pictures and now it was time to photograph the whole family.

    One of the things I like to do when shooting family portraits is to photograph the different relationships within the family.  We started with Rich and Rachel and then I sweet talked Rachel’s parents to get in front of the camera.

    I took Rachel’s eldest daughter’s senior portraits several years ago.  How fun to see Alex again and meet her husband!

    I love this photo of the three generations of women followed by the sisters.

    Fort Steilacoom is often a popular spot with photographers, but we enjoyed a pretty quiet evening at the park.

    I was so happy that Danielle was willing to get in front of the camera solo!  A couple more years and she’ll be ready for senior portraits, too!

    No portrait session at Fort Steilacoom would be complete without taking advantage of the tall grasses.  Huge thank you to Rachel, Rich and family for allowing me to update your family pictures!

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    I met up with Rydar and his parents last week along the Ruston Way Waterfront.  We couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather for Rydar’s senior pictures and the setting was quintessential Pacific Northwest.

    The PNW has pretty unique beaches and low tide gave us plenty of room to work. We had the beach pretty much to ourselves, so with this amazing backdrop, we were off to a great start.

    Rydar is a member of Bellarmine’s robotics team, which made it to the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Houston, TX this past spring. Bellarmine’s Team 360 was one of more than 600 teams from around the world at the competition and Rydar is looking forward to another successful year, continuing in a leadership role and working on the drive team.

    Robots aren’t the only thing Rydar likes to drive.  He’s been converting a ’69 VW Bug into an electric car and it’s almost ready for its first test drive!  How cool of a project is that?We finished up at the Chinese Reconciliation Gardens and drove a few minutes down Ruston Way to the Dickman Mill Park, a nod to Tacoma’s logging history.  The saw head is a registered historic landmark and I thought it would be a fun backdrop for Rydar.

    Rydar is interested in majoring in mechanical engineering and has had a busy summer making college visits.

    Rydar, thank you for such a fun session.  You did a great job!  I hope you have a fantastic senior year!  I wish you and Team 360 all the best and hope that you can take your build to Worlds again in the spring!

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