Tommy Ashley Engagement from Elyse Ku Felts on Vimeo.
Tommy and Ashley are getting married August 28, 2010. I was more than happy to have the opportunity to take their engagement photos for them (a) because they’re super cute and (b) because Tommy is my brother-in-law and Ashley is my soon to be sister-in-law, and I was honored to be given the chance to help document this exciting time in their lives! I took them out a couple weekends ago when …

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Categories: Couples Portraits, Portfolio, Portraits
Tags: adult, Ashley, Carnation WA, couple, Engagement Portraits, Fall City WA, love, Portraits, Snoqualmie Falls, Tolt MacDonald Park, Tommy, Tommy & Ashley, Washington

Toni Maternity from Elyse Ku Felts on Vimeo.

Casey and Toni are Randy’s cousin and cousin-in-law, respectively. Way back on August 7 when we got married, before the ceremony, Toni and Casey went to the doctors to see if their suspicions were correct and they were pregnant … the results were positive, and later, they discovered they weren’t pregnant with just one little bub, but two! I was excited by the opportunity to take her maternity and newborn shots, and have …

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Categories: Couples Portraits, Family Portraits, Maternity Portraits, Portfolio
Tags: adult, Bothell WA, Casey, couple, family, maternity, park, Portraits, pregnant, Toni, Toni & Casey, twins, Washington

I get a lot of clients who have never had their photo taken professionally before and they are quite overwhelmed as far as what to do or where to begin. It hit me today that it would prove quite useful to put together a nice guide that can work as a sort of worksheet to go through in preparation for your session. Remember, I believe in total cooperation between myself and my clients and believe that in order to create …

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Categories: News, Photography
Tags: photography tips, portrait photography, portrait photography tips, portraiture, portraiture tips, Seattle WA, session tips, Washington

A little less than a week before Christmas, Courtney messaged me about getting photos of her and her brother done for Christmas. I told her we could certainly take them before Christmas, but that there was no guarantee they would be ready by then. Luckily for all of us, she agreed regardless and we ran all around Tolt MacDonald Park in Carnation on a surprisingly outstanding winter day where the weather was perfect, albeit a little cold!
I always tell my …

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Categories: Family Portraits, Portfolio, Portraits
Tags: adult, brother, Carnation WA, Christmas gift, Courtney, Family Portraits, Portraits, siblings, sister, Tolt MacDonald Park, Tolt River, Trevor, Washington

I woke up this first morning of 2010 with an idea. What about an alternative way to get wedding photos with less stress and potentially less cost? For brides/grooms willing to get their photos done on days other than their wedding, I now offer a selection of portraiture sessions at a substantial discount. These packages allow you to totally customize your package, from the number of sessions to the types of products. Moreover, because each session is two hours and …

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Categories: Announcements, News, Site Updates
Tags: new packages, photography prices, pricing, pricing update, wedding, wedding photography

This year I’m setting some serious goals for my little business, as well as a few new plans into action. A lot of them require your help, all of them require your input.
Goals

Book enough clients to merit applying for a business license next year.
In order for a business license to be worth the hassle on all our parts, I need to make $12,000/year or roughly $1,000/month. At my average portraiture session booking rate of $150, that’s 7 clients a month, …

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Categories: Announcements, News
Tags: 2009, 2010, goals, plans, reflection, resolutions

I have just added a collection of four new Senior Portrait product packages — all of which are great deals! Check out all the options here, and if you’re a senior or the parent of a senior, book a session today!
The big thing is that all packages include a collection of prints and wallets, with two of them including different numbers and sizes of albums.
Note that Cedarcrest High School 2010 seniors receive an automatic 15% discount if they …

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Categories: Announcements, News, Site Updates, Special Offers
Tags: new packages, photography prices, pricing, pricing update, Senior Portraits, seniors

Only four slots available. Dates must be booked prior to February 1 to ensure timely delivery for Valentine’s Day.
Okay. I’m terrible at names for these things. But essentially, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and you want to get something special for your honey, don’t you? Well, how a beautifully bound, 8″ x 8″ 20 side, hinged photo album on glossy, fingerprint resistant, UV proof paper? And what types of photos will you fill it with? Well, that’s up …

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Categories: News, Special Offers
Tags: couple, discount, love, specials

Leanna and Michael are getting married July 26, 2010 at the Lairmont Manor (coincidentally, the same location where Randy and I got hitched this past August!), and Leanna contacted me to do their wedding photos. We went to high school together way back in the day and I hadn’t heard from her or seen her since something crazy like sophomore year, so, when I took her and her fiancé out for their engagement photos, we had a fun time doing …

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Categories: Couples Portraits, Portfolio, Portraits
Tags: adult, couple, Engagement Portraits, Leanna, Leanna & Michael, love, Michael, Olympic Statue Park, Pike Place Market, Portraits, Seattle WA, Washington

At long last, Kristi and Jeremy’s wedding photos! If you missed their engagement photos, you can see them here.
This wedding was hands down one of the most joyful weddings I have ever been to. And boy, did Kristi dance. She might have been pregnant, she might have been wearing a 50 million pound dress, but it didn’t matter. She danced to almost every single song. For hours straight. I gotta applaud that stamina. Well done! Her family was a …

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Categories: Couples Portraits, Events, Family Portraits, Portfolio, Portraits, Weddings
Tags: adult, couple, family, Family Portraits, Jeremy, Kristi, Kristi & Jeremy, Las Vegas Nevada, love, Nevada, Portraits, Vegas, Vegas Strip, wedding, wedding photography