Meet the Realtors

If you’re looking for a realtor that is really on top of their game, we’ve met the perfect team. Meet “The Orbino Group” of Bellevue, Washington. Not only are they charming and perfectly in sync with each other and the market, but also they are reliable, dependable and a true pleasure to work with.

We spent some time with them yesterday on the 25^th floor at the Harbor Club in Bellevue capturing their images while they conducted a business meeting.  Not only were the views fantastic, but the staff at the Harbor Club was impeccable in their service.

We know the importance to having a team that works well together. Not only do we get more done with less confusion, but also we bring different qualities to the group which offers you, the client, more choices. Thank you for selecting Palmer Photography to be your photographers of choice. We appreciate our growing family.

Our Youngest Model... meet Sophia!!!

Yesterday we set off to go do a photo shoot with our youngest model to date – 4 days old.  We showed up at their house with more luggage than the baby’s new Mommy. As we set up the studio in their living room, we had to laugh that the 80 pounds of gear was all to capture the essence of a 6-7 pound spirit. What a doll! (Literally)

Seeing as how she was born so close to Halloween, we thought we’d carve out a pumpkin and do some holiday shots for the new Mom and Dad. Incredibly, she found the most comfort in the womb of that great big pumpkin…

Working with newborns is an entirely different ballgame than working with older infants or toddlers.

Infants are not used to being out of their frog-like comfort position. They also get cold very fast. Most of the shoot time is spent comforting or warming the precious one. Patience is key.

After a long afternoon of socializing, cooing and a fantastic meal (thank you so much!) we ended up with a number of precious memories for the first time parents.

Many thanks to our wonderful new friends for letting us be your family photographers. We look forward to working with you again in the near future!

Creative Inspirations

Believe it or not, we all have a creative side that helps us express ourselves. You may be thinking that you don’t, but it’s true. You may not be a freelance photographer but maybe you enjoy scrapbooking, needlepoint or painting. Those are obvious creative outlets. But how about some others: gardening, baking, or blogging? Or some that are a bit more far-stretched: bar fights, creative use of profanity or even office doodles?

We enjoy working with a client or model and bringing out their story through the image.  Everyone has a story and being able to portray that story in a single picture is how we express our creativity. Getting to know the client as more than a client adds to the composition that otherwise would only be a picture.

We especially enjoyed photographing the beautiful girl that has grown into a beautiful young woman even though she spent her entire life moving from one place to another, never benefiting from the generational roots in a suburban home.  We shot her pictures with a symbolic suitcase with the world continuing to pass behind her as she sat strong and confident as a beautiful strong woman.

Another shoot that was fun was the young man with his skateboard. His board goes everywhere with him and as such, is truly a part of him.  Or the Live Off Groupon Winner that is spending 1 year of his life touring the world on Groupons – we shot him with his computer because that is his lifeline to the world, the only way he is able to stay connected and find places to sleep or eat.

Spending time to think of the best way to tell someone’s story is important and to us, it makes photography more of an art and less of a career. We love what we do and hope that your family will partake in this adventure with us.

Selecting your Senior Photographer

We all know there are more choices of photographers than events to be photographed.  Ever since digital cameras began showing up under every Christmas tree in the nation, photographers have been cropping up faster than weeds in a garden. But how do you select the perfect senior photographer for YOUR family?

There’s the usual criteria of location and cost. But most photographers advertise that they will come to you and many others are willing to photograph your child for next to nothing. So what else should you be considering?

How about the part of this process that you are actually paying for? The creativity! The amount of thought put into how to show your specific child’s inner spirit and vibrancy.  Anyone can pose your child with some sort of spectacular background and print out a picture. But you should want MORE! You should be wanting the photographer that cares about the individual client and the composure of YOUR senior photos.

We love taking senior PORTRAITS because it is an opportunity for us to PORTRAY your child’s spirit – honestly, at any age, not just as a senior. Talking with them and discovering their likes and dislikes… selecting the perfect location to showcase that… engaging him or her so the pictures show that spirit. That’s just the creativity at the shoot… then the magic continues.

Editing the pictures so they look the best in that captured moment (don’t want dark circles or that unexpected facial blemish keeping you from enjoying these pictures for years to come), adding some digital flair to a few shots or enhancing one or two to be fun, original works of art.

You should expect all this magic for your hard earned money. That’s why we consider ourselves one of the best senior photographers in Western Washington… because the love of the art will show in your portraits. Don’t settle for anything less. Let us capture your family portraits today!

Please welcome our new team member!

Penny Palmer Photography is stepping out in the world with a huge virtual footprint. Long gone are the days of standing on the corner, cardboard sign in hand.

 

We’d like to welcome aboard our new Marketing Contractor, Lori Jerome. Lori comes to us with a great deal of experience, passion and energy. We are excited about the new directions she will be assisting us with.  We continue to offer referral fee incentives to all of our existing clients and would like to say THANK YOU to all of you who have already participated. Word of mouth is very important to us and with that said, we continue to charge ahead.

From Maui...

We've been shooting in Maui now for 4 days and have completed 5 shoots. We've spent only about 30 minutes just enjoying the beautiful beach... It's been a lot of work but so incredibly wonderful! 

We've had the extreme pleasure of working with MUA, Ry-N and hair stylist, Keli Lau. Their work has held up beautifully through pouring down rain and hot, direct sun. They really know what they are doing! If you're looking for a great team, please look them up! We thank them for all their professionalism and valued service!

NOTES FROM THE FOLKS

We’re off to Maui… after so many logistical problems we started getting worried that we wouldn’t be able to pull this off. But with a wonderful couple depending on us for their beautiful wedding pictures, 2 resorts, 1 hotel and 4 wonderful models counting on us, we knew there was no choice but to push on. We’ll be staying in a different area this time so first off, we’ll go scout out the new beach – Sugar Beach! The next thing we’ll have to do is locate a replacement surfboard since mine’s locked up tight.

I was told there were no trains on Maui – is this true? Can someone answer that for me? If that’s true, then I surely got off at the wrong station! Have a wonderful couple days – we’ll be checking in soon!