Senior Portraits in the Snow

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Here in Seattle we get excited about snow. It doesn’t often happen, so when it does, it’s still a novelty. About 2:00 am (you read that right) I woke up and peeked out the window to see a winter wonderland outside. Of course, I went right back to sleep. Later that morning, our happy neighbors sledded down our street, which is waaaayy fun. I got the call, the one you always always want. “Hey, could we do our portraits now?” Yesssss. I read the weather reports (hourly, don’t you?) many times over, bundled up, hiked up the hill, and packed out for a senior portrait session. We had already been “snowed out” of Alpine: the Summit at Snoqualmie Pass (we just say Snoqualmie Pass or Snow Pass) due to avalanche control, freeway closures and delays. So with a dump of 7 inches of fresh snow locally, we ditched the trip to Snow Pass and immediately planned for a portrait session…

Snow is light, white and bright, soft and quiet. My fabulous senior was cheerful and patient and wonderful and I had so much fun with her. Time to share and enjoy these images, since spring is closing in and the bulbs are popping up and beginning to bloom.

We headed for a local area with open space and also tree cover. In an ideal world, you’d wait for a break in the snowing part, but not to be! It snowed down on us the entire time. Thanks to so many people in the village — to the helpful parent who negotiated my ride to our site (the hill = not drivable) and held umbrellas over us or my equipment, to the weather forecasters who nailed the hourly reports, to the teenagers who surprised me by sledding down the dozen front door steps of our neighbor’s home (hilarious), to an assistant who organized my equipment at the drop of a hat, to the hot freshly made soup that was waiting at home, to the snow coat I borrowed. This may be one of my all-time favorite sessions so my very best thanks here go to a senior who was excited to have me capture moments in the snow!

Make sure to see the last image in this blog –that’s what it was REALLY like!