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Ballard & Golden Gardens Sweetheart Session | Heidi + Shawn

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Posted in Sweetheart Sessions

I’ve known Heidi since she started cutting and coloring my hair before our wedding two years ago. I loved her personality so much (not to mention, she does a mean job on hair!) that I foisted Justin on her too, and we’ve both been her clients for a long time. Heidi moved in with Shawn and his sweet puppy, Kody, this year, and I was thrilled when she contacted me to tell me she wanted to schedule a Sweetheart Session with him. We decided on Old Town Ballard and Golden Gardens beach for the session because they were close to her heart– before she moved in with Shawn, Heidi lived in Ballard.

These two were just impossibly cute and had incomparable positive energy. We had a blast roaming around with them looking for unique places to take a few shots… we started the evening at Matador for margarita’s and ended windblown and freezing on the beach after the sun went down, thoroughly exhausted and feeling it was well worth it.

Thanks for a great time, guys! I wish you all the best and I hope to have the chance to be your photographer again soon. Ahem. If you know what I mean.

Contemporary potraiture of a young couple posing in front of an old wall in Ballard, Seattle, Washington

Pet portrait photography of a Golden Retriever dog with owners in Seattle, Washington Modern portrait photography of a young couple posing in front of a shop in Old Ballard

Photograph of a sweet orange golden retriver tangling his leash around the legs of his owners Close-up picture of a golden retriever tangling his leash around the legs of his owners

Portrait photography session featuring a young couple posing for photographer Kat Speyer in the Old Town Ballard neighborhood of Seattle

Photographer Kat Speyer captures a young couple examining the Old Town Ballard architecture around them

Pet portrait photograph of Kody the golden retriever with his owners A young couple kisses under an archway in Ballard, Seattle, Washington. Portrait by Kat Speyer.

Black and white close-up portrait of a young couple sharing a kiss during a photo session in Seattle, WA

A girl leans into her boyfriend against a tree while posing for the photographer during a sweetheart photo session Traditional couples portrait photograph in Seattle Washington

Dog portrait of a pet golden retriever smiling for the camera Pet photography in Seattle, Washington of a golden retriever smiling for the camera

Dog portrait photography of a golden retriever's nose up close A couple walks their dog down the street in Ballard, Seattle

Creative family portrait in Golden Gardens by photographer Kat Speyer and Justin Speyer, featuring a young couple and their pet golden retriever dog

Portrait photography at Golden Gardens beach of a young couple reclining in the grass Heidi and Shawn smiling for the photographer during a sunset portrait session on Golden Gardens beach

Golden Gardens beach photography in Seattle Washington of a sweet couple hugging on the beach Modern photography of a young couple reclining in beach grass near Seattle, Washington

Art portrait of beach grass on Golden Gardens obscuring a young couple watching the sunset

Lifestyle portrait head shot of a young woman smiling at the camera while sunset washes over her Black and white photograph of a young woman contemplating the ocean while her hair blows in the wind

Pet portrait of a golden retriever dog swimming and running toward the photographer Golden retriever dog splashing out of a pond at high speed

A young couple is pictured walking their dog along Golden Gardens beach at sunset Photograph of No Dogs Allowed sign on Golden Gardens beach near Seattle, WA

Art photography of a couple on the beach during sunset by Seattle photographer Kat Speyer

Black and white head shot portrait of a young girl smiling Black and white portrait head shot of a young man looking contemplative

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Joey Nicole - Hi Kat… Love the locations you chose for these shots!!! The grungy urban ones are my favorite, but of course you can never go wrong at the beach as well

kim hayes - SO cute!! I love all of these, Kat! They are so adorable together… (and, Heidi is the best hair-doer of all time!!)

LeiLani @ Elle Golden Photography - I love that you took the risk to shoot them on the beach with their pup. That second to last shot is SO perfect!

Bristol Wedding Photographer - I like the dog!

What’s New?

Thursday, August 5, 2010 Posted in Shop Talk

I haven’t fallen under a bus, though sometimes it feels like it! Life has been remarkably crazy for the past several weeks, and I’m just relishing every small chance to breathe. Justin and I recently bought our first house, and we’ve been spending a large amount of time turning it into a home. We’re almost there… the furniture is (mostly) in place and we (mostly) have a handle on our massive Master List of tasks.

Meanwhile, I’m editing and preparing images from four weddings, two senior portrait sessions, three sweetheart sessions, and at least one family session. AND I’m painting, organizing, and shopping for our new boudoir studio. Yikes!

On that front, my work was just featured on the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine’s What Wear When blog in a post about boudoir photography!

I’ve also been dedicating a lot of donated time to Get Hitched, Give Hope, a fabulous Seattle wedding charity that fundraises for the Making Memories breast cancer foundation. I’m the Press Coordinator on the PR team, which is almost like another full-time job!

Tickets for GHGH will go on sale any minute now, and then I’ll have a post here filled with all the fabulous details. But I don’t want to scoop, uh, myself, so I’ll wait until we’re ready.

The Get Hitched, Give Hope blog also recently featured a post about me as a team member. There’s a little mini interview, so go check it out!

A blog post from Get Hitched, Give Hope about team member Kat Speyer of Persimmon Images

I have lots of photos to share, and I’ll be back on the blogging bandwagon shortly. In fact, I’m also starting to design a portfolio site that one of my clients is coding in trade. So I’ll finally have a nice, big screen full of gorgeous images for you all to peruse when you want to see what sort of work I’m doing.

This summer is one of my busiest yet and I suppose I couldn’t ask for more given that it’s also my first summer as a self-employed businessperson. How about you all, are you keeping busy too?

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Sweetheart Session with Heidi + Shawn | Sneak Peek

Friday, July 23, 2010 Posted in Sweetheart Sessions

Just a little preview of a sweetheart session we took last month… some super cute portraits in Ballard Old Town and at Golden Gardens during sunset. I’m keeping busy editing photo sessions galore: weddings, families, engagements, graduations, and more. Lots of photos to come!

Golden Gardens Park in Seattle Washington casual portrait session at sunset with texture

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MCH - Cool! Can’t wait!

Seattle Sports Photography at Discovery Park + UW Campus | Anthony Targan

Monday, July 19, 2010 Posted in Grab Bag! (Misc Pics)

Anthony is a friend and former colleague of mine. He’s also a fabulous athlete and has qualified for and placed in races like the Boston marathon. When he’s in town from Michigan, we often run together, though my skill is by far no match for his. I was so happy and proud that when he needed some sports portraits and head shots for his book jacket, he came to me.

We staged our photo session in two parts. The plan was to photograph him at Discovery Park in one morning, but the weather didn’t cooperate and we nearly froze and blew over the bluff into the ocean. I had to pry my hands open after that session. We did get some great shots at Discovery Park, but still had more to do, so we met the next morning at the University of Washington main campus and had a second session photographing on the grounds. I can’t complain, because I always enjoy Anthony’s company, and I got two free breakfasts at the fabulous Portage Bay Cafe. Mmm~!

Seattle sports photographer Kat Speyer captures runner Anthony Targan in front of the Puget Sound with a ferry in the background

Michigan resident Anthony Targan running in Discovery Park while photographed by Persimmon Images Seattle sports photography of a runner captured in portrait mid-stride

Sports photographer Kat Speyer captures Anthony Targan sprinting in black and white in Discover Park, Seattle, Washington

Sports portrait of runner posing for the photographer with muscles flexed on the Seattle University of Washington campus Running on the Unviersity of Washington Campus in Seattle, Washington, Anthony Targan is photographed while not touching the ground with either foot

Discovery Park running paths lead runners through the grass in Seattle, Washington

Jogging portrait of athlete running down the steps of the University of Washington library Athlete stretching on the steps of the University of Washington library

Runner Anthony Targan photographed in Discovery Park in Seattle, Washington

Sports photographer Kat Speyer captures Anthony Targan winding down after a run at the University of Washington in Seattle Traditional portrait of an athlete wearing a blue livestrong t-shirt on the Univeristy of Washington campus

I’m still new to sports photography, and it’s something I never imagined I would have an affinity for. But, as an athlete myself, I seem to be drawn to it and now that I’ve sampled a little, I’d like to do more! Particularly, I’m thinking it would be fun to do before-and-after portrait sessions with men and women who have partnered with a personal trainer. It would be promotion for their business as well as mine… and fabulous photos for our clients!

What do you think of that idea?