Rio Jean Photography - Kent, WA {Moving the blog}

The new website is up and running!  This blog will be relocated to its new home on the web, you can check it out at http://riojeanphotography.com/

Rio Jean Photography - Kent, WA {Happy Clients}

One of the things I love to do when I deliver client order is to also deliver something extra, in this case, its Seattle's Chocolate!  I finally went to Seattle's Chocolates in December of last year and bought a ton of chocolate for Christmas gifts and since then, I can't get enough of this place! I'm not sure why it took me so long to go!?  Anyways, I am gearing up for the Taste Washington so I wanted to bring some gifts for my corporate clients and I think they will be happy!  This is just the beginning too! I have more client gifts to put together....stay tuned!

Rio Jean Photography - Kent, WA {Products - Albums}

I love it when clients order products, and I know I've said this before, but I really enjoy making everything pretty.  The most recent product that arrived was a 5x7 album which my client ordered for their family back home in Hawaii.  I know the grandparents will love this gift!

Want a pretty package of your own?  Email me to book your next session!  Existing clients can always contact me and have my design an album for them!

I love the sparkly ribbon! 

These paper flowers add a nice finishing touch and a pop of color

Rio Jean Photography - Kent, WA {Shoot and Share Contest}

I have been a part of the Shoot and Share community for over a year now and they have a yearly photo competition where photographers from all around the world can submit up to 40 images for the contest. I submitted...probably 30 images and we all voted for a month! Here are the voting stats as of yesterday:  18,717,914 votes - 690,096 every day * 37,827 of your peers have voted - 7.2 years of time spent voting * 110,928 photos started - 66,518 favorites selected

Today is the last day of voting AND I received an email on Saturday saying that some of my images made it to the finals!  I never in a million years thought any of my images were good enough to even make it to a final round of a contest. I am super stoked!  Even if none of my images win, it is still an honor to have made it this far! 

Rio Jean Photography - Seattle, WA {The Search for Cherry Blossoms and Child Portrait Photography}

I love this time of year as everything starts to bloom!  I took Rio and my dad up to UW with the hopes that the cherry blossoms were in bloom . . . wrong! There were a few in bloom . . .  I should have known better as I do this every single year!  When I see the trees bloom here, in Kent, that usually means UW will start blooming about three weeks later. We made the trek anyway and still have a blast with bubbles, umbrellas, and dresses, Rio even made some friends while she was chasing bubbles.

I love my little girl and the way she sees things, she saw all of the college students with their backpacks on, so she wanted to be a big girl too an insisted on carrying her own back pack.  When we went to this gorgeous library, she wanted to be just like those students, studying hard, so she grabbed a book off the shelf, sat down with her backpack, took out her lunch, and started to "read" while enjoying her gold fish! Be still my heart and my tears!  Our little ones are growing so fast, parents really slow down and see your little one now as they won't be little for long.

Rio Jean Photography - Kent, WA {Lana Del Rey Inspired Session)

I LOVE Lana Del Rey!  I love her style and of course her music. I wanted to do a shoot that was inspired by her.  This was a really awesome stylized photography session as I had the opportunity to work with some very talented people, and, we all went to Esthetician school together! Korrine Claxton (http://www.korrinesfacialandwaxingstudio.com/) did the gorgeous makeup and Sarah Jane was our Lana Del Rey.  Sarah Jane brought over some amazing outfits and accessories, we literally could have spent the day just looking at all of the costume jewelry!  So, when you look at the photos, make sure you check out the jewelry.

Thank you ladies for all of your hard work, without you, this shoot would not have been possible!

Rio Jean Photography- Bonney Lake, WA {First Birthday Cake Smash }

This is the final session for Landon and I don't think I ever captured a smile from him, seriously!  For his first birthday cake smashing session, he actually did a great job with eating his cake, I have never seen a kiddo eat a cake as delicately as Landon did (he only used one finger!) Happy First Birthday Landon!!

Rio Jean Photography - Kent, WA {Albums}

I love it when client order come in, it's like Christmas for everyone all over again!!  The part I like most about client orders arriving is making it pretty!! 

So take the albums that arrived, these are flush mount, lay flat books.  These are beautiful because of the simplicity and of course the pictures inside :)  But add a little bit of sparkle and colors from my brand and it transforms into something gorgeous!  Don't you want to get your hands on it now?  I know the people receiving these will LOVE them!

Rio Jean Photography - Maple Valley, WA {One Year old Birthday Session}

Guess who's cute little face is one year old?  This guy!  It's been amazing to watch him grow during the past year, to see his hair grow in, to see him do his baby push ups, and to see how his face changed.  This little man is just gorgeous and amazing!  I am so happy that his momma decided to do the Bellies to Babies with me and has trusted me to document the first year of her precious little boy's life!  We had a lot of fun during this first birthday session as we used some balls from my ball pit and it was a little exciting in the studio!  Happy first birthday!

Rio Jean Photography - Tacoma, WA (Tacoma Children's Museum}

I love taking Rio here!  Now that she is older I don't have to worry too much about her getting ran over by the older kids.  Now she can run and jump all by herself!  If you have not been to the Tacoma Children's Museum, go check it out!  I swear, your kiddo's head will explode from excitement!  AND!!  Looking for a place for your next kid or lifestyle photography session?  This place has a lot of areas that would be perfect for your next family photography session!

She's telling me to stop grabbing her string!

Her Favorite Shark Slippers!

So many places here that just have gorgeous light!

Rio Jean Photography - Lakewood, WA {First Birthday Cake Smash}

The time has finally arrived!  Nicholas is 1!  I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed working with this family for the past year and seeing this little guy grow and change. He is a beautiful boy and  I love all of his little chubs! We had a blast during his Cake Smashing session, babies are hilarious when they get their little paws into a cake. Lots of them don't like it, so you gotta stage it a little!  Happy first birthday Nicholas!