Erik and Kristin dance to the beat of their own drum. Or, in this case, swing music. Their enthusiasm is infectious and the love they have for one another is deep.

Erik and Kristin came together through dancing. Swing dancing. Both Kristin and Erik brought authentic swing dancing clothes for the shoot. When I first met them in Georgetown, Erik opened up the back of his car and showed me, literally, an entire wardrobe of swing era clothing for both Kristin and himself. It was really fun picking out several outfits for different parts of the shoot. This kind of planning is what makes a good photography session FANTASTIC. And with that I present to you their wonderful photography session in Georgetown (an industrial and artsy neighborhood in south Seattle.)

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I have to say I was a little bit nervous when asked to shoot Erich and Amy’s engagement and wedding photography. Erich is an accomplished wedding photographer based in Salem, Oregon and he has high standards as you can see by his wedding work.

However, as it turns out, the fact that Erich is a wedding photographer is a huge bonus. He and Amy are great subjects because they are both very familiar with the camera and lighting.

I had a secret place picked out for an engagement session and I waited until the right couple came along that fit that location.Although they don’t do weddings and wedding photography at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle (currently) they may in the future. In either case, I wanted to shoot in the Frye because of this one fantastic room covered from floor to ceiling with oil paintings. I don’t do random and generic engagement sessions. I firmly believe an engagement session should reflect some aspect of the couple and the more thought that is put into it, the better the pictures turn out. Erich and Amy were perfect!

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I’m really excited to share this sneak peek of Erich and Amy’s engagement session. We shot in two locations that I had been saving for the right couple: the Frye Art Museum and a special art installation in Magnuson Park, which I can’t wait to show you in the next post.

Erich and Amy are creative people and the entire day fit together perfectly. Lots of great ideas bounced around during the shoot and we had a very fun and full day.

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I’m so happy to show you one of my all-time favorite outdoor engagement sessions. It’s one of my favorites, really, for several reasons. First, Sam and Matt are really warm people who are obviously very in love.  They were so much fun and absolutely great sports. As I wrote in my last post, I called the couple a few weeks before the shoot and suggested we try to take some engagement photos in the style of the movie, “A River Runs Through It.”

As it turns out, this movie is one of Matt’s favorite movies. And, not only that, but the couple love to fly-fish together.

Thus, the stars aligned and the weather (which was rainy for weeks) cooperated. We shot these engagement photos at the base of Snoqualmie Falls, just below the Salish Lodge along a rocky riverbank.

(Snoqualmie Falls near North Bend Washington. Home of the famous Salish Lodge and Twin Peaks!)

I couldn’t be more happy with the way they turned out. I’m really looking forward to shooting Sam and Matt’s wedding this Fall!

Here is a short video from the day. Enjoy.

Snoqualmie Falls Engagement and Wedding Photography by Mastin Studio

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I love shooting engagement and wedding photography at Snoqualmie Falls. It is a rugged and rustic place, with amazing light, mist, and lush green foliage.

When talking with Matt and Sam this past year, we started honing in on ideas for an outdoor enagagement session. Matt and Sam are both into the outdoors and love to explore the wilds of Washington and Idaho.

One day while I was out jogging I started thinking about ideas for their engagement and suddenly it came to me: why not revisit Snoqualmie Falls ( a place that Matt and Sam told me they love) and create a shoot based around the movie ‘A River Runs Through It.’

It’s one of my favorite movies. As nervous as I was to pitch the idea, it turned out that Matt and Sam love that movie as well. A LOT.

These photos are just a sneak peek of the incredible engagement session at Snoqualmie Falls (just outside of North Bend, WA.)

I can’t wait to show you more.

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Over the weekend, Robin and I took our one month old baby Maeve to the Frye Art Museum near downtown Seattle. We wanted to expose her to the arts at a young age (ha, ha.)

It was really nice to get out of the house and feel brave enough to bring our new baby to a public place. It seems that walking with Maeve in a baby carrier or pushing her in the stroller, makes her really really happy. And to top it off, it also makes her tired enough to sleep at night. A perfect combo.

This is the one time of the year that I’m not jetting about or shooting wedding photos in Seattle.  I’m so happy that Maeve was born at THIS time of the year so that we can take her to places like the Frye Art Museum (with its amazing ‘Tete-a-Tete’ Frye personal painting collection as seen above) without feeling stressed by work yet to be finished at the studio.

Wedding photography season is just around the corner, but for now Robin and I are having a great time in our new life together as parents.

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Robin and I are home again in Seattle, but we have fond memories of visiting our friends on the East Coast a few weeks ago.  The weather was perfect and crisp.  The leaves were changing. NYC is great in the Fall. And, although I shot a wedding an engagement shoot (coming soon), we made our best efforts to enjoy ourselves outside of working. We hit the streets of Brooklyn on Halloween and wandered around until we found a sweet place serving food and apple cider. On our way there, we saw tons of kids dressed up for Halloween. This mom and son, however, were my favorite. Who doesn’t love a mama owl and a baby owl celebrating Halloween together?

If you recognize them, please let me know. I’d love to give them a copy of this photo, which was taken in film on my Contax 645.

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I love, love, love the photos from tonight’s engagement session. Chelsea and Russell are one part fun and one part dapper.  It’s a great combination that made for wonderful photographs. Here is a sneak peak. More photos to follow as well as film photos once they return from Richard Photo Lab in LA.

Enjoy!

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Sometimes, you meet people who really make you think.  They are people you will never forget. That’s the case with Bix and Brooksie.  They are a great couple who are truly committed.  They’re not only committed to one another, but to living in a different era.  The photos tell the tale.  Bix and Brooksie dress in 1930s attire everyday.  They also do their best to use appliances and decor from the same time period.  Bix even has a sweet 1930s motorcycle. When I arrived at their home, they were listening to music from the 1930s, which was playing on old record player.  It was fantastic.  It was a blast to work with them and I learned a lot about depression era culture at the same time.  I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed this unique photo shoot.

All of these photos, except for the last two, were shot on film with my favorite camera: the Contax 645 medium format camera.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Kirk Mastin,  Mastin Studio

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Have you discovered Sienna Wedding yet? It’s a hip wedding blog.  We think you’ll like it a lot and we’re honored to be a part of it.  Sonia and Ian were such wonderful models.  It’s great to see their photos again. Thanks!

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Thanks to Polka Dot Bride for featuring one of our favorite engagement sessions. I photographed Tiffany and Paul at Snoqualmie Falls last year on a gorgeous day.  If you’re not familiar with the location, it’s where the famous Twin Peaks t.v. series was filmed.  It’s a fabulously picturesque spot.  Check it out.

Seattle Engagement Photo shot at Snoqualmie Falls, Wa

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We are so delighted and flattered to be included in one of our favorite wedding blogs.

If you haven’t seen Grey Likes Weddings, then you are missing out. It’s a beautiful wedding blog.

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I hope you enjoyed your weekend. We certainly did.  Part of what made it so great was the incredible weather. I know the rest of the country is under massive amounts of snow, but, here in Seattle, it really seems like Spring.  Sunday was the absolute perfect day for an engagement shoot with lots of sun and dramatic skies.  Here is a picture of Robin at Pike Place Market just after the photo shoot. She couldn’t resist picking up some flowers from one of the vendors.

The photos from that session will be coming very soon….

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I’d like to introduce you to Jacqui and Scott.  They are a special couple.  They are adoring. They are fun and free-spirited. They are also creative and adventurous. Jacqui and Scott met in art school about 6 years ago. Today, they are engaged and run a successful handmade paper goods company.  And, as you can see, Jacqui and Scott are fantastic models.  Not once did they seem awkward or camera shy. On the contrary, they were engaging and up for anything.  They endured the pouring rain with smiles.  Their feet froze while shooting their Tacoma Museum of Glass engagement photography, but they never complained.  It was a fun shoot. And, personally, I like the gray skies.  Jacqui and Scott do not need a sunny day to beam.  They do that naturally.

Tacoma Museum of Glass Engagement Photography

Tacoma Museum of Glass

1801 Dock Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 396-1768

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Valentine’s Day is all about lovers. We really appreciate that here at Mastin Studio. And to celebrate love, we’d like to offer an engagement photo session to one lucky couple.  After all, what could be better than a photo shoot with an award-winning photographer to memorialize your engagement?

The winning couple will receive a 2 hour engagement session at the location of their choice (within 100 miles of Seattle, WA) and 50-60 high resolution edited images on DVD.  The winning couple will also be featured on the front page of the Mastin Studio blog.

To enter the contest, simply leave a comment on this post giving us your idea for the photo shoot. Be creative. Be inspired.

We can’t wait to hear what you have to say!  The winner will be announced on February 19, 2010.

Conditions:
Session is not transferrable for cash or anything else. This giveaway does not include the couple’s travel costs to/from the location of shoot. Past/current clients of Mastin Studio do not qualify for this giveaway.

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