Jaquilyn Shumate Photography – Tacoma Portraiture & Collage Art Seattle & Tacoma Editorial & Portrait Photographer

Meet my friend Emily. She’s pretty. And we discovered waking up really early on a Saturday morning is totally worth it.

You might recognize Cory and Danielle from some portraits we did a while back. Danielle is due in just a couple of months and we wanted to show how that baby is growing! We’re so excited to have another nephew! This is their first child, and they’re ecstatic about it! It was a cold, rainy day here in Tacoma, but both Cory and Danielle braved the weather for it.

Meagan and Kendra are Lemolo, a talented band from Poulsbo. Travis’ band, Colonies, has been playing a lot of shows with Lemolo lately, and we love them. Their music is beautifully familiar and captivating, and it just so happens that the girls are really sweet as well. We recently traveled up to Mt. Rainier to snap a few photographs and visit the snow before it fled for the spring.

Jordan is graduating from Curtis High School this year. We adore her infectious personality and smile! All we had to do was mention Jordan’s boyfriend, and we would get the biggest laugh. Check out these portraits we shot of Jordan around Tacoma.

I love my little sister. She will be graduating this year from Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah. She is extremely bright and quite the talented dancer. When we were in Utah a couple weeks ago, we spent a few hours photographing her. She is drop dead gorgeous, and it is nearly impossible to take a bad portrait of her.




















This last photograph was shot all in one frame (in camera).

Sam is Travis’ cousin and will be graduating this year from Spanaway Lake High School. A few weeks ago, we went to Spanaway Lake to photograph Sam’s senior portraits. Sam is a great young man with a fantastic heart. It runs in the family.

Full post coming soon. Too busy enjoying our time in SLC.

Jessica is a senior at Curtis High School and is hoping to attend American University in Washington, D.C. She is one of the most mature, capable girls we’ve met. She has stunning good looks and a beautiful smile! We recently spent a few hours with Jessica to take a few portraits of her in Tacoma. It was a bitter cold day, but you wouldn’t be able to notice around Jessica! As we were shooting some portraits of her with her longboard, she took off her shoes to be a little more comfortable.

Our handsome nephew, Joseph, is growing up quickly! Just look at the shoot we did right after he was born. Here are a few portraits I was able to capture of him at five months. He is a such a sweet, beautiful boy!