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Best Of Weddings Winner | TheKnot.com

josh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:57:26 +0000

I was super excited to find out that I was a 2010 Knot best of weddings winner and will be featured in their Best of Weddings 2010. The Knot is an excellent resource for wedding planning and many of my couples have found me through theknot.com. Thank you to all of my 2009 brides left good reviews about me. I am grateful for your support and appreciation!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from my 2009 weddings:

Introducing Olive Jane

josh — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:26:35 +0000

My baby girl was born on Saturday!

Her big brother and sister were so excited to meet her.

Her first (of many) photoshoots

I love Spring

josh — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:12:43 +0000

Kristy and I took our kids out for pictures this last weekend while the weather was so great, and I can’t wait to get some big canvases made to hang in our new house.

Call me

josh — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:23:10 +0000

My family and I are moving across town this weekend and we might not have internet for a little while. If you need to get a hold of me please give me a call. Also, if you are waiting to see pictures from Chris and Susan’s wedding, they are now ready at joshuagene.instaproofs.com.

Have a good weekend!

Josh – 206.226.4659

Vote for me

josh — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:29:24 +0000

Hi everyone. I just found out that I’ve been nominated for Evening Magazine’s “Best of Western Washington – Photographer 2008.” This is awesome! I would love it if you would take a minute to vote for me.

Vote here

Here’s a little picture of my daughter that I took on a walk to the grocery store. I think she might even vote for me. If she could type.

Band-tailed Pigeon Photo| Portland Oregon

josh — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:04:01 +0000

Over Memorial day weekend one of my brothers (there are 8 kids in my family) got pretty excited because he had some Band-tailed pigeons in his back yard. We rushed outside with our cameras and our long lenses and tried our best to sneak up on them to get a shot. The Band-tailed pigeon definitely spooks more easily than other birds. I like this shot because it shows all the sides of the bird.

Happy 70th Dad!

josh — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:21:07 +0000

My Mom planned a surprise birthday party for my dad who turns 70 in June. It was last weekend so we could all make it over the Memorial Day weekend. Five out of eight of us kids were there, and that meant a lot of grandkids were there too. It was great to spend the day with everyone.

This surprise birthday thing is new to my family so my dad was completely surprised when he saw us all there.

One of my favorite things about my b-day parties was all of the games.

The big D trying to pop a balloon for the relay race.

And no party is complete without the prizes.

Dallin was excited about his new whistle, he blew it all afternoon.

Betsy loved her donut.

And Emily couldn’t figure out what I was doing.

My babies are so sweet with each other. I hope when Dallin gets his license he’ll actually stop the car if he needs to give a girl a smooch.

This was my first night ever getting a picture of lightning. It’s pretty amazing how far it reaches out.

I’m going to Vegas baby!

joshuagene — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:21:00 +0000

For some people like me who don’t gamble, that might not sound very exciting, but I’m totally stoked. So why you ask might I be going? For nothing other than the biggest wedding and portrait photographers convention in the world. You can ask Kristy. For the last year there hasn’t been a day when I don’t think about photography. I love it. I’m infatuated with it. Over the past year I’ve taken nearly 70,000 photos.

At WPPI, I’m going to be taking classes from some of the biggest names in wedding photography. I’m excited to bring back some of the latest in albums, techniques and ideas for all of my clients.

Any of you wedding photographers out there may find this video funny, it’s got some of of the big names in photography in it.

What a trip

joshuagene — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:30:00 +0000

Oh Mexico

joshuagene — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:00 +0000

Wow, it’s been a crazy couple of weeks. My daughter Abby burned her hand pretty bad in a cup of hot apple cider and she ended up seeing two emergency rooms and stayed the night in a burn unit. The burn is finally starting to look better and she’s a lot happier now. Sorry for not blogging last week but with Abby in the hospital, my last week’s photo shoot being a top secret Christmas suprise, Kristy having a kidney stone, and me putting together my new computer it just didn’t happen. The next couple posts will be of some fun families I got to work with this last week. Enjoy!

For the next week and a half I’ll be on a cruise in Mexico. I’m going with all of my inlaws and I’m so stoked to see and feel some sun. One of Kristy’s aunts is watching our kids. We feel bad for ditching them over Christmas, but at least they’re only 1 and 3 and hopefully won’t get scarred for life. I’ll reply to all of your emails on the 27th when I get back. Merry Christmas!

PJ’s Birthday with Ichiro | Birthday Photography | Seattle – Safeco Field

joshuagene — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:04:00 +0000

I’m not much of a sports fan to be honest with you. I like going to games if there are people going with me but it’s a social thing not a sports thing. I’m always embarrassed and feel a bit like a wuss when I’m around the guy’s discussing sports. When we get together with Lauren, Eric and PJ it’s funny because Eric is as obsessed with baseball as I am with photography so Lauren and Kristy can relate with their husbands being obsessed.

PJ is just as obsessed with baseball as his dad. He loves the Red Sox and knows all of the major players and what teams they’re on. He can tell you specifics about different games and he’s a fierce ball player. It was only fitting that he have his birthday party at Safeco field.

Happy 7th PJ!

Our tour guide “Uncle Bobby” (who loved to refer to himself in third person) had a contest to see if the kids could find Icharo’s seat. As soon as they got out of the dugout they spotted someone running stairs in the empty dark stadium and to everyone’s surprise it was Icharo (the Mariners all star) which made everyone’s day. The 6 & 7 year old kids soon decided to follow his example and show him he had nothing on them and raced up and down the stairs. Check the Slideshow to see. This one’s a little slower to load.

Eric made this sweet cake of Fenway Park. I don’t know many dads that would make their kid’s birthday cake (with fondant!)

It’s Snowing!

joshuagene — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:30:00 +0000

I love snow. I love that when the snow sticks here everything shuts down, and makes it seem like simpler times. It’s the perfect reason to play hooky. It gives an excuse not to go to school or work and provides something to do in the off time. I love how it makes everything so quiet. I love the white vegitation everywhere and the cold (especially while I’m under my electric blanket).

couldn’t resist

joshuagene — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:13:00 +0000

My 3 year old got a kick out our friend’s elf video, so we had to make one of us. Click here or on the pictures to see it.

Merry (early) Christmas from our family!

Sisters

joshuagene — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:30:00 +0000

With all of my wifes sisters in town they wanted a little shoot with all of them and I was happy to do it. I got the group and a couple individual shots of each of them.

My Parents – Love Shoot

joshuagene — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:31:00 +0000

I’ve never done a photoshoot of my parents, this summer they had me get the rest of the family, but we forgot to get their picture. They were willing to go out in the cold with me for a couple of minutes so I could get a few shots of the two of them together.

Abby’s Birthday

joshuagene — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:47:00 +0000

Holy cats! has it really been a year? They grow up so fast. Did I get a picture of her when she was a baby?

One of my favorite parts about being a wedding photographer is getting the kid pictures. I love taking taking pictures of kids. (not just my own.) Their little personalities always show.

I’ve been all over the Seattle area looking for cool places to take pictures of brides,

couples, and kids it wasn’t until yesterday that we discovered this little jewel only

a minute away from where we live.

What could make a 1 year old happier than a xylophone?

Did I really eat all of that cake?

It’s Kristy’s Birthday today!

joshuagene — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:05:00 +0000

Kristy is the best friend and wife ever! Happy birthday Kristy!

You should go to her blog and tell her Happy Birthday (even if you don’t know her) she’ll appreciate it, especially since she’s getting over a little flu today.

Since I don’t believe in posting without a picture, here’s another one from the pumpkin patch.

Pumpkin Patch

joshuagene — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:03:00 +0000

This year we went out to Remlinger Farms to get our pumpkins. Dallin loved riding the tractor out to the Pumpkin patch. There are so many great pumpkin patches in the Seattle area we decided we’re going to visit a new one every year.

I love this one of Abby Kicking it.
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Abby was kind of sad when she figured out she couldn’t just take a bite out of the pumpkin

Kristy’s boots are stylin

Dallin at Glazers | Kid’s Photography | Seattle Washington

joshuagene — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:38:00 +0000

I feel like i’m naked if I go somewhere without taking my camera. My wife Kristy used to poke fun at me for it but now she’s accepted it. Anyway we were cruising around seattle and we stopped by the Glazers camera shop and there was this fantastic wall in front of the store and we just had to stop to get some pictures.

Big #3 for Brent | Birthday Party Photos

joshuagene — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:25:00 +0000

Brent turned 3 and celebrated with friends and cousins at a Bellevue park. The little guy had a blast running around with cousins and friends, eating pizza and cake, opening presents, and trying to break open the pinata.

Now that’s how to smile!

After breaking the pinata it’s best to sit by yourself so none of the younger kids get your candy.