Owen Beach Portrait Session


Point Defiance Park is one of my favorite spots in Tacoma to do photoshoots, and I'm so glad Erin was excited about it too! She's based in Gig Harbor, and while I'm based in Seattle, I'm always happy to travel, and Tacoma is perfectly in between us. Point Defiance has woods, meadows and ocean, which makes it perfect for all kinds of nature-inspired photoshoots. It was important for Erin to have photos by the water, and so Owen Beach in Point Defiance Park was the ideal spot.


Erin also brought her dog along for some of the photos. These photos were going to be used in an adoption application portfolio as she's planning to expand her family soon, and so having her dog in some of the photos was important to really show who she is and what her life is like. I always love photographing people with their pets, as long as they bring along a friend or family member to help look after them when they're not in front of the camera! Erin brought her mother, who was a wonderful help in dog management.


Shoot type - portrait

Location - Owen Beach, Tacoma, WA

Client - Erin (she/her)


Smiling woman sitting on driftwood holding a fluffy dark brown dog by the water.
Black and white portrait of a laughing woman with curly hair wearing a patterned kimono.
Happy woman with curly hair holding a chocolate brown poodle mix on a pebble beach.
Woman walking a dark curly-haired dog on a leash along a rocky shoreline.
Woman crouching with a brown curly dog near driftwood logs in lush greenery.
Smiling woman holding a chocolate poodle mix in front of tall green grass outdoors.
Woman giving a kiss to a fluffy brown dog in front of a green leafy background.
Woman with curly hair smiling and holding a fluffy gray dog outdoors.
Curly-haired woman smiling outdoors near a lake in a black swimsuit.
Smiling woman in pink kimono cardigan standing near a serene waterfront.
Woman with curly hair smiling warmly near a calm blue waterfront.
Smiling woman in pink kimono on a sandy beach with trees behind.
Curly-haired woman in pink kimono touching her hair on a pebble beach.
Woman in teal elephant kimono sitting on driftwood by the water smiling.
Smiling woman in teal elephant print kimono sitting on driftwood outdoors.
Senior woman with curly hair walks her shaggy dog on a rocky beach with calm water and hills behind her.

Erin's mom waiting patiently down the beach with her dog while we took photos by the foliage