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The Seattle Greenhouse

Name: The Seattle Greenhouse
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Located on Beacon Hill in Seattle, we are a greenhouse for rent! Whether it be a wedding, book reading, music video, date night or family portraits, we got you!

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02/20/2024

Art is everything and nothing, art is life and death, its birth and its silence and all of the energy that makes up everything, always.

Art can also be when a painter and a person who takes pics get together, in the painter’s apartment, to capture the last couple weeks in said apartment. And have seriously one of the loveliest times together.

Dear world, I cannot tell you about how truly kind and wonderful Sharine is! Words just will not do her big heart justice. Her paintings are powerful and her heart and demeanor is so gentle; such a cool duality for someone to carry.✨

02/08/2024

Thanks to these beautiful beings for looking warm (also hot) in the cold ❄️🧊🌨️.

And thanks to the talented for making such cool clothes 👚🧥🧦👢👡 (I don’t use clothing emojis enough).

02/08/2024

Thanks to these beautiful beings for looking warm out in the cold❄️🌨️🧊.

Thanks to for the beautiful clothing
👚🧥🧦👡 (I don’t use clothing emojis enough).

02/01/2024

I can’t express, with words, my gratitude for the immensely beautiful folks that reach out to me and ask me to capture them. Whether it be for times of celebration, a time of transition (also celebrated), or otherwise.

I feel like this work I do, the photography and the connecting, is so beyond just taking photos. And yet, there is something so simple about just taking photos and offering a sort of playful experience for people who exist in that way. I’m so glad I get to be empathetic, open and channel really cool, aesthetic stuff with others in this way while also going deep into the work of seeing and holding others in whatever space they are in. Truly honored.🌸

01/24/2024

I am admittedly never thinking about what’s on my grid or even planning my posts and I should be (wake up cowgirl). When I gave it a half thought today, I realized I am missing a lot of captured moments from shoots over the past year. I might be sprinkling in some older shoots as I post new ones (I’m behind on those newer shoots too-thank you so much everyone for keeping me busy!). I did, however, catch that I never posted this stunning shoot with .farrison .irelandmodeling 💫

I absolutely loved styling ‘s clothing. What a 90’s kid’s dream.

Also, this post doesn’t sound like I’m being kind to myself, but in the present moment, I am. I love to keep things balanced by joking around with the the drill sergeant inside myself, whilst in the physical world, taking things as slow as possible while the little baby and I still heal and move towards being more active. Thanks for riding along with me and for enjoying the work I get to create with beautiful people!

01/16/2024

Some of the 35mm portion of this shoot with & .spiritspa ✨
I most always feel this way, but especially in this case; the photos speak for themselves.

I’ll be helping style something verrrrry exciting for Karica Lane and I cannot wait to share all of the beauty with you soon.❤️‍🔥

01/11/2024

🎞️⚡️❤️‍🔥

12/21/2023

There is no way a post, a story, a look, etc. can encompass the way I’d like to communicate what birth is, to me. But hmmmm…

It’s like everything and nothing (I know, so zen) all at the same time. It’s like the greatest climax of the entire world’s life, infinite fireworks going off in unison and the absolute most still, silent, peaceful moment you could ever fathom, all tucked inside of a lucid dream.

All I’m sure of is the immense gratitude I have for all of those I’ve known, will continue to be present with and will meet in the future. I have felt so held to rise to this occasion of pregnancy, birth and postpartum transition and can only credit all of the inner and outer work of myself and others. It’s so worth it to be present. It’s so worth it to reach for awareness, to be open and to acknowledge the real bubbling underneath the surface. I’m just so happy I was able to manifest such an ideal (for me) birth and now rolling into my postpartum time, I’m still riding that cloud of love for myself and the others I share space and time with.

Thanks for reading and a big, special thanks to my dearest friends who have been there for me through this time. you’re such a treasured friend and witness. Thank you for being there during this little one’s arrival.

📸 all the photos of me were taken by another dear friend with some pretty flowers photos by me. And the last slide was the baby in the tub right as they entered earthside.🌊🌀✨

12/15/2023

Polaroids will always be a part of my photo shoots with folks.🎞️❤️‍🔥⚡️

They are such a sweet way of test-shooting and offer something for us to see the day of the shoot. I’ll be forever in love with all forms of film.. still saving up for that 8x10 camera with a Polaroid backing..

Also, I feel hibernation and baby coming closer. Luckily will be here to care for us and anyone who rents the greenhouse!🌱
I’m excited to be booking photoshoots in the late winter/early spring season. I know I’ll feel a new frequency, diving back into what I’m so passionate about.🤘🏼📸🕊️

12/07/2023

Let’s talk about grain!
Or you know what.. I’ll tell ya about it; one of my favorite things (one in a million) about film.

It’s that texture that’s created during the developmental process of film. For me, I recognize it as the marker to the physicality of film. It looks like little grains of rice that are exaggerated when either a photo is cropped or zoomed in. Or, if you’re capturing a low light situation or if you are stressing or stretching your film in any way… you’ll see more grain. If your lighting conditions are a little outside of being perfectly balanced, you diminish the chance you have at processing an uber-sharp image with little grain. You can see the differences in this series of photos here! Low light images have more grain, the bright light images have less. I get into the specifics of this in my workshops (come to one this spring!).

Using a finer-grain film will also manipulate how much grain you see. Portra 160 is one of the finest grain films you can buy (lower iso means you need more light). I love a high iso because you can capture low light situations, have more flexibility and I personally love grain when it comes through.

Like I said, all those little, tiny clouds of metallic silver created from the chemicals used in development truly give it a physical and historic feel; give me the grain!

11/14/2023

Journal entry from 11/11/23:

I’m not sure I’ll ever feel like a mother and I’m not sure I’ll ever really resonate with that word.

It’s loaded, tied to my upbringing and life with a parent whom I’ve never felt or have been connected to. Yet, I’m certain that’s not the primary reason I turn away from being connected with the word “mother”, or more specifically the sentiment behind, “I am YOUR mother, you are MY child.”

I joyfully practice non-attachment and see myself as more of a Shepard: A guiding light that gets to twinkle and illuminate the path of life for little ones. I see all children as connections I’m able to light paths for and deeply miss my mission as a waldorf teacher, holding large groups of children for years at a time. The special meaning in that work is undoubtedly everything. And yet, here I am, doing everything-work still.

I was always told I could not conceive and I’ve conceived twice nonetheless. That very action took me away from teaching, for however long. And carrying your own children is karmic gold as well as the reflecting mirror you can’t look away from.

I’m totally comfortable with feeling like my genetic children are not “mine”. They are their own individual spirits and souls to which this earth is tied to. They have connections from above and on this earth that have nothing to do with my ego. I love letting loose and giving it up to what may come from that. I am connected to them but in the most non-identifying way. Our relationship is based on health, playfulness, imagination, grace, patience, wisdom and honoring their stage of development. What I find so beautiful in being a Shepard to my personal offspring (and other children at times) is that I get to dance, observe and hold space for them while I do the most important work for us, the personal-growth-kinda-work.

The strength and beauty in imitation is real.

Beautiful photos taken in-home by the talented, fellow film-lover, Christine Takamura.

11/03/2023

For me, I feel like there is such decisive line between creating from your head and your heart. I often think about what others will like (head) and then secondarily, what I feel most resonates with my heart. That feeling when you’re covered in warm bath water, that’s at the absolute most perfect temperature; that feeling.
Using different formats of film, different techniques and different brands of film at one shoot makes my heart sing with playful experience. I love variation and experimenting, no matter how much of a professional I am, it just has to be included in my process. And as I complete and look at how a gallery sits with many different color families, textures and qualities I wonder, “Should I shoot more in a graphic design style?” “Is this all over the place?” “Should I make the body of work more cohesive and palatable for the viewer?”
I always go back to being present and meeting mine and the clients needs by checking in with my head and my heart and trying to find the balance.
Anyways, I don’t have the answers. Just always thinking out loud on here. Thanks for viewing and tuning in, into this beautiful pair and the love they share.

10/11/2023

Working with life in all stages over here: growing, changing, breathing, sensing.

When those who work with me are open and present, it is such a dang treat; it’s something I call upon generally. I feel as though I am just a mirror and when you are available to be seen, it makes my more experiential photoshoot one that can be healing, soothing, etc.

This mama is serenely beautiful, warm and completely present; all attributes that will make for helping a young human flourish on this beautiful earth.

So honored for all the clients I cross paths with and for all the really sweet lil stylings I get to put together.

P.S. there are soooo many photos from this shoot and I’m soooo excited to share.

All film, all the film. 35mm & 120mm in this set here.

10/10/2023

Grateful to be eased into the third trimester by Queen Sciatic carrying her piercing, sword like staff.
Also, it is so incredibly wild to me how pregnancies within one body can vary greatly.
🍬29 weeks today🍬

10/06/2023

We are definitely in the glorious rain and shine that is the autumn season.

We’ll soon light the woodstove inside the greenhouse and start our winter preparations to keep all of our tropical plants warm this winter.❄️

DM if you’d like to book a greenhouse studio that stays warm and dry all wet-seasons long and still has the outdoor vibe.. with the best diffused lighting you could ask for.. with the coolest bathtub and outdoor steamy shower, 1977 woodstove.. I could go on. I don’t mean to brag but I love it so.💕💕💕

Or, DM if you wanna book a shoot before she goes on maternity leave!🍼👼🏼

09/28/2023

In a homemade two piece that has enough extra fabric to get me through my last 13 ish weeks of carrying. I’m especially grateful for this skirt.. clothing my lower-half has been the trickiest trick-bit of dressing myself, if I do at all.🕯️✨

09/26/2023

For anyone who doesn’t know, I will make and/or dye anything for ya.🌸🪞💅🏼

Here’s the start of a larger silk-sewing-and-dying project I’m working on for a photographer who (also) loves plant-dyed silk.

Send me a DM if you want ANYTHING made out of silk, cotton or linen. Dyed to whatever plant color you wish.😇

09/21/2023

The stunning (inside and out) .faro✨

This was a test roll for my newest and almost oldest addition to the camera family. It’s funny the way processing film works; this roll only recently came back to me when rolls I shot after this one came sooner.

One of my favorite parts of shooting film is the unpredictability of it all.

One day I’ll have my darkroom again and I’ll get back to having a bit more control on the development side.🤙🏼🎞️💅🏼

…maybe then I’ll offer classes on how to develop your own film…would you want to learn how?!🥳

09/15/2023

Hey Friends, I’m now offering STYLING as a separate service from my photography work.

It’s been a life-long intentional practice; becoming more in-tune with my authentic expression of style. I love using my empathy to read into gatherings, photo experiences, etc, pulling from different textures, nature, colors and props to create deep visual meaning.

My stylist offering always includes a mood board and lots of conversation to get to the heart of the project.

My service rates differ depending on the materials used and I’m happy to give you a quote if you know what you want!

P.S. florals are some of my favorite “styling props”.🌸

08/22/2023

Here’s a few from a test-shoot with the new (to me) Mamiya 7: Sunset Self Portraits.

I grow a lot as a photographer & stylist when I get in front of the camera. It really helps inform my work when hosting workshops and creating curriculums for said workshops too. Especially when I have to jump in and model last minute!

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our shoot last Saturday! The energy really resonated with me; I am planning on doing a Part II to that workshop in the late fall, wanna come?

08/15/2023

A fun lil branding shoot with the lovely ♥️

These photos are all film, that’s what I do, all the time.🤠
Speaking of film…
The Film X Emotions Workshop and Styled Shoot is less than a week away! Anyone who is into being spontaneous and making last minute plans needs to join.🌊
DM to claim a ticket🎟️

07/19/2023

Here are a small collection of photos from a lovely branding/lifestyle shoot I had with the lovely doula, 💕

My goal was to show her in all her softness, beauty and authenticity so that she could have images that convey her personal energy to potential clients.

I love and live for branding work because this realm of photography can be so calculated. I love the idea of loosening and opening up the boundaries around always shooting in a studio, or having any sort of formula. I love learning about people and their small business’ and using some of my branding background to help them transform that into photos. This process feels like it honors the small business owner’s true passion, personality and heart. And isn’t that what makes the business what it is?!

07/13/2023

A small glimpse of serene feminine energy.

I’ll have more to write on with this topic and more to share from this shoot. This is just the first peel off the orange🍊

07/07/2023

It’s so meaningful crossing paths with people while getting to take their picture; witnessing the love they share with themselves, their little ones, others, etc. It’s inspiring and totally fills my heart with gratitude for this space we’ve built and how we care for all the folks we host, truly is my favorite thing to give attention to.

It was an honor to capture you and Red, ❤️

07/05/2023

A bump date at 15 weekies💋

Waiting ‘till birth to know the gender.. it doesn’t matter anyways to us but I am too excited to meet this little being and want to know all the info I can about them. But I’m writing that we shall wait here, so maybe I can stick to that plan.👅

06/23/2023

This was a fun little time💕
I was more undercover than usual, documenting a recording/video of these two talented beings playing their music at the greenhouse.

In the second slide I experimented with using a crystal in front of the lens and it kinda worked!

06/21/2023

Breaking out the homemade maternity clothes.

06/21/2023

Some Summer Solstice photos to help you commemorate this lovely season we are falling into.🌼🌕🏖️🌞💛🌻🐝🍌🍋

06/17/2023

A slight departure to bring to you my favorite color, only in the hue of a salmon poppy: orange.
P.S. my favorite color changes daily so don’t hold me to anything.🧡

I’ve been feeling deeply and playfully connected to photography, my loving ego, my heart and gratitude. I’ve been experiencing synchronicities by the bucket-full daily and have been making new friends, connecting with past ones and choosing, channeling my higher self. I know this feeling best when I’m in a stage of taking care of myself lots, having safe and supportive boundaries and practicing copious amounts of QiGong.

Having the opportunity to share space with such lovely beings is a total blessing and I’m filled with gratitude when I think past to this short year of getting back into the work of capturing folks on film. After taking such a long break, it feels totally spectacular to be back in a new and shifted way.

And yay to new camera gear! I’ll be working with my new best friend, the Mamiya 7, to capture some self portraits you’ll see in about a month. Wish me luck!✨

06/14/2023

These two.🥹💕✨

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