My Life Archives | Charla Blue Photography

If you happen to follow me on social media, I have most likely been filling your feed up with photos of our adorable new puppy Bailey Oso. We are all smitten with the newest addition to our family. He is still only 10 weeks old…so ...

Children, My Life

Brooklyn | Words from a 7 Year Old

October 25, 2015

My questions to my 7 year old, Brooklyn… 1. What is something mommy always says to you? You love me. 2. What makes mommy happy? I do what you say. 3. What makes mommy sad? When I disobey you. 4. How does your mommy make you laugh? When I ...

Children, My Life, Portraits

Brooklyn | 7 Years Old

October 4, 2015

Seven.Years.Old. I can hardly believe my little girl is already seven years old. Although I’m quite certain she thinks she is already 17 years old. Slow down sister. We have time to grow and most certainly need to appreciate this age ...

Children, My Life, Personal

Brooklyn | Inspiration for The Dreamcatcher Sessions

June 12, 2015

Brooklyn often has nightmares and we’ve talked about getting a dreamcatcher for her room for a while now to help prevent them (especially since a nightmare means crawling into bed with me…a habit I’ve been trying to break this ...

My Life, Travel

Summer Travel Sessions & Life as an Entrepreneur

June 3, 2015

Hey friends & clients!!! I’m planning out my summer sessions and travel plans and would love to hear from you. I’m going to be traveling for a few weddings…so far to San Francisco, Vancouver/Portland area, Olympia, & ...

My Life, Travel

South of France | Watercolor Wednesday

May 20, 2015

My Life, Travel

Paris | Watercolor Wednesday

May 13, 2015

In an attempt to finally do something with the thousands of photos I’ve taken over the years on my travels abroad, I stumbled across an app on my phone called Waterlogue. It converts your photographs into a watercolor painting, allowing ...

Children, My Life, Personal

Brooklyn | Father Daughter Dance

February 17, 2015

Brooklyn went to her first Father Daughter dance and could not have been more excited. She asked me if I would curl her hair and put makeup on. She picked out her dress and had to wear her black boots, which seem to be a permanent fixture on her ...

Children, My Life, Personal

Brooklyn + Caitlin | Valentine Day Shenanigans

If you are in the wedding & portrait photography business, you probably know about the ongoing debate between Nikon vs. Canon (much like the Apple vs. Windows debate). I’ve been shooting Nikon since I began eight years ago with a D40, ...