April 11, 2013
March 29, 2013
With Spring time now in full bloom Seth and I are both reminded of how blessed we are to love the city we call home, love the individuals we journey with while having the opportunity to work with amazing and talented people.
I am excited to share this photo shoot with the world. Anyone who knows me personally knows that I LOVE my pooch; I have even been accused of spoiling him from time to time!!! So therefore, the individuals who take fantastic care of my crazy animal hold a special place in my heart.
I want to introduce you to Pet Sounds, a Seattle based dog-walking company. We love Taylor and David & were excited to help them celebrate their anniversary as a company.
Thanks for taking such good care of our Tinsly.
Credits:
thanks to all the owners of the critters in our shoot.
Scraps Dog Bakery: Doggie treats and Happy Birthday Cookies .
And of corse do not forget to check out Dog Treat Recipe Exchange: this is where Taylor got the recipe for a Peanut Butter Delight Puppy Birthday cake. The pups LOVED it!
March 27, 2013
Our Journey towards embracing the flavors that the PNW has to offer. Check out Jenn’s blog for the story behind Fortunate Feast & her table top settings that will soon be adorning our blog pages as well.
Seth’s Blood Orange 75
1 1/2 oz Gin (we used our favorite local Gin by Captive Spirits)
1 oz blood orange simple syrup
1 1/2 oz blood orange juice
4 oz Chilled Prosecco (You have to try Joe’s Secco)
1 slice blood orange
1 oz blood orange simple syrup
1 1/2 oz blood orange juice
4 oz Chilled Prosecco (You have to try Joe’s Secco)
1 slice blood orange
Simple Syrup -
1 cup sugar + 1 cup water, in a small sauce pan bring mixture to slight simmer to dissolve sugar. Once sugar dissolves, remove pan from heat and place 6 slices of blood orange in to the mixture and let steep for 30 min. Fish out the orange slices and pour simple syrup into a squeeze bottle and store for up to 1 week.
In a shaker half-filled with ice-cubes, combine the gin, simple syrup and blood orange juice. Shake well and pour into your glass of choice, top with Prosecco and garnish with orange slice.
FF Collective : {photography : Monica Hines | food and recipe development : Seth Hines | styling and art direction : Jenn Elliott Blake | custom graphics & titles : Amy Moore | PNW sourced ingredients :Big Gin - made in Seattle WA & Wine By Joe - made in Oregon}
March 22, 2013
Happy Friday-
Monica and I love this time of year. Living in Seattle the transition from Winter to Spring is painfully subtle, but each time I see a daffodil rise out of the soggy soil or gaze at the cherry blossoms in full bloom I am reminded of the importance of change, growth and cycle and how that effects our daily life and perspective.
As many of you already know, Mo Hines Photography is also transitioning, growing and expanding. We are beyond excited to have teamed up with Tyler Dow http://tylerdow.com/ in a collaborative effort to re-brand and re-design our vision www.LightandSoundphotography.com. Tyler has been majorly influential during this transition, and we can’t thank him enough.
Speaking of collaborations, we recently teamed up with uber talented Jenn Elliot Blake. Jenn approached us with the idea of starting a food blog/ project that would promote the hard working farmers and food artisans in the Pacific Northwest. Mon and I are thrilled about this project, not only do we get opportunity to work hand in hand with Jenn, but we get to express what we love about food and share it with you all.
This is the inaugural post of our portion of this exciting series named, “Fortunate Feast”. See how Jenn came up with the name and read about her vision on her stunning blog “A Blog Named Scout”
“Fortunate for the blessing of friendship; fortunate for the ability to create and be inspired without limits; fortunate to be sharing in the beauty AND blessing of food with people whom I admire and love; fortunate to be eating locally sourced and grown healthy food options; and fortunate to be watching all of this come to life.” ~ Jenn Elliot Blake
Gather, prepare, & eat well
stay tuned for lots more……. don’t for get to check out Jenn’s blog
March 5, 2013
I love to watch babies grow. I feel so honored to be able to capture these priceless moments. I love this family!
maternity session
newborn session
and now little miss thing is 6 months old…….
www.lightandsoundphotography.com
February 25, 2013
Mo Hines Photography is going through some very exciting transitions this year, stay tuned for more on that.
Until then here is a recent Engagement session with a beautiful couple. We were given the opportunity to capture Nawid and Kelly’s love of Seattle, The Sounders, and most importantly their genuine love for each other.
October 31, 2012
We had the honor to photograph Chase and Maria while celebrating their engagement in Ballard this past summer.
In getting to know this couple on a more personal level we really wanted to be able to capture their individual personalities while also tying in their fun dynamic as a couple.
We thought Discovery Park & Ballard would be a perfect backdrop for this fun and engaging couple. In our opinion the perfect place to end a great photo session is over Sushi, something that the two of them love to do together.
Here is a little flavor of this Seattle couple.
October 11, 2012
It seems that summer had officially ended in Seattle, it is time for me to trade in my flip flops for my rain boots. As the season begins to change and the leaves begin turning colors, here is a little reminiscing of summer time family fun.
This shoot made me really happy, It made me smile through the whole process from shooting to editing. This shoot was amazingly whimsical. Full of merry go rounds and sunshine, sibling love and those precious moments of a little girls first steps.
enjoy
