PortraitMorgan Stone GretherStephanie Miller, portrait, Tacoma, Washington, point defiance, owen beach, Amanda Nickell, Ellie Delery Morton, fashion, Regalia Designs

Stephanie Miller at Owen Beach, Point Defiance, Washington

PortraitMorgan Stone GretherStephanie Miller, portrait, Tacoma, Washington, point defiance, owen beach, Amanda Nickell, Ellie Delery Morton, fashion, Regalia Designs
Stephanie Miller at Owen Beach, Point Defiance, Washington

Model Stephanie Miller and I shot in Tacoma, Washington, at Owen Beach on Point Defiance. Headdresses and necklaces were by Nicole Carter of Regalia Designs. Hair was done by Ellie Delery Morton and makeup by Amanda Nickell. 

I shot with a Canon 6D using a 85mm 1.2 lens as well as a Canon t3i using a 10-18mm 4.5-5.6 lens. None of the photos here has been edited in any way.

Nice person in Portland, Oregon, and beyond.

TravelMorgan Stone Gretherpoint defianceFive-Mile Drive, point defiance, Tacoma, Washington, pugent sound, raccoon, Mount Rainier, owen beach, beach, ocean, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2016, travel

Tacoma, Day 2: Five-Mile Drive in Point Defiance, July 2016

For Travel Tacoma and Visit Rainier, five of us bloggers/instagrammers took part in an "instafam" tour of the greater Tacoma and Mt. Rainier areas in July 2016. Here is the first of several blog posts about the trip. One of the true must-sees when you're in Tacoma is the Five-Mile Drive through Point Defiance Park. You'll find hiking and biking trails through lush forest; you'll relax on serene Owen Beach with wonderful views of Pugent Sound and Mt. Rainier alike; you'll see thriving wildlife... particularly raccoons (one of my favorite animals). 

TravelMorgan Stone Gretherpoint defianceFive-Mile Drive, point defiance, Tacoma, Washington, pugent sound, raccoon, Mount Rainier, owen beach, beach, ocean, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2016, travel
Tacoma, Day 2: Five-Mile Drive in Point Defiance, July 2016
PortraitMorgan Stone GretherJanne Robinson, Emily Deslaurier, British Columbia, Canada, China Beach, ocean, surfing, Victoria BC, portrait

Janne Robinson and Emily Deslaurier: Walking to China Beach, Vancouver Island

Janne Robinson is a writer, a speaker, a force of nature, a cresting wave of positive energy. We did a multi-location brand shoot together in September 2015 on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Here is the third of the sets, in which Janne and Emily Deslaurier walked down to China Beach. (More photos of them at the beach and in the ocean will be posted here soon.)

PortraitMorgan Stone GretherJanne Robinson, Emily Deslaurier, British Columbia, Canada, China Beach, ocean, surfing, Victoria BC, portrait
Janne Robinson and Emily Deslaurier: Walking to China Beach, Vancouver Island