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Nine month old Xander!

Darcie Radtke — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:27:00 GMT

I had the supreme pleasure of spending the morning with Daria from 105.1 the buzz and her boys. It was so great to meet little Xander, he was a little firecracker, jumping all over the place. We played and read books with mom, then daddy and Xander had some play time, we tried to take a bubble bath but Xander would have none of that because his momma was not in there with him! So we ended our time snuggling in bed playing a game of "tickle feet"...what a great morning. Thank you so much to Daria and Dallas for welcoming me into your home and capturing these precious moments with your family.

My favorite! What a beautiful images, I love it!

This too is just so precious.

awww..poor baby, he was just not going for bath time!

Winter Wedding

Darcie Radtke — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:32:00 GMT

Two beautiful friends of mine were married at the Fort Vancouver Academy Chapel this winter and I am just getting them up on my blog. Enjoy! There was so much beautiful emotion during the entire wedding, I shed many tears, I am so happy for the two of them to be starting their lives together.

Light

Darcie Radtke — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:10:00 GMT

I've been challenged lately to just shoot for myself, for the love of the art...it's been producing some lovely shots, it pushes me to learn even more about my craft. To study light in a new way and to be able to express my heart in an image, hope you enjoy as well!

Valentine's Day

Darcie Radtke — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:02:00 GMT

Mt Hood Snow Day

Darcie Radtke — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:21:00 GMT

my sweet boy

love him crashing

the girlies

mom, take a picture

she had enough, my sweet devi girl, lol

Walk in the Woods

Darcie Radtke — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Lately I have been photographing a lot of stuff "just for me" it's therapeutic. I love being out in nature gaining perspective on my tiny life. I can look at these magnificent tree's that have lived so much longer than I and I feel closer to my Creator. Enjoy some of the winter sites I was able to see recently.

Central Oregon

Darcie Radtke — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMT

I spent the a few days this week, up with my mom in central Oregon. She lives
by this abandoned train depot and when my dog woke me up to take her out
to the bathroom i saw the most amazing morning sky and grabbed my camera &
literally ran over to the station and captured as many images as i could in those
perfect dawn moments. They last for but a moment, but the sky being lit up by all
those incredible colors takes your breath away.

This is the only mountain range I know the name of, this one is Sisters.

When I was driving home I saw this amazing sight and again, was compelled to stop
and capture the raw beauty of the landscape. I love it's untamed, untouched perfection.

This is a spot along my drive back up to Mount Hood that I
see every time i go and without fail i yearn to stop and
photograph this spectacular site. Well yesterday
i decided to brave the small shoulder on the highway and stop!
It was well worth it!

Fall in the Beautiful Pacific Northwest

Darcie Radtke — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT

There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. - Minnie Aumonier

Beautiful Shaylee

Darcie Radtke — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:46:00 GMT

Shaylee came out with her mom and sister, which was so much fun! We walked around Portland and found some great spots to shoot at. It was a cold day, but she put up with the weather and we ended up with some great images! Shaylee designed her school's cheer uniforms, which I thought turned out really unique.

I just love capturing that girl turning into woman, it is such an incredible transformation.

little boys

Darcie Radtke — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:26:00 GMT

Another Fabulous Family

Darcie Radtke — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:13:00 GMT

I have been photographing this wonderful family since little "U" was a newborn, got to meet sister this time around! I just adore this family
they are quintessential Northwesterner's and I just love that

this is there amazing home that i have watched them build from the the ground up! so exciting to see the progress year after year!
Mark built this amazing wall by hand!

we got to collect eggs at the coup!

5

she was doin the shake, shake, shake...so adorable!

notice mojo, jumping in the background! He's got some height on him!

ok, i can't end a session without some baby bum!!!! so sweet!

parker family

Darcie Radtke — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:37:00 GMT

This is one of my closest friends, and her lovely family. We had so much fun playing at the park, where coincidentally, there was disc golf going on all around us, when we weren't dogging frisbee's we were trying to catch caleb our super quick two year old! It was a lovely day and I feel so privaleged to watch my friend's lives expand and grow...this was the first time I photographed the five of them, it had been the four of them for so long! Love you guys!

The Beautiful Columbia Gorge

Darcie Radtke — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:04:00 GMT

Hope these images help your Monday. I shot these on a recent trip I took out on the Histroric Columbia River Hwy I love fall in the Northwest, it's incredibly beautiful and soothing. I love spending time in nature whenever I get the opportunity!

Emily Class of 2010

Darcie Radtke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:18:00 GMT

this one speaks to me so much of the girl she is and the woman she is becoming!

Age of Innocence

Darcie Radtke — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:28:00 GMT

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh

Bright Star

Darcie Radtke — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:41:00 GMT

Bright Star by: John Keats

Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art--
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores,
Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the mountains and the moors--
No--yet still stedfast, still unchangeable,
Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast,
To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,
Awake for ever in a sweet unrest,
Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,
And so live ever--or else swoon to death.

http://www.brightstar-movie.com/

absolutely beautiful movie

Quote of the day

Darcie Radtke — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:58:00 GMT

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
Theodore Roosevelt

Skyview 2010 Senior

Darcie Radtke — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:57:00 GMT

2010 Senior

Darcie Radtke — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:16:00 GMT

Beautiful senior from Spokane! I was so excited to photograph this lovely young woman!

First Day of School

Darcie Radtke — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:08:00 GMT

It's back- to- school for my babes! They were so excited and nervous for their first day of school. I love how J just loves his big sister.