Life gives you a bowl of lemons and your parents tell you to make lemonade. Others tell you to pitch those lemons right back where they came from.  To keep myself entertained, I came up with a few other ideas for those nasty lemons.

1.     Clean your elbows… remove the dark spots for your next photo shoot

2.     Squeeze the lemon juice on your hair and sit in the sun for natural highlights.

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We’re very fortunate to be able to do a lot of traveling and know many people that enjoy the same thing. We’ve learned a few tips to help make you money and lower your stress level during your travels.

1.     With most airlines charging per checked bag and penalties of up to $50 for overweight bags, it becomes all the more necessary to pack efficiently. With our camera/computer equipment weighing in at approx 65 pounds, we’ve learned a few tricks […]

If you’re looking for a realtor that is really on top of their game, we’ve met the perfect team. Meet “The Orbino Group” of Bellevue, Washington. Not only are they charming and perfectly in sync with each other and the market, but also they are reliable, dependable and a true pleasure to work with.

We spent some time with them yesterday on the 25^th floor at the Harbor Club in Bellevue capturing their images while they conducted a business meeting.  Not only were the views fantastic, but […]

Yesterday we set off to go do a photo shoot with our youngest model to date – 4 days old.  We showed up at their house with more luggage than the baby’s new Mommy. As we set up the studio in their living room, we had to laugh that the 80 pounds of gear was all to capture the essence of a 6-7 pound spirit. What a doll! (Literally)

Seeing as how she was born so close to Halloween, we thought we’d carve out a pumpkin and do some holiday shots for the new Mom […]

Believe it or not, we all have a creative side that helps us express ourselves. You may be thinking that you don’t, but it’s true. You may not be a freelance photographer but maybe you enjoy scrapbooking, needlepoint or painting. Those are obvious creative outlets. But how about some others: gardening, baking, or blogging? Or some that are a bit more far-stretched: bar fights, creative use of profanity or even office doodles?

We enjoy working with a client or model and bringing out their story through the image.  Everyone has […]

We all know there are more choices of photographers than events to be photographed.  Ever since digital cameras began showing up under every Christmas tree in the nation, photographers have been cropping up faster than weeds in a garden. But how do you select the perfect senior photographer for YOUR family?

There’s the usual criteria of location and cost. But most photographers advertise that they will come to you and many others are willing to photograph your child for next to nothing. So what else should you be considering?

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Penny Palmer Photography is stepping out in the world with a huge virtual footprint. Long gone are the days of standing on the corner, cardboard sign in hand.

We’d like to welcome aboard our new Marketing Contractor, Lori Jerome. Lori comes to us with a great deal of experience, passion and energy. We are excited about the new directions she will be assisting us with.  We continue to offer referral fee incentives to all of our existing clients and would like to say THANK YOU to all of you who have already participated. Word of […]

We’ve been shooting in Maui now for 4 days and have completed 5 shoots. We’ve spent only about 30 minutes just enjoying the beautiful beach… It’s been a lot of work but so incredibly wonderful! 

We’ve had the extreme pleasure of working with MUA, Ry-N and hair stylist, Keli Lau. Their work has held up beautifully through pouring down rain and hot, direct sun. They really know what they are doing! If you’re looking for a great team, please look them up! We thank them for all their professionalism and valued service!

We’re off to Maui… after so many logistical problems we started getting worried that we wouldn’t be able to pull this off. But with a wonderful couple depending on us for their beautiful wedding pictures, 2 resorts, 1 hotel and 4 wonderful models counting on us, we knew there was no choice but to push on. We’ll be staying in a different area this time so first off, we’ll go scout out the new beach – Sugar Beach! The next thing we’ll have to do is locate a replacement surfboard since […]