Holiday R & R at the ABC Islands and Spirit Specials

Happy Holidays to you and yours from our family to you during our vacation to the ABC Islands with stops in Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Domincan Republic, Bahamas, and Fort Lauderdale to see friends and relatives.

Happy New Year and all that jazz! May we continue to enjoy and sob over the bizarre and unbelievable news that 2020 may bring us. And, bask in the sunshine of pleasure capturing and creating timeless memories with our cameras! Enjoy our pics!

One of many beautiful Bahama islands!

Colorful painted Dutch buildings at Bonaire, ABC Islands

Sunrise lights up the clouds as our ship approaches the island of Aruba!

Hiring a Photographer is Still Important for Pictures that Count

Yeah…everyone has cell phone, right?! Then why do I need to hire a photographer for new portraits for my business, for my wedding, or for advertising and commercial work? It’s simple…professional photographers having an understanding of light, angles and poses. They know how to use their cameras and lenses with a great accuracy of aperture (F-stop) , shutter speed, ISO (measuring the light), AWB (Auto White Balance), tripods and mono-pods, and more have a good understanding of the weather and indoor lighting and how to manipulate the light so it will having a pleasing affect for the photograph. When you decide to hire a professional photographer — please spend the time to interview the photographer, look at their work and their references, ask questions, and comparison shop. Everyone is a photographer, right? Nope - that is the wrong answer. What they charge is well worth the investment. Experienced and trusted, Jolly Sienda Photography captures moments with artistry and LOVE! Please contact us for a complimentary photography consultation at info@jollysiendaphotography.com, Tel: 240-899-5295, serving the greater Puget Sound area.

This event space was dominated by magenta spot lighting. I used my 85 mm lens (great for low light) and fill flash.

Hilton Head Island and the Harbour Lighthouse at sunset shooting on Manual exposure to control the light.

Capturing Autumn's Foliage over 24 Hours in the Puget Sound

It’s late October and time to get outside and enjoy the golden sunshine and the cool days — where wearing your favorite sweater is about all you need! Take a refreshing ride on a bike along a forest path covered with autumn leaves or walk in a park and just listen to the beautiful silence of nature. Enjoy, brilliant fall colors: crimson, amber, golden yellow, taupe, and orange —eye candy. And…it’s all here in the Pacific Northwest. The following photos were taken in 24-hours on the Kitsap Peninsula (my home base), and on Bainbridge Island at Fort Ward and Bloedel Reserve.

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Band of morning, autumn, fog rises from the Puget Sound up to the Olympic Mountains with autumn color

Autumn color and nature’s painted reflections on water in a pond.

Golden autumn sunset glows on the Puget Sound and over the twin peak Olympic Mountains.

Bremerton Photographer Captures Your Story with Lifestyle Artistry

Engaged and needing an engagement photographer? Planning a wedding and needing an experienced wedding photographer? Own a business and wanting to add dynamic branding photos that visually capture the heart of your business on your website? Looking for a commercial and residential real estate photographer? Need to update your professional portrait head-shots? Wanting family photos and looking for an experienced family photographer? I look forward to helping you! Please contact Jolly Sienda Photography via the JollySiendaPhotography website, info@jollysiendaphotography.com, Tel: 240-899-5295, Facebook Jolly Sienda Photography and Instagram for a complimentary consultation.

Engagement Photography by Jolly Sienda Photography

Wedding Photography at Port Gamble by Jolly Sienda Photography

My team and I look forward to hearing from you! Contact Jolly Sienda Photography via the JollySiendaPhotography website, info@jollysiendaphotography.com, Tel: 240-899-5295, for a complimentary consultation.

Alaska Culture, Dancing, and Wild Wilderness Sights

Fairbanks ranking at 3 for the Borealis Aurora Northern Lights, Fairbanks, September 5, 2019

Puffin take off!

Autumn strikes Alaska early

Sea Otters at play, Prince William Sound, Valdez, Alaska

Sleeping bears, Kachemak Bay, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Artic Paradise in Alaska!

Just chill-in in Alaska a spell to see, stare at, at photograph wildlife and marine life. Photos by Jolly Sienda Photography. Alaska, August 23-Sep 7, 2019.

Sea lions napping; Kenai Fjords, near Seward, Alaska

Seals hanging out on glacier ice along the Kenia Fjords and glacier

Just Puffins!

Raft of cute seals, Kachemak Bay, Alaska

Sea Otters!

Sea Lion and seagulls

Orca Killer Whale, Kenia Fjords, Seward, Alaska

Jolly Sienda Photography is available for commercial assignments. Contact us at Tel: 240-899-5295 / info@jollysiendaphotography.com

The Bear Necessities by Air Boat and a Float Plane in Alaska!

Seeing spectacular scenery with friends in Alaska is a blast! Add a ride in a float plane, a ride on an air boat, and coastal brown bears looking for fish at low tide with a majestic glacier mountain background — what could be better, right!? This was an experience I will never forget! Thank you Rich, Karen, Eric, and our skilled guides for getting us close to the bears and wildlife life to photograph them in the wilderness at Cook Inlet, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Here are some of my favorite photos from August 25, 2019. Photos by Jolly Sienda Photography. Tour by Alaska Bear Adventures.

Coastal Brown Bears, Illaimna Volcano, Kachemak Bay

Large Brown Bear so close to us — about 30 feet away!

Bear yoga!

Sibling Bear Love!

Bear behavoir

Getting ready to take off in the air boat to photograph bears!

Just hanging out with the bears!

Arrived at Kachemak Bay via a float plane by courtesy of Alaska Bear Adventures

Cool Music and Song and Art and Crafts by the Sea at the Poulsbo Art Festival

Everyone loves a summer art festival right?! Here’s a recipe that you will love!!! A cute Nordic town by the bay, artisan arts and crafts many handmade by locals, talented musicians playing jazz, soft rock, to folk music and songs, dogs and cats, and the community and visitors bring the 3-day Poulsbo Art Festival, sponsored by the Cultural Arts Foundation Northwest together. Here are some highlights from Saturday’s, Aug 17, 2019, festival. Music acts are: SeaStar, Hank and Claire, Rik Wright, and John Becker. Photos by Jolly Sienda Photography.

SeaStar performs at the gazebo on at the Poulsbo Waterfront Marina Park for the Poulsbo Art Festival, Jolly Sienda Photography

Kids with squid hats posing for a pic at the ice cream stand, Poulsbo Art Festival, Jolly Sienda Photography

Summer festival fun, arts, crafts, food, and live musical entertainment at the Poulsbo Art Festival. Photo by Jolly Sienda Photography

It’s great to support a community. Thank you Cultural Arts Foundation Northwest and the Poulsbo Art Festival for asking me to take a few photos! The Poulsbo Art Festival is an annual 3-day event and is always held on the third weekend of August. Jolly Sienda Photography captures the moments with artistry and LOVE! Contact us at this website, Facebook, Instagram, E-Mail: info@jollysiendaphotography,com and tel: 240-899-5295. Jolly Sienda Photograph is based in Bremerton, WA.

More of the Kitsap Battle of the Bands at the Slippery Pig

Hey there — glad you asked to see more photos from the August 10, 2019 Battle of the Bands held at the Slippery Pig in Poulsbo! Four bands competed: Zoe Moreton Band, Magnacarta, Cliffside Drive, and Sailing Camp. The winner will be announced on September 28, 2019 at Olympic College. Photos by Jolly Sienda Photography

Cliffside Drive guitarist, Slippery Pig, Jolly Sienda Photography

Sailing Camp, Slippery Pig, Jolly Sienda Photography

Zoe Morton Band, Slippery Pig, Jolly Sienda Photography

Andrew Shepperd and Magnacarta Band, Slippery Pig, Jolly Sienda Photography

Cliffside Drive, Slippery Pig, Jolly Sienda Photography

We LOVE photography!!! Jolly Sienda Photography is available for freelance photography assignments. Please contact us in Bremerton, WA., at info@jollysiendaphotography com, Tel: 240-899-5295, or via this website.

Hire a Commercial Photographer to Showcase Your Business!

Decisions are made based on information and visual images. Does your website and marketing materials highlight and articulate what your product and service is? Welcome to One Light Alliance championed by Dr. Michael Maniloff. He offers a holistic medicine approach for the treatment of anxiety, depression, pain, addiction, and more. His services include acupuncture. Here are some of the images Jolly Sienda Photography created for his brand. Please contact us today for a complimentary photography branding consultation at 240-899-5295, E-mail: info@jollysiendaphotography.com.

Patient receives an acupuncture treatment.

Engagement Photo Session with Marina Bundy and Malcolm DeWalt

We’re so excited Marina and Malcolm asked us to do their engagement photography! One of Marina’s favorite colors is yellow. Because its spring we created a couple of photos for them in black and white with the pop of yellow color; with her skirt and his shirt. So much fun to do for them! They are the sweetest couple. We can’t wait to do their wedding photography in October at the Kitsap Conference Center and at Harborside Fountain Park. Here are some photos of their engagement photo session done on April 10, 2019 in Bremerton, Washington.

Marina and Malcolm engagement photography session, Bremerton, Washington.

Marina and Malcolm Engagement Photography Session, Bremerton, Washington.

Are you engaged and planning a wedding? We’d love to hear for you! Jolly Sienda Photography captures and tells your love story with artistry and love! Contact us today for a complimentary consultation at Bremerton Tel: 240-899-5295, E-Mail: info@jollysiendaphotography.com

Give into Temptation at Kingston's Sweet Life Cakery -- A Commercial Photography Tour

Clients ask me all of the time…”What kind of photography do you really love to do?” And, my answer is all photography! However, I do love working with clients on commercial photo shoots especially when the client has created a unique brand which showcases their own personal style.

Methia Marie Gordon Nugent, owner, chef, baker, and friend, of Sweet Life Cakery located in Kingston, Washington, creates her signature delicious wedding, birthday, and special occasion cakes, cupcakes, pies, scones, cookies, quiches, and more using fresh, wholesome, rich ingredients that are both sweet and savory, presented with a vintage cottage style that’s all hers.

When Methia asked me to work with her to photograph a new line of cakes and other baked goods for her marketing materials and her website, I first got to know and understand her style before I did the photo-shoot. So, met her for a complimentary consultation and talked about her vision. Then, we scheduled three photo sessions to meet her schedule: Portraiture and Head Shots, Commercial Kitchen, and her Sweet Life Cakery retail shop. The results of our collaboration are sweet! The photos represent the message and the brand; capturing the essence of her and her business.

Want to learn more about how I can help you and your business? Please contact me, Jolly Sienda Photography, at Tel: 240-899-5295 or email at info@jollysiendaphotography.com

Welcome and enjoy a sweet glimpse of Sweet Life Cakery.

Sweet Life Cakery, Special Occasion Cakes.

The commercial photography sessions took place at the Sweet Life Cakery commercial kitchen and at Methia’s retail Sweet Life Cakery store located in Kingston, Washington.

Before we get start taking pictures its really critical to have a consultation to learn what company is all about and what you want accomplished in the photo images. The location, styling, creating a mood, displays, colors, theme, employees (if applicable), all this and more will be discussed before the photo shoot happens, so time is well spent on the day of the photo shoot — and you, the client, come away happy and very satisfied with your photo images.

So, what are you waiting for! Contact me today to discuss your business image and branding desires and I will help you come up with a plan resulting in gorgeous imagery that speaks your corporate story.

Jolly Sienda Photography works with you to capture real moments with artistry and love. Contact at info@jollysiendaphotography.com, Tel: 240-899-5295. Location: Kitsap Peninsula, E. Bremerton, West Sound.

Jolly Sienda Photography captures every detail!