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gratitude | backyard family portraits {okinawa, japan}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:00:14 +0000

I feel extremely blessed to be a portrait photographer in Okinawa, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. To live internationally and experience a different culture has been so enriching to my life, but also to be able to meet and work with other military families. No one has real family nearby so your friends become your family in such a real way. After looking through this session I just want to say thank you, thank you to my awesome clients who trust me to capture their family. Thank you for allowing me into your life and for the chance to record your love and connection. I will always be so grateful.

Sometimes you need to look no further than your backyard for an awesome family portraits location. No driving needed, everyone can get ready and then walk out their backdoor. This makes for a lot happier kids and husbands. The light on this evening was over the top gorgeous, and perfectly positioned in their yard. Gosh I still get giddy looking at that light!

Once someone asked me if Okinawa is lush! Does this session answer your question? The green and the blues here in Okinawa are what make it my happy place. I always prefer color and I want my colors to be bright and vibrant. Okinawa is the perfect place for me! I am always going to ask you to hug, love on and snuggle with your family members during a session. I sometimes worry that the teenagers I work with are going to hate it, but I think everyone loves a good hug! Even a moody teenager can get behind it.

Thanks for visiting the blog today and I hope you enjoy this session! I am participating in a blog circle, so follow to the end of the post to see photography from around the world.

Okinawa Portrait Photographer

Looking for more gorgeous Okinawa Family Portraits? Check out this beautiful family who I photographed in the Nakagusuku Castle Ruins.

Thank you so much for visiting the blog and don’t forget about the blog circle. Click around until you get back here and enjoy these talented photographers from around the world! Next up is Iana Chtefan she is a wonderful Aberdeen family and children photographer and is sharing some fun facts about herself today.

Anna Rasmussen is a featured and award-winning family portrait photographer in Okinawa, Japan. She loves documentary-style family vacation photography and beautiful lifestyle portraits. Her two favorite things to photograph are travel logs and birth stories in the hospital, but she also loves everything family – from capturing the joy of expectant parents in maternity photography, the first days of a baby’s life in Newborn Fresh 48 Sessions, the beauty of everyday chaos in Family Day-in-the-Life Sessions, and on-location family portrait sessions. Anna is an on-location photographer, serving the entire island of Okinawa and ready to travel to many major cities in the Asian area. Book a session here with Anna today! Thank you so much for stopping by!

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nakagusuku castle ruins| best okinawa family portrait location

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Thu, 30 May 2019 01:11:22 +0000

Are you looking for an awesome Okinawa family portrait location? Let me recommend Nakagusuku Castle to you! It is amazing! If you are looking for stunning ocean views, gorgeous greenery and wonderful ancient stone work, then this is the location for you. These castle ruins, like most in Okinawa, are set up on a hill. Because of the location the light is absolutely gorgeous during the last two hours before sunset.

There are a couple of things to consider when you choose Nakagusuku for your family portraits. First of all it is one of the few castle ruins you have to pay to enter. So please keep that small fee in mind. It is also one of the ruin sites that closes and has hours. They generally kick people out around sunset time but to get a ride to the top you have to be there well within their hours of operation.

Now lets talk about this beautiful family! I love their color choices for their clothes. Aqua has always been my favorite color and living in Okinawa has just increased the love for it. It is the color of the water here and makes me so happy!

Best Okinawa Family Portrait Location

Loving this session? Okinawa provides endless opportunities when it comes to location. Check out some more wonderful people with beautiful Okinawa waters!

Thank you for visiting the blog today! I hope you enjoyed this family portrait session. Contact me today if you want to get on my schedule for fall family portraits in Okinawa. My schedule for fall is already starting to fill up! I am participating in a blog circle today, please follow the links until you get back to me and enjoy photography from around the world. Next up is the very talented Michele Quattrin, she is a wonderful friend and a Minneapolis Family Photographer. Today she is talking about posing family portraits.

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A senior, his mom and Loki {toguchi beach, okinawa senior portrait}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:57:47 +0000

I have found my new favorite location for Okinawa Senior Portrait sessions. Toguchi Beach is all the hype! The light there is just perfection. The rock formations are stunning and provide a block from the wind, so you don’t have to have as much of the wind blown beach look.

This wonderful young man is headed off to college in Hawaii! Jealous much?! I want to go get a surfing degree! We took this chance to capture him with his mom and his sweet pup before he leaves. I loved documenting them all together and the obvious connection between him and his dog.

Do you have a senior leaving the island this summer? Or maybe you want to capture the entire family before your next PCS! Living in Okinawa is like no other experience you will ever have. Make sure you take the time and make the investment in beautiful portraits to remember Oki! If you are looking for family portraits or an Okinawa senior portrait session contact me today so we can set up a session like this!

Have you seen my family portrait work? Check out this session to see all the images you get when booking a full family portrait session! I will capture the family all together smiling, but will also capture all the lifestyle and candid moments you want and need.

Have you heard about my mom+me mini sessions coming up soon? Make sure to contact me today if you want to a spot to document your little ones with you for Mother’s Day this year. They will all be shot at this gorgeous beach! To see more awesome photography from around the world follow this blog circle. Next up is Iana Chtefan, she is an Aberdeen Family and Business Photographer and is talking today about personal branding sessions.

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okinawa beach portraits feel the love {sunset beach}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 01:13:58 +0000

I am so excited to share this Okinawa beach portrait session with you today! This family was so fun to spend time with. These sweet kiddos wanted to hold my hands as we walked along the beach and I just love them!

The best location for your Okinawa beach portrait session is the beach you love the most. This family can walk to Sunset beach and so it is a special place for their family. When you choose your location you should think about the place you have the most memories!

I loved capturing all the emotion and connection in this families hands. Focusing in on these details creates images that you will treasure for your entire life. The best moment was a dance party at the end of the session! Dancing in the sunset is pretty much perfect happiness. I am involved in another blog circle today, please go to the bottom of the post to find the next talented photographer!

Okinawa Beach Portrait Session

Thank you for visiting the blog today! I am so grateful for amazing clients who trust me to capture these moments. I am participating in a blog circle today. Please follow the links around to see gorgeous photography from around the world. Next up is Iana, a wonderful Aberdeen and Angus Family Photographer. She is sharing a family portrait session today as well!

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spring okinawa family portrait session {cape zanpa}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:06:36 +0000

Sometimes the most perfect evenings occur when I head out to do an Okinawa family portrait session. This was one of those nights. We headed up to one of my favorite places to shoot, Cape Zanpa. Have you been up there? Go now if not!

This family portrait session didn’t seem like it was off to a good start. This beautiful family was late (thanks constant Oki traffic) and littlest angle fell asleep in the car on the way so she was not too happy. We worried the sucker would take away from the photographs but both mom and I agree it adds such a fun timeless component.

Gorgeous light, genuine smiles and a few angel wings and everything was better! I love each of these images and hope this family will cherish them for years to come. Now is the time to book your beautiful spring or fall family portrait session! Contact me today!

I am participating in another blog circle today so please follow the link at the bottom of this post onto the next awesome photographer!

Okinawa Family Portrait Session

Thanks again for visiting the blog and I hope you enjoyed this sunset session. As I said earlier I am participating in another blog circle, so make sure you click around and see photographers work from around the world. Next up is the talented Shelly Niehaus, she is a Dallas teen photographer and is talking today about the importance of photographing your teens!

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laughter and fun = okinawa family portraits {araha beach}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:41:54 +0000

As an Okinawa family portraits photographer, I feel lucky to have the opportunity to get to know and document my wonderful clients. Every time a new family comes in front of my lens I find beauty, love and something uniquely them. I was blessed this fall to capture many different families. Today I am so excited to share this one with you. I am excited to be participating in a blog circle today. Make sure to go to the bottom of the post and circle around to see amazing photography from around the world.

Okinawa is awesome for family portraits because it is never cold. Okinawa family portrait sessions are available year around! This family was just having a blast throughout their entire session. The best way to get happy candid shots is to just let things unfold and not try to control every situation. This family was so great at that. Have I mentioned they were also our sponsors when we arrived here on island? The military assigns someone who is usually in the same job as you to help you get situated. These wonderful friends went above and beyond in welcoming us, and we couldn’t be more grateful.

Family Portraits Goal

I love goals and resolutions so this is always a favorite time of the year for me. I don’t always accomplish my goals but I sure love making them! Imagining all the ways I will improve myself in the coming year is a fun process for me. If one of your resolutions for the coming year is to get family portraits done NOW is the time to book. Do you want to capture your family in Okinawa before a move this summer? Message me today!

Okinawa Family Portraits

Want to see more Okinawa family portrait sessions? Click here for another gorgeous family session on Araha Beach!

Thank you so much for visiting the blog today! Make sure to leave your thoughts and comments below. Today I am forming a blog circle with some super talented photographers. Follow the circle all the way around until you get back to me! Next up is Iana Chtefan, she does wonderful Aberdeen Headshots Photography and is talking today about getting professional headshots and personal branding sessions!

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documenting the between {seaglass beach}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 05:14:39 +0000

Asia Vacation Photographer

I have been dreaming for awhile now of becoming an Asia vacation photographer. I would love to hop on a plane and spend a day with a family exploring a new city. Never heard of a vacation photographer? You can hire me for one or two days. I will spend those days with you and document your family as they explore a new place. ?

Why a vacation photographer?

The benefit of a vacation photographer is not only amazing landmark photographs with the entire family in them. (no missing parents!) But also a photographer with you constantly capturing all the in between moments. Those tiny blimps in time that you notice and cherish as a parent, but might not have a chance or skill to photograph. These can now be saved for your entire life. Living in Okinawa, I am a short and cheap plane ride away from so many awesome destinations. Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore are just a few of the cities I can get to in just a couple hours.

Asia Vacation Photographer

Are you hopping on the Southeast Asia travel trend?? I hope so! Message me when you do and we can discuss how I can record the memories of your vacation for you. This allows you more space to relax and be in the moment with your family. Capturing the in between and documenting it has long been my favorite part of photography. Today I am sharing a family session on the beach here in Okinawa.

Okinawa Family Session

My favorite moments on this session (and every session!) are not when I am putting people into specific poses. But when they are enjoying one another, when the dad teaches the son to skip a rock, or the mother comforts a sad child. This is what I want to document and capture for ever. So whether you come to me for a traditional family session or hire me as a Asia vacation photographer, you can count on me to ask for lots of play. I am participating in a blog circle again so continue to the bottom of the post to follow the loop around!

Thanks for visiting the blog and I hope to see your family in front of my lens soon! Remember to follow the blog circle around to see some more amazing photography from around the world. Next up is Iana Chtefan and she is a super talented Aberdeen Family Photographer.

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all the darling details {hamsptead, north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:14:47 +0000

I love being a lifestyle newborn photographer. Beauty can be found and is hidden in the small moments of our everyday lives. As a lifestyle family portrait photographer, I get to live in and capture those moments. Confession : it has been months since I photographed this gorgeous baby boy, however as I scrolled through these images it all came rushing back to me. Capturing the love and delicate details in each image is why I do what I do.

This home had a simple but stunning design. Do you want an in home session? It is the best way to provide comfort and a natural feel to your photographs of your newborn baby.

I loved all the small details on baby boy, and that we got him sleeping and awake. Most importantly I loved capturing him snuggled up with his amazing mother and grandma.

Lifestyle Newborn Photographer

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the dock, the light and these cute boys {topsail beach family portraits}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:48:12 +0000

Being a Topsail Beach family portrait photographer is the best “job” in the world. I love my families. We are preparing to move again this summer, such is the military life. Leaving families such as this one and not being able to document them again next year breaks my heart. I have photographed these sweet boys every year I have lived here. I will miss them! This fall for the first time I started freelensing a few images for clients. I LOVE the way they turned out and I have seen them on many of my clients Christmas cards so I think they like them too! It gives such a dreamy feel to my images.

I am participating in a blog circle again this month. So make sure to follow along to the bottom of my post and follow the circle until you get back here!

Topsail Beach Family Portrait Photographer

Here are the freelensing images! I just love that bokeh behind them!

Thank you for visiting the blog! Remember to follow the blog circle and see some more amazing photography! Next up is Amanda she is so talented and offers Suwanee Family Photography!

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have a spooky and safe halloween! {halloween lifestyle portraits, nc}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:44:23 +0000

To say I had fun with these Halloween Lifestyle Portraits this year would be a vast understatement! I just could not get enough Halloween!! First of all, I loved each of the characters my kids chose and tried to make each child feel special in their different roles.

Let’s start off with Newt Scamander. Jake looks just like the Eddie Redmayne right?? We purposefully did not cut his hair in the months leading up to these Halloween Lifestyle Portraits so that it would be perfect. I did quite a bit of freelensing with all the kids images and I think it really adds to the dreamy quality. Freelensing makes it feel make believe. Jake was so into this character and has watch “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” several times. He has studied how Newt walks and talks, how he doesn’t really make eye contact, and he used all of this throughout our shoot. Actually all these images are undirected! After the fact I got the idea to Photoshop in some of the fantastic beasts and I have to say it was so awesome. I love the way it turned out! Also in case you didn’t know this about me and my family we are huge on all things fantasy : Harry Potter, Star Wars, Percy Jackson…sign us up for all of it.

Did I leave a major fantasy trilogy off that list? Obviously! Lord of the Rings! Next up was Gandalf and oh how I love this old soul finally dressed up to his age. Okay, maybe he isn’t that much of an old soul. Evan was also totally in character. All my children have beautiful eyes, but Evan’s are the deepest color I think. He had a great idea to add Gollum into one of his images and I was happy to oblige.

Kate was darling Belle, Beauty and the Beast the live people version came out this year. She insisted that she carry this book as the only way to complete her costume. Because “Belle loves to read and is super smart.” It was kinda my favorite thing she ever came up with. She refused to twirl! What can I say except this girl has her own mind for sure. Probably all that reading she likes to do…

Adam has decided he is too old to dress up for Halloween. But we had a completely separate day in the week before Halloween where I painted the kids faces. I have never taken the time to really do that before and it was SO much fun! Adam also got completely into character with the face paint. He is in drama club here and I think really enjoys acting. It should be fun to see where it takes him!

We lit a fire that night and played with smoke and flames and all sorts of creepy light. This created build up to the actual event. Don’t you feel the build up is the best part anyway? I am so grateful I took the time this year to have such a fun Halloween extravaganza, and most of all am so grateful for these four muses I call kids.

Halloween Lifestyle Portraits

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