I did this shoot with Shaylyn, a fitness blogger here in Spokane. You can check out her instagram @fitmess_mommy. She wanted to get some shots for the new year, and I am always up for doing a photo shoot, so when she reached out about it I was totally down.

It’s freezing in Spokane right now! I don’t have studio space and I’m fairly new to the area still, so I asked Shaylyn if she knew of an indoor location we might be able to use. She suggested a local yoga studio, so I called ahead to get permission to use the space but couldn’t get through. I didn’t want to show up with camera and gear in tow only to find out it wasn’t available, so I went down there and spoke to them directly. They said it would be fine—it’s really cool how nice most people are about letting photographers shoot on their property.

Unfortunately, all my professional pre-planning didn’t quite work. When I went to the yoga studio to meet Shaylyn, she wasn’t there. Turns out I had gone to the wrong part of the building when I asked for permission to use the space. I ended up going upstairs to find Shaylyn, and by a huge stroke of luck, the studio owner had randomly stopped by at that exact moment. Even though it was last-minute, I explained the situation and she graciously agreed to let us in so we could do our fitness shoot. Total miracle!