Welcome

Welcome to our blog! This is where you get to check out what we’ve been up to and see our most recent work and family happenings. We are Brian and Jennifer Hartman and our boutique style studio is called Photo Elan. We are located in Seattle and shoot weddings, couples, fashion and many other fun projects. Take a look around and be sure to come back and visit to see what we’ve been up to.

Contact principle studio photographers: Brian Hartman 206-351-9080

Jennifer Hartman 206-940-9841


Incredible New Canon Camera!!! Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Photo Elan just put a deposit on two new Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras due to arrive sometime in November.  We can’t wait to get them in our hands!  So those of you who have already booked us for weddings after November, you will have us showing up with the new cameras, two in tow. Of course all our fashion and commercial shoots will see this camera as well.  The biggest improvement for our studio will be the fact that the EOS 5D Mark II achieves the highest level of image quality of any EOS Digital SLR released to date.  No mean statement from a company whose bread and butter is the vaunted image quality of its cameras. It also incorporates an all new 21.1-Megapixel sensor. The camera also have full HD 1080p video capture ability, so we will, at some point in the near future, consider incorporating “video highlights” in our slide shows. There are so many exciting technological advances in this camera, we are very excited to acquire them.

taylor + nicole St. James . Hotel Andra

Taylor and Nicole were married on 09.06.08 at St. James Cathedral in Seattle with the reception at the stylish Hotel Andra in Belltown. What a fun wedding it was to photograph, family and friends were great and they love to have fun and dance! They had a great rehearsal dinner the night before on an Argosy Cruise where they lucked out with the weather. It was a perfect day for a cruise on Lake Washington!










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Ceremony .  St. James Cathedral

Reception . Hotel Andra

Reception Catering .  Tom Douglas Catering

Rehearsal Dinner .  Argosy Cruises

jamie + tracey Church of St. Patrick . Lakewold Gardens

You saw a sneak peak of a few images from Jamie and Tracey’s wedding about a week ago and we now have their slide show ready!  The ceremony on 08.30.08 was held at Church of Saint Patrick in Tacoma and the reception was at the BEAUTIFUL Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood.  Here are just a few of the images we captured that day. Don’t miss their slide show below.









Photo Elan’s Guest Signature Album, they’re so cool!






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Church . Church of St. Patrick

Reception .  Lakewold Gardens

Coordinator .  Jessica Corddry

Caterer .  Gayle Orth Catering

sam + masuma 08.23.08

All of our couples are so great and wonderful to work with and Sam and Masuma were no exception.  They are two of the sweetest people with such great energy, we’re so happy for them!  Their weddding day was Saturday, 08.23.08, with the ceremony at Interfaith Community Church in Ballard and reception at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Bellevue.  The ceremony felt intimate and it was beautiful, with Sam’s son and daughter and Masuma’s sisters in attendance. Stephanie from Events by Alejo was there to keep everything in check throughout the day.  Hope you’re having fun in Greece Sam and Masuma!!  Don’t miss their slide show below.









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Venue . Interfaith Community Church
Coordinator . Events by Alejo
Reception .  Maggiano’s Little Italy

teddy + joanna 08.24.08

Teddy and Joanna were married at the Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington, Sunday, 08.24.08.  The weather was rainy for a August day in Seattle, but it made for great lighting for photos!  It was a beautiful ceremony that included both Filipino and Chinese cultural traditions.  Immediately following the ceremony, there was a cool dove release. What’s so amazing about these doves, they somehow find their way back home from where ever they’re released from!  Here’s some photos from the day.














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Venue . Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington
Coordinator . Events by Alejo
Florist . Flora Nova Floral and Event Design