Monthly Archives: May 2023

Kai Clark Cap and Gown


I photographed Kai this fall for a sports related senior session.  This spring we did a cap and gown session to celebrate his high school graduation.  We had a BEAUTIFUL night to celebrate his accomplishments.  Congratulations Kai.  I’ll be cheering you on in this next chapter. #jodistilpphotography #capandgown #classof2023 #newberghighschool #seniorportraits

Grant – Cap and Gown


Grant: so accomplished!  A Class of 2023 graduate from Newberg High School, he takes with him a perfect, unweighted GPA of 4.00 and an honors diploma and will server as one of his class Valedictorians. Grant will be attending Arizona State University to study Kinesiology and was accepted to the Honors program there as well.  Oh… and he’ll be playing […]

Drew Cap and Gown


Drew is a Class of 2023 senior at Newberg High School.  He’s graduating with an honors diploma and a perfect unweighted GPA of 4.00 which also qualifies him to be one of his class valedictorians.  Drew is a talented musician… over the years I have photographed him with several instruments.  In the fall, it was his trumpet.  This time?  Guitar…because […]

Grant – Civil Engineer


We are so proud of our son Grant.  He recently graduated cum laude from California Baptist University as a Civil Engineer. In his four years of college he… Navigated COVID. Got sent home in March of his first year of college to finish online. His second year the campus was still closed and classes were online, but his engineering labs […]

Sierra – summa cum laude!


I first photographed Sierra in 8th grade at the tulip farm. When she hired me for her high school senior portraits, pictures with the sunflowers were her number one priority. And this spring?  Well this Queen is graduating summa cum laude (she got ONE B in all of her college career) from Western Oregon University.  The one location she had […]

2023 Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce Award Winners


I had the privilege of photographing the 2023 award winners for the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce.  It’s such a cool opportunity to meet the people who are shaping our community and hear their stories.  These 8 individuals were honored at an award ceremony on May 12.  You can learn more about them on the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce […]

Rilyn + Linfield


When I photographed Rilyn the summer before her senior year, Linfield was a top contender in her search for the perfect university.  I was not surprised when she booked her College Reveal session and told me Linfield University was her choice.  Lucky Linfield. The morning of Rilyn’s photo session was supposed to be cloudy.  But 15 minutes before the session, […]