On January 31st, Luke asked Reilly to marry him and she said, “YES!” It was a tear-inducing, joy-filled moment and as the photographer hired to capture it, I almost missed it! Luke and Reilly travelled in from out of state – a surprise trip for Reilly – so they could celebrate their engagement with her family. Luke and I spent […]
Michelle and Josh are two people that God keeps bringing across my path. My husband first met them on the shuttle bus at the airport when they were newly married and all three of them just happened to be flying to Minnesota. A few months later, they stopped to help our daughter who had a flat tire on the side […]
Some of our best friends stepped into that grandparenting life in September and man has it been fun to see their entire family radiate joy in this new season. It was my honor to photograph the whole family over Christmas break. We got sunshine but it was COLD and windy. Little Sawyer was such a trooper, still smiling even in […]
Cooper is a Class of 2026 senior at Lake Oswego High School. He plays baseball and golf and loves his dog and the Oregon Ducks. We had sunny, cold, windy winter day to work with for his photos. We just about got blown off the dock when we attempted water photos but Cooper was a good sport and the cold […]
It was time to update the headshots for NBC Capital Advisors. It had been raining, raining, raining so we chose their office building as the location for this session so we could shoot under cover. As it turns out, we grabbed a pocket of time in the day when the rain not only stopped but the sun came out. YAY! […]
When you have kids away at college you schedule family photos when everyone will be home, and often that’s on winter break. We squeezed a quick photo session in with the Duerr family just before Christmas and I love the moody, magical winter vibe of the photos. Have a great year Duerr fam. You know I adore you. #jodistilpphotography #familyportraits […]
Audrey is a Class of 2026 senior at Newberg High School. She competes in OHSET (Oregon High School Equestrian Team) with her very handsome horse. We started Audrey’s session at the barn with her horse, then switched to showcasing her truck that she worked hard to purchase. We finished her session up on the mountain highlighting Oregon’s forest and the […]
I met the Nienaber’s earlier this year when I took Noah’s senior portraits. After Noah’s session, his Mom hired me to photograph their family on their property later in the fall. The forecast all week was rain and then all of a sudden… the sun came out and we had the most beautiful Saturday afternoon to work with. I love […]
Look how sweet this family is… a newborn babe and that sweet toddler? I should have known they were Minnesotans when they wanted outdoor family photos with a newborn in the late fall and never even discussed the weather… not that it was really very cold but still. Minnesotans know how to do COLD. Anyway, at the session I asked, […]
It was a foggy, moody beautiful late fall morning when I photographed the Nanson family for the 13th year in a row! It’s such a privilege to be trusted to keep photographing their family year after year and their girls get more beautiful by the day! We’ve done this so many time that we’re like a well oiled machine. I […]
