Is there anything more beautiful than a newborn babe, especially a firstborn? All the newness of fresh life and becoming parents is exhilarating and exhausting. Overwhelming and over joyous. Ryan and Mandee invited me into that sacred space and gave me the privilege of photographing their firstborn son. We’d prayed together for his health and safe arrival throughout Mandee’s pregnancy. […]
Kathleen and I went to Haiti together on a mission trip. We bonded. Life for Kathleen changed dramatically when she learned she was expecting her first baby. He was LONG awaited and our entire team of Haiti Sistas celebrated with Kathleen and her husband John. We threw her a shower and I took the pictures. (My daughter Alli L-O-V-E-S Kathleen […]
To know the Guidry’s is to love them. Seriously. The first time I met Cyndi, she gave me a huge hug and said, “I feel like we’ve been friends forever. How have we not known each other until now?” Our first conversation was thirty minutes long. Kindred spirits for sure. The Guidry family photo shoot was an emotional one to […]
Rachita and Kunal were expecting their first baby – a son. They called and asked me to document this big event in their lives. Oregon winters are mild, but the landscape still can look pretty barren. It’s hard to find beautiful outdoor locations in the middle of February. And this is Oregon. It rains a lot in the winter. We also needed […]
Toby’s senior photo session came first. His mom was so happy with the images that she texted, “Family photos are next.” We followed through on a gorgeous fall day. The Jordan’s live on a farm complete with an old barn, llamas, cows and dogs. There is no shortage of fun things for their five kiddos to do. The morning of the […]
Toby is a polite, handsome, kind-of-quiet guy with a really great smile. He’s hard working and endearingly tender with his baby sister. He’s also a genius on his skateboard. We had to reschedule his original senior photo session because it was POURING rain. Kind of disappointing initially, but well worth waiting for decent weather. We got some super cool senior images for […]
Deb needed updated professional head shots and I was happy to help. The weather here in Oregon has been ridiculously awesome. Instead of gray, fog, rain and temps in the low 40’s, we’ve had sunshine, blue skies, and temps in the 60’s. The morning of Deb’s shoot it was cloudy so we didn’t have any fun lighting to work with, but […]
Photos shoots in Oregon during the fall can be risky weather-wise. The day I photographed the Johnson kiddos it was sunny, then pouring, then drizzling, then sunny. Thankfully their photo shoot was scheduled during beautiful afternoon sunlight. We got lucky! These kids were so sweet and well behaved, not to mention straight-up adorable. I was blessed by their sweet and […]
My friend Kim sent me a text at 12:22 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon. “I was going to see if you might be up for a last minute extended fam photo shoot today at 3. Our photographer is sick and just cancelled.” The text didn’t mention there were FIFTEEN people involved in these photos. Or that the weather forecast was for […]
Hannah is the daughter of my friend Sandra. When I met her she was just entering middle school. Now she’s a senior and graduating from high school this spring. It was pretty special to have her be my first – of what I hope will be many – Senior Fashion Sessions. Hannah, Sandra and I met for coffee a few weeks before the […]