Jaime and I went to high school together. After 20+ years, we discovered that we both settled in Newberg. She was newly married and I was entrenched in raising my brood of active kids. We meant to get together, but never did and the years flew by. My kids got older. She had twins. In December, her husband had a […]
One winter Friday, my friend Natasha texted me inquiring about purchasing a gift certificate for an extended family portrait session. Her entire family was in town, their photographer had cancelled unexpectedly and this was supposed to be a 70th birthday present for their Dad. I am seldom available last minute on the weekends, but I just “happened” to be wide […]
I met Amy at the neighborhood park over ten years ago. We got to know each other while we pushed our two-year-old-daughters on the swings. Turns out our sons were also the same age, in the same class, and had been talking about each other to their moms. “I met a new kid and he’s cool. Can he come over?” […]
Two days before Christmas I met the Fritz family – all 17 of them – in downtown Portland for a photo session. It was the start of a big winter storm with damp cold, wind, and intermittent rain showers and sun. Totally winter in Portland, but there was no cancelling this session. Four grown sons, their wives and kids, and […]
The Paskett’s texted me mid-morning on the Saturday before Christmas. “Any chance you are available to take our family portraits today? Everyone is home for Christmas.” Less than two hours later, we were banging out a mini-session. I love it when a plan comes together! Cindy’s parents just celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. It was so fun to meet them […]
If I had to describe the Williams family in two words it would be “love” and “laughter.” They seriously are so much fun and their obvious affection for each other and their dog Wrigley shows through their interactions and how much they laugh. We always have fun with their family photo session. Thanks Williams family for another fun session. Merry […]
I love it when my clients introduce me to more and more of their extended family. I’ve been friends with Jenny and Nathan for years and been taking their photos for a few years. Last year Jenny hired me to do extended family photos with her side of the family. This fall it was Nathan’s family’s turn. We shot the […]
Ah this Wolf family. They just make me happy. We’ve done three sessions together over the past five years and every session has been at a different family farm, all on the same road. I love how ingrained their family is in their community and all the years they have given to farming and hard work. Plus their kids are […]
Kelly was one of my first friends in Newberg. Ten years ago we moved from the Chicago area and rented a house – sight unseen – in Newberg. We were hard to miss with four little and loud kids, ranging in age from 2 to 7 years – and not a friend in sight. Kelly lived down the street with […]
Maddie is a senior at Newberg High School and YES, that is 100% her natural hair color. Isn’t she beautiful? We had so much fun exploring the south waterfront in Portland and dodging rain showers for her session on a typical fall day in Oregon. Maddie loves to read and had some fun ideas to incorporate this passion into her […]
