I started photographing this sweet family with their kids were just babes. Every time I see them I’m amazed at how much they’ve grown and changed and yet their personalities are still the same. We’ve shot their session in the same location each time too which also makes it fun. This session we used a combination of old and new […]
Another year with the Mahe Family, but this year we convinced Mom and Dad to get in the photos and not just have it be the girls. We had a gorgeous morning for their photo session and Kari gets a Gold Star for getting her family to agree to a photo session at 8:00 a.m. on a school/work day. They […]
I have been photographing the Hall family every year in the late summer/early fall before their oldest daughter could even walk. We almost always do a morning session at Champeog State Park and somehow it never gets boring. There’s just something comforting about a familiar rhythm and pattern, and I have that with the Hall’s. It’s such an honor to […]
I say it all the time but it’s seriously such a huge honor to be asked back year after year by my clients, especially when they start gifting their parents extended family photo sessions. This is my second time photographing the whole Brown family and it sure is fun seeing their families expand, their kids grow, and to watch them […]
I had the chance to photograph some of our besties when they were on vacation. The timing of their session was the absolute worst for lighting, but when you have a plane to catch you work with what you’ve got. I still love these non-traditional, dappled light images because they capture the fun the Opitz fam has together. Trying to […]
Meet the Spotts family. First of all, how cool is the last name Spotts? Second they are some of the best people. Down to earth, authentic, kind, loads of fun… a family where their adult children and spouses all get along and enjoy each other and their parents.. plus all those darling grandchildren AND a cute puppy? Just too much […]
The Whalen triplets gifted their Dad a photo session for his birthday/Father’s Day… such a thoughtful gift! We shot their session on a lovely summer evening and captured the essence of this sweet family along with some beautiful summer light. So fun to meet this crew and work together. May God bless you. #jodistilpphotography #familyportraits #summerportraits
When Alex emailed me to inquire about family portraits and told me she had 10 month old twin sons and a sweet 3 year old daughter, I got very excited. My opportunities to work with Littles lately has been limited so I was super stoked to take their family portraits at her sister’s farm. They are such a sweet family. […]
When Rachel booked me to take her family photos for the end of February we thought we were gambling with working around rain. But winter in Oregon this year has been much colder than usual. What would have typically just been a wet, cold week turned into a late winter snow storm two days before their session was scheduled. The […]
Every holiday season I get inquiries from clients wondering if I’m willing to shoot photo sessions in the days just before or just after Christmas. The answer is almost always “Yes.” Not because I particularly like peeling myself off the couch where I’m snuggled with my crew who are home on Christmas break, but because I understand just how special […]
