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the Wells Family


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. […]

Level Up Fitness


Level Up Fitness is a gym in Newberg owned and operated by Kara, Crystal and Diane. Annie is a key instructor. Members at Level Up can take a host of group classes in person and online.  Level Up’s mission is “to incorporate a powerful shift in mindset and take brave action that supports health and fitness. To enhance the quality […]

Mikey


Mikey is a Class of 2023 graduate from Newberg High School.  He plans to attend Washington State University to study International Business.  Mikey’s little brother Drew joined for some of the photo session because brothers need photos too. Congratulations Mikey! #jodstilpphotography #classof2023 #capandgownphotos

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 […]

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, […]

Taking Advantage of Being Together for the Holidays


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 […]

When Everyone is in Town


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 […]