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 […]
Dane has been a constant in our family’s story since we moved to Newberg. For more of the back story of how Dane and my son Grant became friends read this gem of a blog post that I just unearthed. I NEVER could have guessed the friendship story God would write between our boys over the next ten years. They […]
Oh my gosh Wils… How is it possible that this post is about your senior portraits? Pass the Kleenex!!!! I remember when you started playing water polo in 6th grade. Baseball had been your life, but you made the switch to the pool and you had a wicked shot. Grant was in the cage, and even though he was a […]
I met Jaci through my daughter when they were both on the middle school track team. They became fast friends. Jaci’s mom, Dawn, and I started chatting and realized we both liked to run. We ran together once. Then twice. Then weekly. Then multiple times a week. Running brought our families together. Fast forward six years.. Jaci and my son […]
Meet Samantha, senior at Newberg High School. Her big smile is contagious and she is so fun to be around. Isn’t she lovely? We had a beautiful fall morning for Sam’s photo session and we split our time between two local vineyards. Thank you Rex Hill and Bells Up for your hospitality. May God bless you this year Sam, as […]
I’ve known Mason for several years, but have just gotten close to his family in the past year or two. He’s such a cool kid. Mason is a very talented soccer player, but he’s also really artistic. He loves photography and fashion (and shoes) and takes really beautiful photos. I was not one bit surprised that he wanted to go […]
I first heard about Paris when my son Grant was a freshman. She was new to the water polo team and picked the sport up quickly. The two became casual friends. Fast forward to swim season of their junior year. Grant came home from an away swim meet, smiling. Turns out that smile was less about swimming and more about […]
Two years ago I photographed Emma’s older sister Hannah. It was such an honor to receive a call from their mom asking me if I was available to photograph Emma in her senior year. I had a great time getting to know all the things that make Emma unique: her baking business, her dance career, her skills as a musician, […]
I met Sierra when she was a grade schooler playing soccer with my daughter. A few years ago, at an indoor soccer game, her mom told me they were expecting another daughter. What a fun surprise! Little Charlie is a fixture at all of Sierra’s soccer game. It was such an honor to take Sierra’s senior portraits and totally fitting […]
We moved to Newberg, Oregon, from the greater Chicago area the summer before my son Grant entered second grade. I signed our kids up for swimming lessons, hoping they would learn to swim and make some new friends. The local pool was old, but adequate, with giant record boards touting one water polo state championship after another. I had never […]
