The Williams family love quick and easy when it comes to photo sessions, especially with all those boys. We shot their winter session at the park a block from their house on a crisp, cold winter morning. We were in and out in under 20 minutes and I got to photograph their new fur baby too. Isn’t he handsome? Thank […]
I met Lisa seven years ago. She was the driver on my first ever Hood to Coast team. She’s amazing. You would be hard pressed to find a more servant-hearted woman. Who volunteers their time, their car, their house (for a rest period), and their sleep for 30+ hours to drive six smelly runners from Mt. Hood to the Oregon […]
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 […]
Riley is a senior at Newberg High School. His passions, interests and talents are multi-faceted. We decided to showcase them in his senior session and really tell the story of who Riley is in this significant and transitional time in his life. The day of his session was crisp and cold. We started at the high school and did photos […]
The morning of Quentin’s winter senior session in the woods was cold, crisp and dark. Frost was thick on the vegetation and by the time we finished, we were both frozen solid. Not to mention, I was initially a little lost on how to shoot the session without the usual warm, natural lighting I am used to working with. But […]
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 […]
The Laney’s hired me to take extended family portraits when they converged on Newberg for the holiday season. They traveled from all parts of the world to be together so it was pretty special that I got to be the one to document their time together. May God bless your family in this new year. #jodistilpphotography #familyportraits #extendedfamilyportraitsession #family #winterportraits […]
