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 […]
We met the Huchette’s because our daughters both play lacrosse. We FROZE our way through last spring’s cold and rainy (did we mention RAINY) season. It was so fun for me to take their family photos. I had to laugh at the weather the morning of their session. The forecast was clear skies and full sun. I drove from bright […]
Susie emailed me early in the week to discuss a holiday themed Simple Offering photo session with her kiddos when her daughter came home from college. It all just worked out – their schedule, my schedule, the weather… We got their session shot, edited and turned around in four days which might be a record. I love it when things are […]
Cindy and John celebrated 40 years of marriage this year. What a legacy to leave their children and grandchildren. I had the privilege of photographing Cindy and John, along with their two sons and their families to commemorate this milestone. The morning of their session was abnormally cold for the Willamette Valley, with temps in the mid twenties, but incredibly […]
It’s a rare winter that the Willamette Valley gets enough snow that it accumulates enough to cover the grass and cold enough that it sticks around for a few days. This winter the valley got blasted by five separate storms over the course of a couple of weeks. The result? We got snow that stuck for days, beautiful sunshine, blue skies, and […]
