Urban Sweetheart Session
I had a fabulous time with the sweetheart sessions booked through my Valentine’s Day free session promotion. I’ve just got to share this one as it’s so much fun! These guys were up for anything, including standing on a giant pedestal in downtown Portland and letting me set up lights and put them literally on [...]
Why I take Photographs
Every portrait session is unique in its energy, its purpose, and its style in the moment. I love sitting down and looking through the photography that I’ve captured, but it’s just that much more rewarding when the photos find their way back to me again. If you’ve had doubts about why it’s important to allow a professional photographer to help you capture your memories, here’s just one testament to it’s true value.
Free Sweetheart Session
Getting couples together for a portrait session not only results in a beautiful keepsake, but helps those two people to see their relationship, each other and their emotions from an outside perspective that they don’t see for themselves every day. And that can be quite a gift to give. Be sure to post this link on Facebook, Twitter, or in any other way share this offer with that Portland area couple who you think deserves a free couples portrait session by a professional photographer this Valentine’s Day season!
First Birthday Cake
Kids change so much during their first years, and the first birthday is an exciting one because the whole experience is brand new! I was expecting a bit more mess, honestly, but she ate like a princess… for the most part. I did manage to capture some frosting on her darling face, though, and we all had a lot of laughs about it.
Wedding on the Cape
I adore casual wedding assignments. The bride and groom welcomed me like family and as a result I was allowed to capture some really intimate photos that they will be able to treasure.
New Year Maternity Session
I love doing these late-term pregnancy pictures, because I know they will be so fun to look back on, and share with the child in a few years. You can point to your belly and say “that was you!”.
November Girl
Three week old Emma sports her full head of hair and teeny tiny toes wrapped in this little pink pod courtesy of Sarah Garrison, a local artist!
Holiday Party Photo Booth Mania!
I had a great job this past weekend at a holiday party. The hostess said “I just want some fun pictures”, so I suggested setting up a sort of photo booth in the basement. I brought lights and encouraged people to have fun with it, and the results are some really spectacular photographs that are not at all your typical party candids!
Being Visible
Today I had a multi-purpose photo session! I took some ridiculously adorable photographs of these two little ones while I was filmed and a few other former clients were interviewed in order to produce a short promotional video for Serravision Photography.
As a photographer who’s used to being able to come home and look at the [...]
Going to the Dogs!
My Halloween was spent in the park shooting holiday card portraits with this lovely couple and their two gorgeous dogs, and the portraits we achieved are way cute!
Will He Ask Me?
I don’t do a lot of large events, but I’ve been working with Jonah Gilmore of Rocket Science Photography on some high school dances this year, and it’s been a whole lot of fun!
Nurture Head Shots
I believe that business head shots should really represent an individual, and should say something about their business itself. So when I was asked to take some headshots for my neighbor, who does healing, community building and gardening, it was an obvious choice to go to her garden.
It was such a fun challenge, since I [...]
It’s Not Just Business
I did my first in-home-studio session yesterday. They’re just standard business head shots, but I’m excited because you’d never know I wasn’t in the studio!
Solstice Wedding
After their many years together, I was honored to capture this couple’s absolutely perfect wedding day, many years of happiness await you.
Engagement Photos on a Walkabout
This beautiful couple is getting married this summer, I had so much fun taking them down to the waterfront for engagement photos! We walked all around and managed to do a variety of urban settings. I couldn’t include nearly as many as I would have wanted to since they all came out so well! We [...]
Double Model Shoot
These two local models contacted me looking to expand and update their portfolios. I asked if they’d mind going down to the docks and hanging out until dusk so I could play with my new portable flash. They were really great to work with, and patient while I attempted to hold reflectors, aim the flash, [...]
Mesh Pro Publicity Shoot
I did a promotional shoot yesterday with Mesh Pro, a local Portland-area indie hip hop band. I love working with groups and being creative. Having 5 adults in a shot is not always easy and I had to get inventive with ways to put them on different planes and levels.
I achieved looks in this [...]
Senior Portraits on the Town!
Senior Portraits are so funny. Sometimes the student is excited and wants to make the session go really well and other times it’s all for the parents. I got lucky with this young woman, a senior whose portraits I took last month. I took her out to the river and really loved how her colors [...]
Senior Portraits in the Studio
It’s so much fun, and such a challenge, to meet a young person and in 10-15 minutes deduce who they are, who they want to portray themselves as, and build enough rapport that they trust you not to embarrass them.
Urban Model Shoot
Having just moved to the Portland area, I wanted to explore new locations to shoot. The bridges, railroads, river, skyline and industrial architecture made for some very interesting frames.
And Then There Were Toes
There is something delightful about toes to a baby, and about a baby playing with his or her toes to a parent. Photographers are not immune to this!
Day at the Park
I like to play in these situations and take more traditional shots with everyone smiling and looking at the camera as well as more non-traditional shots that are more like a slice of life and then put them together.
Two Squared
Few things are more challenging than pre-speech twins, but if you know the right moves they can be a blast, and the portraits can be so cute!
Newborn in the Summer
Summer is such a great time for newborn babies, which of course translates to this newborn portrait session.
