How Do You Choose A Good Photo Lab?
One of my pet peeves as a photographer is photo labs that don’t care enough to make great prints. Most people don’t really know what to look for, so they accept the quality from the lab they know of and end up with icky photos on their walls. What’s the point of hiring a professional [...]
National Adoption Day
Families come together in many ways. This Saturday I took my backdrop and lights down to the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland Oregon to volunteer my time taking free pictures of children and families attending the National Adoption Day celebration “Oregon Celebrates Adoption“. I’ve always felt strongly about adoption, especially as our population expands and children [...]
Kids Are So Fun To Photograph!
I can never say it enough: I absolutely love photographing children. Parents tell me all the time “You have so much patience”. I guess they are right, but from my perspective I’m just on a play date with the kids. It’s a whole lot of fun! And it ought to be… If we aren’t having [...]
Foggy Family Beach Pictures
Weather is not easy to predict. It seems like the end of August would be guaranteed excellent weather, but in the Puget Sound fog is always a possibility. Mom was visibly disappointed when she arrived at 11AM with everyone dressed in bright summery outfits and no sun to be found. Luckily I have an honest [...]
November Girl – Newborn Photos
This lovely little girl was such a champ, her mom and dad brought her into the studio and although I’d been there for 3 hours trying to warm it up, it was hardly 60 degrees in the room and just would not warm up! We had two space heaters on her and wrapped her in [...]
Dynamic Toddler Photo Session
Toddlers are certainly forces of nature. When I head out to a toddler portrait session, I prepare myself for all possibilities. Depending on the day and time, a photographer might encounter anything! Some toddlers are so shy that mom’s hand or leg is in every shot while others are so eager to get moving that [...]
First Birthday Cake Photos
Kids change so much during their first years, and the first birthday is an exciting one because the whole experience is brand new! Last weekend I had the joy of documenting little Kaylee’s first birthday cake encounter. She took it like a champ, and was very thoughtful about the whole thing. I was expecting a [...]
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 [...]
Being Visible: Serravision Video Production!
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 [...]
Baby Photography Is All About Toes Today!
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! One of my favorite ages to photograph a baby is just after they discover their toes. Many parents do newborn pictures and then they do first birthday [...]
Children’s Photography In 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-Year-Old Twins Portraits!
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!
