Mommy & Me in the Poppy Fields in Oregon
Mommy & Me Session at Poppy Fields in Oregon
My friend Claudia and I were hanging out, watching our kids play at the park, and she told me about these poppy fields in Oregon that she saw in Instagram. They’re just outside of Portland. We both immediately fell in love with them and decided we HAD to check them out. So the very next evening we threw together some outfits, drove an hour to get there, and found the most magical place I’ve ever seen.
Seriously.
This place is better than Disneyland.
Claudia and her youngest son were the perfect subjects, and the sky was just so beautiful this day. It was like a dream!
2020 Update: These poppy fields no longer exist, but I’d love to photograph your family in a wildflower field in Oregon City or the wildflowers out in the Gorge.
The Clothing
We thought the yellow would look amazing against the red poppies, so we decided on this beautiful yellow maxi dress from Shop + Teal Garcia. I’m pretty obsessed with Shop + Teal Garcia, I get most of my dresses for my client closet there! I actually recently talked to the owner and she gave me a 20% off discount code to share with my clients: BECCAJEAN so feel free to use it!
Her son’s outfit is something we put together last minute, using this shirt from Old Navy, shorts she already had, and some gray suspenders I found at a baby consignment shop. I’m all about buying kids clothing second hand, as my kids are always ruining their clothes! My daughter is super crafty so there’s usually glitter glue stuck to hers, and my son loves to roll around in the dirt so… yeah.
Well… on to the photos!
This technique is called Ring of Fire, and it’s done by shooting through a copper pipe. It looks best when the sun is really low in the sky.
I accomplished this one by shooting through a crystal chandelier ring. My aperture was at f/5 for this because if you’re opened up too much, the reflection fills the entire frame and blocks your subject.
His face here! lol.
This bee was stuck inside this poppy for at least 10 minutes. His buzzing alerted me to his presence.
Tiny toes.
It’s me! Claudia is also a photographer so she took a few shots of me while we were out. So that means I did her entire session wearing a wrap dress… I’m pretty sure I flashed her about 20 times but luckily I had shorts on underneath 😉 I have both the yellow dress that Claudia was wearing and also my purple velvet dress available in my client closet. Also the suspenders.
These fields are only in bloom around the month of July, but August brings sunflowers and Dahlias! Message me if you’d like a flower field session, as they are currently my favorite!
More Spring sessions
Mom and toddler spring session
Sunset Mommy and Me Session in the daisies
This looks beautiful. I know you said they bloom in July, but if I go towards the end of May, will I be able to see any flowers at all?
I don’t think so, no. Sorry!!
Hi, what is the actual name of this poppy field near Silverton Oregon?
How much do you charge for photo session?
What is the best time to see the full bloom?
Thank you
They planted corn last year so it’s gone now 🙁 We do have other really gorgeous locations that I love to shoot at though. Let me know if you’d like a session and I can send you my location guide. My prices are on my website here: beccajeanphotography.com/investment
Can you please let me know good location in Oregon? Would like to take family picture in a poppy flower field????. Thank you
I’m sorry, these fields don’t exist anymore!