Are you curious about what time outdoor family photos start? This is not an easy answer, considering sunset and sunrise are constantly changing throughout the year, but there are certain factors that go into the time we will begin your family photos. I always schedule sessions close to sunset or sunrise because that is when…
There are so many beautiful locations near Portland to take family photos, but one of my favorites is along one of our beautiful rivers! So today I’ll be sharing with you four reasons why I love photographing families at river locations. Reason 1: There’s a Variety of Landscapes on the River When it comes to…
Family Session with the Jauken Family at Agate Beach, OR It’s a nice change of pace to get out of Portland and take some beach photos, so I sprung this session idea on my sister the day before we were all heading out to stay at a beach house on the coast for the weekend….
Family Photography Bloopers I’ve compiled a nice little collection of outtakes/blooper photos from past family photography sessions. Some of these weren’t even included in the families’ galleries but I went looking for them today and found some real gems. I’ll organize them by categories because It’s funnier that way. I’ll even include my own family…
Family Photographers in Portland, Oregon Spending an hour with this beautiful Portland, Oregon family is always fun, considering this is one of my favorite families ever! Claudia has been my friend since our oldest kids were tiny, and we quickly bonded over kids, girls nights, play dates, and coffee. We are both photographers, too! Now…
Outdoor Family Photography with the Richards Family We went on a walk around a lake and got some really sweet outdoor photos of this gorgeous mommy and her kids for Mother’s Day, and then we added Daddy in at the end for some family photography shots. These photos really show all the love they have…
Portland OR Photographer I’m so glad this family hired me as their photographer because we had the best time together! We had originally met at a cider squeeze festival in the early September, so when they contacted me about getting photos done in November, I was super excited to see them again. Obviously I took…
Portland OR Lifestyle Photography – Grimes Family The Grimes family invited me into their home, let me rearrange their furniture, baked scones (which I totally ate at the end… delicious!), read stories, cuddled, and danced. I can imagine that this is how a typical weekend morning goes at their house and it was adorable! Portland OR…
Fun Family Photographer I pride myself on being a fun family photographer and I try to bring out the fun in all my clients. We went on a little adventure by a lake for this session, and their oldest girl loved running around and playing! She wasn’t shy and really hammed it up for my…
West Linn Family Photography During this in-home session, we started out nice and calm with some reading on the couch, then decorated cookies and THEN ate Voodoo Doughnuts on the bed. As you can imagine, the girls had tons of energy at that point so they ended the morning with some wrestling with dad. It…