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…
Portland Lifestyle Family Photography My nephew recently turned two and he’s just the happiest little guy around! My kids love to play with him when we visit from Portland and that’s just what we were doing a couple weekends ago! They live in Centerville, Washington so we don’t get to see them as often as…
Portland Oregon Photographer As a Portland Oregon photographer, this isn’t what I normally do because I’m usually photographing families and kids. My brother-in-law asked me to come out to Centerville, Washington and take photos of “cow stuff” (his words!) which included herding cows, branding, tagging, etc. His business is Jauken Angus Farm and he always…
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…
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…
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…
Damascus Family Photographer Sometimes I meet a family and just know instantly that we are going to get along insanely well. The Sherman’s are one of those families! They greeted me with a hug, made me pancakes, and laughed at all my jokes. Damascus Family Photographer I think I’ll keep them. I also fell in love…
In-home newborn photography with two sisters Guess what? I have a new niece!! My older brother has a brand new, precious, beautiful baby girl named Ellie and I couldn’t be more excited! And even better, I got to come to their house and do some in-home newborn photography as a new baby gift (because I’m…