Casi and Clark - Wedding Preview

I still have a bazillion photos to sort through from this awesome wedding, but can't resist putting up a preview of this gorgeous bride on her special day. Casi and Clark, congratulations on your new life together! It was a true honor to get to capture it for you!

I Heart Faces - A touch of Whimsy

This picture seemed right for the "Touch of Whimsy" photo challenge over at I heart Faces.

I have always wanted to photograph someone in front of the dilapidated brick facade located at NW 10th and Johnson. Out to dinner for my husband's birthday, we wound up at Jamison Square for ice cream, very near the spot. We wandered over and I snapped a few pictures of my daughter sitting in the window of the old building, and the results were a little whimsical.

I will definitely be back for a shoot soon! I love the look of the brick and foliage.

Welcome to the World, Baby Sawyer Ann!

I had the overwhelming pleasure of documenting my dear friend Stephanie's birth experience with daughter #2. Along with her husband, Ty, and a few of her fabulous girlfriends, I got to spend the day with Stephanie through her induction and labor. It was a long day, but at 9:29 pm, on May 27th, 8 lb, 13 oz Sawyer Ann entered the world. Stephanie is someone who feels things deeply, and I loved capturing her maternal emotion while meeting her precious daughter for the first time. Such a beautiful mommy. I was struck by how graceful and generous she was to all of us in the room through the process.

For a second, just as Sawyer emerged, I paused, overwhelmed with the emotion of her first moment of life, and felt tears flood my eyes, along with all the other ladies in the room. Then, it was back to the work of documenting the details of a baby finally in mommy's arms, last moments of the thread that sustained baby Sawyer, tiny fingers and toes, Daddy's touch, and all the other precious, fleeting firsts.

I read a quote just today that made me think of this particular photography experience:

Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything. – Aaron Siskind

Congratulations, Stephanie and Ty!

Bella and Silas - Spring Sunshine

Bella and Silas, brother and sister cuties, are some of our family's favorite neighbors, and just prove my theory that Woodlawn produces the most adorable children. These were taken at the favorite gathering spot for neighborhood kids, Woodlawn Park.

Motherhood - I Heart Faces

This week "I Heart Faces" is focused on Motherhood, Mother's Day being today and all. Here's one of my favorite captures ever: A beautiful mother loving her beautiful baby girl.

Check out other entries at iheartfaces.com

Abbie - The Urban Set

I had the extreme pleasure of hanging out with Abbie and her mom recently for a Senior Portrait Session; oh, and it just happened to be her 18th birthday! I felt honored to get to spend it with her, documenting her loveliness. We spent the day in several locations around Portland, hitting up Powell's Bookstore first, and then found a few interesting cityscape backgrounds on the walk back to the car. We also shot at a more rural wildlife refuge, but I'll save those for a second post. Included here is Abbie in the city! Thanks Abbie for being such a lovely model, and for indulging all my "creative" ideas! Hope you enjoy your photos!

Price Family - Double life

You can imagine how excited I was to meet up with the Price family again; their adorable twin girls, Madison and Kennedy, really stole my heart during our last session. This time around, I had the opportunity to shoot in their home, which was both challenging (being that I'm an indoor lighting novice!) and great fun (this family is the definition of JOY!).

This was also my first venture into "lifestyle" photography, and I loved trying to capture the small details and interactions of this family's life. I was pleased with the results!