Seeing Red

When this charming couple (who had driven up from Eugene) showed up at our door for their Engagement Session, I have to admit I squealed with delight upon seeing her fantastic red coat.  What an absolutely perfect accessory for a downtown Portland shoot!  Now, I hear complaints all the time about how gloomy and gray the Pacific Northwest is in the wintertime, but I beg to differ.  Just look at all this color!  Wandering around downtown may have nearly frozen us, but I am so pleased with the results of this fun and gorgeous session.  (We get to document their wedding up in the Rocky Mountains this summer!)

October in the Park

I love this family!  I’ve been privileged to be their photographer for over 7 years now and I’ve loved watching them grow.  We now live a state apart, but we still make the annual Fall session happen.  This time we headed over to a gorgeous park in NE Portland and gave the boys a chance to get some energy out on the playground before shooting.  I’m looking forward to Senior Portraits, Weddings, more Babies, etc with this amazing family!

Sisters

Oh this delightful pair!  Our shoot was threatened with rain and we were even sprinkled on a bit, but that did not deter the cuteness and smiles.  One thing about all the Pacific Northwest rain: look how incredibly green our area is!  Brave the rain and you end up with gorgeous light, spectacular color and the fun of changing the direction of a session while you are shooting!  I love my weather-brave clients a little bit extra…

My Senior Exception

Due to a whole host of unfortunate circumstances, the last couple years has seen a drastic reduction in the amount of work I was willing to take on.  I really enjoy High School Senior sessions, but they are quite involved and so didn’t fit my reduced schedule.  This lovely lady here was my exception this season, however.  She’s been waiting literally for years to have her Senior Session with me, after seeing the results of her older brother’s session.  This was such a great experience!  I got to shoot in one of my favorite northern locations: Lewisville Park up in Battle Ground, and both the weather AND my sassy subject were delightful!