fun family portraits

i haven't blogged in tooo long so here's  a glimpse of my latest portrait session with the most adorable family. ethan, their 2 year old, really liked my red stool prop but didn't particularly like sitting on it.  when i would talk to him, getting him to smile for me, he would giggle for 2 seconds and then race to hug my leg!  oh my it was adorable!  austin, his new brother, is only 1 week old in these shots. welcome to our world, little man!

  

marketing

promotional materials... i made them myself a few months ago and have been meaning to blog them.

  

it is really a challenge to pick a handful of images to represent yourself, your image and talent and art.  it took me many cups of coffee.  they could have turned out differently and still been beautiful.  but i really like them.   :)

christmas cd cover

in the spirit of less consumerism and waste and more art and family fun, the curran's gave a mixed cd as part of their christmas gifts out to friends and family this year.  here's their pick for the cover after a tween siblings photo shoot.

jake

even though we did jake's senior pics december 10th, we found one tree holding onto it's intense fall color.  his mom was happy about that.  here's some nice shots.  :)  i love his dimple.

i do head shots

here are some head shots i did for actress, mayra acevedo.

mel and rebecca

i spent 5 days in san francisco a few weeks ago for an excellent digital workflow photography workshop and got to catch up with my friend mel pilbin and her partner rebecca.  i gave them a portrait session for hosting me.  thank you, you are both really beautiful.  :)

holly's senior portraits at the grand lodge

holly chose mcmenamin's grand lodge in forest grove for her senior portraits and it was a gorgeous fall day.  perfect light and colors.  here are some of my favorites.  congrats on your senior year, holly!  you have a real natural beauty.  good luck to you!  

we doubled up during this portrait session for some quick family shots as well.  this is a really convenient option for busy families of seniors.  :)  

fall oregon wedding

i shot these photos during leah and john's beautiful wedding at bridal veil lakes in the oregon gorge.  they were determined to keep their ceremony outside and it paid off.  it rained a bit during our portraits but not at all during the ceremony.  then, when we were all safe under the dinner tents, it poured buckets!  a true oregon wedding.   congratulations leah and john!     

wedding photos taken at rural wedding venue http://www.bridalveillakes.com/