twin twin boys boys

 oh oh oh this is my favorite portrait session i've done all year. identical honey suckle, monkey pumpkins. i could just eat them up.   there were moments while editing out almost 100 photos where one of them is looking weird or horribly confused or angry while the other one cooed at me, when i questioned whether twins were really my bag. (and cursed ann geddes, see below)  but, yes.  i'm in.  bring on the multiples.    thank you and congratulations liz and travis!  :)  sv

screw ann geddes

mother's day girl love

erin and her mom flew to oregon to visit portlander sister, deidra, for her birthday/mother's day and i was the lucky one they hired for some sweet mother daughter love and giggles shots.

romantic portland wedding

jared and jessica had a fabulous portland city wedding.  we took pictures at their paramount hotel suite, the park blocks, and of course their beautiful venue: the adrianna ballroom on 9th and yamhill.  i wanted to come with them to maui but they, alas, objected.

massive fashion show at the crown room

decidedly outside of my typical work i branched out into the portland fashion scene recently.  i'm not a fashion photographer, although i do love shopping and have an overflowing closet, but when i was approached to do this shoot i couldn't resist.   amy, owner/designer of lux jewelry, asked me to capture the flare of this line that was featured at the crown room's monthly Massive fashion show/dance party.  Amy's theme for the feather and metal clad pieces was "maria antoinette goes 80's punk".  

she's really cool.  and so is her jewelry.  here are my favorite shots.

engagement photos

we shot this engagement session at the japanese gardens on one of those summer days that april gave us this year.  these two were lots of fun and kept cracking me up.  it was easy for me to catch them having a good time and the gardens were so beautiful it really wasn't too much work for me!  in order to have some portraits with their dog we walked around the rose garden beforehand.  their wedding is planned for this summer at a vineyard outside of mcminnville.  i'm looking forward to that wedding for sure!  :)

these are my absolute favorite shots from all of mexico.  que bella mama y el diegito tan dulce. me encanta como salieron.

baby portraits in veracruz mexico

i got to spend 3 week this march in the states of oaxaca and veracruz, mexico.  beautiful, kicking, vibrant places to visit and photograph. i've been sifting through and editing my photos as i have time between jobs and am finally getting some final images ready to blog about.  

 toward the end of my stay i was welcomed into the family home of my friend, coca, who i work with in PDX and who was visiting her family during the same week down in the humid port city, veracruz.  i took these portraits of her nieces and nephews as a thank you for their hospitality.  !mil gracias a la familia higa mora!  !que lindos nietos tienen!

fun with the boys

this portrait session was a true play date.  these clients wanted candid "boys being boys" shots and it was great to photograph their kids just having a good time with no smile pressure.  my favorite new toy:  a box of buttons.  seems like something your grandma might have in a drawer?  oh, no.  its for sitting in, scooping up buttons and pouring them out again.  it's refreshing to see kids unplugged and so engaged by the simple things. :)