Portland Oregon Portrait and Wedding Photography Blog
Five years ago, I had the privilege of photographing the wedding of Jason and Judy Pearce. I’d known Jason from the musical group he was part of, Rescue, whom I’d photographed for one of their albums. Jason was marrying this beautiful woman, Judy, and at the same time inheriting three beautiful children. Well, believe it or not, the middle child…
I get to photograph some of the coolest people. Rosemary lives up in Mt Hood, above Hood River, and goes to Hood River High. At 18, she’s already a trained volunteer fire fighter. Can you believe that? This girl has spunk, and it shows. She likes the outdoors, Toyota trucks, and her dad’s choppers. She was looking for a photographer…
This past year I had a student in one of my photography workshops named Fuchsia Lin. The first class I ask students to bring in samples of their work, and Fuchsia brought in samples of the fashion designs that she creates. She designs costumes for Portland Center Stage and Oregon Ballet Theater, as well as her own designs, which you…
Kelsey lives in Woodland and goes to Woodland High School. She was telling me that she didn’t want the same standard senior portrait photographs that all her friends have, so she called me. She wanted someone who approached high school senior portraits more as an artist. I think I did her proud by creating some striking but unique portraits of…
Introducing Mindy Acosta, a new model in the Portland, Oregon area. We created several looks for her new modeling portfolio, photographed in the urban eastside industrial area of Portland. Interested in modeling, and need a set of beautiful, professional photographs for your portfolio? Unsure of how to work with a photographer for a real photo shoot? Our model test shoots…
Jeff and Caitlin were married at the ever-popular and beautiful McMenamin’s Edgefield. With lovely light, and lots of laughter, and such a beautiful bride, we really enjoyed capturing this love story for posterity. There was even a soccer match at the reception! Portland Oregon McMenamins Edgefield Wedding Photographers We’re proud to be an award-winning Portland wedding photographer, and would love…
Rose loves to laugh! In fact, it was hard not to take a photograph of her not smiling or laughing. As a senior at St Mary’s Academy, Rose has been a varsity volleyball player, until a recent injury put her on the sidelines. But that hasn’t kept her from a tour of Europe with her French class, or from doing…
We’ve been having a great time at my Outdoor Location Lighting workshop at Pacific NW College of Art. This past week, we were out in the Pearl District with some of my favorite models, Lauren and Mark. You just can’t beat shooting in the magic hour before sunset. Or during sunset. With good portable strobes. The class was inspired, and…
In 2007, I had the privilege of photographing a wedding out in the country, on an estate that included a lake and an outdoor model railroad, and a lot of children. It was a beautiful day, and Gretchen and I had a great time photographing Brian and Sybil’s wedding. Fast forward 3 years, and I get a call from Sybil,…
Last year I began offering Model Portfolio Photography packages, as a way to help budding models build a quality portfolio which they can show to agencies, reps, and photographers. This past week, we created a lovely set of images for Shakira Williams, a new model in Portland. After an hour with our in-house hair and makeup artist, we set out…
It’s not uncommon for me to book wedding, portrait, or magazine assignments with people from out of town, people I’ve never met in person before. So it’s enjoyable to meet a couple for the first time when we shoot their engagement portraits. It’s a great way to get to know each other before the big day, and to create some…
A few months ago, the photography program at Mt Hood Community College invited me to come in and give a demonstration of my location photography work. I was honored to be invited, and we’ve been planning it ever since (waiting for my return from Thailand and Nicaragua…). Location portrait photography is a passion of mine, and I enjoy both the…