Portland Oregon Portrait and Wedding Photography Blog
What could be funnier than a cat walking by and shaking its behind? Apparently, nothing at all. And that’s just great by me, because once the Drazan kids started laughing, the photographs just got better and better. Shake your booty, baby. I photographed these beautiful children and their parents back in the Fall, and they had me return for some…
Starlinda (such a beautiful name!) goes to De La Salle High School, in Portland. As we emailed each other over the past couple weeks, planning for her senior portrait session, we decided on an urban setting, and headed to the Pearl District. With the assistance of her inseparable friend Sky (Star and Sky…what a beautiful set of names!), we had…
Travis and Nicole are getting married on August 7, at the Resort at the Mountain, on Mt Hood. It’ll be a big party, and we’re all excited about it. They have around 250 guests coming in from out of town for the big weekend…. In anticipation of the wedding, we spent some time in Portland’s Pearl District, photographing some engagement portraits…
When AJ, of AJ’s Hair Design and Makeup, approached me to photograph her team of hair and makeup professionals, I was intrigued. She wanted images that would show off her team, which travels all over the Northwest for weddings, portraits, models, and photographers, making people look good. I’ve worked with them for years (many of the weddings, portraits, and models…
I have a Google Alert that lets me know any time my name or business name comes up on the web. It’s entertaining and informative. I’ve saved the last few, and on this snowy Portland night where nobody’s going anywhere (including my wife, stuck sleeping at the hospital where she’s working…), I thought I’d share some links with you. Imago…
Nicole told me she was bored with the senior portrait photographers she found in Salem, her home town, where she goes to Blanchet. So when she and her mom started searching for more creative, artistic portrait photographers, they decided on me. They drove up from Salem to Portland in the pouring rain, and we had an enjoyable portrait session, indoors,…
Continuing with my string of posts (read the two previous posts) related to Facebook and photography, let me tell you the story of Christine Drazan. Christine and I were friends in college, nearly 20 years ago, at George Fox. The last time I saw her was at her wedding, in the mid-nineties. As happens in life, our paths parted, and…
While in New York for another assignment, I was commenting on Facebook about the constant downpour of rain in the city. I’d noticed that all true New Yorkers have umbrellas–because they walk everywhere. Even their baby strollers have rain covers and windshields. Coming from Oregon, I figured I could handle a little rain. But then it dawned on me: in…
I met Hannah last year at my local Gyrotonic gym, Center Gyrotonic. She’s been working there part time, around her school schedule, so I’ve chatted with her now and then about art and dance. The owners trust her so much that she runs the place by herself on Saturdays. No wonder; she’s a sharp, intelligent young lady, who also has…
If you ever have the opportunity to photograph portraits or a wedding on a university campus, I say: go for it. Manicured grounds, historic buildings, grand vistas. What more could you ask for? Devon grew up at the edge of Portland’s Reed College, so when we discussed where she wanted to take her senior portraits, Reed was the answer. She…
This past week saw the publication of an article of mine in Rangefinder Magazine/Wedding and Portrait Professionals International. It needs no introduction, as it says it all: A Wedding Photographer Must Be Everything A brief defense of the modern wedding photographer’s multifarious talents. Fritz Liedtke www.fritzphoto.com “Oh, he’s a wedding photographer.” How many times have you heard words to that…
Last year, 2 days before heading out for 3 months in Europe, I photographed a wedding in Astoria, Oregon. It was a lot of fun, and I was stunned by the panoramic views from the Astoria column. (You should view Leslie and David’s Astoria wedding photographs, including the shotgun scene.) While photographing the wedding, I noticed one of the bridesmaids,…