Idea

With all of the idealistic New Years posts we have been seeing lately, I felt compelled to state the obvious. What you see on social media is not real, perfection is an illusion. In my experience (in all areas of life, not just photography), the closest to perfect we get is letting go of it entirely and embracing the very real chaos that life throws at us. I thought this session illustrated the idea beautifully. This client is a very close and dear friend of mine and an ......

These gorgeous men were originally scheduled for a couples session, when Zach text me saying he had proposed to Andy, and would I capture elopement portraits instead? The answer was, of course, a resounding YES! I stopped photographing traditional weddings three years ago, and ever since then people tend to assume I no longer shoot elopements, either. Not the case! I still happily except elopement assignments and absolutely ADORE them. I met Zach,&nbs ......

When I had the pleasure of capturing Nancy and Ricardo's maternity photography session back in April of 2018, I myself was seven months pregnant. I fell in love with this warm, funny, generally wonderful family. So you can imagine how thrilled I was when Nancy contacted me about a family portrait/one year session for Tiago. I took them to one of my favorite spots on Sauvie Island, where the grass is wispy and tall, and the sunset light peaks through the trees juuuuuuust right. With a balanc ......

Families + littles.

Lifestyle newborn baby sessions

Maternity photography

Proposals, engagements, elopements and anniversaries

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