Portland Creative Floral Portraits

Portland Creative Floral Portraits

Cobalt Studio is a fantastic photo studio here in Portland. It’s huge, it includes a ton of wardrobe and jewelry, and there are lots of backgrounds including a giant white cyc wall. (They also have a bathtub!) For the last couple years, they hosted special...
Dramatic Guitar Portraits

Dramatic Guitar Portraits

OBSESSED!! Grace is a musician and models too. I wanted to practice some dramatic rim lighting with the guitar. They came out perfectly–I am always thrilled when the image in my head actually appears in my camera!
Keller Fountain Photography

Keller Fountain Photography

This session, we focused on movement. The dramatic shapes of Keller Fountain was a perfect backdrop for us. It’s right in downtown Portland and I had never photographed there. The water has been off for awhile but I was glad, so that we could move around easily...
Fancy Farm Photography

Fancy Farm Photography

Like many of my portraits, this one began with a sudden vision. What if I re-imagined Queen Elizabeth’s coronation portrait as a farmer? Here’s the image I mean: Can you see it?? 🙂 I asked around and was connected with Tayne at a small independent farm...
50 Beautiful mothers: Joella

50 Beautiful mothers: Joella

50 Beautiful Mothers was a yearly campaign by Beauty Revived to showcase women who were doing amazing things in their communities. Fifty photographers were chosen from around the country, who were then responsible for finding and photographing the mothers. Each wrote...
50 Beautiful Mothers: Kimberly

50 Beautiful Mothers: Kimberly

50 Beautiful Mothers was a yearly campaign by Beauty Revived to showcase women who were doing amazing things in their communities. Fifty photographers were chosen from around the country, who were then responsible for finding and photographing the mothers. Each wrote...
Portland Greenscreen Headshots

Portland Greenscreen Headshots

I love this twist on classic corporate headshot photography. This small group within a larger company was competing in a company-wide tournament. They needed team headshots of all members–traditional ones and non-traditional ones. Greenscreen to the rescue! Their...
Creative Portraiture: Books

Creative Portraiture: Books

When I worked with Abbi, she wanted to do some creative photos, not standard boring headshots. I ended up coming up with a whole list of at least ten things involving writing and books, of which maybe two or three made it into the session. Thankfully, she was willing...
Portland Personal Branding Photography: Abbi

Portland Personal Branding Photography: Abbi

Abbi is a writer and funny gal who fairly shines with personality. We set out to capture some images of her “working” and showing herself off. Our Portland Personal Branding Photography session was at Mt Tabor park, which is of course not where a writer...
Dramatic Outdoor Yoga Portraiture

Dramatic Outdoor Yoga Portraiture

One warm summer afternoon, my mom agreed to model for me. She is a yoga instructor and is in fantastic shape. I wanted to do some yoga photography, but with some dramatic lighting and outdoors. We were on one of the side trails of Mt Tabor and I had my lightstand and...
Portland Courthouse Wedding Photography: Julia and Luke

Portland Courthouse Wedding Photography: Julia and Luke

This courthouse wedding was a brief event, but it was really lovely. I met up with the couple before their appointment with the judge. The Multnomah County Courthouse is in a lovely area of downtown Portland, with a stretch of parks right across the street. We...