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I’m so excited! I was asked to guest host on the Nelson & Terry Show next Friday! Stacey Lyn is off for the day so I’m in! Yay! We’ll talk photography, zombies (I’m sure) and I’ve asked Nelson to make sure Regis Philbin makes an appearance! I’ll be cracking it up with those guys, plus […]

To Be Featured On 105.1 FM The Buzz! | Portland Portrait Photographer

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Sessions

Oh how sweet this little one is! I could just eat her cheeks! Her famous mommy is doing great and the whole family is settling in fabulously. Deb has been such a wonderful client and friend. I can’t even begin to say how proud I am of her and all that she has accomplished, not […]

KATU’s Deb Knapp and Baby Lila! | Portland Portrait Photographer

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Dates are filling fast for holiday family photos this year! In order to get more of you in for your holiday card photos we are excited to announce that we will be offering two dates for Holiday Mini Sessions this Fall. These sessions are perfect for those who have recently had a full session with […]

Now Booking Holiday Mini Sessions | Portland Portrait Photographer

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Personal

So I’m getting married. Old news. I know, but still exciting for me and Rob! Well, finally after 6 months of hemming and hawing—winter or spring?—should we stay home or go half-a-world away?—we have picked a date and a place. We’ve settled on having our special day right here in Central Oregon near our family […]

We Set A Date & Picked The Place! | Photographer Getting Married

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Studio news

One of the country’s top child photographers, Cheryl Jacobs, is coming to Portland and giving a professional workshop at our studio. Five other professional photographers from all over the West will be there to learn from her in a hands-on photographic environment. We need children to photograph during this class. We are looking for 4-5 […]

Model Call: Children 5-17 years Old | Portland Portrait Photographer

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Sessions

Happy Fourth of July!  Someone I know has been VERY patiently waiting for this post. So, since I have a terrible internet connection here at the beach I will just post lots of images of this sweet little girl. Her mommy is my wedding consultant, Amy, of Blush Bridal Consulting. She is amazing, gifted, fun […]

Emma-5 Days Old | Portland Newborn Photographer

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Sessions

Newborn and only 12 days old, she is precious! Little Elle came in for her first portrait session and what an angle she was. Look at those big blue eyes! She’s sitting on daddy’s shoulder and woke up just to give me her flirty look. Oh John! Just you wait until she turns 16! Oh […]

KGW’s Stephanie Stricklen & Baby Elle | Portland Newborn Photographer

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Personal, Sessions

Well, then. Here ya go. We’re heading to the beach next week for the 4th of July and a week long series of family portrait sessions in Lincoln City. Winston just LOVES the beach, so I started digging through some old files from last year. These made me laugh. Dogs Rule. Don’t They? That’s all […]

Ever seen a dog smile? | Portland Dog Photographer

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Studio news

We have have only five remaining slots open for the July 25-26 ProSelect workshop. If you want to learn almost everything there is to know about this software and you are waiting to sign up, don’t wait! It’s still a month away and we are almost full. Here is the schedule. Here is where you […]

Only 5 spots left! July 25th & 26th | Portland ProSelect Workshops

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Wow….I am in shock. Professional Photographers of America just released the results of the 2009 International Print Competition held this week in Atlanta, GA. My entire case merited and two of my prints were accepted into the International Loan Collection. This is a tremendous honor and I am simply sitting here in awe. I can’t […]

2009 Photographer Of The Year-Gold Award

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Personal

We spent the last nine days out of the country exploring several different locations in the Western Caribbean. I only took my point and shoot, and there were times when I wished I had packed my D700. Isla Roatan was one of my favorites simply because of the people and the scenery. While we were  […]

Isla Roatan-My Journey To Honduras | Portland Photographer

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Personal

Winston….at our beach house. Oh I LOVE him so. Dogs just know how to live, kwim?

My Baby | Oregon Coast Portrait Photographer

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