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Esme. We love this name. So feminine and gentle and kind. Esme the baby lives up to her name and we fell in love with her (and her beautiful parents) the moment she came into the studio. We wanted to give her a feminine, strikingly simple and flowing newborn photography session, and we’re in love […]

Esme | 7 Days Old

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This wonderful family called us after seeing our work at Baby Phases Tot2Teen and the St. Charles Birthing Center. They wanted to highlight their daughter’s journey not only as a new addition to their family but also follow the story of her leg casts. I love how open and loving this family is and that […]

Kara | 11 days of baby cuteness

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Oh what a joy it was to do this session, we waited and waited with much anticipation! This family has been our clients since their boy was born and it has been so fun seeing him grow up and then to be a big brother! We had such a good time shooting them together. This […]

Audrey | 7 days old

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Education, Studio news

As convention season is in full swing you would think that would be enough on our plate, right? Wrong! We have so many other things going on in the studio and they are all exciting! Hospital Displays We posted a while back about our contract with St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon regarding our […]

Studio News | Read All About It! | Bend, OR

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We were so honored and proud to have Julia selected to speak at Imaging USA this year–the largest professional photographic convention in the United States! While it was an exciting event for us in little ol’ Bend, OR, it kept us very busy with preparations and finishing up projects. We re-branded our mini sessions line, […]

Imaging USA 2013 | Atlanta, GA

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Studio news

As many of you know, we hosted a fabulous Open House Party to honor our families and the images that had been chosen to go up in the St. Charles Hospital Family Birthing Center display. We were overjoyed by the number of people who came and poured out their love over the studio walls. Thank […]

Birthing Center Display Open House | Bend, OR

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Sessions

It is no wonder God blessed this family with their kids. The parents are the most calm, collected, laid back people I have ever met. Not only are they raising these three cuties, but they have older twins too! It has been extra special to see these three multiple times this year as we did […]

Lily, Cooper, & Calvin | Triplets | 8 months old

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Education, Studio news

We are so delighted to finally announce that we have been chosen to display our images in the St. Charles Hospital Family Birthing Center in Bend, Oregon! Check out the press release below. Download the pdf here to save it to your computer.

BIG news! | Birthing Center Display Contract Signed!

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Sessions

This wonderful, blended family came to us when mommy was in the middle of her pregnancy. They loved our classic, simple approach to photography and did a maternity session with us a little while ago. Fortunately, their daughter, Sloan, was able to come visit from her home in Mississippi when her brother was born and […]

Fischer | 8 days old

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This beautiful mother now lives in Washington after growing up in Bend. She has been visiting her family here and came in with her mother. I thought the three-year-old I blogged had personality, check out this sweet newborn! She was having all kinds of fun in her session! I just love all the faces she […]

Alana | 19 days old

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Meet little Rhone, a newborn baby I photographed recently. He came to me at just 4 days old and was just so sweet and slept the entire session! Mom and dad are over the moon with love for this little guy and I can see why. Congrats on your new family! I hope you enjoy […]

Baby Rhone | 4 days Old | Bend, OR Newborn Photographer

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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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