One of my favorite Fall time photo locations is Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland (well…almost to Gresham). There are old orchards, big expanses of uncut grass fields, rustic fences and well maintained trails. During a typical family portrait session we use only 5% of the park but I always encourage clients to come back [...]
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Powell Butte Family Portraits
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Summer is Leaving
This summer has been beyond amazing for my garden. Beyond photography my vegetable garden is a constant obsession. With a combination of old Starbucks coffee grounds and a little cow manure my Brandywine tomato plants grew over 7 feet tall! For the first time I bought my tomato starts from The Portland Nursery and couldn’t [...]
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Stephanie’s Family Portraits in the Pearl
Stephanie and I rescheduled their family portrait session in the Pearl 2 or 3 times due to bad weather. It was all worth it when we met outside of the Eco Trust Building. I fueled up on Hot Lips pizza ahead of time (one of my Portland favorites). Little did I know that every Thursday [...]
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Ellen and Jay at McMenamin’s Kennedy School
Ellen and Jay’s wedding at the Kennedy School in Portland had fun written all over it. I have to give credit to the guys for a HUGE jump shot with one person in a walking cast. The light from the giant windows at the school was so beautiful I had a hard time letting off [...]
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Heather and Jon at The Heathman
We couldn’t have asked for better weather on May 16th. Heather and Jon were such a pleasure to work with and ,wow, do these people know how to party. The Heathman Hotel was a great location for a wedding in the early summer. We were able to walk to the park blocks via The Arlene [...]
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