Portland MotherhooD Advice & Real Sessions
Their love was palpable. From the moment they sat down to enjoy their coffee and discuss their wedding with me, I could feel it. The way she gazed up at him. The way he smiled back at her. The cute giggles between the two of them. I asked to hear how they met and they […]
A few weeks prior to our session, Brandi sent me a picture of the dress she bought for her sunrise maternity session and my heart basically melted. She expressed to me that she wanted an ‘Earth Mama Floral Vibe’ and I overjoyed in hearing that! When she said she wanted to wear a floral crown, […]
Happy Mother’s Day! When was it that you knew you wanted to be a mother? Was it when you were little? Was it once you hit your thirties and started seeing everyone else with babies? Was it something that you and your partner decided on together? I’m not a mother yet. But I know someday […]
Early ’18 2018 was a big year for this newborn and family photographer. So, before 2019 begins, I want to reflect, with you, on all of the amazing things that happened this year. As 2017 was concluding, everything was much different. I had just filed for my business license, and my very first paying client […]
Baby Ezekiel was born on a Sunday morning at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and I got to meet him the very next day within 48 hours of his grand entrance into this big, beautiful world. His daddy handed him to me upon my arrival, which just made my day! I was beyond thrilled to hold him […]
“You know we’re gonna be friends now, right?” That’s what they said to me as we were walking back to our cars after an amazing maternity session at Powell Butte Nature Park. I was all like, “Um, Yes Please!” Liz and Jason were such a dream to work with. And, ah. Just look at these […]
In typical Portland fashion, it was rainy when I met Liisa and her darling family on Powell Butte. We first met a few weeks prior at a local tea shop with the smells of fresh tea wafting around us. We‘d met to discuss her doula certification, birth and newborn photography, and how we can work […]
Powell Butte Nature Park is easily my favorite place for photo sessions in Portland right now. The glowing light you find up there in the two hours before sunset is spectacular. On a clear day the snow-capped peaks of Mt Hood, Mt Jefferson, Mt St Helens and Mt Adams in the distance look like they’ve […]
Drip. Drip. Drip. Rain makes a familiar soundtrack for Portland, OR, but when you’re gearing up for an outdoor photo session, it’s not the most comforting of sounds. Regardless, Allyson and her beautiful family were willing to brave the rain so I could capture some gorgeous family photos. And lovely photos they were! I met […]
