One of the most common questions I get asked is, “when should we schedule our maternity photos?” Typically, I recommend scheduling your maternity photos between weeks 26-35 of pregnancy. Every person carries their baby a bit differently. But, we really want you to have a nice round belly bump at the time of your session. […]
Are you in your second trimester? If so, it’s time to start looking for the best maternity and newborn photographer to document this beautiful time in your life. Since beginning my business about five years ago, I’ve specialized in maternity and newborn photography. They are my absolute favorite subjects to photograph. I’m so thankful for […]
These outdoor maternity couple photos took place at my favorite location for outdoor portraits. I love how the light hits this natural area right at sunset. It creates this dreamy, glowy light that I just love capturing in my images. Summer in Portland is the best time to capture this kind of light. And this […]
You want your portland family maternity photography session in the international rose test gardens, at sunrise, in the middle of summer? Yes, please! I absolutely adored photographing this family during peak bloom in the rose gardens. Check out these gorgeous images from their session. This is one of a few locations that I offer up […]
You know that old saying, “You blink and they’re all grown up.”? It feels especially true that first year of your baby’s life. You are fully wrapped up in just keeping them alive and happy. It all just flies by too fast. Before you know it they are rolling over, crawling, and then walking, now […]
Remember a few weeks ago when I shared five reasons to get maternity photos taken? You can read it here. Well, I had so many reasons that I decided to split it into two separate blog posts. Today I’m sharing five more reasons to get maternity photos taken. 1. Have images worth displaying Many people […]
Have you been wondering why you should have maternity photos taken? Do you wonder if it’s worth it? I recently polled my followers on Instagram about why they did or didn’t get maternity photos. There was an overwhelming response from people who wished they had but didn’t. I’m going to share a little sampling of […]
Maternity photo sessions are the perfect opportunity to memorialize this stage of life. And your little one is going to LOVE seeing these images one day. They’ll get to see how excited your family was for them to enter the picture (pun intended!).
This was the year that brought this decade full circle for me. Finally, I did it! I finally made photography my full-time job. I’m pretty sure my 24 year-old self is spinning her head right now somewhere. You see when I was 24 it was 2009 and I was graduating from Northern Arizona University with […]
Blue Camas Lilies speckled the wide open space, a wooden plank path ran through the middle, and trees surrounded the us on all sides. When I got through the initial wooded area and discovered the first open meadows at the Camassia Natural Area and viewed this amazing site; I just knew that this was going […]