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 […]

The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleepShe broke a thousand heirlooms I was never meant to keepShe filled my life with color, cancelled plans and trashed my carBut none of that is ever who we are.. Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snowI hold you while you’re […]

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 […]

Andrea Thompson is a licensed massage therapist with a focus on fertility massage. She is featured on the blog as May’s Woman Warrior.

Did you know that many people turn to acupuncture to help them along on their fertility journey? Acupuncture has many benefits, but when I first learned that acupuncture could help with fertility & pregnancy I was intrigued.  The first time I met Erin we sipped on some tea while bonding over our home state, Wisconsin […]

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 […]

Ever wonder what it would be like to have an extra support person with you at the hospital while you are giving birth? Someone who knows the system, knows your rights, and can help you understand all that medical jargon?  Well…. That’s what Doula care is all about!  I have a huge soft spot for […]

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!).

There is something uniquely special and oh so beautiful about photographing motherhood. While I’m not a mother yet, I very much look forward to the day I can take on that title. As a maternity, newborn, and family photographer in Portland, Oregon I have the great honor of being invited into some of the most […]