Blake is one of our Class of ’11 Model Reps. As a part of our rep program, Blake not only gets a Model Session with us in early spring but also gets to have her senior portraits taken with us again in the summer. We shot some stuff in studio earlier in the day and headed out to an extended friend’s blueberry farm for her outdoor shoot. The farm is absolutely gorgeous and has all kinds of opportunities! I could have continued shooting through the night! But the big bonus – besides being able to shoot at the farm, was I walked home with a big tray full of blueberries! Here’s a couple of quick sneak peeks from Blake’s session. There are a ton more but it was too hard to pick from all of them! Enjoy your sneak peek!

It’s great to have past high school senior clients come back….and this time with an extended family! It’s quite a change to continue to have somewhat ‘grown-up’ families that I don’t have to chase around and sing the themes songs to current cartoons to the kids. I think I might have come close to singing some songs from The Hills but I refrained. Congratulations on your 50th Anniversary. I hope you all had a great time during our family reunion! Enjoy!

Amanda is one of our Model Reps from Camas High School! She came in a few weeks ago for the studio portion of her session. I had a blast hanging out with her and her mom, reminiscing over ‘The Hills’ and mourning the fact that the show is over! (and yes, I will admit, that is a good thing!) Looking forward to our outdoor portion of Amanda’s session coming up soon! If you are part of the graduating Class of 2011, you have great things ahead of you this year. If you want your Portland senior pictures taken by us, and you know Amanda, then it’s a bonus for you! Contact Amanda for your Model Rep Special!

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There’s nothing easier for a family photographer than a family that just ‘clicks’.  Granted, these guys aren’t small children that I have to jump around and entertain to get them to laugh. They were the ones that were jumping around and entertaining me! It was so fun to spend an hour with them because they were just oozing of ‘family unity’ and really enjoyed being in each other’s company so much that I had to break it up a few times to get a few shots. Here’s a sneak peek for you. Enjoy!

I’ve got a few of these lingering on my hard drives that need to get posted to the blog. A little shoot I did for the Westview High School football seniors Class of 2010. This will go in their locker room. The boys haven’t seen this yet, so here ya go!

Wow! I can’t believe it’s already been a year and Mr. O is now a year old. They have been one of my families participating in our first year Baby Plan. You can check out his newborn and 6 month portrait sessions to see how much he’s grown and changed. He is such a cutie! Watch out moms…he is gonna be a lady killer! Mom and dad wanted to do something a little different to commemorate his 1 year portraits so we went to PGE Park for a little afternoon baseball game. Although it was the hottest day of the year in Portland, Owen managed to beat the heat for a brief moment by showing us his belly (see below – some of my favorites shots from this shoot It’s been a blast watching you grow! Looking forward to continuing to see you change over the yearsHappy (*belated*) Birthday!

Alexxa is one of our senior model reps. She had her model rep session earlier in the spring but we “borrowed” her to do an impromptu video/photo shoot. Video coming soon from Gobo Media! Here’s a few quick sneak peeks from this session that we did on a beautiful afternoon in downtown Portland.

Family reunion season is in the air. Graduation celebrations, weddings, and new beginnings are in full swing, making way for good reasons for families to reunite and celebrate. I received a call from a 2010 senior portrait client asking for last minute availability to do a family session. And of course, I couldn’t turn her down! This family was absolutely a blast to work with. I had my own built in assistant, Joe, who mastered my reflector like no one else! And it ‘s never better when you get invited to hang out and enjoy in the reunion festivities after the shoot! Thanks again! Congratulations to Chris & Georgia, the newlyweds, and to Colin for your recent accomplishment of graduating from Westview! I hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy each other’s company in the short period of time you were together. You have a beautiful family! Enjoy the sneak peek! Yes, there are more but I could only post so many on the blog! Cheers for now!