Matisse | Family Session

I donated a session to My Father's House for their silent auction a few months ago. This lovely family got the session! It was such a joy to work with them and their adorable, smiley son!

Song and Photograph of the Week - December 1, 2014

December 1st ALREADY?! Can time just slow down a little? No? Okay :( I just have so much to do! I am sure everyone else feels the same about Christmas. Though, I am excited for 3 weeks of no school! Perks of being in college!

I heard an amazing song on the radio last week! Something in the Water - Carrie Underwood
The song has such a great message, and is very catchy to listen to!
Carrie talks about another one of her "religious" songs Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood

"After I released 'Jesus Take the Wheel,' people started saying, 'Oh, it's kind of risky. You're coming out with a religious song,'" the 31-singer revealed, according to Esquire magazine. "And I was thinking, 'Really?' I grew up in Oklahoma, I always had a close relationship with God. I never thought it was risky in the least. If anything, I thought it was the safest thing I could do." Click HERE for the Christian Post article.

We took family pictures yesterday, yes, in the freezing cold!!! My sister was back from Eugene (she goes to U of O) for Thankgiving. So we took our picture for Christmas cards. I have taken pictures of  my sister and her boyfriend (Josh), for their anniversary. I have taken pictures of my parents for the Christmas card, and I was the only one left without a picture to go on the cards. My mom got to use her button clicking skills. I set everything up for her, and she took a great photo :)

Wilson | Family

Back in October, I had the privileged of photographing this awesome family. I started babysitting their kids a while back, I had their daughter in my class of 2 year olds on Sundays. MY, has she grown! They were fun to work with, and I love that she wanted pictures done near all those trees. So beautiful. Hope you enjoy my favorites from this session.

Krachinski | Family

Mandie was drawn to win my 300 Fan/Likes Mini Session giveaway back in July. In September I got to photograph her family! Though it rained for the first 5 minutes, they had a great attitude and we started the session in the rain! This bunch has some talented and crazy flexible kids. I had a blast with them, and I think I got some amazing pictures for them. Look for yourself!

Maleah | 1st Birthday Cake Smash

I just realized I never blogged my first cake smash session in July! GASP I know!! You guys have been seriously missing out!

I photographed Maleah when she was a newborn, and was so happy when her mommy asked me to do her 1 year old pictures. Little did we know she wasn't feeling great at the session, but she was still cute as can be! We went up to a lavender field in Corbett, and it was gorgeous! The honey bees didn't bother us at all, they were too busy with the flowers. I hope you enjoy her pictures as much as I do!

Song and Photograph of the Week - October 6, 2014

October already! Sad summer is leaving, but this is the most popular time for family pictures! Due to my schedule with school and my nanny job, spots are limited, BUT I am available for Fall Family Portraits! Inquire soon to get a session!

I've been on a classical (or classical sounding) kick for a while now. Its calming, and helps me focus. I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do! The song of the week is Yo-Yo Ma – The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe 

I could not choose just one picture from a couple recent sessions! So you get to see one of a lovely family, and one of a 2015 Barlow Senior!

I absolutely LOVE this image! It shows off these ladies' personalities SO WELL!

I also love this image of Blake, great smile, and relaxed. It was not hard photographing this young man! (His session blog post is coming this or next week!)

Scott and Shelby | Family

I had the great opportunity to photograph a long time neighbor and family friend back in July! They had gotten a new great dane puppy, Lincoln. She has grown so much and so fast! I think they make a pretty cute family. They were a breeze to photograph, and might be my quickest session yet. We cranked out their session in 20 minutes! I thought we had gone at least an hour...nope! I block out up to 2 hours in case pets, children or clients need breaks, but Scott, Shelby and Lincoln rocked their session!