Eat Your Vegies

There were greens and we had to jump in!
Model, Erin Madison and mua, Christine Marie.





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Like it's 1995

Portland Portrait Photographer Lavenda Memory

Top, top secret surprise.

So, I have a top, top secret surprised planned for Jelani this Valentines day. I am not usually one for big surprises. Not that I don't LOVE receiving them, but honestly- all the planning and keeping my mouth shut required to give SOMEONE ELSE a surprise is beyond me. Until this year!

This year, I have managed to put together a fun surprise (no clues to be posted unfortunately!) for this big, girly, lovers weekend.



To kind of get myself in the mood for this glitter, paper-heart month, I thought I'd start playing around with some red lipsticks, maybe even add a little "somethin somethin" to my wardrobe in RED.
I'm on the lookout, but if you have any suggestions, please let me know! A great lip color, or maybe a red necklace would be awesome!

Glass Eyes - Portland Look Book Photography

What a fantastic opportunity we had to shoot in my good friend's new house. It was renovated recently and is about to hit the market, so I snatched up my small window to shoot there.

Here are some sneak peaks from that shoot with Muse model: Cassi, makeup artist: Destiny Taylor and assistant: Nick Wilson.





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Rain on Me - Portland Look Book

New set of some shots with Megan Hodge of Edge Models.





Portland Commercial Photographer Lavenda Memory

Portland Monthly: Photo of the Day

I wanted to repost this since my original link seems to be broken.
Some updates on this: had a meeting with the art directors from Portland Monthly Magazine about shooting for their magazine this year. To see the photos selected please just click on the link!


Portland Commercial Photographer Lavenda Memory

Astronaut Globe

I was on facebook yesterday, when an actor friend of mine IMed me and asked if I was okay. I was quick to reply haha, I'm fine and all that. But after I logged off I stopped to think about it. The truth is, I am kind of in a tailspin of growth right now. I feel like I have been moving into, with, inside of a new stage of my life where everything I ever wanted is now attainable.
I don't mean like, financially, all of a sudden I am well-off or anything like that. I mean, where I used to see roadblocks, I now see potential exercise routes. Where there was once a book of rules, I see some mildly annoying suggestions.

It's like I am seeing and hearing other's points of views through an astronaut globe. You know what I'm talking about. It's like I am inside of this awesome astronaut suit, jumping around with no gravity to hold me down. And when someone says something that used to drag me down to earth, I am just kind of like, hey- I get to float. Don't mess with me.

This weightlessness that I've been wearing lately is affecting my brain, in the way that I mother my baby girl, in the way that I take photos. Especially in the way I perceive the world and my life, moment to moment.

This weightlessness is making me sad for other people, who are still dragging around in their muscle-building barbells, or whatever weird metaphor you'd like to use. It's making me sad, just to be sad. Because sad is being present. And being present is like waking up to my birthday every single day.

This weightlessness is making me sad. And it's also making me very aware of how much love I have for myself and for my family and for my friends. And even for my work.

All of this to say, I think you may be seeing some changes in me, if you happen to hang out with me often. And if you don't, if you just follow my blog, you are probably seeing some changes in my work. My work is always a reflection of my growth and my personality. So, if you see a little weightlessness, some melancholy and some love, you are probably seeing me in there somewhere.

Some shots of LoveJoy Bakers in the Pearl:





An outtake of fellow Photographer, Deneb, from our headshot shoot.