Baby Annalise

I have been completely honored to work and collaborate with Portland's newest Makeup and Hair Stylist, Alisia Ray this year. When we met 6 months ago she was barely showing and just a couple weeks ago, her baby girl Annalise finally arrived!
Anyhow, while I don't normally do too many newborn portraits, I just had to do hers! Welcome little Annalise ( :

Beach in Peach

The best thing about Oregon beaches is the sand. While we may not have the best track record of Sunny Summers, we've definitely got some of the best SAND around. I first noticed this while in Hawaii. My daughter could not stand the feel of the sand on her feet there. But when we came home and took her to the much cooler beaches here, she LOVED it!
Anyhow, this mini shoot here on Portland's river beach gave us the best of both worlds: sun and sand! Check it out:

Trip Back Home

I had a great trip back home, where I got to visit some friends and family in the Willamette Valley. It's funny that once photography became my profession, that I seemed to slow down on captured my own life on film. So, I decided to drag my 5D on this trip for some family portraits ( :

Ella was excited to see everyone and since there seem to be babies everywhere we go, had made lots of new friends.

This was us at Aunt Ruth's:







And this was over at the wagars. Caylan and I were trying to get some shots together, but ended up laughing through most of them.

Weddings in Portland

Portland has got to be one of the best places to get married in the summer. With even our summer's being overcast, this means FABULOUS light for all!!
On this particular day, our greatest concern was bumping into the Nude Bicyclist's who were scheduled to ride through the park that afternoon! Luckily, there were not incidents

Here is a look at a beautiful Lauralhurst wedding with bride and groom, Aaron and Sitawan.

Our 4th of July

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! This was our first 4th with our daughter, litte Ella, so we just HAD to follow the sparkle and smoke. We found ourselves on the south side of the river watching the big show pretty late on Sunday night, but the most fun was earlier in the day when we got to bbq and eat homemade flag cake. Anyhow, I'm posting some shots of our day... and I'd love to hear how everyone else's holiday was!




Ella was a bit scared of the louder fireworks.





But as usual, she was very entertained by Owen!



The cake was made by Savannah, but sadly, we ran out of propane before our pretty corn cooked all the way through!


This was Ella's first time seeing the sparklers lit:


And at first she was very concerned:


But then she thought they were fun!


And for those of you who didn't know my daughter is a master at the martial arts...



Here are some other shots from the day:




This last one is my favorite: