Portland Fashion Photographer: Touch Puppet Feature

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Portland Fashion Photographer: This Girl

I love, love, love to play through photography. It's a relief to step behind my camera and to drop all expectations- to simply observe, interact and then capture. And not to be all cheesy or anything... but it's very nice be inspired by new moments. That's why I like shooting new locations.

The test today was super fun because I had never seen the model, Kara Jean's house. We shot for the first time early summer when there was no need to be indoors. But this time we planned to use her house because of a snapshot I had seen of her bedroom. And her house was perfection!

The house was new to me- the colors, the smells, the sounds- And every interaction I had inside the house was a first, so I felt inspired to simply move things around and play. Thanks goodness she has a terrific sense of style- that certainly doesn't hurt! The walls were bright, the furniture was vintage and spoke of character... It was cool and fun and playful.

Here is a favorite shot inside Kara's bedroom, against a wall decorated with tree bark:



Hair and Makeup: Terri Reece
Styling: Myself
Portland Editorial Photographer Lavenda Memory

Portland Fashion Photographer: Light

Model: Camille C. Q6
Mua: Destiny Taylor
Portland Portrait Photographer Lavenda Memory

Beautiful Camouflage

Model: Cassie Meder
Hair and Makeup: Destiny Taylor
Dress: Vintage
Portland Portrait Photographer Lavenda Memory

Trust Fund Rebel

Couldn't keep these under-wraps too long! I'll be sending this out to different publishers to keep everyone updated on my Spring Inspirations.

Thanks so much Terri Lodge for makeup and hair, Kara for your kick-@ss modeling, Nick Wilson for assisting and Kate Towers -your designs are inspiring!

Portland Fashion Photographer: On the Fence

This set is from a shoot that had to be cut short. We were originally shooting 2 models and when one of the models had to cut out early, we decided to make use of the gorgeous wardrobe at this Gresham local.

Something Beautiful - Portland Portrait Photography

This is from "A Lace Story" shot this January.


I am just finishing up the photos... Well, I have a couple more. I'll be using some of these shots for my Spring email to various magazines.


Portland Portrait Photographer Lavenda Memory

Red, red Wine

Forever Young: Tribute to the 80's

Playful and fun, despite the rain! That is what I look for in most Winter shoots ( :



Our idea was to play around with color and textures, with bright bold lips hi-lighting each look.

Erin Madison, a new favorite muse, arrived in Portland from Eugene for our shoot, so of course we were going to shoot rain or shine. The first half of the shoot was perfectly sunny and deceptively cold, but by the end of the shoot we were having to duck for cover in the forest!

This set is from the first look... 2 more looks to come!






Portland Editorial Photographer Lavenda Memory

Eat Your Vegies

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





Best Fashion Photographer

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.





Look Book Photographer Portland

Rain on Me - Portland Look Book

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





Portland Commercial Photographer Lavenda Memory

Win a $50 Gift Card on My Blog!!

Thanks to CSN.com I am co-hosting my very first give away! Since my blog is all about photos and fashion, I thought why not give my readers a chance to win $50 towards a must-have accessory for Spring? Check out these great finds from Delsey Luggage, and other CSN.com stores, where you can find everything from trendy luggage for your Spring Break trip, to beautiful, and very affordable handbags.

The WINNER of our $50 gift code can apply their credit towards ANY of CSN's 200+ stores.

Pastels are such a great break from our winter darks and have been seen on the runway by designers like, Michael Kors who incorporated blue, purple and green pastels for his feminine outfits. Burberry, Matthew Williamson, Tommy Hilfiger, Mila Schon and Blumarine played with romantic accents of pastels as well.

Here are some affordable ways to update your Spring/ Summer look with pastels:

Barcelona Boho Bow Bag seen in almond green The Sak Clutch seen in lavendar Elliot Lucca Hobo with Bow seen in Peony Luichiny Pump seen in Lilac Luichiny Silver Pump seen in tan Barcelona Zipper Clutch seen in white

TO WIN:
Please go ahead and leave a comment with a link to one of your favorite items found on CSN.com in order to enter. You can enter the drawing twice if you also leave a message on our Photography Facebook page! If this goes well, I will begin offering these drawings every 2 months.

Drawing will take place on March 7th and the winner will be announced by that evening!

Softer Things - Portland Beauty Photographer

So, I am putting together 6-7 pieces for my show this March. The pieces will be up for all of March, but the reception is March 4th so mark your calendars!

As I work out my inspirations this winter, I find myself gravitating towards nature. Even rain seems to be less of an evil and more of a collaborator these days. Anyhow, here are some shots from a recent shoot with Edge Agency's Megan Hodge.



It literally poured the entire day, which meant we had to shoot under cover for the first 3 looks. The second half of our shoot was quite the test of my team's spirits. I think we managed really well, however! I'm posting the shot of my assistant Nick Wilson keeping cover for poor Megan!







Portland Beauty Photographer Lavenda Memory

Night Sky

I have fallen incredibly behind on my editing and feel thankful to have so many wonderful shoots to go over in the next few weeks! It CAN be daunting to have your catalogue full of unedited photos, but I kind of like having something to look forward to after the holidays.

Here is ONE photo from the Skye (that is the model's name) Series. Happy Holidays ALL!!!



Portland Beauty Photography - Lavenda Memory

Misty Mountains - Portland Lifestyle Photographer

Styling: Aria Chittendon
Makeup and Hair: Jen Springer
Assistant: Nick Wilson
Portland Lifestyle Photographer Lavenda Memory

Portland Fashion Photographer: Ballet

Portland Fashion Photographer Lavenda Memory

Portland Fashion Photographer: Meredith

I feel like this is the perfect set to post for Thanksgiving. Doesn't the color pallet just scream Happy Holidays?

Los Ojos Azules

Blue dress, Blue eyes, Blue Skies









Thanks Christine Marie for fantastic job on hair and makeup.
And Lauren Steenson for your modeling chops.

Published Fashion Photographer Lavenda Memory