Portland Fashion Photographer works with Portland Fashion Editor, Eden Dawn

What a treat to work with Portland's well-known fashion editor, Eden Dawn! I was so excited to do a series with her that captured her in her own element at home. We had makeup and hair and styling all on set so that Eden and I could catch up on some of her work and background.

This busy girl just finished up a session with Katu as a guest judge for their program version of Project Runway and just last week was meeting up with Bobbi Brown for an interview!

My favorite part of getting a behind-the-scenes peek at "the" Eden Dawn, was discovering her entire walk-in boudoir glittering with self organized touches. (She actually inspired me to throw some sense into my own closet back home.) She likes to have everything out in the open, where she can see it and be inspired by each piece.

Hair: Madeline Roosevelt Muah: Terri Reece
Stylist: Marriane Marianne Schnell

Portland Fashion Photographer: Ben Trovato Feature

I am so so excited to share this feature on The Ben Trovato Blog. Check out the full Editorial HERE.

"Connected to over 1500 aspiring fashion professionals from all around the world, (they) are carved by the pure talents (they) unveil. In Ben Trovato, photographers, filmmakers, stylists, models, makeup artists, and hair stylists, have got a stage to perform in front of a massive international audience."

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?

Christine Marie - Portland Head Shots

I'm very excited to post this shot of my fabulous makeup artist, Christine Marie. Christine is the artistic trifecta of photography, makeup and modeling. She dabbles and wows in all three areas and after our tag-team shoot yesterday, I can now say I've experienced all three of her talents first hand.

Christine and I did a photo trade since I am in need of a good smiling headshot and her modeling agency, Heffner, is requesting some photo updates for her portfolio. Headshots are kind of a challenge for me, because I don't normally like photos of myself smiling. I guess I feel old.

Anyhow, Christine managed to supersede my expectations 10 fold (wow I've always wanted to say 10 fold) and gave me more than plenty of great options to choose from. Here are a couple shots from our shoot yesterday:

Christine:


My New Headshot:


Portland Portrait and Headshot Photographer Lavenda Memory

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

Portland Fashion Photographer

Here is a sneak peek from our Twiggy inspired shoot yesterday. While this shot does not emanate twiggy as much as some of the other sets, her beautiful energy and quirky beauty were an inspiration during the entire shoot. This was a "must edit" shot, but there are about 10-15 additional photos to come.

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Bombshell Jenni Walker

This shoot has been in the works for nearly 2 years. Jenni and I first talked about shooting in 2009, when I was pregnant with Ella. I remember being inspired by Jenni's 18th century inspired features. I knew she'd be lovely behind the lens, but who knew we'd end up shooting a year after Ella's birth, in the beautiful Portland Fall.

Once I began shooting I realized that Jenni has way more than a gorgeous face; check out her bombshell figure as well!






Portland Portrait Photographer Lavenda Memory - Portland Headshots

Marathon

So I have been trying to blog weekly, if not bi-weekly this summer. I believe I succeeded most months, but for some reason the past couple of weeks I've been hard pressed to find the time. Of course, I run both this blog AND my Lavenda Seniors blog. So that's double blogging duty. Yep.

Things have been really good as far as business goes. I've been booking lots of weddings and engagement shoots, as well as headshots and model book updates. I'm always so excited to get to know the folks who gravitate towards my work. Here's a couple shots of new model, Brian Seward, who after booking his shoot- realized we are old school mates:




On a personal note, my brother came into town for the weekend to run the Portland marathon. He and his friends crashed here and then we all went to see him finish the race on Sunday. Here are some shots of him getting ready, killing a stink bug for me the night before and then all of us at the race the next day: