Portland Fashion Photographer: La Sirène

Model: Camille C. of Q6 Models
Location: Palm Springs

Portland Fashion Photographer: Lady In Waiting

Portland Fashion Photographer: Winter is Coming

It was a beautiful day this morning and then bam- just like that- it became the Portland wetlands we see every winter. I kind of go stir crazy this time of year, because the southern girl in me begins to crave hot porches and freedom- you know- hot, 90° kind of freedom.
Anyhow, winter is becoming my "Testing Season". And for those of you who don't know what "testing" is, let me give you the low-down. A test is a shoot planned by a photographer or team in order to play out and test ideas and concepts. It's a great portfolio builder or updater and honestly, it's like scratching an itch for creatives. It means that we don't have to answer to a client for a moment, means that we get to take a photo of what we see instead of what we're supposed to see. *Sigh. Can you tell I love this part?




Now that I've initiated my own testing season I find myself waking earlier, walking outside more and scratching shoot ideas onto whatever grocery receipts I can find. It's really kind of exhilarating.
Now if only my brain could keep up with my inspirations, ha!

Portland Headshot Photographer: Benjamin Farmer

An actor with RANGE: Ben Farmer

Portland Headshot Photographer Lavenda Memory

Winter Portland Headshots:

When you hear the raindrops falling down in Portland, it can be a beautiful sound. Unfortunately, when I'm trying to run a shoot session outdoors with an Actor, an assistant and my few equipment pieces, I'd like to hear the sound of birds chirping instead. Of course, I can't really complain. It seems like every time I decide to chance it in the rain, it lets up and I end up with the perfect burst of sun or an hour of diffused, overcast sky!

Here are just a few head shots from this Winter:





Portland Headshot Photographer Lavenda Memory
Portland Portrait Photography

Portland Headshot: Before and After

Clients often ask if retouching is included in their purchased images. Here is an example of natural, skin retouching. In this shot, the client also requested that her cleavage be covered (less distracting) so I did that as well.



Portland Head Shot Photographer Lavenda Memory

Portland Headshot Photographer: Terri Lodge

In my attempt to raise the bar in headshot photography here in Portland, I am trying to capture my clients in at least 3 different ways. I think it's important to show versatility as an actor and what better way than in your headshots?

Here are three different looks from a recent shoot with Terri Lodge (student of Jana Lee Hamblin)


Smoky Leading Lady:


Friendly Professional:


Street Smarts:


Once I get enough shots together, I will have a "3 looks" section on my website of Talent examples.

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

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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Portland Headshots - Head Shot Photography

I met Sara Robbin through a Meisner acting class we're both taking and had a lot of fun updating her headshots. Here are just a couple peaks at some of our favorites.



Portland Headshot Photographer Lavenda Memory