Alexa's Senior Photos

Well, it's been a while since I've updated my blog and thought I should take some time to catch up. Alexa is going to be a Senior at South Salem this upcoming year and we did her Senior photos back in July. Alexa was a pleasure to photograph because as you can see, she is extremely photogenic. It was awesome for me to get to bring out the "girly" side of Alexa, as she told me that she rarely wears makeup or curls her hair. "I feel like a girl!" she said as we snapped photos and walked around downtown. Alexa has committed to play softball at U of O next year. Her tournament team just took 5th at Nationals, and she just started playing water polo. She is one busy girl and I wish her the best in her Senior year! Work it Girl!! :-)

Patrick and Sear's Engagement Session

Here are a few of my favorite shots from Patrick and Sear's engagements shoot. We had some fun roaming around downtown, and dodged the rain for the most part. I'm looking forward to creating their guest book from the images we got! Here's a sneak peak!

Oregon Coast Family Shoot

Today I got to do a family shoot at the Oregon Coast. The weather is just what you would expect in early Spring... soggy, cold, windy...ahhhh, every one's favorite Spring break weather. 

Staci is the sister of one of my really good friends. Her and her husband Brett had twins last summer and just moved back to Oregon from the Boise area. Brett's family planned a trip to the Oregon Coast for Spring Break so they called me up to take some family photos while they were all together. So, to all of you wondering why we didn't pick a better a day to do a shoot at the beach, now you know. Despite the weather being so dreadful, I must say that the family handled the conditions with poise and grace. Rarely does a photographer come across a whole group of young children that are all cooperative, but it was my lucky day. The kiddos were freezing, wet, and ready for their promised ice cream after the first photo, but they stuck it out like champs. 

Staci and Brett, 

You have an amazing family and I thank you for allowing me to be apart of your special time together. I hope you like you're sneak peak! ;-)

Braving the elements...

Luis and Alyssa's Engagement Session

Today I got to take Luis and Alyssa's  engagement photos. The photos were taken at Deepwood, and we really lucked out on the weather. Every once and a while the sun would come out and create some really nice lighting. It was great getting to spend some time with the future bride and groom, and I hope they like their sneak peak!! ;-)

Props to Luis for thinking of this shot!

   

Isaac's Book

Cover

Here are some of the pages I designed in my first book. I've been experiementing with creating new templates on photoshop, and found that it's much easier than I thought. I love it!!

I took these photos of Issac at his grandpa's farm. His mom wanted to do something special for the photo session. Some of the images I got that day are, by far, some of my favorites I've taken of Issac. This was our third session together!

Pages 2 and 3

Pages 12 and 13

Pages 16 and 17

Save the Date

Sear and Patrick are getting married this summer and asked me to help them take photos for their Save the Date cards. Patrick propsed to Sear during a game of scrabble...I know...adorable! He spelled out "WILL YOU MARRY ME SEAR" on the game board and now the date is set for later this year. Sear came up with idea of using the scrabble letters for their photo, so I can't take credit for the awesome theme. I just can't wait to see the finished product. Sear's friend Megan, owner of Red Pearl Deisgns (http://www.redpearldesigns.com/) will be designing the cards. Here are some shots that tunred out pretty darn cute!

I love Textures!

So, I've just learned something really exciting! I now know how to work with textures in my photos. It's so easy and it adds that little extra punch that can make a photo look really neat! Here's some photos that I messed around with.

After adding a vintage brush! So Fun!

After messing around with the saturation! Even more fun!