Ben & Lauren - Engagement Photography - Hoyt Arboretum

Nothing beats spending the day photographing a beautiful couple surrounded by lush Portland greenery! Lauren and Ben met up with me at Hoyt Arboretum which, as we soon realized, was much larger than we all thought. It took us about 15 minutes of searching just to find each other amidst its large array of trails and walkways. But, once we came together it couldn't have gone more splendid. We explored a few walking trails and captured photos of their love along the way. The once-puffy clouds began to sprinkle half way though our session, but it didn't faze them one bit. They just ran to the car and whipped out their yellow ducky umbrella to save the day until it passed; which, only resulted in even more sweet engagement photos of them underneath an adorable umbrella. 

Congratulations on your engagement Ben & Lauren! I can't wait to photograph your wedding later this summer! :)

Kaisha - Sneak Peek

Andre - Portrait Session

It all started with a fax. Or perhaps more like 28 faxes. There were a lot.

I met Andre on the very last day at my former "day job" at a local print shop in downtown Portland. I decided to make the bold transition to full time photography, gave my two weeks notice, and was just about to lock up the store for the very last time (tears about to break forth because I'm always super sentimental on the last day of anything!) when Andre walked into my life. He apologized because it was almost closing time, but I didn't mind staying a little late (I was stalling because I was sad to leave anyways). We began the faxing process....one at a time....at the snail-paced dial-up speed of the fax machine. Needless to say, we had time to talk. We hit it off right away and before long I found out that he was an aspiring model hoping to make it big in New York. In fact, he already had his flight booked to visit agencies there, he was just working on building his portfolio in the meantime. I told him that it was actually my very last day working at the print shop, and that as of 15 minutes ago (when the store officially closed) I was now a full time photographer!! The stars aligned! It's fascinating, all the ways we meet people and how our paths cross though out life. 

Andre, you're such a natural at modeling! Though, I'm sure that's probably because you've spent many hours practicing your craft!! ;)  Best of luck to you as you visit agencies in NY! I know you'll do great in the Big Apple!!

Ben & Lauren - Engagement Sneak Peak

There's no better way to spend the day than photographing an adorable couple in the woods!! Here's a few shots from Ben & Lauren's beautiful woodland engagement session. Check back soon to see the rest!