Recent Sessions

"Creativity is intelligence having fun"
-Albert Einstein

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Family | The VanDyke Family

Carley is three! This bright, beautiful and curious little girl is so much fun to shoot. She loves to explore, climb, dance and she’s always laughing and smiling. Last year our session was a little wet, cold and foggy so the beautiful October afternoon was wonderful. Thanks for such a fun afternoon! I hope you…

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Family | The Hideghety Family

I wish I could spend every evening hanging out with the Hideghety family. I adore them and love that over the years they have also become friends. Kaia greeted me with the biggest hug and Carter is full of the cutest little smiles. They recently moved to a new home and it was really fun…

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Family | The Hess Family

This lovely family was recently visiting Portland from Utah. Their son and his partner relocated here this summer and they all came up to visit. We wandered around the Hoyt Arboretum together and looked for tiny signs of fall starting. I thought this was the perfect location to show off all of our big trees.…

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Family | The Grant Family

We had the most gorgeous morning for my session with the Grant family. The sun was shining and the birch tree leaves are just starting to turn colors. I’ve loved watching Brayden and Savannah grow over the years and these two teenagers are so fun to shoot and still keep me laughing. Thanks for another…

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Family | The Butler Family

It’s starting to look like fall but it didn’t feel like it! We’re still enjoying such a warm, dry & beautiful October this year in the Pacific Northwest. It was a perfect evening with one of my favorite families and I loved the fall feel of their outfits! I’ve been able to share in so…

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Family | The Aaby-Ray Family

After a couple of rainy, cold and cloudy sessions in years past, I loved that we finally got a beautiful sunset for this session. Alex, Will and James love to play and explore and I always love adventuring with them. They keep me laughing and we have a lot of fun together. Thank you for…

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Family | The Nicolai Family

We are having the most beautiful fall in Portland this year and I’m loving all of this extended sunshine we are getting. It was perfect yesterday for my session with the Nicolai Family. We had a wonderful morning exploring downtown. Wesley and Maggie loved watching the little fish in the pond and playing around the…

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Seniors | Mason

I wasn’t supposed to shoot Mason’s senior pictures but after his original photographer wasn’t available anymore, I was lucky enough to step in. I clicked instantly with his wonderful parents who came along to help and I loved shooting with Mason. He is outdoorsy and adventurous and didn’t mind traipsing through the weeds for me.…

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Maternity | Ashley & Kai

I’m so excited for this sweet family! They are expecting baby number two this winter and Fiona is going to be the sweetest big sister. We had a beautiful morning at the rose garden for their maternity session. There’s still so many roses in bloom and it made the for perfect backdrop. I can’t wait…

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Family | The Wilde Family

What a beautiful evening I had for my session with the Wilde family. It was a warm and sunny early fall day and you can see the first signs of fall in the trees. I had such a fun time exploring with this session. They were troopers too, traipsing through the brush and bramble, hiking…