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My Child-led Approach to Portrait Sessions

As a Portland family and motherhood photographer, I believe a simple and relaxed approach to photos is best. In order to achieve this, I allow our time together to be “child-led”. But what does this typically look like? From my perspective, this means we move comfortably at their pace in a natural way. Especially if […]

Celebrate the Magic of Childhood with Studio Portraits

Documenting the milestone moments during your baby’s first year (i.e. crawling, sitting up, first birthday) might be more commonplace these days, but there’s no reason to stop capturing your child as they age out of the baby stage. In fact, I think there’s even more reason to continue on a tradition of photographing your child […]

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Choosing Your Privacy Preferences

I love getting to create beautiful art with such wonderful families. As a Portland family photographer, showcasing images on my website or Instagram helps parents like you find me so I can create heirloom imagery for them too. But as much as I love showcasing my work, you get a say in the matter. In […]

Portland Family Photographer | Summer Sunset Session in Troutdale, Oregon

5 Tips for Planning Your Motherhood Session

Planning a motherhood session may be one of the top things your future self will thank you for. I love that these sessions capture the unique, special bond between you and your child while they are still young an amazed with everything you do. Here are some of my favorite tips for planning a motherhood […]

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Troutdale Family Photographer | Motherhood Session by the River

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Portland Family Photographer | Photographing Children on Film

Regardless of what kind of camera you choose to use, photographing children can be a challenge for anyone. When using a digital camera, it can be easy to take a lot of photos knowing you’ll be able to delete the ones that were too blurry, etc. But photographing children on film requires a certain set […]

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How to Get Your Kids to Smile for Photos

I’ve got a toddler myself who is very wiggly-which makes it challenging to get her to sit still for photos! My solution? I don’t force her to! Nor do I make my clients sit still when they want to move around and play. Instead, we play together in ways that lead up to natural moments […]

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