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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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