My brother in law is an aspiring actor living in Hollywood right now, so on a recent trip to southern California, I had the opportunity to update his headshots. The shoot was so great, we drove around Hollywood looking for great locations to shoot and found our fair share. The lighting was super tought to work with since we had to shoot during midday with the sun directly above us! It worked out quite well though, despite the challenges.

We had the great privilege of photographing Emmerson (4) & Reese (1) at Victoria Beach in Laguna! First of all, this shoot was so fun! I got to roll up my jeans (Huckleberry Finn style), take off my sandals and run around on the beach while photographing two of the funniest girls ever! Thank you Anson & Joy for this great opportunity, you guys are great and I hope you love the shots.

My wife Rachel wanted to give a gift to the family that she was a nanny for so we decided to do a mini portrait session as a surprise. I came over and photographed Emma, went back to the office, edited the photos, printed a 12×18, matted the print, framed it, and Rachel delivered it all in the same day. Here are the results. If you’d like to view my pricing for a portrait shoot of your kids just click on the following link; Oregon Children’s Photographer.

Thanks to Johnny and Melody for letting me photograph your kids! These photos were shot for my stock portfolio as well as for the family. If you are interested in a shoot like this one, contact me via email and let me know. I offer $50 photo shoots for my stock portfolio as long as you are willing to sign a full model release.

I recently had an opportunity to photograph another rehearsal and dinner at the Panorama rental house. This house is amazing; cherry floors, fireplace, two outdoor decks, an incredible kitchen, and more! Eric & Beth had their rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, and wedding here back in February. For Eric & Lynne (I know, similiar names too) it was just the rehearsal dinner here and we had a great time. There were plenty of complications involved in this shoot; like the fact that the bride and groom were on seperate floors and not seeing each other until the wedding date. We got some great shots though, I hope you love them!

This shoot was so much fun! We started out in Thurston at a couple of overgrown fields and then had to head east to avoid some incredibly large storm clouds! That didn’t work so we headed back to the west in search of clear skies and dry ground. We ended up on some hills overlooking Jasper. Then we moved on to a couple of run-down buildings. This couple was so much fun to photograph and we had a lot of laughs during the shoot. Thanks Nate & Kaila! I’m excited to photograph your wedding this summer!

I am so excited to photograph Jeremy & Abby’s wedding in August! We recently went out to a few locations for their engagement photo session and had great weather all around. I ended up with so many great shots from this photo shoot, but here are the best.

Thank you Mandee and Tim for having me photograph your baby boy Treyson! It was such a great time and I got some great images, especially considering how much the little guy did not want to cooperate.

I got to photograph my best friend’s son (I guess he is almost my nephew) a couple of days ago. Luckily the weather cooperated most of the time on the shoot. We did, however, have an umbrella holder keeping the rain off Caleb while he was in the bear suit. I love some of these photos, he is such a happy, joyful, expressive kid! You can see more of my portrait work at Oregon Portrait Photographer. Thanks for checking out my work.

Here are some of my favorite portraits from 2009. If you want to see more of my work you can click here (Oregon Portrait Photographer). I especially love non-traditional portraits that show some character. I’m not very into props or posed shots, I just love to capture images of people as they are. The more natural, the better. I would love photographing bands, families, individuals, fashion models, etc.