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the dreamlife of pugs

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:49:25 +0000

LOVE shoot

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:31:59 +0000

I love to knit. I love my new Gary Fisher bike. So I started thinking…how can I combine the two into an all-out LOVE fest, in honor (or in spite of) Valentine’s Day? Amanda and Craig are ridiculously cute. I knew they would love it up for the camera – after all, I’ve photographed them before! I couldn’t anticipate this kind of cuteness, though. We started in our neighborhood and moved on to the train yards in SE Portland…

I’ve shot in the train yard on multiple occasions when the trains go by, so I wasn’t concerned when I heard a few horns in the distance. We were off to the side of the tracks, no big deal.

But I think I had forgotten just how fast the Amtrak is. And how close we were to the tracks. So hopefully this gives you an idea of how I can be pushed to get my shot.

Oh sure – not so scary from the picture! But I can assure you…Amanda is not overreacting here, and when the Amtrak is barreling down a mere two feet from you, backed against an old building with all your gear, it’ll make you reconsider doing the whole ‘gritty industrial’ look for awhile.

Farm Fresh Eggs

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:08:57 +0000

Jeremy and I have been eating a whole foods diet for a few months now, and I was fortunate to find a farmer relatively close to my house where I can go to find fresh, raw milk. Occasionally she also has fresh eggs for sale as well, and I picked up some yesterday on my milk run. I love how these eggs are so naturally pretty – pale blues and greens. So lovely.

Be My Valentine

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:58:00 +0000

Spread the Love!

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:43:00 +0000

I just got back from a whirlwind 24-hour trip up to Seattle to attend the Spread the Love workshop. I had such a wonderful time – I swear it was the shot in the arm I needed to really get going. Thanks, Justin and Mary!

Ben and Melanie: Engagement Session

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Ben and Melanie for their engagement shoot (and my first engagement shoot of the year!). We started off on a drizzly January day at Overlook Park in North Portland and then moved down to the Eastside Esplanade to walk along the river. I don’t use my Lensbaby very often on portrait sessions, but happened to bring it along almost as an afterthought this time; I ended up wanting to use it quite a bit during our session. It’s funny how that happens sometimes.