Salem Oregon Family Photographer - baby's milestone captured!

I adore this mama and and her three girls. This is her youngest (whose birth you can see photos of HERE) and she’s just a sweet as can be. As you can see, she adores her mama and makes the best facial expressions. As if that wasn’t enough, she decided to stand up on her own for the firs time DURING the photo shoot! Check out that very last photo and look at how surprised they both look!

Salem Portrait Photographer - holiday self-portrait!

Last month, I rented the Gray Lab (a public use studio, near mine) for some holiday mini sessions. The space works SO much better for families/groups than my own studio, plus they have awesome furniture and I didn’t have to do any Christmas decorating! Since I had some extra time leftover, I decided to do some self-portraits. I’m not a fan of being in front of the camera and I’m even less of a fan of sharing photos of myself, but here we are. I force myself to do this every so often, though, both for the practice and to prove my existence, since nobody else in my family ever seems to take any photos.

Anyway, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Salem Oregon Photographer - Christmas time in the canned ham!

Although I did my decorating long before Christmas, I didn’t manage to get these photos posted in time. I’d love to blame the weather, but it was just me being a procrastinator. Anyway, I recently decorated Honey (my 1962 Shasta Compact) for her first Christmas! All in all, I got a little carried away with the trailer theme and it ended up a bit on the tacky side, but oh well. She’s still cute and cozy!

Salem Oregon Senior Portrait Photographer - Delaney's session at Silver Falls

I had a blast, photographing the adorable Dalaney at Silver Falls State Park last year. This location holds a special place in this senior’s heart, which just made the session all that much more meaningful.

Salem Boudoir Photographer - simple boudoir portraits in my little guest room

A while back, when I first converted an unoccupied bedroom into our guest room, I decided to test it out as a boudoir set. Long story short, the light was great, but my cats are a pain in the ass. So, that was that. HAHA! Anyway, we managed to get some beautiful shots, but I will probably just stick to using my studio.

Vancouver Washington Family Photographer - family session, at home

Isn’t this little guy just the cutest? I mean, look at this perfect little lips, curious eyes, and amazing hair! I photographed him at home, with his parents, one last time before he became a big brother, a few months later.

Salem Boudoir Photographer - Halloween Sneak Peek!

In case you missed it, I recently held a Halloween Boudoir Event at my studio. Anna was kind enough to let me share some of her images, so here’s a little sneak peek! I’ll post the rest on Halloween!

Salem Oregon Boudoir Photographer - Halloween inspired boudoir session

I just realized the other day that I never shared all of the shots from this session that I did a few years ago! Rachel brought ALL the witchiness, from her pointy fingernails, to her vintage jewelry, to her hair and makeup, to the props she brought with her! I actually shot this in my guest room, of all places!

Salem Family Photographer - fall minis are here again!

If you have not yet booked your fall mini session, now is the time! I’m offering 4 dates and locations in the Salem area this year and they are as follows:

10/23 - Turner City Park
11/06 - Joryville County Park (pictured below)
11/13 - Downtown Salem (outdoors)
11/27 - The Gray Lab (studio in downtown Salem)

Anyway, check out this ridiculously adorable family that I photographed last fall! Three of the cutest sisters ever and parents who are as sweet as can be. I absolutely adore this family and am so honored to have been working with them for as long as I have (10+ years)!

The Dalles Boudoir Photographer - black and white bathtub session

If you missed the (stunning) color shots from this session, you can view them by CLICKING HERE. This airbnb, located in The Dalles, offered the PERFECT bathtub for this long awaited shoot with my gorgeous client.