October is a fantastic time for taking pictures here in the Treasure Valley, whether it’s family portraits, senior portraits, or even engagement photos. Why?   The weather is fabulous It’s not too hot, not too cold: you won’t be sweating profusely if you wear long sleeves (like in July, am I right?), but you don’t need a […]

Of course, I was doing more this summer than just taking trips and photographing plants. In May, I photographed high school senior Riley’s graduation and party (we also took quick family photos after the graduation ceremony). It was fun for me to do something different AND helpful. Riley’s family had enough on their hands! They told me I should […]

Although I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve certainly been busy. In between work projects, our summer included three trips (my husband Eddie went on a mission trip to Ecuador while the munchkin and I visited my parents, then Eddie taught a seminar in Washington and we came along, and finally we took an actual vacation). […]

What would it be like just to take a few quick shots down by the bridge? Well, something like this. My parents-in-law, Ed and Charla, wanted some casual, unposed pictures while Eddie and I were in town in Newport, Oregon. We headed down to the Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site so we could get the […]

We drove out to a friend’s (amazingly beautiful) property outside Payette for Rod and Carma’s family portraits. Their goal was to take lots of shots of the whole family together. When I asked if they wanted to do any pictures with the individual families or other groupings, Carma said sincerely, even lovingly, “This is my family.” So […]