I photographed Darin, Holly, and their adorable two-year-old daughter back in mid-November, right before everything turned cold for the winter. There was still a little bit of color in the leaves. First we hit up the train depot, then Beck-Kiwanis Park, as well as the Malheur County Fairgrounds. Darin and Holly enjoyed the photos they […]

Orchards in autumn? Yes, please! Just before all the leaves fell off the v-shaped pear trees, I photographed Brandon and Megan and their adorable 7-month-old son in an orchard in Payette. The forecast indicated a possibility of rain–thankfully we just missed it, and I caught a glimpse of a rainbow as I was driving home! […]

Dressing in layers is one of the great things about cooler weather, at least when it comes to photography. Starting with red, white, and blue outfits for summer, we’re going to add layers as we work our way through a few variations of this color theme. For these examples, I kept it simple with a family of four in […]

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 […]