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 […]

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 […]

If you thought you can’t take family portraits in January, think again. Of course, it helps if you live somewhere with milder winters, like David and Hannah do. We shot family pictures at their farm near Dallas, Oregon a few weeks ago. When I’m photographing young children (David and Hannah’s daughters were just under a year old and 2 1/2), I like […]

Toward the end of September, I photographed Bill and Cindy at Beck-Kiwanis Park and the Nazarene church here in Ontario. They were looking to have an updated picture of themselves to include in their Christmas cards this year. Although all they needed were a couple simple shots to choose from, they were more than happy […]

Last week, Dennis and Pat’s children and grandchildren all came into town to celebrate their 50th anniversary. While they were here, I had the opportunity to take their portraits. They asked a friend if we could shoot the photos in their backyard (which, by the way, is even more beautiful than you can see in these […]