Baby {M} - Baby & Child Portraits * Cottage Grove, OR

I had a great session yesterday afternoon with (almost-) one-year-old M.  She was a little hesitant to smile at first, but we still managed to get some great shots!  And after a quick trip outside to play with the few fall leaves that are left, she really perked up.

Here are just a few of my favorites:

 The whole family

 I found this little wagon the day before M's session and I knew it would make the perfect prop for her to play with!

 How old are you?

Happy to be outside!

Aiden - Newborn Portraits * Brookings, OR

I spent this past weekend making a quick trip down to Brookings to take Newborn Portraits of my adorable new Great Nephew, Aiden.  I didn't get enough time to take all of the portraits that I wanted, but here are a few of my favorites from our short Saturday afternoon session.

Kristen - Senior Portraits * Cottage Grove, OR

I had a great session on Saturday with CGHS Senior, Kristen.  The fall color really came out this past week, so we had some really nice backgrounds to work with.  She came with several outfits that were just perfect for the locations we were using, and I just LOVE her blue shoes!  Here are just a couple of my favorite shots from her Senior Portrait Session.

Kristen, I hope you enjoy the preview and I can't wait to show you the rest of the images from your session!

Tiffani - Senior Portraits * Cottage Grove, OR

I recently had a fun Senior Portrait Session with Cottage Grove High School Senior, Tiffani.  We did a short indoor session, and then headed outside to a few locations around town.  We even managed to find a little bit of fall color.

Here are some of my favorites from Tiffani's Senior Portrait Session.

Ashley & Robin - Senior Portraits * Cottage Grove, OR

Here are a couple of my favorites from a "friends" session yesterday with CGHS Seniors, Ashley & Robin. 

Kayley - Senior Portraits * Cottage Grove, OR

I had a great Senior Portrait session yesterday afternoon with Kayley.  I had photographed her before for the CGHS Water Polo team portraits, but it was fun to a whole session just for her.  Here are just a couple of my favorite images from her session.

Seattle Workshop

I spent last weekend in Seattle at a Photography Marketing Workshop hosted by Leah Remillet of Leah Remillet Photography and Go{4}Pro Photos.  Not only was it a great workshop, but we got to wander around Pike's Place Market for lunch and we got free chocolate!

I already had several changes to my business in the works (including a major overhaul to my website & blog that I really hope to have up and running in the next few days), but now I have so many more ideas to grow and expand my business into what I know it can become.  Many of these changes will be behind-the-scenes, so you may not even notice them, but you will soon see some great new products, and also some new pricing.  I have been avoiding raising my prices for far too long, and I have come to realize that in order to be profitable I have to reconsider my current pricing structure.  So, stay tuned for more updates and watch for my redesigned website & blog soon!

Michaella - Maternity Portraits * Brookings, OR

While I was visiting my family in Brookings last week, I did Maternity Portraits for my nephew and his girlfriend who are expecting baby Aiden in October.  It was a dreary and cold day at the beach, but we worked with what we had and got a few nice portraits out of it.

Lindy - Senior Portraits * Cottage Grove, OR

Those of you who know Lindy know that she graduated in June, and you may be wondering why she had her Senior Portraits done in August.  Well, between me having a baby and her rodeo schedule, we just couldn't manage to get a session done before graduation.  So, we finally found some time to do her full Senior Portrait Session last week.  Lindy has been a great sport about allowing me to use her to try out new locations and ideas, so we had an extra long session just to fit in everything I wanted to try.

Here are some of my favorite images from her most recent session.

I am so glad I convinced her to bring along her prom dress.  Not only is it absolutely stunning, but it worked perfectly for several of the new locations I wanted to test out.

I *LOVE* sun flare!  It is a technique that should be used sparingly (and correctly!!!) to avoid looking overdone, but when it is done right, it can help create some amazing images.

Sunset - Lincoln City, OR

We spent a few days in Lincoln City this week, and even though it was cloudy the whole time we were there, we had a few minutes at sunset one night where there was a small break in the clouds.