When I am photographing a product for a company, it is very important to understand what their brand message is. What do you want your product photography to say about that item? I bought some macarons from La Provence here in Portland to highlight what I’m talking about. I photographed those macarons in several different…
I was so excited to connect with Jolene and Ron through our mutual friend, Lisa Marie (who is a fabulous wedding coordinator that you can find here). The best word that I can think of to describe Ron and Jolene is joyful! They were so thrilled to have found one another and to get married,…
In my latest foray into product photography I decided to conquer bottles, which can be difficult to photograph because of their reflective surface. So I used one of my favorite condiments ever… Cholula. For the first image I set up three light… two in strip boxes on either side and an octobox overhead to light…
Sometimes I get to do sessions that are a little outside the box for me. Recently I had the opportunity to partner with a fabulous local costume designer with Plume Boutique for an AMAZING dress that she designed. This is a fashion subculture from Japan. It is highly influenced by Victorian and Edwardian children’s clothing…
One of my favorite places to photograph families is at Jenkins Estate in Beaverton, Oregon. There is such a variety of backdrops… from wooded paths to quaint buildings to a pond with gardens to open fields. And even in the winter months, which is when I shot this family session, it is still beautiful there!…
