Tiny Footprints Project - Baby Kinley

Faire in the Grove 2014 photos

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Faire In The Grove

This year I'm going to have a little photo booth at the Faire In The Grove in Forest Grove, Oregon Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday May 4th. 

It's an annual event held at McMenamins Grand Lodge.

Here are a few photos from a couple years ago (I didn't take my camera last year) to give you an idea of a fraction of all the fun stuff there.  The kids love the actual fencing lessons with real swords, foils, and rapiers and the sword fighting arena for the kids where they have paddle swords that allow you to smack the crap out of your sibling and not do any damage.  

The merchants have fabric, costumes, jewelry, candles, soaps, weapons, tools, and more.  I got an amazing hair stick there a few years ago, which I've unfortunately lost.  I put it somewhere I wouldn't loose it. There are demonstrations of how to make beads for jewelry, how they did wood working without power tools, and others.  So much to learn and see and do.  

There is also a battle competition that is always amusing to watch.  

I would LOVE to see all my friends and family come out and have some fun (well, at least those local) - and stop by my booth and have a photo taken with your swag. 

The Tiny Footprints Project

I was recently accepted as a photographer for The Tiny Footprints Project.  

The Tiny Footprints Project is a group of photographers who are  matched with local families to offer their services free of charge to parents of premature babies living in the NICU. 

The photographers capture the newborns earliest moments and are a part of the families precious beginnings.

Please share this information with friends and family to help spread the word so that we can make sure all babies that stay in the NICU (premie or not) have a chance to get professional photos taken.  

See the flier below for information on how to request your TTFP session.  

Jackie and Paul Get Married!

When Jackie asked me to photograph her special day I was more than just a little bit excited.

I love weddings. 

I love weddings because I adore people in love.  I love seeing how they look at each other - whether it's a new couple, a couple getting married, a couple with a kid or two (or more), or a couple that has been together 'forever'.  When that love can be seen in the way they interact with each other, and the way they look at each other, it is a magnificent thing. 

Jackie and Paul share that look - and I am so happy for them I could cry.  In fact, I spent most of their wedding trying not to cry so I would be able to see what I was photographing.  HA!

Jackie envisioned her sweet backyard wedding and I think she definitely pulled it off!  

The tables were layered with lace tablecloths and doilies in shades of white and cream over neutral tablecloths.  The glasses and vases were thrift store finds in white, blue, and green.  The flowers (hydrangeas, roses, and Queen Anne's lace) were bought and picked locally and put together by the bride and family. 

The Kippahs were inscribed with Jackie and Paul's names and wedding information.  

They have a gorgeous plum tree in their backyard that produced delicious plums that they used to create little gift bags for all their guests to take home.  

A family friend created and painted their cake toppers and the ring bearers box, and a family member baked their cupcakes (which, by the way, were delicious!)

All these details were so perfect and lovely.  I adored every single bit of it and a lot was stored away for when I get to help my daughter plan her wedding.  My daughter was my second shooter/assistant for the day and she was in awe about everything as well.  

Gloves = the perfect finishing touch.  

I am a huge fan of hand holding.  

After the ceremony, the bride and groom had some time to their selves, which I think was a brilliant idea.  Every bride and groom should schedule this break - it might be the only one they get.  Then I went with them to a local park a few blocks away so we could get a few photos of just them.  Well, as long as you don't count the crowd of kids that were interested in seeing the beautiful bride, or the two women on a walk that stopped and asked to get a photo with the bride and groom.  

 See, they share "The Love".

This may be my most favorite shot of the day. 

I love the symbolism of this one - the older couple (whom I imagine have been married for decades) and the newly married, young couple walking side by side 

I told you I love hand holding, right?   

Back to the reception for dinner and dancing!

Before we knew it, it was time to send the newly weds off on their honeymoon, and the start of their lives together.  

Congratulations Jackie and Paul!  

Your wedding was truly beautiful and I am so thankful I got to capture the love you share.  

I hope you have many happy years together!

First Birthday Twin Cake Smash

I can be the Queen of Procrastination sometimes - and I was here.  I got to do this shoot a month ago and I'm finally sitting down to blog about it.  Shame shame.

I am so glad that my first cake smash photo shoot was with my friends' twin 1 year olds.  It has been a great year watching them grow.  It went by so fast for me, I can't imagine how fast it went for her and her husband!

But that's what babies do.  They grow faster than we can imagine and before we know it we have a kindergartener....a middle schooler....a high schooler (guess which one I have this year!). 

Since I was lucky enough to also photograph this darling duo's 1st birthday party, I had access to the leftover decorations from that party and used it in their backdrop design.  I wish I had lowered the streamers, but I had placed them high to keep babies from tearing them down - an unfounded fear. I'm sure the next cake smash shoot I do the baby will want to have nothing to do with the cake and everything to do with the decorations...

I made the cupcakes - a carrot cupcake with spiced cream cheese frosting - and they loved them, but probably the frosting more than the cupcake.  Frosting just squishes between the fingers so nicely.  Baby boy was very free with his grins at me, but baby girl made me work for it - but goodness were her grins worth that work.  Look at that cheeky baby grin! 

Model search! Maternity/Family and newborn

I'm looking to expand my portfolio soon with some Maternity and Family shoots, as well as Newborn shoots and will be offering a very limited number of portfolio building sessions at a discount.

The only requirements are that you must be comfortable with the images being used for promotional work (online, blog, Facebook, and in print).  That's it!

Send me an e-mail using my contact form (here) or a message on Facebook (here).

I look forward to working with you to create memories!