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Welcome to an expression of creativity: where each frame tells a story, each click captures an inspired moment, and every picture paints a treasured memory. Embark on a journey through visual wedding narratives, intricate photo compositions, heartfelt personal projects, and delightful glimpses into the tapestry of this creative life.
Whether you're a fellow artist seeking inspiration, a couple in search of the perfect storyteller for your special celebration, or simply a soul drawn to the beauty of film photography--please feel welcome to explore, engage, and be inspired by a simply splendid perspective.
Musings of a photographic artist
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I often think to myself, “I am so, so lucky to work with the nicest people!” It’s almost like a pinch-me sort of revelation over and over again and the gratefulness I have because of it overflows. I remember when Emily reached out to me, I liked her immediately and when we had our virtual […]
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“Now that I have your heart by heart, I see.” -Elise Bogan In the Pacific Northwest, a winter wedding–even an elopement is typically indoors. With this wedding inspiration shoot, I wanted to work with other Portland wedding vendors to create a visual explosion of romance, vibrant color, and sweet, endearing love indoors. The theme […]
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“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” -Osho Life often turns out a little differently than we imagine it to, doesn’t it? I think when we’re young and in our late teens through our […]
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Dear Sweet Eva, This month my letter might not be everything that I want it to be because I’ve been so sick, but I will try my best and hopefully compensate for any lacking at a future time. Thank you for all the ways you have taken care of me recently. It has warmed my […]
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Preface Towards the end of 2012 I was extended an invitation to join a group of photographers in a year long project in which we would write letters to our children on a monthly basis.  Initially, I felt really honored by the individual who asked, but once I saw the list of other truly talented […]
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52 Posts in one year and I did them all!  Yipee for finishing what I started!  <Insert confetti and party blowers> I’ll tell you a couple of things I learned this year throughout it all: 1) preparing a blog post that is good takes at least an hour, sometimes much more.  The much more comes […]
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I think this will be my last post in 2012!  Our project is almost completed with one week to go, but that will technically be in 2013…. so here goes–last post. =) This is the least photographically documented holiday season I’ve gone through in at least 5 years, but there was something very liberating about […]
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Earlier this week I had taken a few abstract photos of lights in anticipation of this assignment.  I like breaking away from the expected and familiar.  Tonight though, Miss E was sitting on the floor playing a game on the iPad and in my head it just looked pretty.  Sometimes moments in life just grab […]
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My relationship with social media is definitely a work in progress, but recent work can be found at:
