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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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Hello old blog, it’s been a few months since we’ve been together… Last week, on Wednesday, my domain was hacked through the server my website and blog are hosted through (so it wasn’t just me who was affected), and unfortunately, my new blog has yet to be restored.  I remember thinking today, “If I can’t […]
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It’s week 11 for 52 Wednesdays and our theme this week was “laughter.”  I was really happy to see the theme this week because I have a little giggle monster at home. =) As a work-from-home mother, Eva spends a little more time entertaining herself than I’d like.  However, I do try really hard to […]
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It’s Wednesday again and this week my theme for 52 Wednesdays is GREEN.  St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, which is likely the reason…. but I didn’t feel like going the obvious super green route.  Instead, I chose subtle green with a red jacket on my girl.  Red and green are complimentary colors by the way […]
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It’s week 9 for 52 Wednesdays and this week’s theme is Close Up.  I was kind of excited for this week, but kind of dreading it at the same time because I actually love close up/macro photography (that might seem like a hugely contradicting sentence, but I’ll explain).  I LOVE investigating the world and all […]
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It’s week 8 of my 52 Wednesdays project and one thing I’m loving as it goes on is how much it stretches me.  Seriously. In the last several assignments, I’ve been really skeptical that I could complete the task and have something I’m proud of to show for it.  This week wasn’t any different, and […]
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My relationship with social media is definitely a work in progress, but recent work can be found at:
