This was a beautiful wedding at Kruger’s Farm at Sauvie Island with lots of little touch. Maranda and George were very easy to work with – I used to play soccer with George and he is as tough a midfielder as it gets but off the field, he is a very easy going guy. We had some great weather as well! I knew it would …
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Here are some new baby and family portraits. My style is a more artistic, relaxed, capture-the-moment one as opposed to the traditional (boring) mall studio stuff and I am trying a more casual approach to portraits that is designed to capture moments while still making grandma and grandpa happy. Let me know what you think!
Continue readingHere are couple quick ones from Vanessa and Ozgur’s Turkish style wedding at Timberline Lodge. David, Vanessa’s father, walked her down the aisle with Mt. Hood as the backdrop. Vanessa speaks Turkish quite fluently and was leading the belly dances on the dance floor while Ozgur did a great job dancing to Michael Jackson. More pictures coming soon when we finish editing the whole wedding.
Continue readingArian shot this wedding at Crown Ballroom which has a very unique look to it. Rose and Jon had a very cool idea about their wedding ceremony – everybody was arranged in a circle and they stood in the middle, at the center of a circle of rose petals. You can see the full wedding here (password can be obtained from Rose and Jon) Max …
Continue readingHere are some fun engagement photos of Joni and Jeff. We are doing their wedding pretty soon as well!
Continue readingBasak and Cem had a fun Turkish wedding at the Arista Ballroom! There was a lot of halay – or – Turkish line dancing, and great energy. Check out the photos! Arista Ballroom is a beautiful location as well and was a perfect fit for this fun wedding! (You can see the full set of photos here – you can get the password from Basak …
Continue readingLast Tuesday was the “birthday” of blues dancing in Portland at Lenora’s room. Lots of people showed and it was a very fun night. I took some pictures in between dancing – or more like danced in between taking photos. As I mentioned in my previous Blues Dance picture post, these are darker to reflect the ambiance of the room. To see the full set, …
Continue readingI am doing more dance photography lately, especially of Portland’s growing blues dance scene. It helps me explore different styles of photography, try out new techniques, and make new connections. I try not to use any flash for the blues scene as it kills the mood. So some of these are darker than normal, but that is how the ambiance was. Taking pictures of fast …
Continue readingOne of our couples is featured on The Knot – check it out: Jill and Michelle You can see more photojournalistic images from this commitment ceremony here: http://www.evrimgallery.com/Portland-Wedding-Blog/mexico-commitment-ceremony/
Continue readingMost of my bookings come from referrals, and this was no exception. Crystal and David are a referral from a referral. Pretty cool! One of the really fun aspects of shooting weddings is the variety of locations – so far I shot on a train, a cruise boat, in Mexico, at art museums, castles, brewpub, and now a theater. I am really in love with …
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