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Photographers and Wedding Vendors – How to Accept Credit Cards and Save Money!

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 17, 2014

Updated: Pay Pad is now called Control, and is free! I have been using Stripe + Control for over a year and am very happy. I do not have to carry any gizmo – the Control app just scans the card and reads the numbers (does not store the number). As a small business, accepting credit cards is a necessary evil. However, there are ways …

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Lunar Eclipse – Blood Moon in Portland, Oregon

Portland Wedding Photographer - April 15, 2014

I had a chance to be up when the lunar eclipse happened last night, so I decided to put my 2x extender and my long lens to use. Put my Canon 5D Mark III on a tripod and took various exposures. This is my favorite. I think you can see various planets as well. Apparently most of Portland had clouds so I guess I got …

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Frozen Multnomah Falls, Wahkeena Falls and Horsetail Falls

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 10, 2013

I was editing weddings, corporate events and portraits for many days straight when I saw a good friend of mine, Maya, post that Multnomah Falls was partially frozen and was full of snow. I keep my gear packed usually and on a whim, I got in my car and went to take some pictures – last time I saw Multnomah falls in the winter snow …

Big Award: Oregon Best All Around Wedding Vendor of 2009!!!

Portland Wedding Photographer - August 14, 2009

I was delighted and honored to hear that I was chosen by Oregon Bride Magazine readers and other vendors as the 2009 Oregon Best All Around Wedding Vendor! It is a great honor to be listed among some of the top names in the industry. Thank you! Here is what they say on their site: All-Around Best Wedding Vendor PORTLAND: Evrim Icoz Photography NE Portland; …

On TV, As a a Dancer!

Portland Wedding Photographer - May 2, 2009

As you most likely know, I go out swing and blues dancing couple times a week in Portland. When I showed up at PPAA dance featuring Midnight Serenaders couple months ago, I saw that they were filming it! The footage was used in Oregon Art Beat on Oregon Public Broadcasting – you can see it here: Oregon Art Beat featuring Midnight Serenaders I appear for …

Frankie Manning – May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009

Portland Wedding Photographer - April 27, 2009

It is with great sadness I learned Frankie Manning passes away today. He was an amazing dancer, and has been teaching workshops event his year, at the age of 95. He was scheduled to be in Portland later this year. Earlier this month we photographed a shim sham event by Denise Steele that was done by him. The video of it was to be shown …

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Goodbye Blue Eyes!

Portland Wedding Photographer - September 27, 2008

Paul Newman passed away today. He was a great actor, one of my favorites, and also a great philanthropist. I buy his Newman-O’s and his popcorn all the time. You will be missed.

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Amazing 3D Sidewalk Art

Portland Wedding Photographer - May 1, 2008

My friend Katie sent me this and it totally blew my mind – what a brilliant idea! Julian Beever and Kurt Wenner’s art is amazing to look at and most of the time it is so hard to tell what is real and what is not. ~~ Amazing 3D Sidewalk Art ~~

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Kofte – My Little Kitty!

Portland Wedding Photographer - March 27, 2008

I love animals and we have two cute kitties. This is one of them, Kofte.

Puerto Rico Photos

Portland Wedding Photographer - February 26, 2008

Here are some photos I took from my latest trip to Puerto Rico. I was able to visit San Juan and Vieques. Vieques is one of the most beautiful places ever. The phosphorescent bay is unbelievable. Also, I was able to hike El Yunque Rain Forest and the caves.