a lovely spring photo shoot.

Ever since Fern was born and motherhood and blogging kind of took over all of my free time, I haven’t done as much styling work… And while I feel completely fulfilled in my job as a mother, and totally blessed to be able to contribute to our family’s income with my writing, there is a […]

diy holiday photo shoot.

I love family Christmas photos. Even though I’ve never been one to send out Christmas cards and don’t intend to start now, I still love the idea of using the holidays as an excuse to get dressed up in coordinated outfits (*Please note that I said “coordinated” NOT matching…there is a massive difference) and have […]

not your typical family portrait.

I love a good family portrait as much as the next person…. but I’m not gonna lie…a great many of them are just cheesy and plain awkward (a’la Awkward Family Photos).  So what’s a cool, hip family to do to avoid awkward photo disaster? Come get your photos taken at The Ace Hotel here in Portland […]

pregnant modeling.

Apparently I might have a future (for the next 5-6 months anyway) in pregnant modeling. Remember when I told you about {that busy day} I had where I was supposed to be doing both wardrobe styling and hair and makeup for a photo shoot? Well, the model that I was supposed to be styling got […]

love and llamas.

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of meeting Parker Fitzgerald.  Parker is not only a really cool guy, but also an incredibly talented photographer here in Portland.  After meeting him I ventured over to his website to check out his work and have since fallen head-over-heels for his fantastic photography.  What has me even […]