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Meet Malaika Mae.
My good friends Tiffany and Ghaith just light up around their sweet baby girl. She's a miracle of a baby and an answer to prayer for this family and it was such a privilege to capture these images for them.
Tiffany and Ghaith are also the owners of Dar Salam, the best Iraqi food in town. If you haven't been, you should, because it's so delicious. Trust me :)
Enjoy these pictures of these gorgeous family.
I spent the afternoon with the Estabrooks a couple weeks ago at Cathedral Park capturing some moments in the beautiful golden hour sunlight. Liz and Jonathan are wonderful people and I'm so lucky to be in community with them both. I was honored to take pictures of their beautiful family. Their son Samuel is the cutest and so fully of energy and life. I got quite the workout running around the park getting pictures of him. They don't tell you that photography is a workout but I assure you, it is! We were lucky to book a session when Liz's mom was visiting from England, so you'll see a few pictures with her in here, too.
Also, Liz and Jonathan happen to be expecting another baby (!), so we were able to take some maternity pictures as well. Congratulations you two! I'm so happy for your growing family!
This is my beautiful cousin Erin, and her baby to be, Mason. I had the privilege of taking some maternity pictures for Erin last weekend before her baby shower. We had a ton of fun and I'm not going to lie, I had a teary moment. I couldn't believe I was taking maternity pictures for my cousin. She's like a sister to me. I think we went on just about every family vacation together and celebrated our marriages as maids of honor for each other. It's just crazy to think that she and her husband Jeff are about to have a beautiful baby of their own and I am getting all teary just thinking about it again. I'm just so excited for the two of them and know they will be such wonderful parents. I will let the pictures speak from here :)
Bethany and Will are among my favorite people here in Portland. I've had the privilege of being friends with them for several years now. They are two of the most kind and generous and thoughtful people. Bethany is an elementary school teacher and Will does the photography and media design for Lahash International (check them out!). They complement each other in such a wonderful way that you can't help yourself when you think, yes, this pair is so very good together. I'm just really excited for these two and all the adventures they have ahead of them.
We got to explore the industrial area of Portland on a misty day and try and stay out of trouble with the train drivers. Then we headed over to Sellwood Park right on the riverfront. I had such a good time with these two and captured some sweet moments. Enjoy!
I had the opportunity to work with some seriously talented folks in Portland this fall on a styled shoot and let me tell you, it was so fun! It was wonderful to see and capture the beauty that local designer, Allison Johansen of The Nature of Isa and florist Lisa Krauter Smith of Woodlawn Floral Studio created for the shoot. There is some phenomenal talent in this town and I love working with other creatives in the industry.
Enjoy these lovelies modeled by the beautiful Chelsea Bieker Giper and Jesika Theos. Hair and makeup by Kara Willis.
I'll be sharing some snapshots of our shoot here but stay tuned for more!
