With just a few weeks left to go before the 2011-2012 school season starts, things have gotten busier than ever for senior portraits in Portland! Alli, one of my Model Reps from Westview HS and Hannah, one of my Model Reps from Faith Bible Christian School had asked from the start if they could have their senior pictures taken together. Well, of course, why not? They also asked if there was any possibility that their other best friend from grade school, Sarah, could also be part of their portraits and get a few photos with them since she was visiting from Minnesota. And, of course, I obliged. Although they had planned their wardrobes and outfits they were going to wear in photos together, each of them had some piece of clothing missing from their outfits and in true fashion…they just rolled with the punches and made do with what they had. I had a blast with these girls and look forward to hearing more of their adventures as their senior year unfolds.

If you’d like to book your senior photography session, we are now booking for September and October. Don’t wait too long because we have limited availability now for September and October will book soon!

I took a little trip …. a little south of P-town last week to Mt. Angel. Always hear about it but never really knew what it was all about – except that there’s a seminary there. My mom would be oh so proud! But…I wasn’t there for church – I met this really nice family who wanted senior portraits of her daughter and her son (graduated last year) at the family farm. After all the beautiful weather, we hit the one day that it was supposed to be sunny and turned out not so great. But…I never let that ruin a shoot! The farm is absolutely gorgeous! I could have spent the entire day there. And, having never been through the town of Mt. Angel, if I had driven the ‘right’ way and gone through it, I think we might have ended the evening in Mt. Angel with a little walkabout on the town and a few more photos. But….regardless, we got some great stuff. And….just to let y’all know that I’m not always making people do *serious* poses, take a look at the last image! It just makes me smile….   Enjoy your sneak peek!

Yikes! Jem and I went out for her photo shoot in mid-June before she took off for the Philippines for a killer internship with Nike. She was looking forward to being able to work with several of the sports teams as well as none other than Kobe Bryant! Well, fast forward…I think she should be close to done with her internship and soon on her way home. I will update this post later with more details. Jem was a TRUE sport. I think it’s the first time that one of my senior clients has been put in so many precariously odoriferous shooting locations all around the Pearl District! From food waste to others not to be mentioned, Jem pretty much did it all! Thank you for being such a good sport. With her senior year ahead of her and a future graduate of the Class of 2011 at Westview High School, I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know this Model Rep of mine over the past several months. Jem, enjoy the rest of your time in PI!

Check out recent Westview High School, Class of 2010 graduate, Kelsey Dettman! She is one of the 2009-2010 Iron Cats of the Year and our model subject for our recent Sports Session Spotlight! We’ve been doing a lot of ‘sports sessions’ over this past year and are excited to offer video spotlights as an add-on to your high school senior portrait Session! Check out Kelsey’s Sports Spotlight below and let us know what you think. Contact us for more details on how to schedule your own Sports Spotlight session!

Meet Mai…our rep from Century High School in Hillsboro, OR. Mai was a blast to work with and up for any challenge we presented her! As usual, I like to take it to the edge some times and she had quite the experience with posing in front of a plethora of trash barrels! I hope you had a great time! Enjoy your sneak peek!

A few weeks ago, we completed the last photo shoot from my Winter Photo Contest with my Grand Prize Winner, Brenna Greene and her 4 best friends. Brenna’s shoot also pleasantly coincided with a personal side project that I’m working on with film maker John Baldino. We’re thrilled that we had the opportunity to do this project with the group of girls that Brenna brought along and I am looking forward to seeing the final project in it’s completed state. Unfortunately, even though we did have sunny breaks throughout the day, after being inside filming video for several hours, by the time we were able to start shooting, it started to rain! Well, that’s Oregon weather for you! You can’t win ‘em all but we still had fun shooting inside. For now, here’s a quick sneak peek for Brenna and her friends, Carly, Whitney, Elizabeth and Sarah.

Meet our 4th Class of ’11 Senior Model Rep from Westview High School, Jem! While the highs didn’t reach near 70 degrees on the day of Jem’s model rep shoot, we were still able to duck outside for a few quick outdoor shots in between rain last week. Jem brought an awesome wardrobe full of color and texture. We had a blast! She’s got quite a great summer on the horizon, interning for Nike in Manila! A natural leader, she’s also got a load of awesome opportunities ahead of her and her senior year hasn’t even started yet! Enjoy your sneak peek!

Meet Alexxa. Another Class of ’11 Senior Model Rep from Oregon Episcopal School. Alexxa is smart, talented and the camera loves her! Knowing that the Oregon weather was going to change on us before just in time for spring break to end, we headed out last Saturday and caught the last bit of sunshine and also snuck in a little time for some studio shots as well! Alexxa was great at handling my unexpected hiccup with my car battery dying when we decided to head out around the blocks. Fortunately, we just kept the truck idling and were able to snap a few quick creative shots with some off camera flash at the end! Alexxa – it was awesome working with you! Looking forward to more fun this summer for your senior shoot. Enjoy your sneak peek!