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A Niche in Photography

I recently read an article by Tofurious, an amazing wedding marketer. Let me start by saying that the tips that Tofurious shares have been a great help to me, as well as their blog themes. The article states that a photographer should maintain separate identities for each of their niches.  I am by no means…

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Maternity Photos Sneak Peek {In Studio}

Here is a mini preview of one of my photo sessions from last weekend.  A friend, an old coworker from my corporate days, who I have been out of touch with for some time received my recent newsletter about my studio.  He emailed immediately telling me that his new wife is pregnant, and asked to…

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Eight Week Old Baby Simon {in Studio}

Simon’s mom, Tonie, called me wanting to get newborn baby photos. She said that he was getting big so fast and needed to get ones while he was still really little. I looked at my 27 month old daughter after talking to Tonie. Wow, they do get big fast! She is over 36 inches tall…

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Getting the best family portraits

This post is inspired by my Engagement Portraits – What to wear post earlier this week. Once you have decided you’d like to do family portraits, what is the next step to get the best portraits? Style: Some families prefer more posed portraits while others want someone to capture candids during a little part of…

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Portland Oregon Wedding and Portrait Photographers

I had coffee (actually a chamomile tea with honey) with Gina Emerson, of Gina Emerson Photography, this morning. I think it is just amazing to be part of a community of photographers in Portland, that are truly supportive of each other. When I was first starting out I had several established wedding photographers offer me…

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