Youthful Spirit

I was working on some client photos today and had the chance to revisit a beach portrait shoot from the spring. When I saw the wonderful spirit in these images, I couldn't help but smile. Look at all of that fabulous energy! Ahhh. To be six again...

...and it was just right

I had an art professor in college that once told me: "...You keep going until it feels right. Then STOP! And walk away." More than 17 years (yikes!) later, his voice still runs through my head.

I absolutely loved this photo from Teresa's shoot a couple weeks ago. The colors were lovely, but it didn't feel right. The mood I wanted as an artist just wasn't there. With the clothes, the expression and the pose I felt it could go farther. So a few (okay, more than a few!) tweaks later, it finally felt good to me. Then I stopped!

"Keys" are in hand!

I am so excited to have a new studio space to work in. I got the "keys" today and I am dying to start shooting. This nice big space will especially be fantastic this fall/winter when the weather is less predictable.

Summer in September!

I am loving the late summer we are having in Portland. It is fantastic being able to shoot outdoors this time of year--although I admit it feels strange to worry about having too much heat for a shoot!

Last Sunday's forecast was 95 degrees. Thankfully we started Teresa's on-location shoot early, before we really started baking. Here are just a few samples from Teresa's senior portrait collection. She's a lovely lady, and was a lot of fun to work with. I am LOVING the colors of her outfits in these shots--wow! The camera loves Teresa, so it was really hard to narrow it down to a couple dozen shots!