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Yesterday I traveled nearly 500 miles to capture once in a lifetime moments of sweet mama to be, Stevie, with her super sweet mare, Freckles. Stevie is nearly at the end of her journey of meeting her little girl at 34 weeks. During our session, the little girl even gave a few kicks. Maybe she's ready to come out and meet Freckles? At least she was where it was warm and cozy, because it was a very blustery day!  Freckles was a champ when it came to the wind and dresses fluttering in the steady gusts. Stevie's daughter is one lucky girl to have Freckles show her the ropes of being a little cowgirl.
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Sometimes you just have to head up to the snow for a little winter fun! And that's exactly what we did, with Laura, Kevin, and their two pups, Daisy and Archer. We traveled up Mt. Hood from Portland, Oregon to find ourselves some snow for a mini engagement session. We found some wonderful patches of snow between pine trees up at White River Sno Park.  Now, these two faces might look familiar because I took late summer engagement photos of them on the Broadway Bridge and at Cathedral Park under St. John's Bridge in Portland, Oregon. You can see their photos here. We definitely had some wintery fun during our session!
This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Elise and her posse of critters. Her pups, Axel and Arcus, her fuzzy mare, Sierra, her 6 month old colt, Winston, and her cutting mare, Vixen. Originally our photo session was scheduled for two weeks ago. A week before our session, the weather forecast was calling for rain and lots of it. I'd rather postpone a photo shoot than cancel it and this is a fantastic example of when it's worth the wait.  Elise had the perfect barn for some fantastic black background photos! Here she is with Axel (left) and Arcus (right). They are quite the goofballs, running around the farm and dragging around branches twice the size of them.
Have you ever wanted to have your pet on your Christmas tree? Maybe just their sweet or mischievous face? Well, I have some exciting news for you, I am now accepting orders for my very popular custom pet portrait shatterproof Christmas ornaments! They were so popular last year that I had to stop accepting orders.
All of the ornaments are a matte gold, 3.25" diameter shatterproof (plastic) ornament. I use your photos as reference for painting your pets likeness in acrylic.
Autumn is my favorite time of the year. All the leaves are changing and covering the ground, the air is brisk, and it's time to pull out the sweaters, scarves, and plaid. This weekend I captured many darling moments of a super cute family and am excited to share their sneak peek with you!  We ventured to Bush Pasture Park in Salem to take advantage of the amazing autumn colors before the Oregon rains came along, and we weren't disappointed.
Last weekend I did a lot of driving, and it was totally worth it! It has been my longest solo drive in a long time, from Salem all the way to Nine Mile Falls, Washington (which is above Spokane!). In the higher elevations, the autumn color was in its peak and absolutely the perfect backdrop for Teresa and her gang of horses.  Meet Demo.
He's a go-getter type of gelding, always looking for a job to do which is perfect for his job as ranch horse. He's always thinking and itching to be working and has total trust in Teresa. We had two different sessions and I'm excited to share them with you! |
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