I took photos of Alyssa when I first got to Portland and had such an amazing time! When we were planning her shoot, she mentioned that her band could use some photos, and I was thrilled! This was my first time taking photos of a band, but they are all so sweet that I instantly felt […]

As many of you know, I decided to spend a good portion of my summer in Portland, Oregon. You can read about my decision here. I ventured out on this journey almost 4 weeks ago with one of my best friends, Casey! Casey and I have been best friends since 7th grade and for those […]

I met Alyssa at a park in downtown Portland that I had seen some pictures of prior to coming to here, so it made me a little excited! :) After shooting a little but in the city, we moved on to do some photos on the docks for the second part of our shoot… and […]

This was my second shoot in Portland and I absolutely LOVED it!!! I want to explore more of the city… but I also desperately want to shoot at this exact location again!! It drives me a little crazy that I scout beautiful spots in Phoenix for HOURS and find one spot at most that makes […]

If you follow my photography, you have probably seen photos of this beautiful girl several times. She is one of my best friends and has been for over 12 years now! I love going on photography adventures with her! I arrived in Portland about two weeks ago now and Casey made the drive up here […]

I can’t believe it’s been nearly two weeks since I last blogged! The time has gone by so fast! The reason that I disappeared a little is partly because my laptop was away at Apple getting fixed for 9 days! I felt entirely strange without it. And the other reason is because I am now […]

This post is slightly embarrassing… or a lot embarrassing, I can’t decide what I’m feeling. Haha. But it’s also not embarrassing, because it shows growth and the process of learning, which I am proud of. When I started taking photos of people, I had no plans to own a business, I just knew I liked […]