Tuesday, January 26, 2010
We’ve known and adored Tara for a long time. She is the catering and event coordinator at the beautiful Oregon Golf Club in West Linn and we’ve loved working with her. So when she and Todd became engaged, we were thrilled that they wanted us to capture their day. Their story has been wonderful to watch progress, especially with regard to their children (they have five between them), who were just as thrilled as Todd and Tara to be joining their lives together. In fact, one of my favorite parts of their day was listening to the toasts that the kids gave to them, welcoming them into their respective families, and then the first family dance that followed.
Probably the most amazing part of the day, though, was the weather! It was a beautiful, clear day, which is somewhat unique in Oregon, and so we were able to go out onto the course to really showcase the beautiful grounds. To be safe, their ceremony was in the foyer of the club which Tara had transformed (with the help of Elizabeth from West Coast Event Productions) into a gorgeous space resplendent with silver chairs and beautiful lights. After the ceremony, they moved into the club’s amazing tent, which is really more of a banquet hall. Guests mingled in a lounge area and enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and drinks from a barista until Tara and Todd’s entrance (which included, of course, their kids in grand NBA-style); then they moved into the main area of the tent to enjoy the rest of the party. It was such a fun, relaxed, convivial event, full of people who loved them, and it was so obvious how thrilled they were to finally be together. Congrats, Tara and Todd! We hope you enjoy your sneak peek!
Tara’s maid of honor was her daughter (the only girl in the gang) and her nieces made adorable flower girls.
Kay from Flowers for You did all of the beautiful floral components, including Tara’s gorgeous bouquet of white roses and crystals.
The cakes from Sweet Cakes were so simple and elegant– and tasty (or so I heard…)
I think that names say a lot about a person. If you have a super cute name, full of personality, how can one not be fun? Well, Olive certainly proves my point. She was fun all around within about thirty seconds of walking in the door! This time of year the weather doesn’t always cooperate with our schemes to go out into the neighborhoods of Portland. But that’s ok because our industrial chic studio is always at the ready! Our studio portrait sessions are still fun and whimsical and focused on the moments. We played around with lots of different backdrops and had Olive dancing, twirling, and generally being her adorable little self. We can’t wait to see you again, Olive!
Posted in Little Sprouts™, Portraits: Children and Babies | Tags: childrens portraiture, cute kids, family studio photography portland, lifestyle photographers, lifestyle photography, northwest industrial, portland oregon photographers, portland oregon portraits, Reversed Lens Photography, studio photography
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The last few months have been a pretty insane time at Reversed Lens Photography. We had an amazing time creating beautiful art and holiday greetings for our clients, and then took some much deserved time off. But we got back in the studio this week and are already ready to roll out some exciting new things for 2010. We can’t wait to share them with you! Coming in the next few weeks will be some of the sessions from the fall that haven’t made it into the mix yet, a recap of the wedding season, and something reallly, REALLY exciting. So keep reading. It’ll be worth it.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sometimes I feel like meeting new clients is like playing that old game where you used Kevin Bacon’s name and tried to see if you could find a way in which you were connected to him. We meet clients through clients and then realize that there are connections in other ways too, and then we meet clients through them, and on and on it goes. So it is with the McClellans. We met Nicole at a wedding earlier this summer; she worked with the bride, who we’d met at a street fair two years ago but we also knew her fiancee become husband because he’s the customer service manager for our bank. It’s weird, I tell you. Nicole loved our work and had heard amazing things from Emily (her words, not mine) and we immediately set to finding a time to photograph her and her darling family. And they were darling in every way possible. Their girls are both adorable and cute and funny and playful and by the end of the session I just wanted to kiss them. I hope you have the same reaction!
Posted in Growing Series™, Portraits, Portraits: Family | Tags: childrens portraiture, fall photos, Growing Series™, holiday cards, holiday portraits, lifestyle photographers, lifestyle photography, Little Sprouts™, portland oregon child photographers, portland oregon family portraits, portland oregon family portraiture, portland oregon photographers, Reversed Lens Photography
Friday, November 13, 2009
I know that you’re not supposed to play favorites among your clients, anymore than you’re supposed to play favorites among your kids. The latter is easy for me because we only have one tot. But this session with Sandhya was, by far, one of my favorite sessions we have ever done with a senior. She’s a senior at Oregon Episcopal School this year (Go Aardvaarks!; Will is an alum) and is amazingly athletic. At one point we asked her if she wanted to jump, which she was totally game for, and she got this crazy amount of air. I was really impressed and she said, “Well, I have to jump like that to score in volleyball.” For her, going for it– the ball, and life in general– is just part of this game. We played and tried lots of different and fun things and I absolutely love the way that things came out. We also did some shots in the studio to round out her session which is a new option that we’re offering seniors. They’re a different take on our work but can really add a fabulous complement to a session. And given her response at her viewing last night, I think she thinks to too. Sandhya, I hope you love the ones that I chose!
Posted in Portraits: Senior | Tags: 2010 seniors, Eastbank Esplanade, lifestyle photographers, lifestyle photography, modern photography, northwest industrial, portland oregon photographers, portland oregon portraits, portland oregon teen photographers, Reversed Lens Photography, senior portraits, senior portraiture, senior sessions, teens, urban photography
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
We love taking the Mini Studio™, the RLPortraits version of an old-style photobooth, to events. So when Little Urbanites, one of our favorite Pearl District kid boutiques, asked us to bring it as part of their celebration for the Pearl’s Halloween Hunt, we were more than game. I have never been able to figure out quite what it is about a photobooth that turns people into an alter ego of themselves. Whether it’s at a wedding or even just a smaller-scale shindig like a birthday party, people will do things in the Mini Studio™ that they just won’t do in front of one of our “normal” photographers. (For instance, at weddings, there’s always someone standing on their head!) The kids at Little Urbanites were just adorable, and I’m so glad that we could provide some memories of a fabulous Halloween extravaganza.
(To view the rest of the images available for download, please visit our photo viewing area.)
The Little Urbanites crew mugging for the camera.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
When I was younger I had this dream of having twins. I thought it would be the coolest thing. Now that I’m the mother of a crazy, exhuberant little girl I’m kind of glad that we have them one at a time (at least so far…) But that little part of me that loves the closeness of having someone who shares a part of you still loves the idea of twins. So every chance that I get to work with twins I absolutely relish. And Alexa and Erynn were so perfectly fun and lovely that I love the idea even more. They’re both so different from each other– Alexa plays basketball and is a fun cross between a jock and a girly girl; Erynn is a dancer but eschews the typical dancer stereotypes– and yet really similar in ways too, particularly their hilariously funny senses of humor. Oh, and being stunningly gorgeous of course. I am so excited to unveil their images!
We’ve been having a fabulous time working with Holly Resnick and Marni Renison, the faces of Better TV’s “It Moms” segments. Holly & Marni are bringing out a new website and came to us to do some new pictures to match their new look. One of the things that I absolutely love about them is their realness. They are these super chic and fabulous women but they are also moms who get down on the ground and play with their daughter’s toes, or chase their kids down the boardwalk, or swing them until they’re squealing half with glee and half in mock-terror. We spent an afternoon literally chasing them around the Pearl and capturing them in all of their chic momness. I’m featuring Holly and her kids first but I promise Marni and her girls are coming too!
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I know that this will sound corny but I love Marni Renison of tv’s It Moms. She is one of the most vivacious, creative, charismatic people I have ever known. She’s also, as she and Holly are fond of saying, “Really real.” She’s a real mom, a real friend– and a really amazing runner (not that she’d admit it herself!). Lucy Activewear recently asked her to write an article for their Lucy Pros section of the Living Lucy site. And of course, she needed an image of her actually BEING a runner, and we were more than happy to step in and make her look fabulous! We crafted an urban theme for her, utilizing some of the great areas around the Northwest area, and had such a fun time with her that by the end of the session my sides hurt from laughing. I think the images turned out pretty well too.
This is the image that Lucy ended up choosing for Marni’s profile on the site.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Many of you know how involved we are in the community, and one of our favorite charities hands-down is the Children’s Cancer Association. It’s an amazing organization begun in memory of Alex, a little girl who lost her battle to cancer after a brave and inspirational two-year battle. Eleven years later, CCA provides what they call “JoyRX” to literally thousands of children every year in the form of music programs, a caring cabin, and other amazing resources to help them feel like children in the midst of illness.
Each year, our studio chooses a charity to gift through our Family Portrait Month. We are thrilled this year to donate $100 from each lifestyle session (that’s 50% of our session fee!) to the Children’s Cancer Association through December 15th. There’s no gimmick or catch: just book a session and donate to an amazing, worthy cause. It’s a way to give AND get this holiday season. How perfect is that?
(In addition to the Children’s Cancer Association, we’re also supporting three local schools with our session fees: Oregon Episcopal School, Catlin Gable, and Purple Moon Child Development Center. All three of these schools are committed to early learning and community inclusion. Just let us know that you’re interested in supporting education when you book your session and we’ll be happy to direct your donation in the appropriate direction!)
Posted in Local happenings, Portraits: Children and Babies, Portraits: Family, Special Packages, charity photography | Tags: 2009 holiday card collection, baby photography, child photographers portland or, childrens portraiture, holiday photos, holiday portraits, lifestyle photographers, lifestyle photography, portland oregon family portraiture, portland oregon photographers, Reversed Lens Photography
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