I still remember the day that we photographed our first wedding. Looking back, there was so much to learn. Being a wedding photographer means being in five different places and moments, all at the same time, and it’s daunting when you first step into those shoes. But there are moments that seem as though I...
Author Archives: Emma Easley Darden
The new Reversed Lens Photography Studios
If you’ve followed us at all over the last year or so you’ve noticed some changes in our dynamic. Things are slower, more focused. Life and businesses ebb and flow and so have we. We’re continuing to take portrait commissions but space is limited to a few sessions a month. We’re also working closely with...
Our little Pea (now called Big Pea) turns five
It’s really hard for me to believe that our little girl is five years old. She was just one and a half when we started RLP. She’s grown right along with the business, from a tiny little thing to this amazing, verbose, inquisitive, creative, completely real little big person. She’s totally at home with herself...
Project: Bring A Baby Safely Into The World is almost complete
Remember that post about life happening while we were making other plans? Well, pretty much the last year has been full of life taking us for a ride. First there was a pregnancy that sent me onto bed rest during what would have been our busiest season of the year. Trust me when I say...
Holiday family portraits in Gabriel Park (SW Portland)
Stuart, Becky, Lauren, Bailey & Hannah November 6, 2010 Gabriel Park in SW Portland, Oregon I always have this moment of trepidation right before I begin a session: will they like us? Will they just relax, be themselves and in the moment? But this day, I had no need to worry. When two of the...
Life is what happens when you’re making other plans
Things have been a bit quiet around here of late– and by here I mean the blog, and not our life in general. I’m almost positive that I announced sometime back that we’re expecting another child. She’ll be joining our family early this spring and though I am a planner to the nth degree, the...
Sara & Brian’s Wedding in the beautiful Yakima Valley
Sara and Brian found us through the magic of the internet last fall and I am so incredibly grateful that they did! They live in Seattle and we got to meet them a few times throughout the ensuing months, and they were so lovely that we were really excited when it came time to finally...
Family pictures at Cannon Beach
Things are crazy around here and needless to say we’re not blogging much! But we had so much fun at the beach last weekend photographing Eric and Anna and their adorable kids. We’ve been photographing their family for three years now and I love watching their kids grow. And today, when I was working on...
Perri and Corey at the Crown Ballroom • Portland Oregon Weddings
Perri and Corey have one of those stories that make me kind of believe in fate: they met in Mexico, on vacation, while they were each with their individual families. They had an instant connection and spent the rest of the time inseparable. But Perri is from Toronto and Corey is from Portland and you’d...
Jason, Angela, Lucy & Lillian • Portland Oregon Portraits
I know that this commentary has the capability to sound just a little bit redundant but I just have to say it again: the world is SO SMALL when you’ve lived in one town your entire life. Case in point: last fall, I was perusing the wares at our daughter’s school auction when I saw...