Category Archives: Friends

the brownlees: oregon family portraits

Back in the summer (how is it already November!?!) I hit the beach to shoot some photos for a friend of mine and her family.  It was great to see them and take their photos, especially as the first location was a camp we grew up at: Twin Rocks Friends Camp.  Despite some colder weather...

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macy family: oregon portrait photographer

We spent a great evening at the beach with our good friends, the Macy family.  We got a few formal shots in, but mostly they all just had fun playing together, which makes for fun and really natural pictures.  Thanks, Macys, for a great time hanging out!  You made it easy to take great pics.

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November 6, 2010 - 11:18 pm

Seth and Janelle Lambert - Thanks for sharing these photos. Beautiful work! We really enjoyed seeing the family. You captured their joy and emotion richly.

October 14, 2010 - 11:52 pm

Barb Mitchell - Love these! Lots of good action shots too!

October 14, 2010 - 7:19 pm

Marilyn - Great pictures of the Macy Family. I haven’t seen them in many years.

October 16, 2010 - 3:48 pm

At the beach with the Macys - [...] portraits, and then we got to hang out with them for a while.  The professional pics are up on the professional blog…these ones I mainly [...]

sam & alyssa: oregon wedding

Sam & Alyssa’s wedding was a blast to shoot for several reasons.  One, we had a stellar engagement session (see it HERE), two, they are friends, and three, I used to babysit Sam!  That’s right, I’m old even if I don’t always look it.  The wedding was held at the Abernethy Center’s Abigail Gardens, and...

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October 1, 2010 - 1:40 pm

Mary Lou - Joel, it was such a treasure to have you and Cherice share this day with us. You are a special person to our family and you did an incredible job capturing the day.
I am eternally grateful!

Mary Lou

September 30, 2010 - 12:32 am

Marilyn - Wow! It’s been years since I have seen Sam. Great pictures and fun to see.

akins portaits: oregon family photographer

Some of my good friends in Newberg looked me up earlier this summer for some photos around town of their family.  I always like shooting for folks I know (though I do like shooting for folks I’m getting to know for the first time, too!), and we had a stellar time around their home and...

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September 23, 2010 - 8:44 pm

JOsephine Helsabeck - What a wonderful group of photos capturing the amazing personality of this very special family. You need the wallpaper version covering all your walls! :-)

thornburg portraits: oregon family photographer

Here is the full post of my awesome relatives.  There’s been a long tradition of hanging out with our full clan, so it was stellar to get to photograph people that are really important to me and my history.  We had a blast walking around, laughing, and snapping shots in Wilsonville.  Here are a few...

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September 22, 2010 - 11:28 pm

Barb - They are absolutely awesome and wonderful, Joel. You have captured the beauty of our family. Thank you.