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In between the spring drizzles we got a break in the rain and shot these photos up at Mt. Tabor Park, Portland Oregon. Thanks to all that early spring rain we got that neon green sprouting up, especially in that moss. This awesome couple gets married in September, stay tuned!
 Two beaches, One red dress and a lot of 'sparkle in the eyes' kind of love this was a fun engagement session. Caitlin danced around and made that dress take on a life of its own. Then the golden hour hit so hard when we were in the beach grass and the rest is history. Wedding blog post from these two coming soon!
Winter had me in a bit of a slump and the Cherry Blossoms were having a happy bloom so I asked Shana and Blake if they would meet me and let me take a couple pictures of them. I think I felt like I needed some practice being around people and directing a photo session, posing people, talking to them.... etc. The woes of the introvert who gets much to comfortable in the solitude. I think so highly of this couple, it was fun to take some photos of them and I cant thank them enough for indulging me in. I even brought out my Film camera and took a couple shots on film. The first 5 photos before the break are. those film photos, then on to a quick digital session around the cherry blossoms along the Waterfront in NW Portland. A little history lesson about the Cherry Blossoms, (cause you know, I love to read the plaques and nerd out and do a bunch of google research on the places I go) They were a gift from Japan given for the dedication of the Japanese American Historical Plaza in 1990, which is what the park around the Cherry Blossoms to the Steel Bridge is called. According to the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, the plaza was created to raise public awareness of the diversity of cultural experiences in America.
 And here we are back, to the digital camera, and the entire session start to finish.
Gallery GoGo goes to Seattle!
Stay Tuft and Felicia Murray, both Fiber Artists in residence at Gallery GoGo contributed to the Soft Touch Exhibit.   And in the bottom level was Gallery GoGo's Exhibit you can shop gallery gogo here!
The traveling typist was on site the final night of the exhibit writing free poems, you provide one inspirational word.
I was exhibiting my favorite prints of dumpsterscapes, gnomes, mushrooms and flamingos and other neighborhood finds framed as fridge magnets. I also had copies of the food cart zine there as well.
 A little change of pace here these are film photographs I took at Squids Art Show that happened Jan, 7 2023. Squid showed a selection of his skating boarding photographs taken in Portland Oregon over the last two years. I love Squids dedication to his photography and commitment to his passions. Everyone can do things once but the continued practice driven by passion alone is something much more impressive. Squid makes time to coordinate with other skateboarders to photograph them at least once a week. As we watch late stage capitalism crush passion and intuition its truly something special to carve out time for passion. This show also included a variety of other. talented Portland artists who love skateboarding. Photographer Ari Landon exhibited his film photographs of skateboarders and tabled a variety of prints and the coolest film test strip bookmarks. Also Tabling was Joe Brook, Ocelocuauhtli Ollin and Little Hen. Music was by, and Donavan Diaz exhibited his painted skateboard decks. It was a great turn out and a beautiful celebration of art, community and skateboarding. ❤️
I love that this show was hosted at Gallery GoGo. The gallery is a re-imagining of space. located in the mall in downtown Portland it was originally a fancy dress store. Azure, the gallery owner, has re-impinged and creatively transformed the space. My favorite example is the dressing rooms turned immersive mini galleries. This kind of re-imagining is so important as we see people going out and using mall spaces less and less. I love the spirit behind spacing these spaces and its this same spirit I see in skateboarding. Skate boarders see mundane pieces of construction and imagine so much more. I love walk with squid when he tiny gasps and grabs his phone to take a picture of a ramp or piece of abandon concrete. I see something mundane, he sees a challenge, a trick, a photograph. How special to see things differently, to re-imagine, to bring life back to forgotten spaces.
It was quite an honor to photograph Felicia Murray. Felicia is a fantastic Fiber Artist and a residence artist at Gallery GoGo. Her work is as bright as her spirit. It was a pleasure to photograph her next to her work. These photographs were taken for her first book Hurting, Healing, Growing. A collection of poetry by Felicia. Artist, Poet, Glowing human; I believe thats a triple threat!
I have Portrait sessions available every Tuesday from 5-7p at Gallery GoGo. These mini sessions include 5-10 digital downloads, discounts for groups available. Schedule your session on Eventbrite
Click Here! photos taken at Gallery GoGo https://www.gallerygogo.com/ Open 7 days a week at the Pioneer Place Mall. 11a-7p. No entry Fee Follow @gallerygogogo for more details and events. 700 SW 5th Ave. Portland Or 97204 backdrop art by: Felicia Murray Arta Powers Levant k. I love being a freelance photographer. I absolutely love it. This event is one prime example of why. I think i was asked to be around to photograph this event the night before. All the sudden the next day I am "sitting" front row to a Hayley Johnsen concert at Gallery GoGo, inside the Pioneer Place Mall. A mall concert by a powerhouse women artist, yes please! Hayley was launching her new eyeshadow, a perky violet-y purple inspired by her new album. Goner. This eyeshadow is a collab with the iconic Event Cosmetics, who were on site doing makeovers. Lastly, Topo Chico provided sparkling mineral water and the art on the walls is by Stay Tuft and Levant Art.
photos taken at Gallery GoGo
https://www.gallerygogo.com/ Open 7 days a week at the Pioneer Place Mall. 11a-7p. No entry Fee Follow @gallerygogogo for more details and events. 700 SW 5th Ave. Portland Or 97204 What a pleasure to photograph a sweet family at the Gallery. Especially this family, Torrance and Melissa are fashion icons in Portland. Both creating a gutter empire. Melissa is the owner and designer of the Fashion line Gutter Girl. Winner of best new designer at Fashion X 2022, Portlands Fashion week, Melissa's designs are "focused on high quality design using repurposed materials". The outfits worn in this session were made by Melissa. Torrance is the owner and designer of Gutter Grillz making custom high quality jewelry and gold teeth. As for Onyx, he is the sweetest, smiley baby and soon , from what I hear, will be a big brother.
I have Portrait sessions available every Tuesday from 5-7p at Gallery GoGo. These include 5-10 digital downloads. Schedule your session on Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-tuesdays-tickets-603193326477 photos taken at Gallery GoGo https://www.gallerygogo.com/ Open 7 days a week at the Pioneer Place Mall. 11a-7p. No entry Fee Follow @gallerygogogo for more details and events. 700 SW 5th Ave. Portland Or 97204 backdrop art by: Arta Powers https://www.artapowers.com/pagecv The last of the Joe Buck Marketing team its Natalie! Such a beam of light and up for anything Natalie was a joy to photograph.
I have Portrait sessions available every Tuesday from 5-7p at Gallery GoGo. These mini sessions include 5-10 digital downloads. Schedule your session on Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-tuesdays-tickets-603193326477 photos taken at Gallery GoGo https://www.gallerygogo.com/ Open 7 days a week at the Pioneer Place Mall. 11a-7p. No entry Fee Follow @gallerygogogo for more details and events. 700 SW 5th Ave. Portland Or 97204 backdrop art by: Megan Beltz https://www.facebook.com/megan.beltz.94/?locale=en_GB Arta Powers https://www.artapowers.com/pagecv Makiah should look familiar, she was one of the fabulous models at the Pinkham Millinery Session Fall 2022. I was so honored she referred me to her marketing team! She continues to tell me she's not a model but I don't believe her, and wont believe her. I won't believe you either! You can schedule your own Portrait session with me at Gallery GoGo on Eventbrite. Contact me here to inquire about all other sessions!
Joe brought his marketing team in for Portraits. Since we photographed Joe last I think its fitting to blog him first. I loved the denim shirt against Megan Beltz's abstract painting. Check Joe out at his restaurant , Lola's in Lake Oswego, OR The Team Sessions: Makiah Natalie
I have Portrait sessions available every Tuesday from 5-7p at Gallery GoGo. These mini sessions are only $40 (discounts available for groups!) and include 5-10 digital downloads. Schedule your session on Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-tuesdays-tickets-603193326477 photos taken at Gallery GoGo https://www.gallerygogo.com/ Open 7 days a week at the Pioneer Place Mall. 11a-7p. No entry Fee Follow @gallerygogogo for more details and events. 700 SW 5th Ave. Portland Or 97204 backdrop art by: Megan Beltz https://www.facebook.com/megan.beltz.94/?locale=en_GB Arta Powers https://www.artapowers.com/pagecv This is the first photo book, mini zine, i made. It was done in high school. Circa '99 on film. What kind? I wish I could remember! I developed it and printed it myself. Then chopped it up, glued the pages together and hand-sewed the pages together. The cover is a piece of exposed printer paper, true black. I took the photos at the Long Beach Harbor. I was probably there researching or applying for CSULB. :) Fun project. I remember being really happy with the images and loved the little book I pretty haphazardly made. The cuts are so rough, which is normally not like me! Still so proud of this. I have very few of my early photograph work. It was all printed (usually 8x10 or larger) and mounted. Ive moved so many times throughout my 20s/30s that I "lost" most of it along the way but this was so small it managed to stick around!      Julie and Greg invited me to photograph their wedding celebration. They threw quite a party. In the heat of the summer misters kept the crowd cool as they danced to the live music. We did very few posed shots as the couple just wanted to enjoy their party. And they really did. Venue: Grand Lodge Mcmenamins, Forest Grove Oregon Music: One-Eyed Kats- Blues Band
What a pleasure to photograph the MOST talented Michelle Suchland. Scroll down to see her adorable masked creatures from her "pretenders" series I was lucky enough to photograph on display at The Museum of Museums in Seattle, WA. Michelle's work is always so whimsical, fun and imaginative, no matter what mediums she's working in. Im just such a fan!! It was so fun to be able to take her portrait and see her sparkle!
I have Portrait sessions available every Tuesday from 5-7p at Gallery GoGo. These mini sessions are only $40 (discounts available for groups!) and include 5-10 digital downloads. Schedule your session on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-tuesdays-tickets-603193326477
What an absolute please to photograph Aubrie. Styled head to toe, i really can't express how much I appreciate a client willing to get on the floor with me. Weather it be a smile or a smirk those these looks just serve.
I have Portrait sessions available every Tuesday from 5-7p at Gallery GoGo. and include 5-10 digital downloads. Schedule your session on Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-tuesdays-tickets-603193326477 photos taken at Gallery GoGo https://www.gallerygogo.com/ Open 7 days a week at the Pioneer Place Mall. 11a-7p. No entry Fee Follow @gallerygogogo for more details and events. 700 SW 5th Ave. Portland Or 97204 backdrop art by: Megan Beltz https://www.facebook.com/megan.beltz.94/?locale=en_GB Arta Powers https://www.artapowers.com/pagecv Maybe its the leather jacket but I loved this session in Black and White just as much as the color photos. That is so rare when Im shooting at Gallery GoGo. The space is so light and bright and colorful. Its orange and yellow, pink and green. I call the dressing room decorated in multi colored tinsel the "sparkle room" because of the sparkle that shines in everyones eyes when they step inside it. The sparkle in Nicoles eyes was so strong even in black and white it beams! We chatted about more serious photos but her smile was so bright I couldn't help but want to capture it. Nicole is also very talented musician. You can listen to her music here :) If you would like to schedule a portrait session at Gallery GoGo you can click here to schedule! Sessions take place MOST Tuesdays from 5-7p.
We scheduled this session in the fall planning for the cherry blooms. Earlier spring can be a tricky season to predict and plan weather in the Pacific Northwest, Even still I think we nailed it! It took two weekends because those blooms just hadn't quite popped yet but I also cant help but love the cold, fog, gloomy look so as long as my camera isn't getting wet I can't really be disappointed. We started at Salmon Spring under the Hawthorne bridge so please hit that read more to get to the Cherry Blooms! Enough about weather, this couple was so lovely. I've talked a bit about how hard it is to share my portrait session work online because even though I do feel ownership over the images I create I don't always feel the same ownership over the stories I'm capturing. Its complicated and I'm forever grateful to the people who ask me to photograph them because these images become part of my story.
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