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First Satuday of the summer free.......... Wait I worked as a second with another photographer. Was I crazy ummmm YES. 10 am till 12pm with lots of driving. The plus side was I did not have to touch the images after the day... Yeah my bottom is feeling better already :) It is important to keep some relationships growing. I am not that grumpy I am just playing.
The wedding was fun it was a COWBOY theme well they are cowboys and girls. www.theranchonbeavercreek.com is in its first year as a wedding venue out of Lebanon Oregon near Albany and Corvallis.

07/24/08

This was the second time this summer that I ran in to Dawn Grishaw Harpist of DW DUO. www.dwduo.com Dawn sings, plays the Harp, and DJ's the event. I know that I have none of those skills so what I will remember to do is stay behind the camera and not on the microphone.

07/24/08 A quick wedding on a Thursday night. I would love to fill all my Thursdays with weddings. First wedding of the season where I had to shoot solo. It was a new set of challenges to get all the angles and all the shots done in 4hrs. Sitting here looking at the computer screen I know this couple will be happy with there images. That is my single biggest motivation to continue to improve my ability to document your wedding.












Small wedding in Beaverton.

07/19/08

Eric and Amy impress me again. I was so captivated with how man people love this couple. Listening to I think 15 or so people toast them. I wondered how many people over in Jamesen Park just sat and listened to the 30-35 minutes of tributes echoing off the surrounding buildings. I have never seen so many people have so many good things to say from neighbors to parents. I think I need to keep in contact with this fun couple.








Rooftop venue in the Pearl District, who could ask for anything more. The Ecotrust is such a known green building but also a very functional building.


I was out in full force with
Christina Beck (fellow photographer from Washington) This past Saturday. I am impressed with her growth as a photographer. I want to steal her new lens. But then of course I would also have to switch over to Cannon gear.
I am still missing romantic couple shots on the town for this couple. No matter how hard I tried to pull them away from their guests. It was not going to happen. They are social butterflies and everyone wanted a moment with them. SO...... I told Amy not to change her hair style or color during the honeymoon. Keep looking for our dress up and shoot on the town later in August.









Saturday evening on the rooftop of the Ecotrust Building. What a great day to be outside in the Pearl District.

July 12th 2008 Paris Illinois

This was such a fun wedding. It always helps when it is family. My favorite moment in this event was when I was shooting the Bride and Groom first dance with my daughter asleep on my back in a Ergo kids carrier. She always wonders who the princess is when I go to work. Today she got to dance with the princess and all her cousins. What a great time. This was a huge wedding 300 guests and a large wedding party. I just want to say thanks to all the military folks who do their jobs so we can live our lives. The Midwest has a lot of hard working Americans. Small town America is a special place. Breakfast with all the family at the Bon Ton. Well lets just say everyone says hi and touches the toes of the baby 5 months old as we move about the restaurant. Every face had so much history you could read it on their faces. The Oregon family (us) were stark white like we just came out of a cave. The folk in Illinois were all tan. I feel like our summer took to long to get here.













Some how I survived flying with my two kids to Indianapolis Indiana then drove for two hours to Paris Illinois.

July 10, 2008 BeckenRidge Vineyards

Had a wonderful time photographing at Beckenridge Vineyards http://www.beckenridge.com/ this past Thursday. Matt and Ashley were easy to photograph and work with. They are by far mature beyond their years.
Photographer Lori Lucus was out with me full force this week. She was again the super champ photographer that I love work with. We managed to shoot the split formals in no time. We also went through the family shots in style so everyone had a chance to enjoy the meal.