Cross Country Road Trip | Winter 2016

January 2, 2017

I usually fly home to Virginia every winter for the holidays, but this year Chris and I decided to drive. There are just so many places in the US worthy of visiting and I needed a break from work and the ups and downs of life. Every sunset was stunning, every road was unique. There's something about traveling that makes me feel content. Life just starts to feel stagnant after a while and seeing new places is the best way to get out of a funk. We took our cat Lula (kind of a nightmare, but we survived!) and we stopped in Bend on the way out of Portland to visit Chris' parents. Of course we left the minute a huge snowstorm hit Portland and Bend, but we slowly made it over the mountains, tire chains and all. Not gonna lie, I was a little terrified that we'd slide off the side of a cliff. But we made it through!

A few of our stops included Austin, Nevada (a very strange little town in the middle of ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE, but beautiful landscape everywhere), Las Vegas (incredible), the Hoover Dam (freaking huge), the Grand Canyon (we woke up at 5:30 am to see the sunrise!), Albuquerque (had a delicious Bahn Mi), Amarillo, Texas (bought a decorative Armadillo), Oklahoma City, Memphis (GO TO THE BASS PRO SHOPS PYRAMID, it's CRAZY), Nashville, and finally Lynchburg at 1 AM in the morning. It was stressful, fun, memorable, silly and beautiful. I haven't gotten my film photos back yet, but these are my favorite digital images from the trip. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season. 2017 is going to be crazy, that's for sure. Chris and I will be driving back to Portland sometime in March, then getting married in April in Hawaii. I have plans of taking my creativity in a whole new direction, as well as focusing on my mental health, physical health, and spiritual health. We'll see how that goes...

Happy New Year!!!!!

Day 3 | Claire McCann w/ Rogue Minx & Bean Goods

July 28, 2015

For Day 3, we headed to one of my favorite spots in Portland, Rocky Butte Park. It has an incredible view of the city and it reminds me of a European castle. Claire McCann of Option Models was absolutely amazing to work with. She is only 17 but has a serious future as a model ahead of her. My friend Anna of Rogue Minx joined us again to help style, along with the super talented Claire of Bean Goods. If you love wiener dogs, you HAVE to check out their website. I’m obsessed with the way the styling turned out for this shoot, kind of nerdy but edgy. Definitely my cup of tea. Gina Campbell did hair and makeup (of course). We even brought back crimped hair! We arrived at Rocky Butte right as the sun was setting so we ended up with some interesting lighting. I had such a blast working with these ladies. <3

Model: Claire McCann

Hair and makeup: Gina Campbell

Styling: Rogue Minx and Bean Goods

Look 1:

Vegan Leather Skirt by Rogue Minx

Wiener Dog Tee by Bean Goods

Black Collared Blouse by Rogue Minx

Look 2:

Pet printed dress by Rogue Minx

Black Collared Blouse by Rogue Minx

Look 3:

Black Vegan Pencil Skirt by Rogue Minx

Sex, Drugs & Wiener Dogs Tee by Bean Goods

White Collared Shirt by Rogue Minx

Claire McCann w/ Rogue Minx & Bean Goods

Shae Rae - Day 1 | Portland Portrait Photography

July 14, 2015

A few months ago I decided to challenge myself to 14 days of photo shoots. There are so many talented models in and around Portland and it seemed like a great idea to get to know some of them. I was so excited when Shae agreed. I’ve been following her on instagram (theavalanches_) for a while now, and I somehow had no idea she was living in Portland! When I found out, I knew I had to get in touch with her. As you can tell, she's totally gorgeous and so fun to work with. We explored Forest Park and searched out the sunspots. :) Gina (thebirdbones) did hair and makeup of course, and we decided to go for a golden-goddess-in-the-woods sort of vibe. I love the way it all turned out, and I feel so lucky to know so many talented and lovely women.

Portland Portrait Photography