The Lasselle Family Session/Sherwood, Oregon Photographer

"I came to get down
So get out your seats and jump around
Jump around
Jump up, jump up and get down.
Jump"
-'Jump Around'- House of Pain

This session was amazing! Bryony's dear friend allowed us to use her gorgeous property. The lighting was dreamy as is this sweet, young family. My favorite memory from this session was how the boys daddy, Grant, would run and jump over their two year to make him laugh. It totally worked. It is something that he would normally do while playing with him. Lil' man LOVED the water. He was most interested in throwing rocks in the water (aren't most boys?).

Lasselle family, thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your delicious family!

Go forth and rock on! 

Hettervig Family/Extended Family Session/ Oregon City, Oregon Photographer

"Wow look at you now
Flowers in the window
It's such a lovely day
And I'm glad you feel the same
Cause to stand up, out in the crowd
You are one in a million
And I love you so
Lets watch the flowers grow"

Travis- "Watch the Flowers Grow"

I had such a delightful afternoon with Cheryl and her family.  The grounds were absolutely stunning, the weather was sunny and warm as is Cheryl and her family.  They welcomed me like an old family friend. Frankly, I didn't want to leave. I just wanted to keep photographing them and chatting.  They are genuine, chill, funny people. The kind that you want to BBQ with. 

The little man of the family is such a character with a happy spirit. He is the one that first showed me how funny my squeaky booty is. If you do not know what my squeaky booty is, well, you should just see me in action. 

At the end of the session I was gifted with some deliciously ripe tomatoes, cucumbers and corn from the Hettervig garden. Mr. Hettervig thoughtfully picked them out for me. When I came home, my eldest son was in heaven. He loves cucumbers and eats them like an apple. 

You know, just thinking of them reminds me that a little thoughtfulness and kindness goes a long way. Being welcomed to the Hettervig home, trusting me with capturing their family, picking veggies special for me and enough for me to share with my family made me feel like I am apart of a community and that I am cared for even though they had just met me. Each one of them showed me kindness and it made me feel good. Not for just the day, but when I think of that day and this family, a smile comes to my heart. 

Thank you Cheryl and family for letting me be apart of your day! Go forth and rock on!! 

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I had been a fan of Nichole's work for about 2 years before we actually met in person.  She owns LaVoie Photography here in Newberg and does beautiful, clean, timeless work. To be frank, I was super nervous to meet her. I love that she wanted to meet for coffee and talk shop even though we are competitors in the same town, but for some reason it made me nervous. My heart towards other photographers near and far is that we need to edify, encourage and support each other. There is a large enough market that there is no need to be threatened by each other. Each one of us has something unique to bring to our work and each one of us can learn from the other if you are open to it. If you go above and beyond, work hard  and stay true to yourself and keep working on growing, there is no need to be threatened by another. I have read blogs from other photographers of the world where they have had other photographers try to destroy them in various ways. I am proud to say that I have never experienced this. I say 'proud' because I like to think that it is the PNW way to be kind. =) Just kidding, I know there are wonderful people all over the world. I digress, all the local photographers I know personally or via social media are truly supportive and encouraging. It's more like, 'we are in this together' vs 'I am going to tear you down!'.

But still, maybe it's human nature, but I was worried. I mean we are competitors. Aren't competitors suppose to not like each other? I don't know but that's not how I feel. And thankfully, I had no reason to be worried. As soon as Nichole and I started chatting we hit it off. We are quite similar and I love it. We did not even talk photography till about an hour in. She has a warm, giving heart and much wisdom to share. I am so thankful that she reached out to me. 

We both needed updated photos so we shot each others  headshots. You know what, I got the better end of the deal here. Scroll on down and you will see exactly why! Thank you Nichole!

You can find Nichole at www.lavoiephotography.com/ and www.facebook.com/lavoiephotography?fref=ts

You know, this blog has me wanting to do a future posts on all the local photographers that I know that I love and cheer on and who's work needs to be seen. Hmmm....

And a few from my session with Nichole.