Personal Journey and Adventures of Nina

What a fabulous family and wonderful children, each with their unique outstanding personality made for a fun afternoon of  shooting. This family have an avid appreciation of photography so I had to keep on my toes and come up with some different ideas as well as add in a few more traditional ones. Clearly at ease with each other, the family fell into poses very naturally. I suppose because we were in their home, this added to their comfort.

We photograph around the same time each year, just in time Christmas cards and gifts. What a terrific family and location. The fall colors were wonderful and as the sun set, the light was pure golden. Just lovely!

This was so much fun! Everyone was relaxed and comfortable. We had a terrific time. The location was Fields Park. I used a combination of natural light, reflector and strobe. I like that these images make me smile!

Well, I got out the paints and created a backdrop that I am extremely excited about! I love the drama I can cre ate with lighting. Here I've used a three light setup. Sometimes I use four. I love the mood of the tinted image and the vibrance of the color. I also love that I have the flexibility to shoot indoor or outdoor.

Just some of the shots from this wonderful shoot. This time the setting is Willamette Park. We had perfect lighting and a perfect new assistant (thank you Ali) and perfect weather - just as we finished the shoot, it started to rain so we really had good luck!

What a fun time we had! My subject was just adorable, fun and happy. A photographer's dream. We had fun going to different locations, dressing up, playing and just having a wonderful time.

A lex was energetic to say the least but what a delight! I think once he stopped running (when we occupied him with snails and spiders and waterfalls), we were ok!

The happiest child I have ever photographed! It was difficult for her not to smile! I had to catch her in a pensive moment.

Don't we all have days like this! What a great shoot! Reminding me of the challenges of a two year old. Love it!

Photographing these two gorgeous boys on location in West Linn was a lot of fun! We had blazing sunshine to deal with but we did find a shady spot and kicked some light in with a daylight reflector. The dappled light and soft shadows add to the mood of these shots. The sun gave us the beautiful contrast and vibrant colors which I love.

I just love it when parents instigate a challenge to being a little different to the ordinary. So you can imagine that I was delighted when the mother of this newborn allowed me to photograph her baby in the field!

Yesterday, I photographed this wonderful family in West Linn. I setup my studio in their lounge room which was perfect for a family with a newborn, two year old and a six year old! We were able to manage diaper changes, melt downs and all the challenges of photographing a young family. It went well even though it was tiring, it was worth it!

We had a blast downtown Portland. Spent the morning at various locations with a break for some lunch at Pizzacato on 23rd Street. We got some great shots. Next we will do the portrait session in the studio to make the package complete!

Putting together a portfolio of work for children's catalog and advertisment work. This is much more of a challenge than I had predicted. I felt my patience waning during the shoot as these girls were not professional models and took a while to warm up and then they crashed!

The girls were delightful. What a great shoot and lovely family!