Silver Creek Falls!

Enjoy a few images from our trip to Silver Creek Falls Saturday. Oregon has so much natural beauty. I encourage everyone to make the trip over to the falls before summer gets away. Have a great week!

Senior Portraits Showcase

Senior Portraits are in full swing, enjoy the showcase. We invite you to schedule a time to chat about all the possible options just give Sheryl a call - 503.648.0586.

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Charlie & Maggie Trabosh { Legacy }

Today's showcase is a sample of the images we created of Charlie and Maggie. We look forward to continuing to capture their memories of childhood as these two grow. Thank you Charlie and Maggie for spending the morning with us.

Bob Welsh - { Happy Birthday }

Today 07.21.08 is Dad's Birthday. The family gathered over at Mom and Dad's for a nice meal and time together. Here are a few images to enjoy but most of all we want to say how much we love you Dad and feel blessed to be your family.

Alexa Burger @ "2"

Little Alexa came in for her session on her second birthday 07.14.08. She is growing up so fast and has changed an incredible amount since her session last year. Happy Birthday Alexa, we are already looking forward to your next birthday!

Happy Anniversary - MOM & DAD

Bob and Arlene Welsh {Mom & Dad} celebrate 48 years today on July 14th. We love you and wish you a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

One Year Anniversary - Gretchen & Marcus

Happy Anniversary to Marcus and Gretchen Pitts. They are the 07/07/07 couple that were married out at Lakeside Gardens. To view their blog post from last year go the link HERE

Cheers and here's to the two of you!

Happy 4th of July Weekend!

Happy 4th of July Weekend everyone, I trust you all celebrate our Independence and give thanks to how blessed we are, no matter what the price of gas or our daily struggles. Happy Birthday America!

Portland Waterfront put on one of the best fireworks displays I can recall. Kim and I made our way to our favorite spot on the Hawthorne Bridge. Here are a few images from last nights display and festivities.






Cheers!

Happy 90th Birthday { Clare }

Sometimes it's hard to express how wonderful the relationships with our clients can become, so when examples come up its fun to share.

Clare pictured below is celebrating her 90th birthday and what she wanted most for a gift was a portrait of her entire family. We headed for the beach only to find a gusty day where success of a group portrait was not possible. However the family rallied and we captured the images indoors and received a nice note from Stacey Morgan.

"Please thank Bob and Bryan for us - it seems such a long way to drive to end up taking pictures inside. But they were brilliant with all of us, as usual. Especially patient with both boys (neither of which had a nap!!) and I know the pictures will be great.

So happy to have you all in our lives!"

Thank you for allowing us to come and create these images of Clare and the whole family. Cheers and enjoy!

I've been TAGGED - { Twice }

Ok, I have been tagged and I choose not to bore everyone with my 10 random facts about my self the first time but I guess hiding didn't work so well, so here goes.

Also here is a picture of Kimberly and I at a recent wedding taken with my Point and Shoot in Self-Portrait mode.



10 Random / Not So Random Facts About Me:

1. I enjoy Golf, not that I have been playing that much lately. My last OGA/USGA handicap has me at a 6.

2. Yes, I will get an iPhone 3G on July 11th.

3. I went to South Africa in Jan / Feb 2008 and can't wait to go back in 2009.
See my blog from 2008 Memory Books From Home.

4. I can't swim... well sort of... it's the treading water part that has me challenged.

5. I originally went to college with the aspirations of becoming a Lawyer or an architect. I found both didn't feed my creative side.

6. I work each year with RFKC "Royal Family Kids Camps" it's a camp focused on helping abused, neglected and abandoned children. RFKC WEBSITE

7. I watch the History and Discovery Channel more than any other... even more than The Golf Channel and ESPN.

8. Most of my clothes are from Banana Republic and REI. Boring fact but true.

9. I'm into organization and lists. I'm the type that makes lists to track my lists. A good blog to watch is Unclutter

10. I want to learn Italian, some think our family is Italian but really we are German and Scots-Irish.

Thanks for reading, enjoy and chat with you all soon!

Heather Logan - { SENIOR }

We are excited to continue our Senior Showcase Series with images from Heather Logan's session. Image #3 is a top contender for Senior Image of the year at MIT.

Thanks Heather... Enjoy... Cheers.

Brittany + Rodney { Pictorial / Engagement }

Spring is here... it's so great to have our beautiful Oregon weather back... at least for awhile. We spent a recent afternoon with Brittany and Rodney on the East Esplanade and the Portland Rose Garden for some Engagement Images. We are looking forward to their wedding on July 12 at Gray Gables Estates. Cheers and Enjoy a few of our favorites!

Watson Creek Falls - { Vacation }

Here is another image from the recent trip through Southern Oregon. Also check out the map below with some points of interest that we visited. Cheers!




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Crater Lake - { Vacation }

What do photographers do on vacation? In fact do we really take a vacation? Because by definition: {n 1: leisure time away from work; devoted to rest or pleasure} most photographers... photograph everything they see, on so called vacation. That's really the beauty of being a photographer though... our work is and can be a vacation. I think you get what I'm saying. Here is a preview from my recent vacation through Southern Oregon.


Cheers, and look for more relaxing vacation images to come when I get back to work!

Hillsboro Chamber Directors - { Update }

I am constantly reminded how incredibly diverse and thriving the Hillsboro Business Community is when I photograph the Hillsboro Chamber Directors.

We update the Officers, Directors and Ex-Officio Directors for a "showcase" display at the Annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. Today we "showcase" the 4 most recent sessions, look for additional images in up-coming entries.

Doug Barrett - Cascade Technical Services
Serving the Pacific Northwest as the premier environmental test lab and chamber sales/service organization.


Les Davis - LITHTEX PRINTING
Lithtex Printing Solutions is the Northwest's leading provider of business solution-driven printing, including one- to six-color commercial printing, digital printing, fulfillment services and more. Locally owned and operated in Hillsboro, Oregon.


Kurt Koehler - KRYPTIQ
Kryptiq solutions enable healthcare providers and health plans to utilize and share vital information effectively. Kryptiq’s award-winning Connect IQ™ and Choreo™ solutions are being adopted by many of America’s top providers, health plans, and leading healthcare IT vendors to achieve new levels of mobility, accessibility, and visibility to critical information.


Renee Willer - VERIZON NORTHWEST
The future of television has arrived for thousands of Portland Metro consumers as Verizon announced the launch of its industry-leading FiOS TV service in the greater Portland area. With the launch of its video service in Oregon, Verizon now offers FiOS TV in 13 states.

Adrian Villanueva - { SENIOR }

Enjoy the selected images from a recent session of Adrian Villanueva. We have had a couple of snappy dressers this year but I have to say Adrian, you really know how to look great in a suit! Thanks for allowing us to take your portraits it was our pleasure.

Lake Oswego Junior Women's Club and Royal Family Kids Camp

In this picture, Philanthropy Committee Co-Chair Susan Dussault exuberantly shows the crowd that they have just donated enough to fill the last two spots at the camp this summer. Behind her is a poster made by her two young sons of a tent, which got filled with cut-outs of children as the auction progressed.

From left to right are: Philanthropy Committee Co-Chair Alice Dillon, Dennis Yamnitsky (auctioneer, and General Manager of the Oswego Lake Country Club), Dussault, and Club Secretary Kate Myers.



From left to right are: Kimberly Gustafson, Lorianne Zumwalt and Dr. Jeanie Gergen

Kimberly is my girlfriend and co-photographer for Royal Family, Lorianne is the Asst. Director, and Jeanie is our Director of Royal Family Kids Camp. We had a wonderful time at the event and want to express our sincere thanks to the L.O. Junior Women's Club for the amazing out pour of support, this event WILL make a difference in the children's life's that attend Royal Family Kids Camp this summer.