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A Family Portrait Session for The Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon
I had the opportunity last week to go out and do a family portrait photoshoot for a good cause. The Source Weekly was running an article about a family who left their dog Zoe at a kennel for three days to only come back and find their dog was ill. After much undercover work from the family, it turned out that Zoe had been beaten by one of the employees at the kennel and sustained a multitude of injuries – including six broken ribs. Now the family is looking into what they can do to tighten up the laws regulating kennels not only in the state of Oregon but thoughout the country.
I’m happy to say that Zoe and the Burton family were in great spirits when I came over for the photoshoot and I want to thank both John and Caren for their hospitality in letting me into their home. I look forward to keeping up the Burton’s success in changing kennel regulations and applaud them for their efforts. As you all know, Wendy and I have two of our own dogs and I’m sure all of you pet owners out there are on the same wave length with me when I say that this should never have happened and should never happen again! For the full story please click on this link: The Source Weekly
A beautiful portrait for a beautiful dog.
The Burton Family
A Bend Family Fall Portrait with Kelsi and Best Friend, Angus
A good friend, Kelsi, called me up recently in tears as her dog, and best friend, Angus has been having liver trouble and it didn’t look good. She realized she didn’t have any really good photos of the two of them and wanted to know if we would do a family portrait. With fall colors in full rage, we set out to take Angus on a brief hike and follow the Deschutes river by Meadow camp in Bend, Oregon. Having two dogs of our own, Miles and Dizzy, we understand the connection between ourselves and our favorite pets (Idiosyncrasies and all). I hope Angus is able to pull through – he’ll forever remind me of a gangly teenager, connected at the hip to his mother and always drooling 
We love ya Kelsi – all the best to you and I hope these images bring some smiles as you walk by them in your home of the wonderful dog that is Angus.
United Way Advertising Campaign Photoshoot In Bend, Oregon
I recently had the opportunity to do some work with United Way Of Central Oregon for a new ad campaign they were working on. My friend Jeff Coffey’s who runs a cool streaming multimedia business called StreamiT http://www.streamitmedia.com/ offered to let us do the photoshoot over at his studio. So with the help of Mark Quon www.quondc.com who would be the art director on the project we began working with the volunteers who would be modeling. All the volunteers on this project have helped United Way in the past so this made it real fun for everyone. Having friends with children always seems to help at some point and in this case Jeff was able to call his two daughters up to join the fun and I was also able to get my friend Tracy’s two daughters as well. I was amazed at how the three families of girls automatically were able to “act” as though they had know each other for years and the photos really show this! In the end, we got amazing images and had a blast doing it. Oh, why is the background all white, (for the most part)? We shot against a green screen that allows the graphic artist to choose the color of the background, (preferably white). I’m not a big fan of this but hey, I don’t get the opportunity to make someone levitate often!
Newborn Baby Photography on the Deschutes River, Bend Oregon
Thank you the Girroir family for introducing us to their new baby son Banyan (aka Jelly Bean)! Like their maternity shoot, Cindy and Jonathan brought their adventurous spirit on a beautifully overcast, sprinkling day. The water flowed behind them as they introduced the baby to the outdoors and surely all the adventures that lay ahead. A beautiful new family, combined with the natual beauty of the Deschutes River and perfect light made this shoot especially fun!
–Wendy
Hite Family Christmas Portraits in Pioneer Park, Bend Oregon
Wendy and I had the pleasure of photographing holiday portraits for a good friend, Sheila, and her family during the height of fall at Pioneer Park in Bend, Oregon. What a joy to work with them as the shoot was full of laughter and fun. Thank you Sheila for such an enjoyable time and some great, colorful images.
Hite Family Christmas Portrait Gallery
Johnson Family Portraits in Drake Park Downtown Bend, Oregon
Thank you to Stuart, Cynthia and Zoe for a color-filled, fun portrait shoot! We enjoyed the fall leaves and running around as much as Zoe did. Drake park made for a beautiful setting with varied landscapes for your family portraits. Here are a few of our favorites from the day!
