How to Find the Right Portland Family Photographer for Your Family

As a mama of three, she already knows how quickly the baby stage goes by, so she wanted to make sure to have captured all the baby snuggles, his little toes, breastfeeding, and his sweet baby rolls. This mama is also a teacher turned family photographer in Portland and I was so fortunate that she invited me into her home to get family photos done of her loved ones in her much loved Portland home. Her husband was working from home so he was only able to make a quick appearance

I had zero clue what newborn post-partum life was like until I had my own baby. I seriously thought it was just a cute new baby you get to hold all the time and lose a little sleep for awhile. Okay that's partly true but there's SO MUCH more to this new season of life. Hormones, learning to breastfeed, how to respond to your baby in the way they want, just to name a few. And yes, all on a few hours of sleep (if you're lucky) and still needing to make meals for yourself and de

I've been getting raw goat milk from this farm for awhile and it is the best! This is Davinia Acres and I highly recommend them! We started out with the children and the chickens and the ponies while mama finished getting ready in the house. Then we headed over to the baby goats! Some were just a day old - did you know they come out knowing how to walk almost immediately? I learned a lot about goats while visiting their farm! We then went through the barn and over to their cr

There’s something meaningful about documenting your family in the place you know best - your home. It’s where your routines live, where your kids feel most like themselves, and where the small, everyday moments quietly unfold. In-home sessions are less about perfection and more about presence. Here’s how to prepare for your family photography session in your Portland area home so your photos feel natural, relaxed, and true to you. Let's start with lighting: Without having to