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one awesome fam
corvallis family photography

They’re strong, confident, beautiful and funky. And they are also as cool as cucumbers – we shot this session last night in Portland where the temperature was about  150 degrees, but do you see a trace of a sweaty brow or flushed cheek? No. They are just plain awesome.

Today is their mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday, S!

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So many pics from this session are making me smile, but I really love this one:

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michelleJuly 31, 2009 - 10:24 am

What a fun family!

Love the sister face grab at the bottom(:

dsrAugust 10, 2009 - 9:13 pm

Loving these family pictures!

LindaAugust 19, 2009 - 4:36 am

What a stunningly BEAUTIFUL family!

[...] M belongs to the funniest, wittiest, closest family I know. Remember them from 2009? Never a dull moment. M’s big, tall, beautiful horse Jesse joined us, and so did Dizzy the [...]

sunny
corvallis portrait photography

Here is R all by her lovely, graceful, elegant self.  No Georgie this time! Although if you look very closely you might spot him sneaking around. Like Where’s Waldo…

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(That’s a lavender field above – it smelled so wonderful.)

michelleJuly 23, 2009 - 8:33 am

Loving those lavender shots(:

HeatherJuly 23, 2009 - 9:39 am

Oh my goodness….I LOVE all that lavender! What a perfect portrait with the sweetest kiss of summer evening light! Love these! Beautiful girl!

georgie, my new employee
corvallis senior photography

I’ll be back tomorrow with some more from R’s awesome session, but first I’d like to introduce my new employee, Georgie.

It was a hot evening, and at this point R was starting to think that going home to her cool house and having some tasty dinner sounded like a good idea. Can you see it in her eyes? She is tired. But there is a lavender field at sunset waiting for us, and I can’t let R go yet! Just a few more minutes, R, and the golden light over the lavender will be just perfect! So R bravely soldiers on. But wait…who is this?

It’s Georgie, who is a photographer’s assistant extraordinaire.

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He gives R a little smooch and a friendly snuggle…

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And look! R is happy again! I love this one.

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Well done, Georgie.  You can relax now.

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michelleJuly 22, 2009 - 8:39 am

I love sneaky kitty attacks….(: