Goals Goals Goals!

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I have a great photographer friend (Hi Emily!) who has encouraged me to publicly post my 2013 business goals so that you all can hold me to them. Doesn‘t she know how super scary that is!?
Some of these are big scary goals for me, some are fun, or small, but all things I want to accomplish. So with out further ado here they are:

1.) Shoot another wedding with a dog in it 
2.) Shoot a (baby) gender reveal 
3.) Shoot a birth
4.) Travel outside Oregon/Washington for a wedding
5.) Book a non-traditional wedding
6.) Shoot a wedding on the beach 
7.) Design/Order samples of all albums
8.) Shoot another wedding at the Oregon Coast Aquarium (Remember this shot?)
9.) Remember to shoot for myself too – go out and take photos ‘just for fun’
10.) Make photography my FULL TIME job. (Go part time at my ‘day job’) 

What do you guys think – doable? 

And because no blog should be with out a photo, here’s a taste of what’s to come from Stevie and Christian‘s engagement shoot yesterday.

 
 

Ries Family | Salem Family Portraits

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Its always so much fun to capture families, but especially fun when a family with grown children are able to all get together for family portraits. Joyce and Paul have three daughters, three son-in-laws and four grand kids and they all were able to spend time together over Christmas break and made sure to carve out time from all their baking (and eating!) to get some memorable family photos taken.








I might be slightly biased since three of the four happen to be my nephews- but I think Joyce and Paul have some darn good looking grand kids don’t you?

Survival Mode | Oregon Magazine Photography

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2012 held quite a few exciting moments for me and the business and one of the most notable is having my photos featured on my first magazine cover! I did this photo shoot back in August and had to keep it under wraps until the magazine ‘hit the shelves’ in November. I’ve been excited to share this with you all!
I got to spend the afternoon shooting the Sander’s family helping tell their story though photos. The article in Family Foundations tells the story of Stephanie Sanders a young mother of four kids and her battle with an aggressive form of breast cancer.
During her Chemo treatments, Stephanie ended up with a large collection of scarves and hats that the kids love trying on and dressing up with. Part of my assignment was to capture this interaction between Stephanie and her kids while they all tried on her hats.
Thank you to Family Foundations for letting me help tell the Sanders touching story and thank you to all my friends, clients and fans that have made 2012 an amazing year. I’m excited to continue this journey with you in 2013!