Life Becomes Art

Over at I Heart Faces there is a contest for your favorite orchard image. This shot was taken near and abandoned house, the old apple orchard long forgotten. The light and the subject were perfect. Go on over and check out I Heart Faces!

Great contest going on at Love that Shot and I decided to enter this shot of Kaelynn.
This was shot in September and was an amazing session with an adorable young girl. I just did some color adjustments, sharpening, a little PW lighten. I would love to see how this photo would come alive with some Florabella actions.

I will be traveling to Yakima, WA and available for sessions everyday and evening Sept 7th through Sept 19th. Session special for these dates will be your choice of the following for $150 dollars. Session creation fee included in all packages.

1) Senior Style
(1) 8x10
(48) wallets

2) Family Affair
(5) Units ~ you design (see unit description below)

3) Make Mine Larger
(3) Units
(1) 11x14

A unit is the same pose in one of the following groups
(1) 8x10
or
(2) 5x7
or
(4) 4x6
or
(8) wallets

Please book your spot as soon as possible by emailing artisticcliques@gmail.com
You can also email for additional information. You can pay via paypal with check or credit card prior to session ~ Or cash the day of session.

This is great for seniors, couples, family, children, engagements, "ROCKIN" the dress, model portfolios etc.

Thanks and have an amazing day.

I took the challenge of photographing 4 young men while in Yakima ~ It was both fun and challenging. We started on some private property on the top of a hill.. It was bright and very warm with not much shade to speak of. After some suffering and several bottles of water, we moved into the small town of Tieton for better light and less misery from the heat. Meet Ryan, Tyler, Jared and Conor.

Brandon is soft spoken, with a gentle laugh and was a joy to photograph. We had a lot of fun at all the locations we explored and just wanted to share a couple of the first few edits. Brandon is my nephew and we were scheduled to do senior portraits on Friday night. On Wednesday I got permission to shoot at the old lumber mill but could only get in on Friday during the day. I called Brandon and he graciously said he would go with me to explore the mill and he brought his girlfriend with him. Thanks to Brandon and Maira for being my models for an amazing adventure in Rust, Textures, blinding sun and HEAT.

I had the chance to photograph my nephew Brandon and his girlfriend Maira while in Yakima this last weekend, between their senior shots {those will be blogged soon}. Young love is so infectious and fun, they were a blast to hang out with. We had the chance to shoot at an old lumber mill full of rust, metal and textures.. Here are a couple of the first edits.

We will be running a Portrait special for the month of August. This is good for any session with up to 3 people. Class of 2011, engagements, families, models, children can all take advantage of this great deal.

Also Artistic Cliques will be in the Yakima area July 30th through Aug 1st {{sessions still available}}

$150 Creative session includes 1-2 hours of fun, online proofing of at least 25 edited pictures, webshare disc and the following prints

8x10 of your choice
and 48 wallets (48 one pose or 24/24 two poses)
*if wallets are not needed I will work out a custom package for you*
prints are a $175 dollar value

Session can be prepaid using credit card or checking account through Paypal
Or Cash at the time of session. Prints must be ordered within 2 weeks after online gallery is uploaded.
Contact me at artisticcliques@gmail.com

I photographed a beautiful blond 2 year old today.. Meet Summer. Summer is beautiful and a little shy, it took her a little time to warm up to me and my camera. Once the warmth of Summer set in she was off and running like any perfect 2 year old. Youth really has a way of reminding us how old we are! We played in the park, picked dandelions and smelled the roses {{Mom had a lovely bouquet of dandelions and several stray rose petals by the end of our time together. Summer loves sticks and found one that was perfect for our journey. She also wanted to help carry things and had her heart set on my little wooden seat.. {{It was almost as big as she was}} I hope you enjoy the lovely images that are in this sneak peek, and thanks for joining Summer and myself on our journey.

I am having an amazing anniversary weekend. Lots of fun times with some of my favorite peeps {{my family}}. One of the adventures this weekend was a trip to Saturday Market. Very very busy so it was tough to really explore all the amazing sights, sounds and smells. I did however meet Ama ~ she was strumming her guitar along the pathway and of course my camera was drawn near. I had a chance to visit with her while I snapped a few photos. She was recently on the radio, a highlight in her young life as you could easily hear how proud and excited she was to share that. I asked Ama if she liked hanging out at the park, playing for people. She told me sometimes, when I asked how about today she told me it was half and half. We finally moved on and explored some of the amazing art scattered around the booths. I hope everyone's weekend is going well and that you are safe and happy.
{{hugs}}

I had the most fun with Kelsie today! She is amazing and beautiful, and so very comfortable in front of the camera. I always have loved close shots as I believe the eyes are truly the window to the soul. I do always try to get a little full length and 3/4 shots.. but with Kelsie her stunning eyes kept drawing me close. {{ I am sure you can see why }} Kelsie, Thanks so much for hanging with me, for crawling in the grass and for helping me rock your session with some amazing images!

Today I had the pleasure of photographing Brandon and Tony. I have known Tony for a long time and he is so dear to me. Tony's friend Brandon is in Portland visiting from California, so they wanted some pictures together, but Brandon also wanted some individual shots. He told me he had never had a photo shoot and all his pictures are selfies. A little shy in front of the camera at first with me joking a few nervous smiles. By the end of the session, He was much more relaxed. I was honored I was able to be a part of his first photo shoot and look forward to photographing him again in the future. Thanks Tony and Brandon for the wonderful morning!

Artistic Cliques Photography is looking for 1-2 seniors from each local Portland/Vancouver School to be our senior reps. What does being a Senior Rep include?

* Discounted session fee session is $100 that includes $50 dollar print credit.
* $15 Dollars in cash for every paid referral
* Additional $10 dollars in print credit for every paid referral

Send request to artisticcliques@gmail.com
Please include

Name:
School:

When I woke up this morning the rain was not what I wanted to see as I had a large family session scheduled. After almost canceling, the Tisha decided it was rain or shine and the show must go on. Such troopers the little ones and adults alike. It made for a cooler and interesting time. Thanks for hanging in there and going ahead with full steam. Here is my fav family shot of the day and a few of the extras to tease you a little.

Just a quick sneak peek before I am off to enjoy the sunshine. Tia is almost due with her 2nd bundle of joy. We finally had some sunshine to get a few baby bump pictures. Tia and Pika walked around a local park for a fun mini session.