every once in awhile everything seems to come together. 
such was the case last evening during a senior shoot with monique. 
we adore everyone we shoot, yet there was still something so refreshing about monique.  she seemed to be inspired just by being herself, not attempting to recreate a fashion spread in her favorite magazine and that in turn inspired us.

this in a thunderstorm?
knowing there’s a large storm coming, we have on occasion re-scheduled.  most of the time we decide (client willing) to give it a go.  in doing so we are often rewarded with incredibly moody skies and brilliant colors.  last night however we got a little something extra we’ve never had in a portrait… see the last pic below.

thanks to monique for the inspiration.  the most beautiful thing we can all do is just be who we were created to be, ourselves.   what a rock star.

a few moments with eric and lindsay…

just thinking…  what a blessing it is to be able to do what we do. 
to travel and meet people, to capture the world, to see and capture emotion.
thank you Lord ; )

we’re shooting a story for a magazine publication on "kid" athletes. 
Ian rides bikes, but he doesn’t just "ride bikes."  Ian is a member of team USA
and it’s safe to say we’ll see more of this mid teen in the future.
here’s an outtake:

we were blessed to have Kylie drive all the way from Central Washington to have us shoot her senior session.
here are a few take aways from the session:

adam and candace…  so much could be said, but for now, they leave me speechless.

we were stoked to shoot a fashion article a couple of days ago and got to play in a few sweet locations with our friends gary and courtney.  Here’s  a fav of mine….
blessings

they are survivors.  they all have precious gifts that have helped them along the way.

hung out a bit with our friends at the Sparrow Bakery today.  The Sparrow is located on what could be called three different streets, but is listed as 50 S.E. Scott Street Bend Ore 97702 (www.thesparrowbakery.com)

They are unique.  They are culinary rock stars.