Archive for the ‘LIFESTYLE’ Category

Shots w/Family “M”

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Just when I thought the rain wasn’t going to let up …

Today, I got to photograph a beautiful family, and the rain stopped long enough for us to take advantage of the remaining fall colors before winter takes over. This first photo alone (of mother and daughter) just melts my heart!!!

[BTW, yes, the rumors are true ... I finally quit my day job and now I'm a full-time photographer! HOLLA!!!]

|MsB| Portland Family Photographer


Shots w/Adrionna

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

These are for you, Robin …

I was waiting for my first photoshoot of the day at a local Starbucks (geez, where else would I be???) when I heard someone call out my name. I turned around to see two beautiful faces smiling at me, one of them belonging to young and vibrant Adrionna. She has such a magnetic smile that I couldn’t help but smile, too — just because.

During her shoot, I sometimes asked her to look at the camera or look away and focus on something, like her mom. This is how she looks when she looks at her mom …

|MsB| Portland High School Senior Photographer


Boudoir w/Anonymous

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

I’ll be posting sneak peeks from a recent boudoir session soon … stay tuned!

Update: Okay, finally I’ve got something that I can show y’all!

P.S.
This boudoir photoshoot was done at the Paramount Hotel and it’s supposedly haunted. Eeks!!!

|MsB| Portland Boudoir Photographer


Shots w/Baby Satoshi

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

My first boy newborn, ever! Yay!!!

I just love it when I get to photograph newborns — practically right out of the hospital! This little guy just got home the day before I stopped by to snap some shots of him. I was so glad that he slept most of the time because I wanted him sleepy and curly in order to get some creative shots. Of course, mom and dad weren’t too crazy about some of my “creative” ideas (haha!) so we negotiated. The first shot is what mom and dad really wanted me to get. After his meal, this is how Satoshi looks … completely and utterly satiated. A train wreck couldn’t even wake him up. TOO CUTE!!!

|MsB| Portland Baby Photographer


{The last shot is of him in front of Grandma’s handmade gifts.}

Shots w/Ricky

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

You have to make me smile … I do? Is that in the contract? Okay, here goes nothing:

MsB: “So, you want to go shoot by some cool graffiti?”
Ricky: “No.”
MsB: “So, you want to go shoot by the railroad tracks?”
Ricky: “No.”
MsB: “So, you got a girlfriend?”
Ricky: “No!”
MsB: “Hm, you must have a crush on someone?!”
Ricky: “Well, Kim Kardashian is hot.”
MsB: “Ooh, yeah. I like her, too! She’s hella HAWT!!!”

SCORE!!! It’s always good to have something in common with my clients. hehe! But, Ricky and I also share a thing for basketball. I was on the varsity basketball [and volleyball] team in high school — way back in the day! HOLLA!!!

P.S.
I about died on this photoshoot. It happened to be the hottest day of the summer at the hottest time of the day! And, what I found in my all-black SUV at the end of the session: my water bottle — with warm water and no ice?! OMG!!!

|MsB| Portland High School Senior Photographer


{Yo, I don’t do “gangsta”- or “import car”-shots, a’ight? haha!}