the girl with the green hair {portland lifestyle photography}

one of the things i love about photographing alyssa is her look is always changing. last time i shot with her she had black hair. for this shoot, green. next time it will probably be something different.

we had been talking for awhile about this shoot - sort of inspired by hedi slimane's portraits of frances bean cobain. playing gritty, lots of black and white (although i couldn't resist a few in color). playing with light and contrast. just playing, which is what test shoots are for. keeping inspired, figuring out new things to try.

i've got a few more tests to post soon. stay tuned... :)

Alexa & Alex {Portland Wedding Photography}

in september i had the opportunity to 2nd shoot for the absolutely wonderful andria lindquist. that in and of itself would have been awesome, but the wedding was so ridiculously beautiful, thoughtful, and filled with happiness! it was a gorgeously-sunny, elegantly-dressed, lit-up-with-love, march-down-the-street-with-a-freaking-band type of day. and i felt so lucky to be there! thank you andria, for having me along! and thank you to alex and alexa and their wonderful friends and family - congratulations! 

these are my favorite images from the day. you can see andria's post here. and, while you're at it, check out this documentary she was featured in. it's pretty cool, inspiring for creatives of all types. happy happy weekend.