02/17/2026
…aaaand I’m back.
Portland has been an adjustment, but stepping back into a creative shoot here just feels right. Starting over is scary, but it’s also exciting to meet new people.
Last week I met Macey. I randomly saw a Facebook post from someone looking for a photographer in Portland and immediately commented “me, me, me!!!” There were about 40 other photographers in the comments, so I prepared myself for rejection and moved on, lol.
But here we are.
came in knowing exactly what poses she wanted. She brought the vision, I brought the lights. We ran through four different light setups in under two hours !!! Her mom was there hyping us up and trusting me while I asked her daughter to balance on one leg on a wooden box and hold the pose for over a minute ha!
Anyway, this was the best possible kickoff session.