Portland Oregon Portrait and Wedding Photography Blog
Vera Katz stepped out of the car, and I introduced myself. “Hi Vera, I’m Fritz.” “Fritz,” she said, “good to meet you. I just want you to know, I have no patience.” And so began my portrait session with former Portland Mayor Vera Katz. It might be her impatience that made her so effective as mayor. Serving as Mayor of…
Dayn Arnold is a creative genius. Aside from being a great guy, and funny, he also shoots and edits video, plays multiple instruments and records music, and often does both for the same project. (And sometimes, as in the video below, he does it all at the same time!) He worked with me to edit the Human Trafficking video I…
I was thoroughly delighted to be contacted by Imago Theatre, to photograph some of their fantastic actors and costumes. Jerry Mouawad and his team are well known for their wonderful physical theatre productions. In fact, Shannon and I have a favorite memory, at Frogz, of one of the Orbs stealing her shoe. It ends with her rolling on the stage…
The Petersen family are some of my favorite people. I’ve traveled and worked and prayed and served and struggled and talked and photographed with them, from France to Florida to Portland. They’re great folks. So whenever I get the chance to photograph their family, I jump at the chance. They commissioned me to photograph their 2 grown daughters and son-in-law…
Emily Hyde is an award-winning artist. If you look at her stunning prints, you’ll see why. You can view images of her lovely drawings, prints, and etchings here and here and here. You’d think, from meeting her, that she was Scandinavian. But in truth, she hails from Estacada, Oregon. I had the privilege of photographing her in the letterpress studio…
PhotoLucida is going very well. And I was just notified that my work will be in the Portland Slideluck Potshow this Saturday, April 25. Come! Here’s the lowdown: The space is amazing. The slideshow is world-class. The weather is looking good. Both our master of ceremonies and our disc jockey are geniuses. The potluck will be off the hook. The…
This is an intense week for me, as I head into the PhotoLucida Portfolio Reviews here in Portland, Thur-Sun, April 23-26. There will be 160 photographers (of whom I am one) meeting with over 60 reviewers: curators, book publishers, gallery owners, photographers, magazine editors, etc. It’s 4 straight days of reviews, lectures, shows, and more. I’ll be showing my Skeleton…
One thing I enjoy about photographing high school senior portraits is the variety. Every student is different, and I aim to create portraits that are unique to them. We chat quite a bit while photographing, and I’m always looking for particular qualities in the senior that I can portray in my images. Jake, I discovered, loves photography, especially alternative forms…
Over the years, I’ve worked with AJ’s Hair Design and Makeup many times. She’s done hair and makeup on everything from brides and wedding parties, to high school senior portraits, model portfolio shoots, and commercial photography shoots. She does a great job, and she and her team are a lot of fun to have around. You can visit them online…
A very enjoyable photo shoot on Saturday with a lovely young lady named Laia. Shooting modeling test shoots for portfolios is a real delight. We photographed on the east side of the Willamette here in Portland in a variety of locations. I think the photos speak for themselves. View more of our model test portfolio shoot photography on our website,…
I love to design wedding albums. With a history in graphic design, fine art, and photography, the album is a culmination of over a year’s work in telling someone’s wedding story. So for Sara and Jesse’s wedding, I wanted to show both the beautiful venue, and the fun the wedding party and family have together. Incorporating colorful image backgrounds behind…
Well, it’s been quite the month for awards and interviews. Kamela Cody writes an interesting blog about fashion, art, style, design, etc, called Modern Girl Style. She recently approached me, after seeing my photography online, and asked if she could interview me for her site. I was happy to oblige. In this interview, I share stories about how I started…