Ten years ago, I photographed Kristina and James’s wedding at the amazing Youngberg Hill Vineyard, outside of McMinnville, Oregon. But a few months prior to that, I photographed their engagement portraits at Baker Beach, in San Francisco. We had the Golden Gate Bridge in the background and everything; it was wonderful. (See their engagement portraits...
Engagement portraits are such a delight to photograph. With the sheer volume of amazing locations to photography portraits in the Portland area, we never have a problem selecting someplace that lets the couple shine. So it was a delight to photograph Christi and Sam in the Columbia River Gorge. (Can you say ‘Gorgeous’?) We...
From looking at these photos, would you be able to tell that it was 39 degrees outside? I didn’t think so. But it was, and Allyson took it all in stride. We photographed her senior photos at Peninsula Park, just as the sun was setting on a chilly December day, but she made it seem...
I’ve known Natalie for a long time. We first met when I was working on a personal photographic project at her middle school. She and a friend posed for an image that I’ve always liked, in the series Quite Normal. (See if you can recognize her there.) A year or two later, her subtle freckles...
Ever since returning from Europe I’ve had a dilemma: where to photograph? Having spent time in such beautiful places as Provence, Languedoc, Paris, Yorkshire, Budapest, etc., the terrain here in Portland seems bland. The villages of Europe have such lovely texture and color–from the warm yellow stone in Languedoc, to the reddish hues of Russillon,...
This past summer, Scott and Leigh hired me to photograph their wedding next summer. These two like to plan ahead, which is a good thing when planning a wedding. They told me today they’re having an Italian duet–accordian and violin–play at their wedding, which sounds delightful. The weather this week has been splendid here in...
It’s a beautiful week for outdoor fall portraits here in Portland. Owen is a sweet child, and he and his beautiful mom worked with me as the sun was fading in the west, creating some fun and poignant portraits. All photographs and content is Copyright Fritz Liedtke. Please do not copy or re-use them. To...