During the pandemic we’ve been lucky to be part of a thriving community of photographers dedicated to learning and growing. Checkout how SLR Lounge has created solutions for intuitive, effective, and effortless Lightroom editing. We are honored to be SLR Lounge ambassadors and learning right along side with the best of the best. 

We are honored to have one of our creative “groom and groom” portraits recognized by Fearless Photographers in their collection of curated portraits reflecting “love is love.” See full collection in link below. 

Winter weddings are some of our favorite celebrations to capture. The weather always shows up as a “special character” and invites unexpected experiences. We are always ready for the adventure and fully embrace everything we are given without expectations. This approach has always told the best story. We love it! Read what The Worlds Best Wedding Photos has to say about it.

The story behind grandparents is almost always profound. As photographers we always make a priority to capture them in the story. Their character and depth are always filled with emotion and literally drive the feeling behind all weddings.  The Worlds Best Wedding photos just put together some wonderful words and a great collection of grandparent photos at weddings from all over the world. And they included one of ours. Take a moment, especially during this time with COVID.

Sunsets are some of our favorite times to capture color and mood. Here’s a shot we captured at the end of Laura and GM’s sailboat elopement in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. The Worlds Best Wedding Photos have a lot to say about “the golden hour” along with many great examples.

We are always on the lookout for that last epic storytelling photo of the night. Here’s a circus wedding we photographed in Palm Springs at the Merv Griffin Estate shooting through the circus performers throwing flames. Click on the link below to see great photos captured through flames on a wedding day.

We have been analyzing thousands of good to great to outstanding photos for the Fearless Photographers Collection 57 contest. Studying hard-earned photographs always takes us on a grand odyssey and opens new ways of seeing. A balance of gut feelings combined with technical reasoning always unveils good conclusions. Thank you to Huy Nguyen for his dedicated leadership in the growing community of powerful storytelling photographers. We are excited about the final results.

Capturing great photos of the groom is one of our top priorities. There’s always a great story with all the action, laughter, and concentration. The Worlds Best Wedding Photos describes the importance of capturing unique groom photos for a complete wedding story and included one of our groom photos. 

The team at DVLOP have some of the best of the best LR presets on the planet. Checkout how their presets work on skies. We are thrilled they showcased our engagement portrait in Iceland. 

To grow or not to grow? Checkout how 12 photographers close the creative gap through constant learning.

At a wedding kids never really care about the fancy wedding, check out these funny photos from photographers all around the world on Boredpanda.

Everyone can have a great laugh while all of us are in quarantine. Check out these funny photos from photographers all around the world on Boredpanda.

The Fearless Photographers keeps the community engaged by continuing to share and critique photos. 3 of our photos were recently included in their Epic Portraits, 2 of our photos included in their Artistic Portraits, 1 in their Classic Portraits. Visit all of the amazing photographs in the gallery links below.  

DVLOP helps pull out the full potential of an image and keeps workflow consistent. Timing is of the essence and DVLOP keeps our photography thriving.

Blair with the Worlds Best Wedding Photos asked us about our way of seeing the world, our travels, how we got started and what keeps us inspired.

A brilliant topic: Joy. Life is short and beautiful, no time to waist without joy. Checkout what WBWP has to say about joy.

SLR Lounge interviewed us about how we are using the Visual Flow Preset System to speed up our Lightroom workflow. Visual Flow Presets are magic! 

Robert Kiener’s dove deep into interviewing us about how we strive to provide an experience for the couples we photograph.

A detailed interview about how we visualize, plan, compose and wait for a great moment. Greatness (if we are lucky) is sometimes really persistent in disguise. 

SLR Lounge continues to push the edge of educating the world about the best of the best photography. We are excited to be included in their recent article about how 20+ photographers share techniques about why Environmental Portrait Photography can be so powerful.

Looking for great locations to take engagement photos around Portland, Oregon? We took some time to write up twenty of our favorite engagement photography locations around Portland and why. Check it out.

Full Article: Best Engagement Photography Locations around Portland, Oregon

Educating ourselves with other photographers is hands down been the biggest game-changer for our photography business. Yesterday we had the priveledge of being interviewed in “How I Shot It” by the amazing Trevor Dayley with MagMod. The MagMod tools give us the freedom to capture photojournalistic wedding photography, our favorite style. Join us in this video and let us know all of your thoughts. Feedback is paramount. Learning is the best!

Full Article: “How I Shot It” – MagMod Interviews JOS & TREE