No more performing.
Come and be you. Actually you.
Capture the radiant love that is already yours.
The most beautiful version of your family
isn't what you try to be. â
It's what you already are.
You don't need to show off.
You get to just show up.
Portland Oregon Family Photography
You hold the key. Will you open the door?
We all want beautiful family photos.
But beautiful photos don't come from trying harder to look more beautiful.
They come from YOU.
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Your flavor of beautiful.
Your magic touch.
The secret sauce that only your family can bring.
It's Dad's corny joke.
It's everyone's reaction to Dad's corny joke.
It's Mom's eye roll and Dad's grin after Dad's corny joke.
It's the inside jokes and the phrases you always repeat together.
It's the way you lean back when the joke goes almost too far, and the way you bust up louder than anyone else because “Did they really just say that?”
It's the glance.
The wink.
The reach.
The iconic hand through the hair.
It's the “What mood will Jordan be in today?” game.
It's who they look to when they need reassurance.
It's the embrace you offer instead of the lecture when the inevitable meltdown comes.
It's something you couldn't recreate if you tried.
No one could pose or perform the way your family just is.
Anyone can say cheese.
But no one's love looks - or tastes - quite like yours.
Perfectly imperfect. Unmistakably yours.
So I invite you...
Can you let go of your expectations... and trust?
A 3-Part Photo Process:
An Invitation to Trust
#1. Will you trust the process?
You don't need to know what to do.
You don't need to know how to do it.
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This is a journey we'll take together.
It starts with simply being where you are, without knowing exactly where we'll end up... and trusting it to take us somewhere good.
From our first conversation, all the way to the final reveal, we'll let the process unfold.
You can’t plan the magic, you let it amaze you when it shows up.
#2. Will you trust me?
I, your photographer and guide, commit to you.
I'll meet you human to human, without judgment, and create a space where you can be yourself.
I'll learn about you.
I'll support you.
I'll encourage you.
I'll slow down with you.
I'll guide you when you need it.
And most importantly:
I'll see you.
I'll pay attention. I'll notice what makes you you. I'll choose when to step in...
And I’ll know when to get out of the way and let you shine.
#3. Will you trust yourself?
No one can quite do you the way you do.
Maybe this is the hardest part.
Get out of your own way.
Have courage. Let go of expectations. Be patient with yourself. Lean in when you want to lean away.
Because when you get out of your head and drop into the moment, something shifts.
You stop wondering what you're supposed to do.
You just know.
And then, somehow
it just happens...
The "Can you give mommy a kiss?"
Then the Giddy Squeal
Sometimes, Mama's kiss looks like This
Then from brother too
Then the moments unfold...
And it's pure gold
Sometimes the magic gets tired and the sillies come out...
So a snack break time
is just what we need...
And maybe a dose of fun.
Embrace...
your WEIRD.
your WILD.
your WACKY.
and your WONDERFUL.
So... Where to from here?
Love what I’ve built here and ready to explore what a photo experience with your family could look like? Let’s have a free, no-pressure conversation and see where it takes us.
Research.
Curious about FLC and want to learn more about how it works? Check out the Sessions tab to explore the process and what working together looks like.
Tell me more.
Interested in learning more about me and what this whole FLC thing is about? Find out more on the About tab.
Don't know where to start?
No worries! Ask me whatever questions you have, and let’s connect. You don’t need to have it all figured out before you reach out.