Getting Creative || Family Portrait Photography || Bend Oregon

I adore this quote and sometimes have to remind myself to go have FUN!

Creativity is intelligence having fun. 

~ Albert Einstein

Shot with my iPhone - posted to my Instagram account:

@kteichrowfamily

Sweet Austin's Newborn photos || Bend Oregon Photographer

Since I'm not eating dessert these days... I thought I'd share a little bit of sweetness here!


Eight day old Austin - she's such a doll! Daddy thought it would be fun to photograph her with her giant bear - so we rigged up a few (ultra sturdy) clamps to hold the bear's arms in place, and created a sweet little nest for her. They're my favorite:

Here she is all nestled in for a cozy nap - 

I love that you can see her little foot peeking out underneath her!

And finally, she stayed asleep just long enough, and deep enough, to capture this image: 

Congratulations, Mama & Dad, on your first baby! Let the adventure begin!

Sometimes smiles just take time || Bend, Oregon Photography

Patience is a virtue - and in the case of the Baker session, it paid off in spades. Every family photo session is different, and with small children, you never really know how the kids will react to being put through the session paces. Nine times out of ten, it's fairly simple and I don't have to resort to every trick in my bag. 

As you can tell from the first two images below... Little brother was not at all interested in engaging with me. "No Eye Contact" was key to keeping the tears at bay. The family was wonderful and had a "We'll take what we can get" attitude.  We were nearly through with the session, on the mantle of their new fireplace, when I reached deep into my bag of tricks, so to speak - and found it! The one that worked... 

Once I broke that barrier, he was all mine... and we managed to capture a happy & engaged little construction worker with his family. 

Still cute, but little brother isn't leaving dad's arms. 

Sigh. Maybe not today... 

We did it! Smiles, all around!

Cutest construction worker ever.

Busy little worker.

All smiles!

Settling in - and ready for what's next! || Bend, Oregon Photography

Finally, yesterday, my little office/ client meeting space/ kids hideaway has blossomed.... and I'm so excited to share its progress.

I feel like my blog is a butterfly - who has been tucked away in a cocoon of moving and settling in over the last several months. While I have certainly kept my camera busy capturing memories for my beautiful clients as well as my own family - you certainly couldn't tell from here.  There is still more to do in the office (oh, that horrid flooring!) but my black and white gallery wall has found its new home, shelves are installed, and there are only 3 small moving boxes left to settle into the cupboards & filing cabinets. 

Now its time to buckle down in a fresh work space, and hopefully find a few gems from the past months to share here - and let this little blog spread her wings again...