Portrait of the model Serenity in Portland, OR

Serenity in Black and White

May 7, 2023

I recently created some new portraits with a Portland, OR model named Serenity. For these images, I wanted to create melancholic, pensive, independent, and romantic images that might look suitable for an imaginary perfume ad. We incorporated the…

Model posing with an umbrella in Portland, OR

Letting Go (Part 2): PDX Squared 2019 Photo Contest

June 5, 2019

There’s that umbrella again. This is from my other portrait session during the 2019 PDX Squared Photography Contest with a model named Annika. We collaborated on some portraits a number of months ago, so it was really cool to work together again. It…

Model walking at night with moody lighting

Letting Go: PDX Squared 2019 Photo Contest

May 31, 2019

I recently participated in a photography contest called PDX Squared in Portland, Oregon. 100 photographers were assigned to a random location in town and had 24 hours to shoot, edit, and submit their entries. There were a number of categories in the…