Monthly Archives: February 2009

Liam and Ceana – The Portland Pearl District

Almost a year ago I did portraits for Liam and Ceana, and I was honored to be able to do them again this year! They have both grown so much!  The next minute I have to dig up their before shots, I am going to post them so you can see just how much!  Ceana...

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kimberly butler - September 10, 2009 - 7:51 pm

cutest little girl ever!!!

Stefanie - March 24, 2009 - 6:54 am

They are adorable! Great pictures!

rosjuane - March 6, 2009 - 10:17 pm

Your work is amazing. I came over from ILP and I am glad I did.

Karmen - March 4, 2009 - 8:30 am

Love, love love these! The downtown sidewalk images are totally fun! I am a bit envious that these kiddos are outside without 20 layers of winter clothing!

Jana Kunz - March 4, 2009 - 5:25 am

That first and last image are wonderful!!

Carley Mac - March 3, 2009 - 2:01 am

oh i LOVE these! especially the first one!

Carole Marie - March 2, 2009 - 11:25 pm

Beautiful, fun images – well done!

genelle - March 2, 2009 - 10:52 pm

That little girl is so adorable!

ali - March 2, 2009 - 4:51 am

I love the twirling-in-the-sunlight ones. Your work is lovely.

Linda Kitson - March 2, 2009 - 3:11 am

love these, they are so beautiful and rich in colour, awesome shots

carey - March 1, 2009 - 10:07 pm

Beautiful work as always! I adore these!

christie - February 28, 2009 - 8:48 am

What a cutie she is and a handsome lil guy!! Love the lighting and locations :)

{ Zachary Ryan }

Isn’t He adorable?  Got to take a few shots of this little bundle of joy, who belongs to some friends of ours, over the weekend!

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Jana Kunz - February 27, 2009 - 5:21 am

Wow, so wide eyed and aware! These are beautiful images. :)

Dante' Young - February 26, 2009 - 10:21 pm

These make me SO jealous!!! They are beautiful! I miss you so much. Abigail is getting big, you need to come home soon!!! Love you

Carley Mac - February 25, 2009 - 8:35 am

super precious! love that first image :)

GENELLE - February 25, 2009 - 3:03 am

awwww, hes such a cutie!!

Gilbert Yu - February 25, 2009 - 12:37 am

What a cutie!! My favorite is that last one- those eyes!!

christie - February 24, 2009 - 7:02 am

What a lil sweetie, his eyes are beautiful in the first shot :)

lucy - February 24, 2009 - 5:08 am

Precious…

{ Sneak Peek for Cody And The Rest of The Taylors! }

I had SO much fun at this session this morning.   I learned pretty quickly that Cody likes to play “lets make a deal”, which I could totally work with.  He told me he could just “hold my camera forever!”.   He is also a bit of a little director.  If I wasn’t just where He...

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jodi - February 26, 2009 - 1:06 am

what gorgeous family pictures! I just found your blog and love your style. I’ll be back :)

Gilbert Yu - February 25, 2009 - 12:38 am

Beautiful family! I really love the connections that you’ve captured!

Linda Kitson - February 23, 2009 - 4:06 am

Love the great connection between this family you have captured here, sure they will treasure these

This N That - February 22, 2009 - 6:40 am

wow Tara, I love these! You’ve got talent girl!
-Shellie

GENELLE - February 19, 2009 - 9:58 pm

Ah, I love these pictures. Cody looks like a sweet little boy!

Stacy S - February 17, 2009 - 6:55 pm

These are AMAZING!! Such a fun (not to mention beautiful) family…I feel like you have really captured their personality too!

I LOVE these!! Beautiful work!!

angela - February 16, 2009 - 9:02 pm

Another fab, family shoot Tara!!!

Stefanie - February 16, 2009 - 3:41 am

Love them all! Fabulous!

Penny - February 15, 2009 - 11:36 pm

This might be my favorite session you have done!!!!

Tammi Nowack Photography - February 15, 2009 - 7:58 pm

Love your photos…so sharp and rich in color.
The polaroid might be my favorite, but I love the one of them all laughing too.
Nice work. :)

~tammi (from ILP)

christie - February 15, 2009 - 7:36 pm

Tara, amazing as always !! I’d love to see you in action :)

Carley Mac - February 15, 2009 - 3:30 pm

these are GORGEOUS! love the colors. so so much personality in these shots

Carole Marie - February 15, 2009 - 7:27 am

Fabulous images, Tara! You seriously rock those family sessions :)

Connie R - February 15, 2009 - 4:59 am

Tara I love the casualness of your images and the colors are so rich and appealing.

I also wanted to add I love the Erma Bombeck quote.

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{ NW Oregon – In Black and White }

A project that I have been working on for a while, is creating a book of NW Oregon…specifically my favorite locations here. We have lived here almost 4 years, and we are moving soon. Once that finally sunk in, I realized there were so many places that I had failed to capture, places that have...

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Bianca - March 3, 2009 - 12:29 am

Gotta love those primes! I’ve got the 50mm 1.4 but I wish it was a wider. Love your pics Tara!

tarastaton - March 2, 2009 - 11:08 pm

most of these were taken with my 28mm prime! :)

Bianca - March 2, 2009 - 9:39 pm

Wow Tara… you rocked this! What lens did you use for this shoot?

You are such an amazing photog. I’m sorry I won’t get to meet you since you’re moving away from the Oregon Coast! :(

jason - February 17, 2009 - 10:44 pm

wow. these are amazing and inspiring.

Stefanie - February 16, 2009 - 3:43 am

Wow! Amazing!

rhonda stark - February 15, 2009 - 8:21 pm

beautiful images .. i just love them!

Amy - February 13, 2009 - 11:16 am

These are absolutely beautiful – but my favorite is the third down – stunning!!

Abigail Todd - February 13, 2009 - 5:39 am

They are all so beautiful!

Jana Kunz - February 11, 2009 - 8:08 am

Beautiful images. :)

Lashelle - February 10, 2009 - 11:57 pm

Tara these are amazing!!! I miss the OR coast so much thanks for sharing.

ps~ you need to come to the east coast. LOL

Carole Marie - February 10, 2009 - 8:27 pm

These are amazingly beautiful!

christie - February 10, 2009 - 8:02 am

Tara they are all stunning !! How did you ever choose which ones to print large ? :) I’d have to have them all !!! LOL

Jadiean - February 10, 2009 - 4:10 am

Beautiful!!!

angela - February 9, 2009 - 11:16 pm

OH My Tara, magnificent! All I can say, you are truly inspiring girlie! Absolutely why I love the northwest.

genelle - February 9, 2009 - 10:17 pm

These pictures are so beautiful!! I love the sunset ones, its an amazing picture!

Ashlie - February 9, 2009 - 9:22 pm

These are awesome Tara! Nice work!

{ My Funny Valentine }

Seems like no matter what I do, he either has his finger up his nose, or is up to no good.  Oh well, at least I tried to do his V-day photos! LOL  Some of the funny shots I got.  I asked him to show me his muscles, but He just decided he was going...

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Robin DePaula - February 8, 2009 - 6:37 pm

precious, Tara!!! These are priceless!

This N That - February 8, 2009 - 5:32 am

So cute Tara, what a fun, funny little guy, I love him kissing his muscles!
-Shellie

Bethwyn - February 7, 2009 - 3:13 pm

Those are great! I especially love the tattoo kiss and nose pick, classic boy behaviour!

Jana Kunz - February 6, 2009 - 7:43 am

What a cute little guy. I love that tat. :)

myoko - February 5, 2009 - 9:06 am

What a sweet little man! I just love the mom tatoos! Your lighting is spectacular! ++

paula hickson - February 4, 2009 - 11:33 pm

LOVEEEEEEE these, what a total cutie….loving that tatt!!++

Kayleen T. - February 4, 2009 - 8:11 am

These are adorable! My 2 year old loves her fake tattoos!

Carley Mac - February 4, 2009 - 12:12 am

lol!! the last one cracked me up. love these – he’s so handsome :)

genelle - February 3, 2009 - 10:48 pm

these pictures are adorable!!! the never ending picking of the nose is too cute, ad hes got some cute muscles!

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