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Are You DTF?
February 22, 2023 - Listen you filthy pigs, in the custom apparel world, DTF does not mean what you think it means. Direct to Film, or more...
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The Athletic Shop | Chattanooga Tennessee | T-Shirt Printing | Custom Apparel
April 27, 2022 - The Athletic Shop in Chattanooga Tennessee has been open for business since 1973. Originally a retail store, the A Shop...
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Winter Wedding in March! Oakleaf Forest Wedding Venue - Georgia - Greater Chattanooga
March 14, 2022 - Back when Melissa and I first moved to Northwest Georgia, we were approached to cover a wedding at Oakleaf Cottage. Not...
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SPCA Bradley County Tennessee
February 07, 2022 - noremaC Studios was founded by Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Along with being passionate about taking pictures and preserving memo...
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Lola the Dog - Pet Photography - Atlanta Georgia
July 25, 2018 - My wife Melissa has been working with animals for over six years. What started as a love of volunteering for one of the...
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Hey Bartender, Hit Me with Another - Tales of the Cocktail 2017
April 12, 2018 - I took pictures of a lot of bartenders last year. Here's a few of them from a little event in New Orleans called Tales o...
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Hog O Ween
November 09, 2017 - Halloween in Vegas is fuckin' great, especially downtown. Half naked people running around everywhere. In recent years,...
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2017 SEMA kick-off party - Hogs & Heifers Saloon
November 08, 2017 - You thought Rally in the Alley is all Downtown Vegas had goin' on in October? You fuckers forgot about SEMA and Hallowee...
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Sunday - 2017 Rally in the Alley - Hogs & Heifers Saloon - We Made It!
October 26, 2017 - It's hard to put into words how special bike week with Hogs & Heifers Saloon was for me as a photographer. Looking back...
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More from Las Vegas - Saturday at Hogs & Heifers - 2017 Rally in the Alley
October 26, 2017 - Saturdays are great no matter what. Especially when your partyin' with thousands of thirsty bikers in downtown Las Vegas...
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2017 Rally in the Alley Continues! Friday from Hogs & Heifers
October 24, 2017 - Fridays during Rally in the Alley are always packed. Why you ask? Because drinkin' beers and checking out cool biker shi...
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Thursday with Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas Bike Week Begins!
October 20, 2017 - The best thing about bike week in Vegas is that it goes from Thursday through Sunday. The second best thing about bike w...
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The Vendors of '17 Rally in the Alley with Hogs & Heifers
October 20, 2017 - Bike week in Las Vegas annually attracts thousands of riders and enthusiasts from around the globe. From day one of thei...
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12 Years with Hogs & Heifers Saloon
October 19, 2017 - It's hard to believe that Hogs & Heifers Las Vegas has been open for over 12 years, 12 fuckin' years! The saloon has had...
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Living with the Smiths - Cross Country Road Trip
August 25, 2017 - Back when my wife and I were just kids, we moved from upstate New York to Las Vegas. That was our first cross-country ro...
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Saturday - 2017 NHRA Northwest Nationals - Top Fuel Harley - Hogs & Heifers Saloon
August 19, 2017 - Let's be honest, Friday's qualifying run sucked for Michael Beland and crew. The Hogs & Heifers sponsored Top Fuel Harle...
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Friday Part II - Mello Yello NHRA Northwest Nationals Qualifying - Hogs & Heifers Saloon
August 18, 2017 - If y'all know me, you know I can get a little antsy. After what seemed like an eternity, we finally got to roll the Hogs...
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Friday Part I - Mello Yello NHRA Northwest Nationals with Hogs & Heifers Saloon
August 04, 2017 - Ever since I got my first taste of NHRA racing in Bristol earlier this Summer, I've been itchin' to document another day...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Thursday at the Mello Yello NHRA Northwest Nationals
August 04, 2017 - Hogs & Heifers Saloon gets involved in a little bit of everything. Outside of being one of the best dive bars in Vegas,...
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An afternoon stop at Hogs & Heifers Saloon Las Vegas
July 31, 2017 - My wife and I are driving across the country in a couple weeks. We're transplanting to the Southeast in pursuit of acres...
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2011 - 6 Years With Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Downtown Las Vegas
July 30, 2017 - When I was 6 years old, I played my first season of organized t-ball. I sucked at baseball back then, so did most of the...
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2010 - Hogs & Heifers Turns Fuckin' 5
July 29, 2017 - While the rest of the country went to shit in 2010, Hogs and Heifers drank their way to 5 years of business in Las Vegas...
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2008 - Three Years? Shots on the Bar - Hogs & Heifers
July 28, 2017 - Lots of fucked up shit went down in 2008. Of course the Lady Luck was still closed, but they weren't the only project st...
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2007 - Hogs & Heifers celebrates two fuckin' years
July 27, 2017 - The year is 2007. The iphone is announced. Probably not a single person at Hogs gives a shit.
The Lady Luck is still cl...
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2006 - Hogs & Heifers Saloon celebrates their first birthday
July 26, 2017 - They may have been able to kill Saddam Hussein in 2006, but nobody was gettin' in the way of Hogs and Heifers reaching b...
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2005 - We're officially open in Vegas! Hogs & Heifers Saloon
July 25, 2017 - Was Las Vegas ready for a place like Hogs & Heifers Saloon?
The doors officially opened in September of 2005. If I'm ty...
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2005 - Hogs & Heifers Saloon Soft Opening
July 25, 2017 - What the fuck were you doing in 2005? Seems like ages ago.
Hogs & Heifers was gearing up for the opening of their first...
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Tales of the Cocktail 2017 - Craft Your Future!
July 01, 2017 - Tales of the Cocktail celebrated its' 15th year this past week in the great city of New Orleans!
This cocktail party ho...
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Nitro Harley Drag Racing - Hogs & Heifers Saloon visits Thunder Valley in Bristol
June 23, 2017 - It’s called Thunder Valley for a reason, it’s fuckin loud!
You thought the music at Hogs & Heifers Saloon was loud, wai...
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The One and Only Michelle Dell Ramsey - Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas Nevada
June 09, 2017 - I've been collecting paychecks as a photographer for almost 20 years. Over that time, I've taken pictures of thousands o...
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The Twilight Zone with Hogs & Heifers Saloon - 2017 Laughlin River Run
June 09, 2017 - For a moment there I thought I was in an episode of the Twilight Zone. What the fuck was this? Hogs and Heifers was not...
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The ice game at Hogs & Heifers - would you play? 2017 Laughlin River Run
May 23, 2017 - There it was, a lonely ice cube sitting on top of the bar at Hogs and Heifers. I had to take a picture of this cold and...
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Show me your nipples - Thursday with Hogs & Heifers Saloon at the 2017 Laughlin River Run
May 09, 2017 - What's the craziest fuckin' thing you saw at the 2017 Laughlin River Run?
Two things immediately come to mind for me. T...
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Who got drunk on Wednesday? Laughlin River Run 2017 - Hogs & Heifers Saloon
May 06, 2017 - Let's take a moment and lube things up. Instead of spraying the entire 2017 Laughlin River Run all over your face at onc...
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The Circus of Hogs & Heifers Saloon - 2017 Laughlin River Run
May 03, 2017 - Ever since the end of this year's Rally on the River, I've been in deep thought about how to get the full Hogs story up...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - 2016 Laughlin River Run Highlights Part II
April 23, 2017 - If you're reading this, obviously I survived the first two days of the 2016 River Run with Hogs and Heifers Saloon. I wa...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - Flashback to the 2016 Laughlin River Run - Part I
April 23, 2017 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon in Las Vegas keeps me busy. If you follow my photo blogs, you know my last Hogs post was from da...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - The Mint 400 - Las Vegas
April 18, 2017 - Las Vegas is always fuckin' busy, this is especially true in March! Shit's going on all over the strip and large herds o...
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Portland Oregon - Pot Guide - Where do you like to get high?
March 29, 2017 - While discussing cannabis adventures with the crew at High 5 Tours, we started talking about our favorite places to get...
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Portland Pot Guide - elbe's edibles - first cannabis friendly bakery in PDX
March 21, 2017 - Since the new year, we've been wanting to add an edible stop on the list of pot adventures we offer up in smoke with Hig...
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Portland Pot Guide - PDX Final Four - Favorite dispensary?
March 15, 2017 - If you've been enjoying the recreational cannabis movement in Portland Oregon, there is little doubt that you have a fav...
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TOAST 2017 presented by the Oregon Distiller's Guild - Portland
February 20, 2017 - This year's version of TOAST marked a third appearance to the event with my camera in hand, thus completing the trilogy.
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The Oregon Distiller's Guild presents the 7th annual Toast - Portland
February 17, 2017 - Back in 2015 I was lucky to be invited and take some pictures of an event in Portland called Toast. For years I've been...
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Rainy day adventure with High 5 Tours - Portland Oregon
February 17, 2017 - Rain sucks. My wife loves it. Most people from Portland do too. I understand that it's necessary for life, still doesn't...
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Cocktail photography by Cameron Smith - Portland Oregon - New Orleans - Las Vegas
February 11, 2017 - What's my favorite city in 'Merica to have a drink? Hard question. Cool places serving great brews and cocktails are eve...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas - The Holiday Sessions Part III
February 07, 2017 - After an awesome Toys for Tots motorcycle run, I still had a couple days in Las Vegas to take more pictures with the Hog...
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Wedding Photography Highlights from 2016 - Portland Oregon
February 04, 2017 - We only took on a few weddings last year with the photo side of our studio. Most events that we did involving tying the...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Part II of the 2016 Holiday Sessions - Las Vegas
February 03, 2017 - Whenever I decide to do some portraits at Hogs and Heifers, I usually like working the day shift. The natural light that...
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Cocktails at the Bithouse Saloon - Portland Oregon Drinks!
January 29, 2017 - Having only been open for a couple years, the Bithouse Saloon has established itself as local favorite for whiskey and c...
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Tours in Portland Oregon - Downtown and beyond
January 27, 2017 - Portland Oregon is a vibrant port city that thousands of adult aged folks will visit this year. With numerous places to...
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Toys for Tots Motorcycle Run - Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas Nevada
January 23, 2017 - Lots of negative shit has been spewing out of our social media feeds lately. Time to spin things around a little bit and...
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The Women's March - Portland Oregon
January 22, 2017 - 2017 is already shaping up to be quite a year in the states. Unless you've unplugged and moved to the Yukon Territory, i...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Holiday Sessions Part I - the Rodeo is in town!
December 31, 2016 - After covering the Hogs and Heifers Toys Run last year, I thought it would be a good idea to shoot for an entire week ov...
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Inked up 2016 - Sharpie Illustrations by Cameron Smith
November 27, 2016 - Drawing, one of life's greater escapes. I've always liked to draw. Since discovering higher quality pens and specialty p...
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Christmas Pet Sessions on the Smith Farm - St. Johns - Portland Oregon
November 25, 2016 - I love my pets. When my wife and I first moved to Portland, we only had two Italian Greyhounds. In five short years of l...
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Gentlemen Jack visits the Jackknife
November 17, 2016 - Jackknife is a dope bar right in the heart of downtown Portland. This was my third go around in covering a cocktail even...
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The Bar Institute with Herradura Tequila - Portland Oregon - Left Bank Annex
November 17, 2016 - The Left Bank Annex is an awesome venue located on the east side of Portland. A couple years ago I photographed a tastin...
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Ham and Whiskey - The Bar Institute takes over Hamlet in downtown Portland
October 27, 2016 - What are some of the world's best pairings? Was ham and whiskey one of the first things that entered your mind? If this...
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The Bar Institute with Angel's Envy - Portland Oregon
October 27, 2016 - One of the coolest things about The Bar Institute and cocktail fueled events is liquor brands throw the best dinner part...
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From Portland Cocktail Week to the Bar Institute PDX
October 26, 2016 - What was once Portland Cocktail Week is now The Bar Institute. Cocktail week was awesome, The Bar Institute is the same...
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The final days of Las Vegas BikeFest 2016 - Hogs & Heifers Saloon
October 20, 2016 - So if I'm writing this blog, it's obvious I survived covering Las Vegas BikeFest 2016 for Hogs and Heifers Saloon. Wholl...
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Saturday! Hogs & Heifers Saloon 2016 Las Vegas BikeFest. Nobody parties harder
October 19, 2016 - It's Las Vegas BikeFest on a Saturday morning. You're in Downtown Las Vegas and you want to start the day off correct. A...
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Thursday & Friday from Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Rally in the Alley - Las Vegas BikeFest '16
October 14, 2016 - Bike week at Hogs and Heifers Saloon used to build up in crowds from Wednesday on. This concluded with wild Saturday nig...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon in Las Vegas celebrates 11 Years!
October 05, 2016 - If there was ever a tournament bracket that faced off the hardest partying bars in the world, Hogs and Heifers Saloon in...
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Turn it back to 2012 - Las Vegas BikeFest with Hogs & Heifers Saloon
September 15, 2016 - 2012... seems like ages ago. Downtown Grand was still the closed down Lady Luck. Hogs and Heifers Saloon was only celebr...
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The origins of Rally in the Alley - Hogs & Heifers Las Vegas - BikeFest 2013
September 13, 2016 - If you've only been coming to Las Vegas BikeFest and Hogs and Heifers for a couple of years, you may assume that the sal...
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Best photos from Las Vegas BikeFest 2014 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon
September 06, 2016 - I know what your thinking... another fuckin' post about Hogs and Heifers Saloon? The answer is yes, and there's more com...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas BikeFest 2015 Highlights
September 06, 2016 - September is here! This means a few things for the days ahead in my photo life. First, wedding season in the Pacific Nor...
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Hogs and Heifers - From the Laughlin River Run to Rally in the Alley
August 30, 2016 - It's been awhile since I've posted any photo updates about the Hogs crew in Las Vegas. That's partially because I haven'...
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A+J Wedding Photo Highlights | McMenamins Gearhart Hotel
August 29, 2016 - Seaside is a cozy coastal town less than two hours from Portland. My wife and I took a road trip around the area when we...
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Wedding from Peninsula Park in Portland Oregon
July 14, 2016 - Portland Oregon is well known for having an abundance of great parks and Peninsula Park happens to be one of the best. I...
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Pearl, Bert, Blue, Stan, and Slim in Studio
June 15, 2016 - We have a fun session at the home studio on the books for Friday. I've been spending my spare time this week fine tuning...
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Saturday in Portland Oregon with High 5 Tours and the Mary Jane's Crew
June 15, 2016 - Weed tours in Portland Oregon are a real thing. You can legally reserve the bus at High 5 and take it just about anywher...
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Saturday at WhiskeyTown USA 2016 - Portland Oregon
June 11, 2016 - Good food, live music, and whiskey, lots of it. That was the plan for Friday the 13th back in mid May. Day two of Portla...
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2016 St Johns Parade in North Portland
May 24, 2016 - The St. Johns Parade is one of my favorite weekends of the year in the neighborhood. Actually I like every weekend here...
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Bike Rally with Hogs & Heifers - 2016 Laughlin River Run Day III
May 24, 2016 - To start day three of the 2016 Laughlin River Run, I woke up feeling a little adventurous. It was time to find a higher...
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2016 Laughlin River Run Day 2 - Hogs and Heifers Roadshow
May 13, 2016 - Even though the rains came late, Wednesday with the Hogs and Heifers crew at the Laughlin River Run was fun as fuck. Goo...
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2016 Whiskeytown USA - Portland Oregon
May 12, 2016 - 2015 was my first year being invited to photograph Whiskeytown USA. If you like music, whiskey, or cocktails of any kind...
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Laughlin River Run 2016 - Opening night with Hogs and Heifers Saloon
May 11, 2016 - On Wednesday morning April 27th 2016, we left Las Vegas for the Laughlin River Run with the Hogs Road Crew just after 10...
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The Hogs Road Crew - Laughlin River Run 2016
May 11, 2016 - The Laughlin River Run is an annual rally that's been attracting bikers from all over the world for over 30 years. It wa...
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Family Wedding in Charlotte North Carolina - Alexander Homestead
May 10, 2016 - Just before Thanksgiving last year, my cousin Steven surprised us all and proposed to his girlfriend at my sister's pub...
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High 5 Tours - Portland Oregon - 420 - April 20th
April 22, 2016 - Back in my high school and college years, 420 was kind of an underground thing. Sure the hippies and potheads new the co...
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The People of Hogs and Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas - 2005-2015
April 20, 2016 - Of all my photo projects, I easily blog the most about Hogs and Heifers Saloon. There's a reason for that. Outside of we...
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WhiskeyTown USA - upcoming PDX events in Portland Oregon
April 13, 2016 - Whiskeytown was a pretty rad Portland event to photograph last year. Lots of good music, good food, and obviously plenty...
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The Gorge - ToothRock and Wauna Viewpoint Loop - Oregon
April 04, 2016 - It's been awhile since my wife and I went on a longer hike. When we first moved to Portland, the hiking guide Curious Go...
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Oregon Humane Society - Doggie Dash 2016
April 01, 2016 - My wife and I have taken part in Portland Oregon's Doggie Dash every year since moving to the Pacific Northwest. We even...
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What does music look like?
March 30, 2016 - I've been lucky enough to photograph dozens of musicians and live shows as a freelance photo guy. My buddy Paul at Merc...
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Oregon Humane Society Volunteer Party 2016
March 15, 2016 - The Oregon Humane Society in North Portland has over 1000 volunteers. It's only fitting they throw a party to once a yea...
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Birthday Girl - Oak Knoll Winery - Oregon
March 11, 2016 - Birthdays are always special, especially when you're turning 80!
I was honored to photograph Christopher and Sarah's we...
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Cocktail & Event Photography from Portland Oregon to New Orleans
March 04, 2016 - Last year was a thirsty one from behind the lens. I attended and photographed more cocktail and spirit filled parties th...
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Toast 2016 - Oregon Distiller's Guild
February 29, 2016 - Toast 2016 is the 6th installment of an annual tasting event put on by the Oregon Distiller's Guild. I was lucky enough...
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Bar Fly Portraits
February 26, 2016 - I've never considered myself much of a portrait photographer, I'm really more of a wedding and concert guy. Even though...
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Cat and Gremlin Photography - Portland Oregon
February 12, 2016 - My wife has been working with the Oregon Humane Society for over 4 years. In a typical day she helps all kinds of animal...
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High 5 Tours - Cannabis Collaborative Conference
February 10, 2016 - Wherever you find a growing industry, a convention style event about the ins and outs of that industry is bound to be cl...
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And now introducing Hank Dell - Hogs Life
February 03, 2016 - Michelle is the owner of Hogs and Heifers Saloon in Las Vegas Nevada. She may be the most fascinating person I know. At...
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Laz's crew - Hogs and Heifers Saloon USA
February 01, 2016 - While I was finishing up my last photo project with Hogs and Heifers in Las Vegas, I was introduced to Alex. She was in...
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High 5 Tours - Portland Oregon - Attack of the Refer Man
January 26, 2016 - In case you've missed it, buying recreational weed is now legal in the great states of Oregon and Washington. We also al...
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Sasquatch and Crazy Cat Lady unite in marriage!
January 11, 2016 - Sasquatch has been said to be roaming the wooded areas of the Pacific Northwest for centuries. Crazy Cat Lady has been n...
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No Pants Day - Portland 2016
January 10, 2016 - Since the day my wife was born, she hasn't been wearing pants. Once a year she gets together with a few hundred other pe...
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2016 Calendars - Hogs and Heifers Saloon USA
January 07, 2016 - In 2015 I took part in more Vegas photo projects than ever. A majority of the camera clicking was for Michelle and compa...
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M+S+H - First family session with the Richter's
December 24, 2015 - A few weeks back we took some awesome expecting photos with the Richter fam. At that time, this included a husband, a wi...
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Hanging in St. Johns Portland with Diana and BJ
November 28, 2015 - Diana and Bj both work at the Oregon Humane Society. Bj has lived in Portland his whole life and Diana hails from the sw...
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Classic and Vintage Tasting at Hamlet in Downtown Portland
November 24, 2015 - Judging by the commercials I've been seeing on the tube lately, the holidays are getting close. Usually this time of yea...
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Sauvie Island UFO - Oregon Urban Legend
November 22, 2015 - Rumor has it that a UFO crash landed on Sauvie Island back in the 90's. Always down to get our X- Files on, we took the...
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Cameron's Ink
November 19, 2015 - Sick of everyone taking so many f-ckin' photos? Lets draw something!
I've always liked to draw, been doodling since I c...
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Bar Mashups from Portland Cocktail Week
November 13, 2015 - There are hundreds of great bars scattered throughout downtown Portland and beyond. Again, one of the bad-ass things abo...
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Megan, Sean and the new one (almost!)
November 11, 2015 - I photographed Megan and Sean's wedding just over a year ago, love these two! I don't get asked to do baby sessions ofte...
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Road Trip to Vernonia Lake in Northwest Oregon
November 09, 2015 - I recently discovered the abandoned Vernonia Mill from creepin' on someone else's Instagram page. I thought it would be...
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Engagement at the Ticonderoga Club in Atlanta
November 08, 2015 - I've been excited to visit Atlanta and my sister's new bar the Ticonderoga Club for months. We've had this trip planned...
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The Bon Vivants - 2015 Portland Cocktail Week
October 27, 2015 - Just who are the Bon Vivants? I've never heard these words spoken together until I started covering cocktail events. Don...
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2015 Run Like Hell Half Marathon - Portland Oregon
October 25, 2015 - The Run Like Hell in Portland is always a fun race to watch. This year was no exception. Great Halloween costumes all ov...
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There's always Friday - Las Vegas BikeFest with Hogs and Heifers
October 13, 2015 - After two days of hanging with the staff at Hogs and Heifers my body was tired. My liver was tired too. How do these Hog...
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Rally in the Alley - Hogs and Heifers - Las Vegas BikeFest
October 08, 2015 - Most Thursdays in my life consist of the day ending with some dinner over Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Matt Jackson is...
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Hogs and Heifers celebrates 10 years in Las Vegas
October 08, 2015 - Ever seen the movie Boyhood? It's pretty f*ckin' rad. The story follows a young lad from childhood to the start of colle...
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2015 Portland Marathon
October 06, 2015 - Just moments after my wife completed her first marathon earlier this year, she said something along the lines of... I'm...
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Dave Mathews Band at the Gorge Amphitheater
September 08, 2015 - Summer is winding down. After a busy month of covering wedding events, this Sunday was a perfect time to hit the road fo...
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Zagat Loves PDX!
August 28, 2015 - I've been shooting a ton of cocktails and events lately, nothing food related in a bit. That changed this week when I wa...
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WhistlePig Whiskey and a pig visit the Bit House Saloon
August 18, 2015 - Whiskey is a cool sounding word, no matter how you spell it. It wasn't until recently I started enjoying the whiskey. In...
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The Yearbook Sessions - Hogs and Heifers Saloon
August 05, 2015 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon recently announced the closing of their New York City location. If you live in the New York area...
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Wedding photo fun from New Orleans
July 26, 2015 - I've traveled to New Orleans for the last six years to cover a one of a kind event called Tales of the Cocktail. Over th...
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Oregon Humane Society presents some tale waggin'
July 24, 2015 - My wife has been working with the Oregon Humane Society for over three years. Along with putting in her normal hours at...
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Oregon Humane Society Benefit Concert
July 22, 2015 - Heather is a friend of ours that works at the Oregon Humane Society. She's an avid musician, music lover, and an even bi...
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Oregon Road Trip for 9th Anniversary
July 07, 2015 - Crater Lake is f*ckin' great. So's my wife. Cheers to more anniversaries and road trips!
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Portland Best Date
June 19, 2015 - Best Date is a local dating service that has been hosting singles parties for over three years. They frequently put on m...
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Wedding greatness from Youngberg Hill
June 17, 2015 - After only one e-mail from Taylor, I knew I wanted to be a part of this wedding. I had never met her or Ben before but s...
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The Smith Farm
June 10, 2015 - Seppi is a master photographer at Powers Studios. He doesn't have a silver beard yet, but I still feel he qualifies as a...
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Appleton Estate visits Portland
June 09, 2015 - Lush Life is the group behind Portland Cocktail Week. I've been lucky enough to participate and cover this local event o...
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2015 Newport Marathon
May 31, 2015 - My wife and I are celebrating 17 years of knowing each other today. She's accomplished some pretty cool stuff over those...
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The 2015 St. John's Parade
May 18, 2015 - My wife and I recently had to move. With property values sky rocketing in Portland, it was time for the landlord to sell...
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2015 Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - Portland Oregon
May 18, 2015 - Usually when friends from college visit, the old party animals come out and it's time to get your drink on. This last Su...
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Forrest Park in Portland
May 12, 2015 - Since the beginning of the year my wife has been training for her first marathon. 26 point two f-ckin' miles. That's eve...
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Friday night at WhiskeyTown in Downtown Portland
May 12, 2015 - What is WhiskeyTown?
WhiskeyTown is an annual festival that takes place in downtown Portland. This year over 200 whiske...
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WhiskeyTown USA presents The Great Whiskey Debate - Portland Oregon
May 08, 2015 - The start of May has been busy. After spending a week in Las Vegas for some photo work and a little fun, I returned to P...
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Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab Utah
May 07, 2015 - My wife has worked at the Oregon Humane Society ever since we moved to Portland. She loves animals, all of them. Ever si...
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A weekend with Imagine Studios in Las Vegas
May 07, 2015 - The studio I used to work for in Las Vegas is busy most of the year, and by busy I mean thousands of events annually. Th...
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Date Night in Portland!
May 01, 2015 - Last week I was invited to photograph a speed dating event at Dixie's in Downtown Portland. This was a fun experience an...
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Bar Rescue visits St. John's PDX
April 23, 2015 - So my Father-in-law loves the reality show Bar Rescue. We heard some chatter in the hood that they were taking over a lo...
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Widmer Brothers Brewing celebrates 30 years! 30 for 30
April 19, 2015 - Since moving to Portland Widmer Brothers has been one of our favorite breweries. They've been serving up good beers for...
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Front yard art with the macro
April 11, 2015 - Ya know I like roaming with my fisheye, but I'm also falling deeply in love with the macro lens in my photo sac. After t...
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Event Photography that Doesn't Suck - noremaC Studios visits Las Vegas
April 10, 2015 - During work trips to Sin City I always like to whip out my camera for at least one night of drinkin' and picture takin'...
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Columbia International Cup in North Portland - Mama Charlotte O'Neal
March 26, 2015 - Brian is a friend of mine who recently opened his own coffee and tea house in the New Columbia Neighborhood of North Por...
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K + A - Wedding Photography in Downtown Portland
March 25, 2015 - I've been excited to cover Kara and Andy's wedding ever since we met. The plan was simple. Get ready, get whiskey, get m...
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Shamrock Run 2015 - Portland Oregon
March 15, 2015 - It was raining hard. It hasn't rained here in weeks. Which is weird to say in Portland this time of year. I honestly did...
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TOAST! in Portland
March 08, 2015 - Time for another Toast! This event was f-ckin awesome... Seriously. Over 100 distilleries in one spot? Feast your eyes o...
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Of course we're including the pets - Casual shoot in North Portland
February 21, 2015 - Warm up session about a month out from the big day. I promise you no cats where harmed in this shoot!
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Friday Night Yoga Club - Yoga Pearl PDX
January 17, 2015 - Jennifer is a good friend and avid yoga student. I was stoked she invited me to capture the opening session of her Frida...
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Color, Weddings, and The Book Brewer
January 12, 2015 - Easily one of my favorite wedding albums brewed by the Book Brewer last year... Love the colors! Love this wedding day!...
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No Pants Day 2015 - Portland
January 12, 2015 - My previous blogs about No Pants Day in Portland have always been the quickest to reach 1000 hits. Which proves what I'v...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - 2014 Las Vegas BikeFest Headquarters
January 04, 2015 - As Friday blurred into Saturday and then Saturday morphed into Sunday, my memory begins to fade on the details of docume...
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Las Vegas BikeFest 2014 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon
January 03, 2015 - Las Vegas BikeFest is one of the premier bike events west of the Mississippi. Hogs and Heifers Saloon is one of the best...
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Happy Hog Day 2014
December 28, 2014 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon celebrated 9 years of Las Vegas residency in early October of 2014. That's right, 9 f-ckin' year...
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Bad Ass Wedding Photography from 2014
December 19, 2014 - Let's face it, 2014 rocked. Cheers to the everyone that invited me to document their weddings this year.. Enjoy some hig...
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Timberline Lodge and Hood River
December 18, 2014 - My wife and I usually like to go on a short trip somewhere for her birthday. The last few years we've been headin' to Mo...
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Cocktails and Competition - PDXCW 2014
November 29, 2014 - For my final act of getting paid to drink at various places around PDX, I bring you the Portland Cocktail Week Bar Chall...
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The Old Fashioned at Portland Cocktail Week 2014
November 28, 2014 - How about this for an afternoon? Go visit one one of Portland's largest glass studios and blow your own rocks glass. The...
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Beacon Rock Trail in Washington
November 27, 2014 - My wife and I love hiking this time of year. Most people get their nature fix in during the warmer months so the best th...
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Wedding Photography from the Laurelhurst Club
November 13, 2014 - Earlier in the year I met with Sarah and Christopher to talk photo ideas for their upcoming wedding. We barely discussed...
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San Fran Cisco
November 01, 2014 - A friend from college recently got married on a ranch a few hours outside of San Francisco. That gave my wife and I a ch...
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Run Like Hell!
October 31, 2014 - My wife ran in the Run Like Hell half marathon last week. Congratulations to her and company for conquering a challengin...
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PDX Photo Scout
October 31, 2014 - A few outtakes from a recent photo scout on the river here in Portland. What happened to the sun? At least we have the B...
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Wedding Photography from the Moon River Ranch in Texas!
October 14, 2014 - Epic is a word that can be overused... Sarah and Anderson's wedding at the Moon River Ranch in Texas was epic. A huge lo...
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Wedding Photography with Megan & Sean at the Riverside Golf & Country Club in North Portland
September 17, 2014 - I've known Megan and Sean for a little over a year. Some how during our meet ups, we always end up our at a bar.. which...
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Light painting session with Sarah and Anderson
September 11, 2014 - Just after our engagement shoot a few months back, Anderson showed me an awesome light stick he made and I've been itchi...
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And a little from something from Tales of the Cocktail '14
September 04, 2014 - Now that I'm putting the finishing touches on this year's Tales of the Cocktail album, it's time to post a few favorites...
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Heading toward the other Hood - Mirror Lake and Timberline Lodge
September 03, 2014 - It's been awhile since we stepped away for a hike. I noticed a sign for Mirror Lake in route to a recent wedding gig at...
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Engaged on the Mississippi!
August 01, 2014 - Lots of great things happen in New Orleans during Tales of the Cocktail. This was definitely one of them!
Congrats to E...
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S + C casual shoot in Portland
August 01, 2014 - Christopher and Sarah were one of the first couples I met when I moved to the Rose City. I'm stoked they invited me to p...
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2014 Mississippi Street Fair in Portland
July 13, 2014 - The Mississippi Street Fair is touted as being the largest one in Portland. With booths stretching for blocks and people...
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Fetch - the Oregon Humane Society Ball
July 13, 2014 - Congratulations to the Oregon Humane Society for spending 25 years in their beautiful facility in North Portland. Congra...
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Wedding Photography brought to you by the Timbers Army
July 11, 2014 - Corinn and Aaron know how to celebrate a wedding day in style. Avid fans and season ticket holders for the Portland Timb...
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Wedding Photography All the Way from Buford Georgia?
July 08, 2014 - My wife and I both have family in and around the Atlanta area so it was only a matter of time before I rocked a wedding...
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Reynolds Learning Academy Graduation - Class of 2014
June 27, 2014 - Congratulations to the seniors of Reynolds Learning Academy class of 2014!
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Botanical Gardens in Atlanta
June 26, 2014 - While down South in Hotlanta for a wedding trip I got to spend a little time with the family. My sister took me to the A...
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NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene Oregon
June 17, 2014 - One of my college buddies works in the editorial wing of Getty Images. He travels year round covering major events all o...
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Rose Festival and Strawberry Fields
June 05, 2014 - This time of year is niceee in Portland. After a few months of grey and rain, the local hermit crowd is finally ready to...
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Vito takes on the city of Portland
June 03, 2014 - Kelly loves her dog Vito. Since she's getting ready to move from the Northwest to Florida, we thought it would be cool t...
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Family session with {the} Olsons
June 03, 2014 - Dusty and Lauren have been friends of mine since I moved up to Portland. They recently welcomed a new baby boy into thei...
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S+A+Alberta Park
May 24, 2014 - Sarah and Anderson are a good time waiting to happen. I'm very happy that a mutual friend recently hooked us up. Now all...
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Decision Day - May 19th, 2014 - Love Wins
May 19, 2014 - On May 19th 2014, a federal judge ruled that Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The decision took ef...
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Dog party in downtown Portland
May 11, 2014 - Through rain and sunshine the Canine Crusaders from Kenton conquered yet another Doggie Dash in downtown Portland! Slim...
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Doggie Dash Eve
May 09, 2014 - Here we are on the eve of the biggest dog party of the year... Slim and Stan can hardly contain themselves!
In honor of...
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Doggie Dash - Oregon Humane Society
April 28, 2014 - My wife Melissa works at the Oregon Humane Society. Every year in May they host a fundraising event in downtown Portland...
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N + D Wedding Album - the Book Brewer
April 22, 2014 - Bad ass wedding album design brought to you by the Book Brewer
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Laguna Beach B-Roll
April 20, 2014 - One of the bonuses about hitting the airways for a wedding is getting to explore whatever destination you land in. You k...
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From the Kenton Neighborhood to the Pearl District
April 10, 2014 - Yesterday was another perfect Spring afternoon in Portlandia. Powers Studios in downtown Portland was hosting an album p...
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Portland Sticker Art
March 29, 2014 - Stickers are taking over... Even grandma likes 'em. Here we go to Sticker Nerds 3 yo!
The Pacific Northwest Friends...
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Eagle Creek - Punchbowl Falls
March 09, 2014 - We heard and read a few good reviews about Eagle Creak. It's considered one of the more famous trails in the Gorge. Unfo...
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{D+N} Wedding Day from Castaways in Downtown Portland
March 07, 2014 - I met Danelle and Nick at the end of last year. Immediately following our initial get together I was just as excited for...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon | Las Vegas | 2012
February 10, 2014 - The year was 2012. The booze was flowing and the ladies were dancin' away at Hogs in Las Vegas. It was a time to rock yo...
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Snowmaggedon and light painting - PDX and the far North
February 09, 2014 - The Smith Farm is located in North Portland. So north, it's just about on the wrong side of the tracks. During Snowmagge...
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Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge
January 29, 2014 - Since we were attending our first Blazer game at night, we wanted to make yesterday's hike a simple one. We choose Elowa...
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Wedding Photography from Hotel Oregon | McMinnville
January 25, 2014 - I met Meg and Ryan almost a year ago at the '13 Bravo Wedding Affair in downtown Portland. After capturing an awesome en...
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Another Week, Another Hike - Latourell Falls
January 21, 2014 - After saying good morning to the mighty Paul Bunyan of North Portland, we headed east on another journey deep into the G...
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Horsetail Falls Trail in the Gorge
January 16, 2014 - Continuing along with our exploration of the Columbia River Gorge, we bring you Horsetail Falls. This trail had everythi...
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Jen and Scott's Wedding Album | Seattle Washington
January 15, 2014 - Since the wedding biz slows down this time of year, I always get the chance to catch up on my design work as {the} Book...
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No Pants Day Portland 2014
January 12, 2014 - My wife hates pants. She wears them when she has to but as soon as she comes home from work, they're off. We went to our...
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From Cougar Country to Kruger's Farm
January 08, 2014 - For this casual shoot, we hit it up in two states. The afternoon session started just outside of the Couve at Washington...
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I Know a Place Where Angel's Rest
January 07, 2014 - My wife bought herself a local hiking book for the New Year. This year's version is gluten free, so it's an extra specia...
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Steel Wool Light Painting - Kenton Neighborhood
January 06, 2014 - Tonight was a perfect night to try our hand at steel wool painting. This form of light painting photography can be seen...
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Wedding Scout in McMinnville Oregon
January 05, 2014 - My first wedding of the new year is coming up in less than two weeks. I'm super excited as it's taking place in a cozy l...
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2013 part III {the} family chapter!
December 31, 2013 - This is it for '13 picture highlights... f rom {the} Smith Farm and beyond! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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2013 Part I - Weddings and Engagements
December 29, 2013 - 2013 was an awesome year for pictures, especially weddings. Cheers to all of the couples that believed in my photo skill...
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Christmas Light Art
December 27, 2013 - We live close to an old school house that puts up a nice display of holiday lights. My wife and I have made it an annual...
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A fowl day in North Portland
November 28, 2013 - In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought I would post a few of my favorite chicken pictures from the past year. Happy Fowl Da...
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New York Again!?
October 11, 2013 - Since I was roamin' the streets of New York for over a week, an old colleague from Vegas asked me to cover a photo gig f...
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A Session in the City
October 10, 2013 - This was my first shoot in and around the city in ages. I loved it and can't wait to go back! You can pull up to just ab...
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Las Vegas BikeFest 2013
September 19, 2013 - Even though I've been living in the Northwest for a couple of years I'm still one of the house shooters for Hogs and Hei...
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Spreading wedding love in the Pacific Northwest
August 26, 2013 - The past few months I've been capturing some pretty amazing wedding celebrations all over Oregon and Washington. From wi...
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Camera painting in downtown Portland
July 02, 2013 - Ever since living amongst the bright lights of Vegas, I've always liked camera painting. It wasn't until recently that I...
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Sauvie Island
July 01, 2013 - Berry season is in full swing in the Northwest. Many of the local farms offer acres of land to wander and pick your own...
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Men with beards
June 10, 2013 - Mondays suck... How about some men with beards to make it all better!
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It Takes Two to Tango
June 04, 2013 - The last evening event hosted by Tales of the Cocktail on Tour in Buenos Aires was a party filled with good music, drink...
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Last Thursday on Alberta Street
June 03, 2013 - Last week marked the seasonal start to one of Portland's greatest ongoing outdoor festivals. The Last Thursday of every...
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R + M Casual in North East Portland
May 31, 2013 - Ryan and Meg are getting married this January in a quaint little town just west of Portland. I'm looking forward to cove...
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Fiesta de Bienvenida Con Asado y Destilados
May 29, 2013 - The opening date of Tales of the Cocktail on Tour- Buenos Aires featured a unique experience at the Estancia la Alameda.
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Kenton Street Fair
May 20, 2013 - I've lived in the Kenton area of North Portland for almost two years. It's a growing community and considered one of the...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon
May 19, 2013 - I'm still one of the house photographers for Hogs and Heifers in Las Vegas. When I'm back in the valley I always make it...
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S + J in downtown PDX
May 13, 2013 - Scott and Jen are getting married this Summer in Seattle. They currently live in Corvalis where Jen is a teacher and Sco...
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Portland Doggie Dash 2013
May 12, 2013 - The sun was shining and the canines were out in full force yesterday for the 26th annual Doggie Dash in downtown Portlan...
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End Petlessness!
March 17, 2013 - You're invited to Portland's biggest party of the year for pets and people... the Oregon Humane Society's 26th annual Do...
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Time to Tango
March 15, 2013 - Friends of ours are avid tango dancers and they've been inviting us for a night of dancin' at their hall for months. Wit...
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Trash the dress session with my favorite chicken farmer
March 01, 2013 - Today was an awesome beginning to March in Portland with temperatures reaching over 60 degrees for the first time in awh...
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Wedding Show Albums
February 15, 2013 - Sneak peak! Check out some full page spreads from an album I designed for the upcoming Bravo! Wedding Affair
This will...
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Special plans for Valentines?
February 06, 2013 - About 2 million couples get engaged every Valentine's Day in our beautiful country. Hopefully that translates into lots...
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Chicken & Family Christmas Photography!
December 07, 2012 - Since all of the members of our chicken farm were just babies at this point last year, or not even thought of yet, we we...
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November 13, 2012 - I've had fun this past year with my personal Instagram account so I thought it would be cool to create one for noremaC S...
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Hogs & Heifers Las Vegas celebrates lucky 7!
September 26, 2012 - In 2005 I was living in Las Vegas and just signed on to feature some of my photography at a local art show. Vegas isn't...
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Hogs, weddings and Vegas
July 09, 2012 - I've been the house photographer for Hogs and Heifers in Las Vegas since their opening back in 2005. Hogs is a crazy bar...
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The unofficial definition of Alternative Photography
June 15, 2012 - Alternative photography (also called alternative photography, alt photo or simply alternative) is a genre of photography...
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