Look who turned one already! Happy first birthday, Benjamin! I can’t even say how happy it makes me when families come back to me to photograph their little ones! I photographed Benjamin as newborn last year and now got to take his one year pictures. He’s become such a little ham and it was a great joy to photograph him. His grandparents, his nanny and his dog also joined for the session and his parents had suggested a gorgeous location. We also took a  few images at their house and it was the cutest thing how the Polar Bear made him laugh!

It was SO MUCH fun this morning to see Rowan and his parents again! Rowan was one of the first newborns that I photographed when I started last year. He has lost all his black hair and turned into such a cheerful wobbler with loads of personality. And he has gotten so big! Here is the full preview:

And here is the link to Rowan’s newborn session: http://www.steffikphotography.com/baby-rowan-newborn-session/

Beckham just turned one a bit over a month ago and I met him and his parents Tarisha and Richard at Cooper Mountain in the early morning yesterday. Such an handsome little boy and he was so fun to photograph. And his parents did a great job keeping him entertained during the session. What a beautiful family!

I met this lovely family yesterday for a photo session at Millennium Plaza in Lake Oswego. Annelise was just a bit over a year and really interested in exploring her surroundings. She had lots of fun at the fountain! Brandon is a great big brother and those two will have so much fun growing up!

Here is a preview from today’s one year session with Madisyn. Her mom Alexa brought the cutest outfits, balloons, letters and a cake! Madi was super happy and made the most adorable faces!

I mostly photograph kids when they are newborn babies and then whit it’s their big fist birthday. In many families, siblings are born when kids are around two to five years old and this is another time when professional photos are being taken. Then, kids graduate from high school and I get to take high school senior photos. But I never get to photograph these in between ages.

BUT, yesterday I had an amazing family session with a child in the early teens. And it was amazing! What a wonderful and fun family and a joy to photograph! This girl is such a free spirit and I think these images capture her great personality perfectly.

Today is Bennett’s first birthday! He is such a ham! Here are just a few of my favorites from his one year session. His mama also brought a little cake for a cake smash, which was super cute! And we finished off his session with a bath. We also went to the Tualatin Hills Nature Park for family pictures. I love how all his pictures turned out and had such a hard time narrowing them down …

Happy Birthday, Mister Bennett!

I met this beautiful mommy and her two wonderful kids for a family photo session in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. Bailey’s daddy and grandma also joined us for the session. I just can’t get over the cuteness of these two kids! Brock has the most amazing eye lashes I have ever seen. And such a smirky smile – I love it. Bailey, who had just turned four months, was just watching what her brother was up to during our session. Those two will be trouble! Cute trouble! Here are just some of my favorite shots from this session.

I met my friend Shannon when I first moved to Portland and my older son was just nine months old. Shannon had her son Matthew with her, who is about the same age as Jasper, and Matthew’s older sister, Elizabeth. In the meantime, I had another boy and Shannon has had twin girls! She met me with her four kids for some photos in Portland’s Rose Garden. Shannon’s big girl Elizabeth was the perfect model and did such a great job posing for me. Matthew and the twins were more into playing than photos, but with some work, we were able to capture great expressions of all of them. Love these smiles and how all the different personalities are captured! And look at those gorgeous eyes! I love these eyes! All of them!

I went to look at the Rose Garden today to find great spots for photos. My friend Ashlyn met me there with her boys and I got to take some photos of this beautiful family. Aren’t they gorgeous!?! The Rose Garden will be such a great spot for Mini Sessions, which I will offer June 21, 22 and 24. Contact me if you are interested in Mini Sessions at the Rose Garden.

The cherries are at full bloom now at the Portland waterfront, which makes an amazing backdrop for pictures. My friends met me for a few family photos today. What a great idea! The weather was beautiful and it looks like it was the last day of a sunny week. So glad we got to capture the flowers before they were gone. Here are my friends Preston and Aimee with their sons, Dashiell and Abbott. Such a beautiful family!

The cherries at the Portland waterfront are in full bloom. In the morning, my friend Ashlyn met me for some pictures with her and her boys, Ronan and Cayden. So gorgeous – I love everything about these photos!

I met this beautiful family in Gabriel Park today. Ama just turned three. What a princess! She was all smiles. Her little brother Luca is about 18 months and such a darling boy!

Miranda and her family joined me for photos in our neighborhood park today. Miranda even brought her Halloween costume and Snow White had her debut. What a true princess!