I's One Year Session ~ Oregon City Baby Photographer

This little darling was such a cutie! Her mamma is a returning client who came to me to get all five of her kid's portraits taken last summer.

That's her in the middle, all sober-like:


It was much too cold to take her pictures outdoors this time, so we set up this backdrop in her mamma's dining room. Gorgeous wood flooring + a simple backdrop + a large, bright window + a reflector = perfect indoor portraits! It's so simple for me to come to a client's home and set up an area like this for an in-home session. It's much easier and convenient for clients with babies or newborns for me to come to them, rather than making them pack up all their things and drive somewhere else.

This little cutie was such a character with so many smiles - it's not every day I get a one-year-old who is as happy or cooperative as she was!



Playing peek-a-boo was her favorite:







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W&A Portrait Session ~ Oregon City Children's Photographer

Sometimes a mom has a vision; Her children - brother and sister - holding hands, walking next to train tracks.

I had the privilege to make that happen for this photo session:



I love making my client's visions come to life through my photography. Creating exactly what they have envisioned in their head is my passion. We went to the Oregon City Train Station for this session, and the kids had so much fun playing around at the station.












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H Siblings Portraits - Oregon City Child Photographer

I absolutely LOVE being the photographer for families, siblings and children. Siblings are so much fun to photograph - especially young ones! Their dynamic and interactions with each other is so genuine and real - especially when they get along as well as these two! I have so much fun working with kids, getting to know their little personalities, and capturing it forever in photographs.

These two were so much fun to work with! They were a dream to work with; they hugged, whispered funny things in the other's ear, and made funny faces at each other behind the camera to make one another laugh. They had such a great time running, and chasing each other through a gorgeous daisy filled field at this breathtaking location in Canby.

Can you feel the sibling love?





Some darling individual shots:









And one more love-y one for the road:




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Mouser Family ~ Oregon City Family Photographer

We had a great session with a lovely family this evening. Their girls were so adorable and they were all so sweet. The little ones were such good sports for how cold it was and we were able to capture some really amazing shots before the sun went down.

R's 6 month Session ~ Oregon City Baby Photographer

Here at Raining September Photography we specialize in outdoor portraits with natural light. Because of this, winter sometimes poses a challenge for our younger subjects. No 6-month-old should be outside for 2+ hours when it's in the 30's! So for our younger subjects we sometimes have to take the session indoors when it's too cold outside. This works best if we have a large window to work with so we can still harness that beautiful natural light we are so accustomed to.

Little R's mommy had some great wardrobe changes and backgrounds for us to use, along with her beautiful kitchen table to set everything up on. And after a little editing magic, you'd never know, with how awesome these turned out, that they were taken in the comfort of her kitchen, and not a big, fancy studio!

Enjoy!

Little Brother & Big Brother ~ Oregon City Child Photographer

We love photographing families and siblings - especially when they get along as well as these two! Sometimes it really helps to have the other siblings present to help get the best and most natural smiles possible.

In this case, Little Brother loved to watch Big Brother, and Big Brother loved to try to make Little Brother smile and laugh. Big Brother jumped around and made funny noises and faces at Little Brother while I quietly snapped away. It worked wonders! Not to mention it made our job easier so we could focus more on capturing all the little moments and expressions it created.

When it came to Big Brother's turn, we had to find out what made him laugh all on our own. Once again, you never know what's going to make a kid laugh. We found a sandy area to use as a backdrop for a 'beach themed' setup their mommy brought. We were clearing leaves and debris away from the sand, and I found a few cigarette butts lying around. "Eew, gross. A cigarette," I said as I flicked it away. Big Brother asked what it was and I told him it was an "EEW-GROSS-NASTY-CIGARETTE". He cracked up and started giggling.

He also found the thought of Batman in his underwear funny.

So we then started saying things like "I seen batman smoking a cigarette in his underwear!" And "Batman is smoking a gross cigarette inside my camera! Can you see him? Eew, how gross!"

He thought that was hysterical:

Miss D's 3 Year Sesh ~ Oregon City Child Photographer

Being a photographer can be very rewarding and fun. But sometimes it can be hard. Sometimes you get a little one who is camera-shy and wont even look you in the eye when you try to engage them. This can be very frustrating since I try my hardest to get the most natural smiles possible.

I found the best way to help them overcome their shyness is to get down to their level and keep talking to them. Ask them things like "What's your favorite TV show?" or "Who's your favorite super hero?" If that doesn't work, try making funny faces at them and have them try to copy you. Sometimes kids think certain things are funny that you might not expect. That's how we found out what makes little miss D laugh. I went through all the funny, or happy faces I could think of, so I asked her if she could show me her "sad face", and I made a really sad face and pretended to cry. She burst out with laughter; giggling and smiling. So for the next hour and a half, her mommy and her auntie were behind me "crying" and making each other "cry" to get her to laugh,smile and giggle.

I'd say it worked like a charm! Check out her adorable preview:

The Dale Kiddos ~ Oregon City Child Photographer

We LOVE to work with returning clients. It's great to develop a relationship with someone and have that trust with them so they want to come back and work with you in the future. 

Remember these little lovelies from last year?

Their mommy wanted to update her walls with current photos of her kiddos since the little ones change so fast.

We started out in a beautiful orchard, with the afternoon sun filtering beautifully through the trees. Then we headed to a lovely park with rolling hills of summer grass and large oaks for shade. We were able to capture some really wonderful shots of the kiddos at both locations. The august heat was sweltering; hovering around 90o degrees for the entire two and a half hour session. Their mommy was kind enough to take us all out to ice cream before heading home. It was a well-deserved, cold treat for everyone - especially the kiddos - and a great way to end to a fun, although hot, summer session.

Enjoy the preview: