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This is one of my favorite spots to do senior portraits at the Oregon Coast. Yes, this location looks stunning in color, but I love these dramatic black & white images too.
This girl could not be any cuter and I love that we got so much variety, all in the downtown area of Cannon Beach! I’ve known her since she was born and I can’t believe she’s already graduated from high school (class of 2023).
I’ve known this gorgeous senior since she was a baby. Actually, her mom was pregnant with her when I was pregnant with my youngest and somewhere there’s an old photo to prove it! Anyway, if she looks familiar, it’s probably because I did her sister’s senior photos a couple of years ago and they look a lot a like (and for those who know their parents…they look JUST like them, don’t they?) . In fact, we did part of her sister’s senior portraits at this same beach (click HERE to see that blog post). Although she doesn’t live there now, the Oregon Coast is where she grew up and this specific beach has a lot of meaning to her and her family.
If you would like to book senior portraits (or any portraits) at the beach, we can totally make that happen! Just let me know.
Because Jayden booked the biggest senior portrait package, I will be doing two more blog posts featuring her photos!
I recently posted the photos we took in downtown Astoria (click HERE to see that blog post), but here are the ones we did on a separate day, at Short Sands Beach (Oswald State Park), near Cannon Beach. Joslyn is SO easy to photograph. Not only is she photogenic and outgoing, but her mom is a photographer too, so she’s fairly used to being in front of the camera. I’ve watched this girl grow up, sometimes close up (like, when I was her childcare provide when she was a toddler) and other times from afar (like, when we moved away and kept in touch with her Mom). She’s been through a lot in her 18 yrs, but my goodness is she resilient! She’s also beautiful (obviously), both inside and out. Truly a great human being.
In case you missed part 1 of this session, you can view it by CLICKING HERE. We broke Kassie’s senior portraits up over two days. The first portion was done at Short Sands beach, right before sunset. We then met up the next morning in Manzanita, where we walked around the little downtown area, as well as went to the beach. Doing a session over two days has a few major benefits: Different lighting, change of hair/makeup, and you give your face a rest (smiling for an hour or two can really make your mouth sore!).
I’ve known Kassie’s parents since before she was born. In fact, I knew each of her parents, before they knew each other! Ha! Although she is homeschooled in the Portland area, she is a beach girl at heart. Suffice it to say, I was more than happy to do this senior session at the Oregon coast. For the first portion of her session, we met up at Short Sands, which is one of Kassie’s favorite beaches, on a gorgeous August evening. In addition to photos in the sand, we also took photos on the trail to and from the beach because it was just so pretty!
Stay tuned for part 2, which took place in the adorable town of Manzanita, Oregon!
If you’ll notice, I made sure to call this a “coast” elopement, rather than a “beach” one. The reason being that this day embraced all that the Oregon coast has to offer: forests, rivers, beaches, big rocks, scenic views, unique homes, and of course some rain.
Sabrina & Brian rented this amazing house through airbnb, which served as their getting ready location, their first look, some portraits, and then their post-wedding stay, before heading off to their honeymoon. Coincidentally, I saw this house when I was watching Alone, a tv show on the History Channel. I was like, “What?! I know that house.! Rewind!” For those wondering…it was just the location where they interviewed one of the show participants (I don’t know if she owns the home or if she was just renting it out to make it seem like she lived somewhere really cool…I suspect the latter, haha) .
As you can see, this was truly an elopement. The only attendees, aside from their dog, were Sabrina and Brian’s younger brothers. One served as the officiant, while the other signed as a witness (I was the second witness). The location for their nuptials was at Ecola State Park and overlooked Indian Beach (aka “La Push Beach” for Twilight fans!).
After the ceremony, the little bros took off and I drove the happy couple to a local restaurant, where they had reservations. That’s right… I will also be your chauffeur, if needed. ;) Of course, prior to leaving the beach, they did a champagne toast in the rain.
