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Portland Oregon Elopement | Jameykay + Arlie

Eloping in Portland, Oregon. A few months back I received an amazing note from Jameykay, she was planning her quickly approaching elopement wanted to see if we could document the day in Portland. It was one of those emails that you have to re-read a few times because there is so much amazingness. She’s a…

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A Fall Wedding at Loloma Lodge | Elizabeth + Steve

There isn’t much better than a wedding at Loloma Lodge when the the Fall colors are in full effect. This is an all-time favorite venue, nestled next to the McKenzie River near Bend, Oregon. If you’ve never been to this area, it’s awe inspiring. From the unique volcanos to the crystal clear turquoise rivers, lakes,…

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Intimate Redwood Deck Elopement at Hoyt Arboretum

The last wedding of the year for 2018 and one of my favorites. The simple beauty of the Redwood Deck, as the rain filtered through the tall trees, made for the perfect elopement location. The witnesses for the ceremony were two people who happened to be enjoying the arboretum on a drizzly afternoon . It couldn’t…

The Top 21 Podcasts for Photographers (Wedding / Portrait)

The Top 21 Podcasts for Photographers (Wedding / Portrait)

I have a decent podcast habit. The ability to listen to longer form discussions and content is quite refreshing in the era of 10 second Instagram reels. I wanted to put together a quick list of my favorite photography podcasts. It’s pretty incredible to live in a time where there is so much available information…

A Guide on Migrating from Flothemes to Kadence

A Guide on Migrating from Flothemes to Kadence

This past September, Flothemes dropped a bomb on their 40,000 customers. They announced that their parent company Pixieset shut down new theme sales, would be ending further development, and would be ending support of the product in 12 months. For most WordPress themes, this would not have been a massive inconvenience. Users would have some…

Should You Block AI Bots from Crawling Your Website?

Should You Block AI Bots from Crawling Your Website?

I’ve been thinking a lot about Squarespace’s new feature that lets you block AI bots from your site (Yoast recently added this as well). On the surface, it seems like a good idea to protect your content, right? But let’s pause and look at the bigger picture, especially through the lens of AI’s growing role…

2023 Black Friday Deals for Photographers

2023 Black Friday Deals for Photographers

I thought it’d be super helpful to gather all the amazing deals for photographers I’ve come across and share them with you in one handy spot. Right now is the perfect moment to give your website a fresh look, snag some web hosting deals, upgrade or replace that camera gear you’ve been thinking about, or…

Imagen AI Review | Spend Less Time in Lightroom?

Imagen AI Review | Spend Less Time in Lightroom?

An Intro to AI Editing Tools Welcome to the exciting world of AI, the talk of the town in 2023! My journey with AI started a few years back when I dabbled in creating simple tools using basic machine learning. And yes, I’ve been closely following and using ChatGPT since its early days. As a…

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The Best Paid & Free WordPress Photography Themes

My website has been based on WordPress since roughly 2009. Over that time period, I’ve seen many themes and pagebuilders come and go. The most recent major shift in the photography space was the end of Flothemes, who I used many times over the past 6 or so years. I’ve used everything from Photocrati, to…