A wedding in Antigua, Guatemala. The venue, Capuchinas Convent, was built in 1732 and is definitely one of the raddest places I’ve ever photographed. It was my first trip to Central America and I can’t wait to get back. The people, the food, the colors, the history, an incredible place.
Melissa and Ryan’s wedding day started out a little on the damp side, but umbrellas and a gorgeous A-frame in the forest kept everyone away from the rain. The ceremony location, Cathedral Park, under the St. Johns bridge was incredible, with the sun peaking out just as the ceremony started. When the reception hit, guests were…
Dano and Mike’s wedding day started off in their gorgeous Pearl district condo before they braved rainy skies and hit the city streets for a few portraits. The dark clouds parted just in time for their touching wedding ceremony on the rooftop at the Eastside Exchange. The party went late into the night as the close knit…
The IQ250 is an incredible medium format digital back, put on a medium format body that functions well enough, with a selection of available lenses that are top of the line. I wanted to try one out last summer, so I put together a quick bridal shoot to test it out. The hardware is honestly beautiful,…
Wedding Photography SEO Part 2 | Creating Better Content in 10 Steps In part one of my wedding photography SEO series I talked about how to better setup your website’s back end. While setting up your website is important, the real payoff comes from creating content. Interesting, beautiful, inspiring and useful content. Many people asked me…
Part 1 – Wordpress Website Setup Updated: May 4th, 2020. SEO has been a key part of my marketing plan for the past eight years, with well over half of my clients finding me on Google. It’s a subject that can be super overwhelming at first, but I hope these posts will walk you through the…
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Updated July 19th, 2023. 2023 Onward.. I’ve made the decision to not photograph elopements in Yosemite National Park. (See recommended Photographers below) I’m focusing my attention on my home market and serving the greater Portland area and elsewhere in the state of Oregon. For Oregon elopement locations, check out this link: https://dylanmhowell.com/oregon-elopement-locations/ or send me…
A day in Chiang Mai. My first visit to Southeast Asia has definitely been interesting. I spend hours struggling to find a decent coffee shop, then I happened across one of the best I’ve ever had. Trying to find restaurants that look like the real deal, but not too real. At sunset, I found myself sitting on…
A trip to saddle mountain. Cambria and Ross flew over from Boston to climb a mountain and take a couple of photographs. This hike isn’t the easiest to do on a photoshoot, and the scramble up the rock isn’t for the faint of heart, but the payoff is pretty dang worth it.
Portland Proposal Thad + Caitlin came back to Portland to see inspiring landscapes, hang out at Mystic Seminars, and (unknown to Caitlin) Thad was going to propose. I was so stoked when he texted me to see if I was open to come document the day. We’d met the summer before and knew that it wouldn’t be out of…