

I spent some time last Thursday with this family of three . . . can you feel the love? Daveen P.S. More family sneak peeks to come this week, I promise! (To the two, specifically, I know who are waiting!)


When my friend/client here (otherwise known as the “Mom with the Big Brown Eyes” and the “Mom of the Kids with the Big Brown Eyes” by my boys) called me to schedule her annual fall session, this was our exchange: Mom with the Big Brown Eyes: “Daveen, I know you don’t like taking family portraits,”...
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I was co-photographer this last weekend for a wedding with a wonderful couple (and family!) at Ferguson’s Fragrant Nursery in St. Paul, Oregon (just a little south of Newberg and a little north of Salem). Words I’d use to describe it? Lush, intimate, beautiful are just a couple that come to mind. The warm, friendly, welcoming atomosphere of...
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Sometimes, when I rediscover an image, it feels like I’ve found a buried treasure. That’s how I felt when I was going through last year’s images recently for my galleries on the Daveen Photography website. I’ll admit that I’m slow when it comes to updating the galleries, because I tend to get lost in treasures like...
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I do not willingly accept family sessions. I’m just gonna be honest. Unless I know your family or have worked with you as a client before and we’ve gotten along great, it’s just too much of a stressor on my little artistic sensabilities. That being said, I AM a photographer for goodness sake. I CAN...
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