Missy Cochran Oregon Photographer

Can you tell that I really want to photograph a wedding?  Craig Mitchell hosted a lighting workshop for some local photographers and it really confirmed that I love natural light more than anything!  It was so fun to take pictures of the models when they weren’t posing, but that is just me!  Here is the make-up artist, Nicole getting one of the models ready.  Is this not reminiscent of getting ready pictures?  I think so, and I love these!

The make-up tool belt of power. 

Nicole the make-up artist is so beautiful!  She was even modeling her own amazing self!!

Isn’t Melissa cute in these?  So stylish.  These girls are so stylin!  Very inspirational to me because I am so casual all the time.  I wanna be stylish!

Here is Craig showing us how to use the light and then there is me shooting all natural!

Jenni, she is such a nut!  I love it!

So, the people on the bridge were participating too, fun!  People came up to us asking what was going on a lot.  I should have had some cards on me, but I didn’t.  Sometimes I just want to enjoy photography and not be on all the time.  So, it totally looks like this fireman is checking me out, but he is just laughing because a group of us gals were looking so silly getting athletic (a term coined by Jenni) with out cameras.  One of the firemen looks like he is posing for me.  Very nice

Jenni and Kim here.  Kim and I hung out for a little while before the workshop and we actually got to the workshop late since I forgot to change my watch from daylight savings.  We were thinking we had plenty of time to kill and instantly panicked when we figured out the folly of our ways!  While we were hanging out before I did a few pictures of Kim.  Fun fun.

After the workshop, we went to Red Robin and ate.  A bunch of us were starving, well I was because I had only eaten a little lunch and I was a clean plate-er!  Kim paid for me as a birthday present!  That was so sweet!  Thanks Kim!  Oh yah, yesterday was my birthday, good times.

For this session I got to leave Portland and travel to St Helen’s Oregon to take these family portraits.

Sometimes I feel like there aren’t enough boys on the blog so hopefully this session will balance it out a little.  In the last session I did with the little girl and the lollipop, I had more pictures of her than her brother and sometimes I feel a little bummed about that.  In that particular case it was because he wanted to run around instead of staying where I wanted him to so the ones I did get were because I was chasing him around the field, ha ha.  You may not be able to tell in these pictures, but we (myself plus mom and dad) were working hard to get everyone together for a family picture. 

The boys sat here for about three seconds before they ran in two directions.  The one with Lorna is awesome because she is trying to make it a game and smile herself.  Before I took the picture, her son was crying because she had picked him up and he wanted to go where he wanted to go.  You can even see the tear still in his eye.  Aren’t his blue eyes amazing?

One down, but the trick was getting them both with mom and dad at the same time.  We let them do some separate to get used to idea.

Now we are all together.  Dad’s amazing antics get both boys laughing.

Yay!!!  We finally got everyone together.  At this age, I don’t even try getting everyone to look at the camera.  If fact I tell the parents to be engaged with the kids and just make sure they aren’t blocking your faces.  The picture on the right is hilarious.  I was directed by Sage to take this picture.

I loved Lorna’s boots and needed an excuse to get some sassy pictures of them.  These are so fun!  Since when do you get engagement pictures after you are married?

Sassy boots again, love em!

This was so funny, Sage is stoked to get on the trike and ride around outside.  He is quickly discouraged by the fact that it is very difficult to peddle on grass.

Keeping up

This kid has so much personality, overflowing with it.  Too fun!  I laugh when I think of all the times he tried to run me over and curve away just in time to avoid actually hitting me.  The middle picture shows him doing exactly that.  Do you see that mischievous grin?

Jude was just in keep up mode and when Lorna said it was Jude’s turn on the trike, Sage went inside to vent his frustration in time out.  Turns out, he had missed his nap earlier and that is just the way things roll sometimes.  It’s tough being a kid.

How could I have forgotten to tell you?  Lorna is a photographer!  Here are some head shots I got for her at the end of the session.

Missy Cochran photographs children’s Photography in Portland Oregon and the surrounding areas.

This is just a quick post to give Lorna a quick peek at what I got for her family.  I love the trike one since it’s just a little too big, ha ha.  Good times!

LIVE IN Newberg, OR

OCCUPATIONS She’s a social worker (apartment manager for developmentally delayed community) and he’s a music and student pastor for a local church.

 NUMBER OF ATTENDEES 200

 NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Four bridesmaids and four groomsmen

HOW THEY MET In the cafeteria at the college they attended (yes, so romantic). A year later, a mutual friend set the up on a double date and cliché as it is, the rest was history.

THE ENGAGEMENT He proposed through a “children’s book” he created for her, through a story where he was in search for the other half of his heart. It was the perfect surprise and she cried and said yes, and they spent the evening going out to dinner and dessert and celebrating.

WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM Ian’s sense of humor and his friendly and caring nature. He was easy going, fun and has a singing voice like you’ve never heard!

WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER The way she lives live…she’s thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful, and loves living life fully… and cute!

A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER Ian gave Kelsey a private concert in a church auditorium and played all of her favorite songs and the songs he had written for her.

WEDDING THEME Vintage Hollywood

WEDDING COLORS Black, white, & red

WEDDING FLOWERS Roses, lilies, stephanotis, eucalyptus, holly berries

WEDDING CAKE 4 tier white fondant, alternating layers of Bavarian chocolate with lemon something or other

FAVORITE DETAIL The fact that we got to celebrate our marriage with all of our favorite people.

THE MOST UNEXPECTED ELEMENT The day was not stressful at all. We had so many amazing friends and family that took charge of details and helped us to be stress free all day long!

HOW THE WEDDING WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY EXPECTED Same as above

THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING Beautiful, perfect, magical

HONEYMOON DESTINATION 2 days downtown Portland, 5 days at the coast

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE David Cole Queen Anne Victorian Mansion

 

PHOTOGRAPHER Artisan Photographics

CATERER N/A

FLOWERS Kelly, Newberg Safeway Floral

CAKE Holiday Essence Cake Shop

RINGS Hers…family heirloom, His…Whitehall Jewelers

GOWN DESIGNER Victoria’s Bridal

VEIL AND ACCESSORIES Veil and accessories provided by friends and family

FORMAL WEAR Men’s Warehouse

MAKEUP by Kelsey – MAC Cosmetics

HAIR Gabby From Down 2 Details

OFFICIANT Pastor Matt Dyment

INVITATIONS Designed by the couple

RENTAL N/A

HONEYMOON Portland, Lincoln City, Gearhart

PLANNER The couple!