We had a lovely taste of spring last weekend and I spent most of it shooting outdoors. I met Hannah, Pete and their cute 18-month old boy, Ian, at Laurelhurst Park for their family portrait. Ian was in great spirits, running around, waving at people, and climbing tall steps on his own. Here is a sneak preview from our session of this lovely family.
Ian, Hannah & Pete @ Laurelhurst Park
Ian, Hannah & Pete @ Laurelhurst Park
Hannah, Pete and Ian: Thanks for sharing a wonderful Sunday afternoon with me! I look forward to seeing our big boy Ian again this summer!
My web host company had a server outage over the weekend and as a result I haven’t been able to access my emails since Sat., Feb 20th. I’m sorry if you had tried to reach me but didn’t get any responses. I’m eagerly waiting for regaining my access to emails. Until then you can always reach me via phone 503.984.7036 for questions or assistance. Sorry for any inconveniences!
Thursday, February 4, 2010 Posted in wedding
I’m excited to share that Jingzi Photography has been awarded the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards by the WeddingWire Network, which includes Wedding Wire and Martha Stewart Weddings. Here is the press release:
Portland, OR 2/4/2010 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding network, just announced Jingzi Photography has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Wedding Photography!
The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.
Jingzi Photography is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.
“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”
It’s a great honor to be considered among the very best wedding photographers within the network. A big thank-you to my past newlyweds for nominating me for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards!
Samantha and I first met when she had just received her master in public health administration. After graduation she volunteered to work a few months in Tajikistan. Pretty impressive experience. Two years later I was excited to hear from her again about her new life in Portland! I shot a family session of her, her boyfriend Guy and their handsome dogs at the Laurelhurst park. It was a lot of fun! Samantha was quick to laugh, thanks to the wonderful company!
Samantha & Guy, thanks for being in touch again! I wish you guys a splendid 2010!
Pregnancy is such a unique and precious stage of our lives. I was pregnant not long ago and my personal experience gives me extra appreciation of this special time. A few weeks ago I had the honor to photograph Jen Wallace’ maternity portraits. Jen and Scott are expecting a boy in Jan and they are very excited! Jen was glowing, clearly. 
The beautiful belly!
We also took some intimate shots to celebrate the amazing changes to Jen’s body. Here is a peekaboo of her in a sari. Scott had spent a morning ironing it to get ready for our shoot. What a great husband!
Congrats, Jen & Scott. I can’t wait to celebrate with you your baby boy!
Thursday, October 29, 2009 Posted in wedding
Lara Triback is a very good friend of mine. She and her boyfriend Eric got engaged this summer. A few days ago we started talking about photographing them in a setting of beautiful fall colors. I randomly suggested a date and was told later that it happened to be their one year anniversary.
On the morning of the shoot I woke up to a voice message from Eric saying “I’m going to give Lara her ring today. It’s a surprise so don’t tell her!” Eight hours later I met them in a local coffee shop. Lara didn’t seem to know anything but she noticed that Eric was clearly excited. She told me “This is the Eric after caffeine. He is hyper!” Yes, must have been the caffeine.
We started photographing around the neighborhood and ended in Glisan Park. I found a giant tree with bright yellow leaves. That’s it. I put them under the tree. Pretending to take some artistic shots, I posed Lara a few feet away from Eric and told her that she should turn when I call.
Lara kept rubbing her hands as if she’s getting ready for something. That got me nervous. “Ready?” I stared at Eric. Very slowly Eric took out the ring box. I felt like we were in a movie.
I walked around behind Eric and called Lara to turn. And she gave me this dorky pose…
No, she didn’t see it! But wait…
And the rest…
The ring is very special. It’s Eric’s grandma’s engagement ring.
I feel privileged to be the sole witness of such a beautiful proposal. Congratulations, my dear friends Lara and Eric!!!
Thursday, October 15, 2009 Posted in wedding
I had the honor to document Cynthia and Neil’s wedding at the Oregon Historical Society last weekend. The weather was splendid. The color was purple. The mood was bliss. Cynthia and Neil were blessed by hundreds of guests from near and far (Australia!). Here are a few for a sneak preview:
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Oh, Maya and Sophie!
And here she is, our little dancing queen…
Congratulations, Cynthia and Neil!
Event Planner: Mandi Downs at Champagne Wedding & Event Coordination
Cater: Jamie with Simpatica
Assisting photographer: Claude Laviano
Flowers: Sammy’s Flowers
Officiant: Oralee Stiles
Hair & Make up: AJ Lane
Yes, she is here! Our baby daughter, Audrey Zhao Perkins, arrived on July 26th, 2009. She is 19 inch long and weighs 7 lbs 2 ozs. She is a crier, mover, and heart-stealer! We can’t take our eyes away from her, or we’d just fall asleep
An hour after she was born…
When she was a week old…
Father and daughter shared a moment …
With grandma…
She feels so sweet, delicate and fragile…
The most common advice from family and friends is: “You life has changed forever!” Indeed within two short weeks our life has already changed in so many ways, being taken over by all kinds of baby trivia. Sometimes we feel inadequate as new parents, oftentimes we feel very tired, but above all we feel thrilled to have her!
Last Sunday I visited my friends Rita and Troy who have the cutest baby girl, Isabella. She is 7.5 month old. It’s amazing to observe how a baby at this age explores the world around her.
Isabella is smart: she doesn’t like to be fooled by most of the commercial toys and instead she favors her functional bib clips…
She likes to check herself out in front of the mirror…
and the mirror is indeed revealing… )
Something caught her interest and she was coming after it…my camera!
Here comes the beautiful mom, Rita.
Only dad Troy can pull off the thrill ride!
What a sweet family moment!
I got my baby fix!
Thursday, July 9, 2009 Posted in wedding
I’m just catching up with my blog and want to share with you some wedding photos of Joanna & Kurt at the Portland Classic Chinese Garden.
Joanna is the kind of gorgeous girl who just seems so genuine and totally unaware of her beauty. Lucky Kurt! They had a sand-mixing ceremony with a close circle of families and friends and later reception at the Portland City Grill.
Joanna started her day at the Kalista Salon & Spa. She wanted a very different hairstyle than she usually wears.
It’s short and she looks very classy…
Kurt’s grandma was thrilled…
The Portland Chinese Garden makes a great outdoor wedding venue. It’s in the middle of the old Chinatown but feels secluded like an urban oasis. I was very inspired by the scenery at every turn and these lovely newly-weds.
Congratulations, Joanna & Kurt!
by Jingzi
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