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Helen & Shawn

Helen & Shawn are engaged. They will be married at the beautiful Flathead Lake this summer in Montana. Today we were lucky enough to get great weather and no crowds at both the PDX Rose Garden (the non Blazer one) and the Pittock Mansion. Helen and Shawn met at the Pisces Party many moons ago and love to laugh with (and at) each other :)

Turning 1

I can't believe the babies are now turning ONE. We celebrated Lillian's birthday on Sunday and had a wonderful time. The pictures I took of her and her cake didn't turn out all that well because I was tearing up behind the camera...
As you can see, a day of food, cake, presents and company is enough to wear anyone out. Happy 1st Birthday sweet Lillian!

The "Wading" Game

Met up with my dear childhood friend, Jamie, and her family for some photos today. Like Dan and I, Jamie and her husband, Matt, have been together since high-school and have a sweet little girl, Jordan. They will be welcoming their newest addition, a boy, in June. Jamie and I go way back and used to take swimming lessons together before our Kindergarten days. Dan and Matt played middle school basketball together. And now here we are with babies and more on the way! Congrats Jamie, Matt and soon-to-be big sister, Jordan!

Fun in Photoshop

Ok, well, I don't have Photoshop-Photoshop, just the Elements... someday, my friends! Anyway, I was dinking around with some photos and liked this cool old-school effect. It's really easy too: In the Enhance Tab, Select Adjust Color -- Color Variations. Once the Color Variation window pops up, select Shadows on the far left and adjust the color intensity for the full amount (I did a decrease in blue for the first photo, and an increase in red for the second photo pictured). After that, select the Old Photo effect tool (in the Full edit tab) and adjust the opacity to your liking (these are at about 40%). Kinda cool, huh?

The Sneed-Ferris Family

Today I met up with the Sneed-Ferris Family at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival. This was my first time to the festival, and it was quite breathtaking actually. Before Audrey had her allergic spout, I was able to get some good shots in of Crystal, Dustin and their son, Evan. Crystal is a friend and former co-worker of mine. I regret that we had to call it quits early, but Audrey appreciated getting back in the car and away from the tulips. A fun, albeit short, trip out to Woodburn!

The Fam

Audrey and Dan. THE loves of my life. I could photograph these two all the time (and often do)...
Like the B&W -- makes it more timeless :)

A Birthday Party

Here's some fun pix from my niece's birthday party, the big 4! (or small, depending on how you look at it). All the babies are turning into little kids... and to think of all the antics their parents got into way back when...

If you're interested in getting some quality photos taken for your little one's birthday party, please email me to discuss details: juliefloodphoto@gmail.com

Greg & Laura

My first engagement photos! Had a fun romp in downtown PDX w/ Laura and her fiance, Greg. I'll be shooting their wedding in September. Aren't they lovely??!

Kristin & Emma

Had a chance to meet up with Kristin and her little girl, Emma, over the weekend in Eugene. Campus was buzzing like it was a school-day -- I am going to be sad when the rain comes back! Emma is a very busy girl and loves tulips. Kristin is a very patient mom and loves Emma :)