Hi, I'm Sam.

 

a photo-taking, baby-making, adventure-seeking mama, artist, designer, + photographer.

I would love to take your portrait.

 
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CATS + BATS

Creepy Halloween Mini Sessions in Sarasota, FL

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Weddings

Together with my husband Matthew, we offer award-winning wedding photography services worldwide at a flat all-inclusive rate, no matter where in the country you're getting married. If our work reflects your personal style, we would love to learn more about the celebration you're planning.

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a day in your life: family

Life moves fast, kids grow quickly, let’s take the time to document it before it all changes again. Using photo journalism style techniques, I document your family as you really are to tell your unique visual story, unscripted and full of life.

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Portraits

Over the top whimsical portraits of children? Yes, PLEASE! I love to play dress up, make believe, and use computer composite techniques to build photographic experiences. Share your dreams with me + let’s make them real, at least just long enough to take a photograph. .

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Birth

The moment you meet your child is easily one of the most powerful events in life. I love to document and support women while they traverse the empowering experience of birth.

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Waking Back Up to the World Wide Web
Waking Back Up to the World Wide Web

After a one year break from the internet at large, So Many Moments is back and So Much More then it’s ever been before! Photography and beyond, I’m delving in to all the things that bring my inner creative weirdo joy : interior design, party planning, DIY home projects, gardening, styling, & So Many More Moments

Florida Life : Nostalgic + Exotic
Florida Life : Nostalgic + Exotic

It’s been two months since we moved 3,000 miles into a house we bought sight-unseen and we’re surprised at how much we’re enjoying making this familiar landscape home again.

Oregon Family Yurt Camping
Oregon Family Yurt Camping

We love to go camping with the whole family, and all our friends too, in the Pacific Northwest. This group yurt camping trip was a blast, and I've got a few favorite camping things and tips to share too.

Comadres Adventure +Thoughts on Friendship
Comadres Adventure +Thoughts on Friendship

Girl's Weekend Getaway to visit the Umpqua Hotsprings and a night out in Eugene, OR with thoughts about friendship and what makes mine work for me.

We're Moving
We're Moving

We're moving... to a house 3,000 miles away we've never seen before in real life, only on the internet! Our Portland Milwaukie home will be our new Air BnB rental home, the Hill Top House, and we can't wait for the adventure this next chapter of our lives together.

Thelonious : A Healing Birth Story
Thelonious : A Healing Birth Story

My second natural midwife led birth story; this time with a far better labor and delivery, but a much more turbulent pregnancy.

EuroBlog : Traveling with a Toddler in Europe 2
EuroBlog : Traveling with a Toddler in Europe 2

Part 2 of our travel adventure blog through Europe and Iceland with a toddler. From the beaches of Spain, through the old streets of Brugge, and finally the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, this travel diary chronicles the second half of our adventure as destination wedding photographers traveling with our toddler.

EuroBlog : Traveling with a Toddler in Europe
EuroBlog : Traveling with a Toddler in Europe

A very big trip with a very little girl. After booking a destination wedding in Normandy, France, this Portland family packed up their toddler and hit the road for an adventure. Part destination wedding photography team, part family reunions, all fun.

Amelie : A Homebirth Story
Amelie : A Homebirth Story

Birth Story of my first midwife led natural homebirth for our daughter in Portland, Oregon.

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Part 1/2: Can you name all the characters in this families ridiculously amazing group costume?? Check profile for the other half of this giant portrait! This session was a dream to create, super whimsical, ridiculous, and a touch of technical! I loved it! . . . #compositephotography #wizardofoz #wickedwitchofthewest #dorothy #rubyslippers #wickedwitch #familyhalloweencostumes #floridaportraits #portraitphotography #funphotoshoot #halloweenportrait #werenotinkansasanymore #familyfun #sarasotafl #sarasotaphotographer #dreamjob #conceptualportrait #srqphotographer
Part 2/2: Talk about a dream family portrait project! When the WHOLE family gets into the holiday spirit, it’s PURE MAGIC! 🌟 thank you for rallying your family together for this @chachadoeswhatshewants! Check profile for the other half! . . . #wizardofoz #halloweencostume #familycostumes #halloweenportrait #floridaportraitphotographer #compositephotography #allthecharacters #moviecostumes #iconiccostumes #familyhalloween #groupcostume #sarasotafamily #funfamily #dreamjob
I don’t know how it’s possible to be BORN a cat lady, but my kid definitely was. Her love of kitties was so clear that by her second Halloween, we dressed her as a “Crazy Cat Lady” and I took her trick or treating as one of her cats. . . Not pictured are her cat slippers, her cat ears on her robe, and all the other little cats pinned to it! I didn’t know how she’d take to trick or treating so young, but of course: she’s my kid so she loved it! 🎃 . . . #halloweencostume #toddlercostume #diycostume #catladycostume #crazycatlady #crazycatladyforlife #homemadecostume #familycostume #trickortreatready #myown
In an attempt to get inspired to finish THIS year’s costumes, let’s hop into Halloween’s past! . . For Amelie’s first, she was a duck. And I was still a new mom, so simplicity was key. White onsie, yellow tights, feather boa, and some felt was my limit. . . I couldn’t even handle taking a decent photo of her awake, so this one of her napping in the car seat after loosing a duck foot at a baby play date will have to suffice. It was still silly cute because BABIES IN COSTUMES. 😍 🦆 . . . #babycostume #firsthalloween #babiesincostumes #diycostume #diyhalloween #homemadehalloween #homemadecostume #simplecostume #floridamom #oregonbaby #duckcostume #babyduckcostume #craftyaf
Why do we set 1 year goals? When we draw that out further to give ourselves time to create really significant change, such massive transformation can take place. . . 5 years ago today, I was blasting Boyz II Men’s “It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday” with tears in my eyes, finishing shuttling the last of our belongings out of our NW portland apt into our first home. . . 5 years later & 3,000 miles away, Matthew and I had the most serene moment sitting by a pool at Legoland. Our legs in the water, sun in the sky, cool beer in hand, watching our kids laugh and slide and splash. I thanked him, and him me. For all of it, all that we’ve created together and enjoy alongside one another. . . I can’t believe how much changed in these past 5 years since that tearful Boyz II Men drive to Milwaukie. The excitement to see what we can create and enjoy in the next 5 years fuels me to continue to give my all. This is it! You hear “this ain’t a dress rehearsal. Your life is happening NOW!” and in moments like this, I really get it. . . I can’t believe we get to live this life. And I can’t believe after being such a beer snob for the past decade how much I can enjoy a cold watery American brew in the FL sun lately. . . #legolandflorida #travelflorida #reflections #momblogging #documentaryphotography #familyphotographer #sarasotafamily #sarasotafam #minivacation #weekendgetaway #goalsetting #slowyourselfdown #clickinmoms #waterpark #familyweekend #legoland #legolandwaterpark #letthekids #funandsun #floridalife #floridafamily
Hi. My name is Sam and I LOVE HALLOWEEN 🎃 . . Grandma asked for an old photo of Amelie in cat lady costume, so I plunged into a photo hard drive and got whisked away sifting through Falls past! . . Dressing the kids up for this holiday is about half the reason I wanted children to begin with, so I’ve just collected photos from the costumes I’ve made them each year to share here. . . Once I got all the way back to Amelie’s 1st, I wondered if we even dressed up or did anything the year prior to having her... Life before babies just seems so distant... . . THEN I found these and the smell of the JuicyFruit gum in my friend John’s purse hit me like a ton of bricks! YES, apparently we DID celebrate before kids (and had a damn good time doing so too!) . . When the kids are older, do parents go back to putting together giant all night dance parties? And if so, how do I get invited??? . . This is 2011, pre-Coco days. So many people asked what I was that night! Dia de los Muertos is such a beautiful holiday. I wish we held space and celebrated lives past together as a community like Mexico does! . . @pdxabby and @grayson_i_hart , nothing will top your Halloween’s parties. And @johnny_ascot , still king of the best ever costumes! . . . #halloweenbeforekids #sugarskullmakeup #halloweenparty #lifebeforebaby #danceparty #adultcostumes #costumeparty #portlandoregon #partytime #sarasotamom #srqmom #sarasotaphotographer #sugarskullgirl #sugarskull #warehouseparty #citylife #inmy20s
Ever change scenery and not realize how much you needed it until you did? We packed up the kids and got out of town for the tail end of the long weekend & I couldn’t be happier we did. Sometimes organizing all the things tiny humans need and hauling them around can feel exhausting, but this weekend it was pure flippin’ magic. One strong benefit of living in Florida is all the great stuff for kids! We got in family fun without breaking the bank or driving more then a few hours. 🦈 . . . #getoutanddosomething #aquarium #documentaryfamilyphotography #documentingfamily #travelfamily #travelflorida #floridafamily #floridafamilyfun #familyphotographer #clickinmom #seaturtle #getupclose #childhood #childhoodmagic #documentingchildhood #familyphotojournalist
This was taken in Belize 🇧🇿 We aren’t going to Belize this weekend, but I’m still not in the pumpkin spice Fall state of mine. I’m still pulling everyone into swim suits and aiming for some outdoor fun with my family this weekend. Hope the weather cooperates! ☀️ Anyone else stuck in Summer? . . . #isitsummeryet #endlesssummer #belizebaby #babybraids #beachbaby #belizebeach #travelobsessed #familytravels #familyphotojournalist #momphotographers #getoutside #floridalife #floridakid #sunshinestate #clickinmoms #familydocumentaryphotography
We only let our kids play with iPads on airplanes (they sure LOVE ✈️!) and my phone doesn’t have any kid’s apps. At a restaurant, they color or play with sticker books. . . As Theo has begun to show an interest in his letters and numbers, I’ve wondered if this lack of tech really helps or hinders. I buy them drawing supplies and workbooks, I sit with him and show him how to make the shapes of letters and numbers, but is it as good as the latest apps? . . I want my kids to be comfortable with quiet. I want them to know boredom, because from it often blooms creativity. I encourage us all to be outside a lot. But, I can’t help but wonder, would my daughter have better marks on the computer-given tests in school if school wasn’t the only time she was allowed a computer? . . Or are they over doing it in the schools? Last year, I asked how much screen time she had during the day, as she has to log on each time. I never got a response. . . It seems we’re guinea pigs for all of these huge tech leaps, both their glories and unintended consequences. But, what’s tried and true is fresh air and adventure! . . #getoutside #slowyourselfdown #outdoorsy #letthekids #familyadventures #familyphotographer #documentaryfamilyphotography #myown #ramblingmom #sarasotamoms #kidswhotravel #limitscreentime #screentime #techfreekids #letthemclimb #exploregon
4 might officially be my favorite age. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #boymom #floridamoms #beachmom #meandmyboy #weekendvibes #usbeingus #prekmom #sarasota #longsleeveswimwear #nosunburn #motherandson #familytime