calm

The Japanese Garden in Washington Park is completely beautiful. 

garden

There's this magical garden in Washington Park...

Brandi and Chris were married on a beautiful June day on a large ranch just north of Portland. The ceremony itself was absolutely exquisite, on a small island in the middle of a lake, and the couple couldn't have been happier. I was honored to go as assistant photographer for Goodlookphotography.

 The bride! Completely stunning.

There are a lot more photographs that I would love to post, but I don't want to overdo it. More can be found at cadencechinlephotography.

Sorting/editing

Currently trying to figure out if I can justify uploading 35 photographs from the most recent wedding I photographed--it was just such a beautiful affair I'm having trouble downsizing. We'll see how it goes, but for now here's a peek...

Film

whenever I use it I remember why I love it.

Waterfalls

Yesterday I spent the day hiking through the Columbia River Gorge area. There's a million hikes/adventures I need to start going on in the greater Portland area (now that its sunny!) so I figured I'd start with Multnomah falls. They're the largest waterfalls in Oregon, and at 620 feet, claim to be the second largest falls in the country (although wikipedia just informed me that that that title is debated among waterfall experts--because apparently that's something you can be). The lodge/visitor center area was pretty ridiculous...tons of people clutching iced coffee drinks, paved paths to the viewing area, and way too many people taking pictures with their ipads. But after a strenuous hike to the top of the waterfall, suddenly the people disappear and a beautiful path carves up the side of the mountain, following a river with many smaller, though still impressive, waterfalls. There's a really beautiful loop hike that goes to the Wakena Falls. I think next time I'll start at the other end, so I get to end the hike with a frappuccino  (I'm only kind of joking).

Springtime in the desert