Aaron Courter Photography http://aaroncourter.com Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 17:35:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 mo & ryan http://aaroncourter.com/mo-ryan/ http://aaroncourter.com/mo-ryan/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:29:43 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7791 Beautiful light at the Bybee-Howell House on Sauvie Island.  Also, true story, some of these pictures were made while playing fetch with a very persistent stray Labrador retriever who would not take no for an answer.

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]]> http://aaroncourter.com/mo-ryan/feed/ 0 tracey & kevin http://aaroncourter.com/tracey-kevin-wedding/ http://aaroncourter.com/tracey-kevin-wedding/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:33:32 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7723 The personalities of Tracey and Kevin were ALL over their wedding.  Funny, joyful, smirky, and kind, with an Ethiopian flair, their family and friends surrounded and participated in their celebration.   Our itinerary was the Benson Hotel, Hotel Deluxe (where they were first engaged), Old Laurelhurst Church (where the wedding-bration happened), and then to the Melody Ballroom for dancing and eating and eating and eating…  Did I mention the Ethiopian food spread was ridiculously tasty?  A huge thank you, hi5, and a tasty beer goes to Ryan Flood of FS Weddings for second shooting with me and creating such solid images.  Also, it was fantastic working with Molly and Kelsey from Soiree.  Enjoy the photographs.
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]]> http://aaroncourter.com/tracey-kevin-wedding/feed/ 1 lucas http://aaroncourter.com/lucas-senior/ http://aaroncourter.com/lucas-senior/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:37 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7701 This post is brought to you by the Letter “W.”  After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in a month, Lucas is off to Western Washington U next fall.  I’m hoping he makes Wallpaper out of these pictures and pastes them to the Walls of his dormroom.  Well, that would be Weird…

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]]> http://aaroncourter.com/lucas-senior/feed/ 1 breanne & andy http://aaroncourter.com/breanne-andy-wedding/ http://aaroncourter.com/breanne-andy-wedding/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:10:43 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7669 A beautiful day for Breanne & Andy in Portland, Oregon at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club.  The wedding was floraled by Forte Floral and DJ’d by the fantastic Flip-Flop Sounds.

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]]> http://aaroncourter.com/breanne-andy-wedding/feed/ 0 aithan shapira, TEDx conference http://aaroncourter.com/aithan-shapira-tedx/ http://aaroncourter.com/aithan-shapira-tedx/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 20:58:27 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7658 I had the privilege of photographing TEDx Portland this year, held at the Gerding Theater at the Armory.  I’m not an event photographer but I love the TED talks and saw it as an opportunity to challenge myself in new ways that I’m not used to in weddings & portraits.  My main purpose was to be photographing the stage, and backstage areas during the event but I really wanted to make a few editorial-style portraits along the way.  If any of you have been to an event as organized and tightly run as TEDx, you probably know that I was dreaming.

One of my favorite talks was by Aithan Shapira who does incredible work (times a billion), and his work is not surprisingly world-renown.  His talk was called “Contemporary Cubism,” challenging artists to look at subjects from multiple perspectives, to value the beauty in detail and to not be afraid to gather those details in different ways.  When Aithan finished his talk, he very kindly agreed to let me make a quick portrait.  It took one minute in a dimly lit backstage hallway, but I hope it honors the discussion.

More pictures will be coming and you can check back with the TEDx PDX website for when the videos of the talks drop online.tedx portland portrait aithan shapira editorial

]]> http://aaroncourter.com/aithan-shapira-tedx/feed/ 0 erin & josh, part II http://aaroncourter.com/erin-josh-engagement2/ http://aaroncourter.com/erin-josh-engagement2/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:35:46 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7632 More!  Yes, More!  And now we pick up where we left off…

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]]> http://aaroncourter.com/erin-josh-engagement2/feed/ 0 Creative Shoot: Day of the Dead Preview http://aaroncourter.com/creative-shoot-day-of-the-dead-preview/ http://aaroncourter.com/creative-shoot-day-of-the-dead-preview/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:55:11 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7651 The incredible Ashley Forrette and I made this happen, along with a remarkably talented team.  It’s always healthy to push your limits and I can’t wait to show more.

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]]> http://aaroncourter.com/creative-shoot-day-of-the-dead-preview/feed/ 1 Featured on Moment Junkie: Paul & Christen http://aaroncourter.com/featured-on-moment-junkie-paul-christen/ http://aaroncourter.com/featured-on-moment-junkie-paul-christen/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:49:00 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7627 I absolutely love the site MomentJunkie.com, because it’s about that decisive moment.  It’s about the photography, about being lucky, and about being at the right place at the right time.  This is one of my favorite decisive moment photographs I’ve made and I’m so glad one of my long-time best friends was in it.

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]]> http://aaroncourter.com/featured-on-moment-junkie-paul-christen/feed/ 0 baby ray & family http://aaroncourter.com/baby-ray-family/ http://aaroncourter.com/baby-ray-family/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:10:05 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7591 The Dinsmore family is so sweet.  Ray was born 72 days early but he’s back on track to take over the world.  It’s such a beautiful experience to be invited into someone’s home to make pictures.  It’s one of my favorite things.Visit my client proofing site to view slideshows & purchase prints!

]]> http://aaroncourter.com/baby-ray-family/feed/ 1 jenn & derek http://aaroncourter.com/jenn-derek-engagement/ http://aaroncourter.com/jenn-derek-engagement/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:01:06 +0000 aaron http://aaroncourter.com/?p=7573 “We’d like to take a few pictures at the Original Hot Cake & Steak House and then go down to the Burnside Skatepark, how does that sound?” – My clients, Jenn & Derek, spilling good ideas everywhere.

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