Jason and Allie, Fort Worden 2009 Wedding

The venue at this wedding was phenomenal.  There were locations for photo ops around every corner.  Being a destination wedding, the bride and groom traded me my travel accommodations for their wedding photos!  I spent the entire weekend at a campground hanging out, taking pictures and getting to know the family.  They are wonderful people and I had a great time.  They really made me feel like I was part of the family!  There is nothing more satisfying to me than knowing my clients also become my friends.

If you are interested in having me at your wedding and you are outside of the PDX area, please let me know!  I have special package deals for destination weddings depending on the location and my interest level in the area.  Tropical locations take priority!!!  LOL!  Have passport, will travel!

Home for the holidays…

Holiday portraits do  not have to be stuffy and boring.  His parents are going to love this.

OK, well maybe not this one, LOL!

Holiday Magic…

It’s coming to an end of a fantastic year for me.  Today marks the day I bought my first pro camera that started this all!  I have been terrible keeping up on this blog so between now and new years, I will work on posting my favorite photos from all my past jobs this year.  Here are a few from a holiday portrait session I did.  The couple was so much fun!  We couldn’t stop laughing through the whole thing!

Fantastic 50th…

Something really special for a wedding photographer is the oppertunity to see a couple together after 50 years!  A wedding anniversary is not much different than a wedding reception.  The family is bigger, hopefully… the bride and groom a bit wiser, hopefully… LOL!  It’s amazing and special to see a couple still together after so many years.  Even more so, still as in love and frisky as Jeanne and Dave!

You can click on the photo to view the entire album.  :0)

Create your own

Portland Photographer – Emotion is everything!

Ya know, yea, sometimes everybody smiling in the photos is appropriate but what about those times when it’s not? Sometimes capturing the true emotion of the people you are photographing is what truly matters. Even if it isn’t a smile…

Who is more brave?

The mother diagnosed with cancer…     The 15 year old girl who has to face the idea that her mother may die…      What about the sister who may soon have to step up to be a mother…   Or the mother who may outlive her daughter…

All 4 incredibly strong, beautiful women!  All 4 dealing with more emotion than anybody should have to deal with in a lifetime!

I felt honored to be given the opportunity to capture a moment in their lives so full of emotion, fear  and a sense of the unknown for what their future holds…

Portland Photographer – Holiday Highlights!

Fourth of July fun!  I probably should have taken more photos of my friends but man… I was so excited to try my hand at capturing fireworks.  I did manage to get a couple really great candids though.

This is why hiring a professional photographer at your event can really be invaluable!  I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people say they brought their cameras to some of the parties that I have gone to but that they were so glad I had been there to take pictures.  As a guest or host at a party, it is easy to get caught up in the party and forget to snap a few memories!  That is where I come in!  I have learned over the past couple of months that I really prefer to take photos of people who are enjoying life!

If you are interested in booking me for your event you can check out my rates on my website.  www.garberos.com

If you want to check out the full fireworks album you can click on the photos to view the flickr slide show!

Portland Photographer – Pyro photography

A new found love for fire.  A little over a year ago I picked up 2 tennis balls in a pair of socks and tried my hardest to spin them in different patterns around my body.  Unfortunately, there was more bonking than spinning going on and after a couple months of practice I finally gave up.  Poi is always something I have loved and admired though.  I can’t think of a better way to compensate for the fact that I am just not coordinated enough to do this myself than to photograph other people doing it!!!

Even more exciting to me is the idea that I can take photos of people doing what they love!

What is it that moves you?  I would love to work with you to create some magical photos of you doing whatever you are most passionate about!  You can look at my website for some basic package ideas.  Let me know what you want photographed and I can come up with a special package just for you!

Portland Photographer – fantasy weekend.

Let me first start by saying… no  photographers were harmed in the making of this weekend, LOL!

Sorry about the extensive time laps between posts.  I have been a busy little photographer.  A weekend art festival, fourth of July and several private photo shoots have kept me in editing mode for several weeks now.  I figured now would be a good time to stop and take a breath. Maybe share a few photos.

One of the coolest things to photograph is art festivals in the summer.  There are always amazing things to capture such as costumes, fire, children playing, adult debauchery…

Here are a few shots from this weekend.  Next time you are hosting a costume party of some sort keep me in mind.  These style of photos really make lasting memories and are  much more fun for your friends to look at than aunt marges florida vacation, LOL!

Local Scene…

Enjoying a day to myself mostly.  Met with a couple of clients in the morning, I found myself with the rest of the afternoon to myself.  I just happened to be near a local skate park.  Thought I would check it out.

There really is no limit to what I can photograph.  Getting photos of yourself does not have to be boring and it certainly does not have to be done in a studio!  Some of the best photos I have taken of people have been of them doing the things they love most.

Take for instance these 2 guys.  They are just skating for fun…

If you would like some fun photos to capture you doing what you do best let me know.  If what you are looking for does not fall directly into one of my package options, no big deal.  Let me know what you are looking for and I am sure we can come up with a fair price.