Chris & Amber

First wedding of the season - phew... a lot of pics to pick through; ha ha! Figured I better get a few out to the blog. I noticed someone looking at my blog from Guadalajara - I have a guess that it is probably a couple honeymooners!! Hope you are having fun in San Miguel and enjoy these few teasers. Thanks for allowing me to be part of your special day. I had a lot of fun, I guess so much so that a few people thought I was a relative. I will say that you and your whole gang are my type of people. I also have to just say how much I LOVE weddings. I got teary eyed several times during the ceremony and at other little trivial moments that are so priceless. Weddings just have great energy. I love photographing them and just soaking up the day. I'd get married over and over if my husband would let me - to him of course!! Anyway...

This is one of my very favorites. I think Amber just looks gorgeous in this photo and she is.

Little Angels

Got a hold of some cuties to be my models (including my own):

Rachel & Jerry

Got to spend all kinds of time with these guys at both a farm outside Myrtle Point and also in Bandon at the lighthouse and beach. Such fun - and we got so many great images. Here are a few of my favorites. Had a hard time narrowing these down. Love the light and variety that barns have - need to find one up in this area for some shoots - love it, love it, love it....!

WANTED: 2009 THS Senior Reps

Looking for 2 THS 2009 seniors to be reps for Anna Aasen Photography. Get your senior portraits done for free! This offer includes 50 business cards with your favorite photo for you to hand out to friends at school and help get the word out about my photography services. In addition, you will earn a $10 print credit for each person you refer. Refer 10 people and get a free coffee table book with 20 of your favorite images in addition to your other print credits. If you are interested in getting a free photography session email me at anna@aasenavenues.com and I will fill you in on the details. Hurry - this is first come first serve!! Check back to the blog to see who and when these slots have been filled. Good Luck!

Mother's Day continued....

Well the morning photo shoot didn't work out but the afternoon one did - with my own quarky family!! Who could ask for more? We went and did our own brunch at Schooners in Netarts and then headed out to the beach for a stroll - figured out I really should have been at the beach to begin with if I wanted to take family photos for people - they were everywhere. Instead though I just took some snaps of my own fam sans me. And that my friends is why you need someone to take the photo for you - so you can be in it too. My kids are going to grow up thinking Dad took them everywhere and I was nowhere to be found. I was there I promise and even made aaron take a few pics of me with the girls - but.... alas I wouldn't dare post any here - still working on that post baby chin... it started when I was a baby and got even worse after I had my own!! Ha Ha - Anyway, I love my family!! And you can see why here:


Aaron can't seem to keep his eyes open - poor sensitive blue eyed boy! This is what I mean by my quarky family!!

my very serious girl - about 15 minutes from the nap time meltdown




amazing how they go from laughter to tears in an instant - gotta love those real life pics - this is my favorite by far:

Happy Mother's Day!

Well my photo shoot didn't go as well as planned - of course as is usually the case with the coast, the weather got in the way. I knew it would be risky business and the forecast wasn't too promising, but I still held out hope! I went to the park as planned, but within a 1/2 hour it was raining. I came home for a while and then headed back after it cleared up a bit - but I finally gave into the weather after another 1/2 hour of scattered showers. I really would like to organize something like this again, maybe need to do some better advertising next time and have a covered location. Anyway, I guess it's all a learning process!! :) I will have to think out the timing differently next time too - looked like a lot of people were at church at 9am this morning. Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there - hope you had a wonderful day with your families!

Kelsie & John

Went to Kilchis park to do photos for the first time with Kelsie and John. They are such a fun couple - I enjoyed capturing some of their silly moments. They seem to be very in tune with one another - even voicing the same comments in unison at times. and a great sense of humor with one another. It's always been my motto that laughter takes you far in a relationship - pretty sure this couple is on the right track to a successful marriage. Congratulations guys!

Mothers Day Photo Shoot - update

It's official! - I will be doing photos in the park - Goodspeed Park - Sunday, May 11th on Mother's day. 9-11am. Please spread the word to anyone you know who may be interested in participating. It will be contingent on weather. Wish I had an alternative (covered) pIace to do the photos in case of rain - but I don't at this time. If you have any suggestions for next year - please let me know. You can email me at anna@aasenavenues.com. Find more details in my blog post a couple days ago (scroll down the page to read more about this event) or at aasenavenues.com under Pricing/Specials. But to sum it up - this is an opportunity to bring mom to have her photo taken with family for FREE. You will have the chance to purchase prints at an online gallery later in the month. But there is no purchase necessary to have your photo taken. Hope to see you there!

Brenda & Rueben

Met with Brenda and Rueben yesterday for some evening shots by the river. Weather was touch and go and as my luck would have it by the time we got out there, there really wasn't a lot of light left. So we did just a few shots and are planning to meet again on another day to try for some more - hopefully we will have better luck. Still, I think we got a a couple cute ones. On a side note: It was funny - I called Brenda yesterday to talk about their shoot and their answering machine said "you have reached R & B" I love it! (Rueben & Brenda) They must REALLY be meant for each other!