Maternity photos by Lisa Teso of Portland Child Photography

I have been VERY fortunate since arriving to Portland, and managed to connect with an awesome photographer, Lisa Teso, (of Portland Child Photography). Lisa is not only shooting my Portland weddings (the ones I have booked so far, anyway!) with me, but she also shot my 30 week maternity photos last week!

Lisa took these photos, and I did the editing. I've recently downloaded a load of new actions and the like, so I took these photos as an opportunity to play around with what I now have.

I know it's probably pretty rare that a photographer promotes another photographer who lives in the same area, and is therefore competition, but I had to say something about Lisa's awesome work! I've always felt that one of the most wonderful aspects of photography, and art in general, is the communal sharing of ideas, inspirations, and philosophies. Also, If you help others, it tends to come back around to you in a great way. :)

Anyway, if you're currently pregnant or planning to be, I definitely think you should have maternity portraits made! OF COURSE, I would be thrilled to shoot them myself, but if you don't choose me, there are plenty of talented people (as evidenced by this post!) in Portland to do so.