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Welcome

My blog has been a part of me and Bliss Studio since April 2, 2006. Its hard to believe it has been so long that I have been blogging! I look at it as a new way to journal. As a kid I always had diary's and notebooks that I was writing in. As an adult I still have that but they are now scrapbooks that have photos of my life with a little writing in them. The online "blog" version I love so much as I can share a part of my life with all of my readers. Not only do I enjoy seeing where I have been and what I have done over the years I love being able to share. I know I have clients, friends, family and fellow photographers who have become blog stalkers over the years and I thank everyone for it! I hope you guys continue to check up on me and continue to enjoy learning a little about me and what I do.

Just a little about me....I am Whitney Stevens and I hail from the city of Portland, Oregon with my wonderful husband, Dan Harlacher, and my little kitty Daisy. Dan and I have been married four years now and loving every minute of it (yes we are one of those couples!). I am a crazy busy girl who always has a thousand and one things going on (which is why my family is always checking my blog when they have not heard from me in a while....Ha). I love sports almost as much as I love photography and am on a volleyball team, softball team and I bowl. And no that is not on a WII as I have been teased. I am actually not very good at WII sports...go figure. I have been photographing for about 11 years now and couldn't imagine not having a camera. I still remember being a kid and owning a little camera and not knowing what I was doing with it...but it was a blast. My grandmother bought me my first official camera when I was in High School (it was a pentax k1000...remember those?) and I have been shooting ever since. The digital world has of course opened so many more doors and turned photographers into designers as well. This works for me as designing and being able to be even more creative is the best!

Now on to the good stuff......Enjoy!

Hugs...

Whitney

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Casey-Class of 2011


Casey is one of our Senior Models from Cottage Grove High School. He drove up to ptown for his session. I love the funky location we found for Casey. The old vintage bus was awesome. At the beginning of Casey’s session he brought out “Stanley”. Okay…I saw Stanley and thought Casey brought a stuffed animal to his shoot. Seriously. I am a dork I know but really….A stuffed animal? Ha ha. It was actually the cover for his golf club. OOPS! So I grabbed a few shots of Stanley at the end. Thanks Casey for coming to see me! I had a blast working with you and LOVE the images! Here are a few of my favorites plus a slideshow of all of them with video clips at the end!


Courtney-Class of 2011

My little sister is a SENIOR! Wow. Time flies. We had a two day session for her senior photos with the first day a trip to Salem and the second a trip to the ZOO!  Spoiled sister but necessary right? Courtney is also one of Bliss Senior Models for Pleasant Hill High School.  If you see her ask her for more information on senior photos! Here are just a few of my favorites ending in a slideshow of all of her images with a few video clips! Enjoy….

Multnomah Days!

The event was a SUCCESS!  I was so excited to see 8 Bliss Kids walking in the parade.  I was like a proud parent! They all looked adorable and did such a good job pulling their wagons.  I waited at my booth for them to go by and then jumped in and walked the final jaunt.  I can not thank my parade crew enough for helping make it happen (thank you Jamie, Josh, Ali).  And I thank all my parents and kids who walked in the parade (Waddle Family, Christensen Family, Miller Family, Plummer Family, Smith Family, Burnes Family, Johnson Family).  You guys were awesome for braving the crowds and the hills. And finally we must thank my Mom, Teri who flew in from Reno to help and my wonderful hubby Dan for helping make our booth Fabulous!  Oh wait did I forget Jonny?  He helped with tear down…Thanks Jonny!  Okay I feel like I just stood up and gave a thank the world speech with a few tears! ha ha!  Hopefully I didnt leave anyone out. If I did…I promise I love ya!  Now enough rambling…..We had a blast at the event and snagged just a couple shots of my kids walking in the parade as well as our booth!  Hope to do it again next year!

Multnomah Days-Aug. 21 9am-4pm

This year we have jumped on board and will be joining multnomah days tomorrow!  We will have an adorable booth (must come by to see it!) and will have 8 Bliss Kids walking

in the parade for us! The kids will be pulling wagons with images of themselves on the wagon…SO CUTE!  I am excited to be a part of this event!  If you are in the Portland area I hope

you will come by and see us!  We will be having a drawing in our booth as well as a “show special”.

Here are the Bliss Kids who will be representing us….You dont want to miss these cuties walking in a parade do you???

Rock Star Anika

I am loving my kids who are coming in for my “Sweet” project!  3 & 4 year olds are too cute!  For Anika’s we did a little twist on the Sweet. Instead of Candy we decided to photograph a Rock Star Girl!  Anika was awesome!  She gave me smiles and some attitude which fit perfectly!  I have been photographing Miss Anika since before she was born.  This girl is getting cuter and cuter if that is possible. I love watching her grow and being able to be the one to capture it.  Thank you to both Anika and her mom Sophia for being a part of my Bliss!  You guys “Rock”!

Here are a few of my favorites from the session…

Tristyn

Personality. Personality. Personality. That is Tristyn. Chasing him around just capturing who he is=My favorite thing to do. I even love the fact that he thought picking his nose while I watched was a good idea. EWWWWW.  But all boy. ha ha. Tristyn is participating in my personal “Sweet” Project in which I am photographing 3-4 year olds that represent “Sweet” for Tristyn we decided to take him out for ice cream and make a HUGE mess. Yup…my idea. Not sure mom and dad were as thrilled but they went with the flow. All for a photo right? Here are a few of my favorites I pulled from his session followed by a slideshow of all of them if you want to peek! Thanks to Tristyn and his parents for coming to see me!  HUGS!


McCord Family

I was very excited to meet the McCord’s newest member Charlotte. Charlotte is the spitting image of BOTH her sister Keeley and her brother Myles.  Even though she is still so young there is no denying that these kids are related.  I remember hoping Debbie and Jody were going to have a 3rd baby.  I needed more CUTE kids to photograph!  So when I got the call I was giddy for the session.  I LOVE the images we were able to create and can not wait to work on little Charlotte’s baby Album over the next year!  Thanks to the McCords for coming to see me! You guys are the BEST!

Here is just a few of my favorites:

Girls Night Out: Hosted by Bliss Studio

Its official! Girls Night Out…will be August 30, 2010 from 6-9pm.  We have fabulous vendors that will be showcased! Invites will be going out soon. If you are not already on our email list please join our newsletter at the bottom of this blog (or email me to add you info@blissstudio.net).  If you want a jump start on your RSVP….

RSVP HERE

Pin Up Party…

Anyone interested in boudoir photos? Still looking for 1-2 girls to be photographed Monday July 26th. You would be eligible for pin up party prices if you are interested? Please email or call if you are interested! Thanks

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