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Dog Moms

Guess what? Moms aren’t just women carrying lukewarm coffee and stepping on legos as they walk to the laundry room wondering why they haven’t heard their kid make a sound in three minutes. Moms are amazing, whether they are single or partnered, boy moms, girl moms, trans moms, plant moms…but I have an extra special place in my heart for dog moms. Because so many of us were dog moms before we were human moms. And those furballs taught us to love unconditionally and to worry and to hope. So to all the dog moms out there: they need family photos too!

But My Dog is Wild

Yes. And it’s completely ok. Because it is super exciting for any single one of us to see a human in the pandemic world amiright? As a proud owner of too many dogs (which according to my husband are endangered breeds so we should have more or stud them out or whatever but NO), I can tell unless you dog is going to bite me and try to eat my face off, excited dogs don’t bother me one bit.

Now this extra good boi here received the Canine Good Citizen Award (my pets do not qualify for this, in case you were wondering). And no not everyone can be a good boi. But there are some ways you can help make our session smooth and joyful and fun.

Walk them. Before the session. A long, long walk, so they can be chill.

Bring their favorite treats (this applies to children and fathers also. See here for more about bribery)

Keep them on the leash if they’ll romp. We can hide their leash and you won’t lose a dog.

Host the session in your home! Keep them within their territory and familiar spaces.

A few more ideas…in case none of these work.

These little fur balls come enter and exit our lives but never our hearts. In a short decade of life they would have made your heart grow a hundred sizes. And once they leave this world, you certainly shan’t forget them.

So in a world where we need inclusivity, please bring me your dog.

Expecting couple in the river at dusk
FAMILY SESSION $795
$150 due at booking
60-90 minutes of creating together
Full digital gallery of 100+ hand edited images
Unlimited calls and texts for planning and discovery
One location in and around Portland, OR. | In home or in the wild
Location planning | Styling assistance
Best light of the day is sunset, which changes throughout the year
*Add $100 for travel more than 50 miles from 98682

 

MATERNITY SESSION $795

$150 due at booking

60-90 minutes of creating together

Full digital gallery of 100+ hand edited images

Access to client wardrobe

Unlimited calls and texts for planning and discovery

One location in to around Portland, OR.

Location planning | Styling

Best scheduled around 30 weeks

*Add $100 for travel outside of 98682

NEWBORN SESSION $795

$150 due at booking

60-120 minutes of creating together (for feeding breaks)

Full digital gallery of 100+ hand edited images

Documentary style photos and posed photos (backdrops and bonnets provided by me)

Photos are best taken between 10-25 days, a rough guideline

Location planning | Styling

*Bundle Maternity and Newborn sessions and save $400

 

SIMPLE SESSION $495
$150 due at booking

40 minutes of creating magic together

Choose 40 images from a full digital gallery to keep, additional images may be purchased

Must be within 20 miles of 98682 (add travel fee for >20 miles)

Location planning | Styling

Choose 40 images from a full digital gallery to keep, additional images may be purchased

Unlimited calls and texts for planning and discovery

For those who need fewer photos

Perfect for extra wild children (My favorite kind)

MINI SESSION SUBSCRIPTION $895

$150 due at booking

Three mini sessions in a 12 month period

20 minute sessions

Each mini session yields 20 hand edited images

Must be within 20 miles of 98682

Perfect for first year milestones, birthdays, and tiny snippets of everyday life.

 

ELOPEMENTS | INTIMATE WEDDINGS

Packages start at $2995

Please contact me for full pricing options

*All deposits are non-refundable. Dates are negotiable.

Daily of three walking on the rocky riverfront
Family of four snuggling overlooking the Columbia River

Deb Morlan is a family and motherhood photographer serving the Portland, Oregon and beyond.