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Mama Muse

Motherhood. It’s beautiful. It makes you laugh. It makes you cry. It makes you grateful for snacks and also makes you wish snacks were never invented. When I started my photography journey, it began as my own want and need to capture my kids as they grew and changed. At some point, friends started offering to pay me for photos of their families. I dabbled in all kinds of photography. Families, posed newborns (um….no), seniors, weddings, headshots….and in the midst of pandemic life, I had really thought on my ultimate dream client. My dream session. What it would look like, how it would feel, and most importantly, how my art would leave my clients feeling.

The Mother Muse

My work has undoubtedly evolved, into the mother muse. Who she is…is so much more than just the mother to her children. She is a strong hero to her children. She is a lover to her partner. She is the chauffeur, the laundress, the housekeeper, the gardener, the homeschool marm, and the car seat gunk cleaner outer. But before this…before all of this, she was a woman. And there are times in her life when she has most definitely felt more confident and beautiful than she does in her daily routine.

What’s the point Deb

I want to capture more than just your family. My end goal is not the posed photo where everyone smiles and looks happy and mildly genuine. If this is what you seek, I am not your photographer. I want you to see the way your children look up to you and at you. I want to capture how they snuggle against your side when I tease them and how genuine that snuggle is. I love when they reach out and trace the wrinkles by your smiling eyes. I love when they grab your grown hand with their tiny one. I want to see you reach down and buckle their shoes. Because THAT is real. I want to let the kids loose to play and explore and sneakily photograph you mama, standing proud and tall in the grass while you watch your babes frolic in the freedom of their joy. And those images. Those will remind you mama, of who you are. You are so much more than just a mom. You are a muse. And you deserve to be reminded.

Some of my most beloved sessions are those simply of mothers. Mothers dressed up and feeling their most beautiful, and it’s just me and them in the wildflowers or up in the mountains laughing and reminding her of her beauty, strength, value and humaness. This I can give to you. To see one such beautiful mama, click here. For more of my work, click here.

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.