Stories and Learning

“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”

Marc Riboud

Hi, I’m Melinda. Professional Photographer LLC and member of ORPPA. I am a full-time mother of 3 grown and half grown children, and photographer since 2016. I spend most of my time with my kids and their schooling, taking care of our many pets (3 dogs, 2 cats, and a bird), adventuring Oregon and Washington, and of course practicing my art. I am located in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Searching for Owls and Joy

I love owls. So much. In the Spring, there are flowers to photograph, in the Summer bodies of water and adventures, in the Fall, there are the changing leaves, Christmas time-lights and maybe snow, after that there is a period of brown and that is when I want to capture birds. Right now there are…

New Direction-Fall 2022

I am moving in a different direction with my photography, or perhaps it is a return to a previous path. Last February I started working as an Special Education Instructional Assistant. So, I now have 3 jobs unofficially, or more than that if you are really counting: IA, Photographer, and Parent/caretaker of humans. 😉 I…

Professional Collages: Corporate Photography

Three years ago (1999), the Milwaukie Police Department asked me to take headshots of their officers and to create a collage for them, and every once in a while they ask me to update it with new hires and position changes. Here is the most recent collage I created for them; and below it are…

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