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    Clients of Jen Mahoney Photography experience the very best in custom photography. Truly personalized attention and a session that is designed specifically for your individual needs. I strive to incorporate your interests and locations that are familiar and special to you in order to capture the real you. 

    Here in the blog you'll find sneak peeks from recent sessions and maybe some personal stuff too. The blog is a great place to highlight products and get information on the newest developments.

    I am blessed to be the mom to four amazing kids and married to the greatest guy ever. In order to give my clients all the personalized service that they deserve, available session dates are very limited. Photography is my passion and I'm just over the moon that I'm able to make it my career. Thank you so much to my amazingly supportive clients who allow me to peek into the beauty of their family. I have the best clients ever.

    Jen

Express Sessions | Portland senior portrait photographer

I’ve started a new type of session, the Express Session. Perfect for those who’d prefer fewer images and to get done in record time, but still want the same great quality.

Here is Matt, he was so sweet to work with!

And then Mike, thought he had a bit of a James Dean vibe going on.

October 17, 2011 - 8:17 pm

CJ Wilkes - What handsome guys! Loved Matt’s 2nd image and Mikes first image. They are all great – you really excel in your processing. Just perfect!

Kyle | Portland senior portraits

Kyle was my subject this week. I’d photographed his big brother a few years ago and now it was his turn!

Ah, the glamorous life of photographing in Oregon! Kyle was a trooper with the sprinkles we got!

October 9, 2011 - 12:56 pm

Rhonda - great shots .. very natural looking!

October 9, 2011 - 8:52 am

kristin - These are great! love all the variety and different looks u got..

October 8, 2011 - 3:09 pm

Shannon Wilkinson - These are great shots Jen. That black and white is amazing and the senior is such a handsome young man. He looked like he had a great time doing these too!

Great work.

October 8, 2011 - 2:26 pm

Leanne - Great shots of a handsome young person. I love the natural expressions you have captured.

October 7, 2011 - 10:32 pm

Melissa - What a handsome guy! These are really fantastic, but I think my favorite is the black and white one. And the last one. And the one before that. Really, these are all great shots!

October 7, 2011 - 10:05 pm

CJ Wilkes - He has such a great smile and you have some good variety here! nice work!

October 7, 2011 - 6:04 pm

dsr - Very handsome young man. Outstanding portraits that look unposed and perfectly natural. Love the B&W one.

October 7, 2011 - 12:25 pm

Amber - Jen, these are incredible! What a handsome guy. LOVE the way you create dimension and light here in the NW where we really don’t get all that much ;)

Michael | Jesuit SBP | Portland senior portraits

Michael was great! As student body president at Jesuit, he has a lot of responsibilities….he’s a very busy guy!
It’s funny, at every shoot, with each person, I get a preference. Each person seems to have a more natural expression, either serious or a big smile. Michael’s smile sure seemed to come easily to him. But we definitely got some great serious looks from him as well.

Thanks, Michael, hope you and the school have a great year!

Haha, I loved his spirit! We had to get a couple of these!

October 4, 2011 - 11:50 pm

CJ Wilkes - I really love the image in the greens!!!! So nice! I also love the image where his personality just popped out! Great – handsome guy and great photographer = awesome session!

September 27, 2011 - 8:37 am

Jennifer - Okay, these are all wonderful, but #5 WOW oh WOW! Love it!

September 26, 2011 - 11:19 am

Amanda - These are perfect. I love how you can clearly see his personality in his photographs and I think that is so rare in senior pics. Great work on these!

September 26, 2011 - 6:58 am

Yana - These are great, I love the variety. Looks like he had a great time, too!

September 26, 2011 - 6:28 am

Katie Lou - Great variety! These are wonderful!

September 26, 2011 - 1:19 am

Lisa - These are fantastic! Love, love, love the one with all the leaves and the second to last! You rock senior portraits!

September 25, 2011 - 8:10 pm

Melissa - What a handsome guy! I love that third photo. Fantastic job on these – I love all the variety!

September 25, 2011 - 6:27 pm

mollie - great shots! these are awesome. love the variety

September 25, 2011 - 2:41 pm

Anette - You rock your senior sessions!! They are always so much fun to see and your variety rocks. I love how you did both fun and happy, then also some serious ones. He’s such a handsome guy and he really has such pretty smile!! I love your locations too…just perfect!!

September 25, 2011 - 8:14 am

Lila - These are so fun!! Love how you captured his personality so well, the outtakes are too cute. I am sure they will treasure these images of him and remember this time in his life forever! Gorgeous work.

September 24, 2011 - 7:17 pm

rose - Great poses, so sincere and real! Love the locations too! Gorgeous!

September 24, 2011 - 3:30 pm

Krissy Allori - Gorgeous photos, Jen! I love your senior work.

Amelia | Portland senior portrait photographer

Amelia and I both were a bit nervous while watching the weather during the day of the shoot. Overcast skies, when we were hoping for hazy backlight! Thankfully it cleared up just in time for our shoot! And what a lovely shoot it was. It’s so nice when my subject is super excited about what we’re doing!

Amelia is a beauty, but also so full of joy. This is what I saw most of the shoot:

Our shoot took place at Pumpkin Ridge, where Amelia plays a lot of golf, and I love the variety provided to us at this location!

These next two were Amelia’s idea and I just love the way they turned out!


Thanks so much, Amelia!

October 4, 2011 - 9:08 am

Gen - The fourth shot down is my favorite – it looks like a promo shot for her upcoming album! Nice senior session! :)

September 22, 2011 - 3:50 pm

Krissy Allori - Wow, beautiful girl, gorgeous location, loved the light! Really beautiful work, Jen. Lots of variety too!

September 22, 2011 - 10:14 am

Jane - I don’t know where I would begin for picking my favorite because they are all breathtaking. She is gorgeous! The lighting, posing, conversions are perfection! You do just gorgeous work! Your client must be thrilled.

September 21, 2011 - 8:00 am

Jen Stafford - Beautiful work, Jen. The light is gorgeous! She is lovely ;)

September 19, 2011 - 8:00 am

Melissa Klein - Gorgeous! I love the variety in these, and she’s beautiful! I love the back lit black and white one – stunning!

September 17, 2011 - 11:32 am

kristin - wow she is beautiful and your shots are gorgeous!! i loooooove the first few in the golden wheat field…just stunning!!

September 16, 2011 - 9:02 pm

happy hearts photography - great session, jen! absolutely beautiful.. many standouts, but i especially loved the 2nd guitar image.

September 16, 2011 - 7:12 am

mollie - for serious these are DElish!!! love love

September 15, 2011 - 9:39 pm

Robbie - AHHHH could these be any more gorgeous? I don’t think so. She is stunning and your images are amazing!

September 15, 2011 - 7:24 pm

dsr - These are just outstanding Jen! How will she ever choose? You do such amazing work with seniors!

September 15, 2011 - 2:58 pm

PamN - These are absolutely perfect images for her – the light, the clothing, the whole package makes me feel like I know this beautiful girl. Just what senior pictures should be!

September 15, 2011 - 1:15 pm

jennifer adams - Jen, WOW!!!! These are absolutely amazing! Your lighting and colors are amazing!! LOVE THESE! Shes gorgeous and great style!!

September 15, 2011 - 9:33 am

Jaidean - She is beautiful! Amazing light!

September 15, 2011 - 8:32 am

Sarah Gallagher - these are stunning. Such an amazing variety and every one gorgeous!

September 15, 2011 - 8:19 am

Kari - She looks like a Taylor Swift! The lighting is gorgeous! Great work!!

September 14, 2011 - 9:03 pm

April - What a pretty girl! She looks like she could be a country singer in these:) I LOVE the ones with the daisies on her head.

September 14, 2011 - 8:39 pm

holly - WOW!!! These are simply stunning. The light is just amazing and this young woman is gorgeous. Love every single one!

September 14, 2011 - 7:33 pm

cathy hansen - What fun it must have been to have such wonderful light and a great subject. It looked like she was having fun.

Austin | Portland senior portraits

Austin is an amazing young man, very driven and talented. He is an athlete, a ski racer, at the top in the country for his age. I fully expect to see him in the Olympics someday and I can say “I knew him when”.:)
You were such a great subject the other evening, Austin, thanks, and I can’t wait to see what you do in the future!

This first location was one his mom suggested, a lovely row of trees, I think it went on for a mile….perfect!

September 14, 2011 - 11:33 am

Denise - Awesome shots!! Wow, I love #4 — so striking! He’s got amazing eyes! And #6 is such a cool black & white.

September 13, 2011 - 7:37 pm

dsr - Beautiful work as always Jen! Love your treatment in #2, and #4 is just downright perfect! Wonderful!

September 13, 2011 - 3:17 pm

Katherine - You got great variety (his personality really comes through), and I love the location. I especially love the black and white one of him leaning on the tree.

September 13, 2011 - 9:36 am

Randi - Great variety of locations and posing – outstanding job!

September 13, 2011 - 8:48 am

Jennifer - Love all of these, what a great looking guy and amazing images! Really love the second to last him, love the casual, serious expression and the gorgeous light!

September 13, 2011 - 8:44 am

Cindy - Such a great session! Love all the variety and relaxed way you captured him. My favorite is #2, such a great image!

September 13, 2011 - 6:31 am

Katherine Durham - What a great session! You captured him wonderfully! I can’t pick a favorite!

September 12, 2011 - 9:30 pm

Leanne - Fabulous images of a handsome Senior. I love the way you have captured natural expressions.

September 12, 2011 - 7:57 pm

Anette - Jenn, these are amazing!!! I love how you captured him during the session. He looks like a pro at modeling:) I also think, he has the cutest smile…and I love how you captured so many different looks from him. Seriously beautiful session. The locations are awesome as well…love all the colors!!

September 12, 2011 - 7:34 pm

Laurie - These are awesome! He’s handsome! Cute smile :)