Our 2023 Year in Review

In 2023, we brought on two amazing photographers to our team, we provided professional easy-to-use high-quality headshots, event, and architectural photography to our clients.

Meet our photographers and view a few of our 2023 sessions!

View our collection of individual headshot sessions and corporate group headshots in our studio, outdoors and on-site using advanced natural lighting techniques and classic strobe flash effects created by the team at Erica J Mitchell Photographer.

Our year-in-review

We had a busy year expanding our team of photographers, creating new headshots, updating headshots, new hire headshots, corporate events, networking events, holiday events, and more!

January

We brought on staff photographer Jamie Coughlin to the team! She hit the ground running capturing for our first two clients, Women with Moxie and GridStor.

WELCOME PHOTOGRAPHER JAMIE COUGHLIN TO THE TEAM!

Jamie Coughlin is a passionate photographer driven to create images that speak to the heart, document life and action. Her light-hearted personality and professional skills in composition, lighting and editing lead to unique imagery that is vibrant and energetic.

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Our year started with a Women with Moxie networking event photographed by our new staff photographer, Jamie at the Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, Oregon.

WOMEN WITH MOXIE MIXER EVENT JANUARY 2023

Women with Moxie held their bi-monthly networking mixer event on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 from 6-8:30pm, Happy New Year!

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Then we created headshots for GridStor’s new hires of 2023! Photographed by our staff photographer, Jamie Coughlin in our studio in NW Portland, Oregon.

MAKING NEW YEAR NEW HIRE HEADSHOTS FOR GRIDSTOR

A New Year for New Hires at GridStorOur staff photographer, Jamie, made the new hire headshots for the growning team at GridStor. For previous…

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February

We updated doctor headshots for Sunset Pediatrics.

UPDATED HEADSHOTS FOR SUNSET PEDIATRICS

New hire headshots for healthcare teams, in-studio team photos for Sunset PediatricsWe used the Natural Light Studio with our large window light as…

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March

We updated headshots again for the new hires of GridStor at our natural light studio.

GRIDSTOR NEW HIRE HEADSHOTS

New hire headshots for corporate teams, more in-studio team photos for GridStor GridStor is one of those companies growing fast and hiring staff….

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Another fantastic networking event for Women with Moxie.

WOMEN WITH MOXIE MIXER EVENT MARCH 2023

Women with Moxie held their bi-monthly networking mixer event on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 from 6-8:30pm.

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Then we updated and matched the existing headshots for team members of Liquid Agency.

HEADSHOTS FOR ADVERTISING SERVICE LIQUID AGENCY

New hire in-studio team headshots for Silicon Valley Branding Company Liquid Agency For these new hire headshots we used the Natural Light Studio…

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We had a fun session updated headshot for an executive at Higg in a leather jacket no less! Our client used the Classic Headshot Package that provided a 45 minute session and 3 final photos.

NEW HEADSHOTS FOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF HIGG

Updated Headshots for Executive, in-studio VP photos for HiggTo match the thriving energy of your business new or updated executive headshots are a…

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April

PagerDuty had an in person workshop and wanted to offer headshots to those who attended. We set up on site at the Jupiter Hotel (Events) in SE Portland and used a mixture of natural light and strobe lighting effects to provide high quality headshots.

GROUP HEADSHOTS FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICES, PAGERDUTY

New team headshots for cloud computing company PagerDuty For these new team headshots we photographed on-site with a single strobe as the main…

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May

Our headshot client GridStor moved into their new office location in the inner SE area of Portland asked us to photograph their office space and was featured in the Portland Business Journal in January of 2024.

“The 18-month-old startup used batteries manufactured at Tesla’s (Nasdaq: TSLA) new Lathrop, California, Megafactory for a Goleta, California, project that got the ribbon-cutting treatment last week. The made-in-America batteries should earn GridStor an added 10% federal tax credit through the Inflation Reduction Act.”

GRIDSTOR FINDS A NEW HOME IN THE CENTRAL EASTSIDE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

The headquarters of Gridstor is located at the new business building at 7 Southeast Stark.

June

Sometimes we get client’s where we just get to make really nice headshot, like with Paul in our studio. We were playing “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan and the light was just right. 

HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU UPDATE YOUR HEADSHOT?

How often should you update your photos, so they don’t give someone pause when you meet in person?

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Then we were back to GridStor’s new office for a team meeting and celebration!

CORPORATE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR GRIDSTOR

For the GridStor, getting together to celebrate the growth of their business was important as they bring in new hires, meet their goals, create new…

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We finished up June with another medical residency and fellowship student headshot with the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) photo requirements.

TIPS FOR A ERAS® MEDICAL RESIDENCY HEADSHOT PHOTO

What are the ERAS® Medical Residency application photo requirements?

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July

We updated headshots for the leadership team on-site at the office of PEC in Vancouver, Washington.

UPDATED HEADSHOTS FOR ENERGY OPTIMIZATION COMPANY, PACIFIC ENERGY CONSULTANTS (PEC)

New headshots for CEO, President and Leadership Team of energy optimization company, known as PEC.For these new company headshots we photographed on…

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Then we photographed the Women with Moxie mixer held again at the Curious Comedy Theater in NE Portland, Oregon.

WOMEN WITH MOXIE MIXER EVENT JULY 2023

Women with Moxie held their bi-monthly networking mixer event on Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 from 6-8:30pm.

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We finished up July with another round of new hire headshots for GridStor!

MATCHING HEADSHOTS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES

Matching GridStor’s new hire headshots to their existing team is paramont in the professional presentation of their company. We use the same light source, angle of light, background, camera lens, crop and delivery to provide headshots that match on their website.

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August

We photographed an appreciation party for the Dill Ward Group cruise on the Willamette Star, a boat operated by the Portland Spirit Company, that went from downtown Portland to Milwaukie on the Willamette River.

DILL WARD REAL ESTATE GROUP ANNUAL APPRECIATION PARTY

Dill Ward Real Estate Group knows how to show her client’s just how much they mean to them! For their annual appreciation party they invited their…

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Then we had Ludvig Svensson’s client branding session that was photographed by our staff photographer, Jamie Coughlin.

ON-SITE BRANDING FOR LUDVIG SVENSSON

Branding and portrait images for Ludvig Svensson on-site in Aurora, Oregon featuring their product and highlighting their customers.

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September

We updated the headshots for the Oregon Patient Safety Commission team in our studio to provide a consistant type of setting for future hires.

UPDATING TEAM HEADSHOTS FOR OPSC

We updated the headshots for the Oregon Patient Safety Commission team in studio to provide a consistant type of setting for future hires. We used the natural light from the large windows at our studio.

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October

In October we updated the headshots for the Leadership Team for the Virgina Garcia Memorial Health Center in studio to provide a consistant type of setting for future hires. We used artificial strobe lighting. Then in Novmeber and December we photographed the rest of the team, see below!

VIRGINIA GARCIA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER HEADSHOTS TO MATCH WEBSITE

Updated headshots for Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Team in our Natural Light StudioWe updated the headshots for the Leadership Team for…

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NEW HEADSHOTS FOR VIRGINIA GARCIA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER

More updated and new hire headshots for Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center TeamAnother round of headshots for the Leadership Team and new hires…

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November

Introducing EFG Asset Management! We photographed the team of EFG in two session at our studio to provide a consistant type of setting. We used the natural light from our large windows at the main light source and bounce and flag cards to modify the light to create these professional headshots.

UPDATED CORPORATE HEADSHOTS FOR EFG

We photographed the team of EFG in two session at our studio to provide a consistent type of setting. We used the…

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Then for the senior management and 40+ person Portland team at WPI, we photographed on-site at their Portland office using a 2 strobe setup to create new headshots they can use to update their website.

CORPORATE HEADSHOTS FOR CONTRACTING FIRM WESTERN PARTITIONS INC. WPI

For the senior management and 40+ person Portland team at WPI, we photographed on-site at their Portland office using a 2 strobe setup to create new headshots they can use to update their website.

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December

This wonderful team all came together at our natural light studio to provide a consistent type of setting for their new headshots. We were also able to get some fantastic group photos of the team for their website, marketing and social media needs. 

HEADSHOTS FOR TYEE CARR ADVISORY TEAM

Updated headshots for Tyee Carr Advisory made in our Natural Light Studio in Portland, OregonNew headshots for the team of TCA, Tyee Carr Advisory!…

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Then our staff photographer Jamie photographed family photos and event highlights of the vibrant and colorful holiday party event held for the team of Blessing Landscapes on a winter’s day in December at McMenamin’s Ballroom at Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon.

HOLIDAY PARTY EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BLESSING LANDSCAPES

Event Photography for Blessing Landscapes this holiday season photographed by our staff photographer, Jamie. Family photos and event highlights of…

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And we finished off the year bringing on a new staff photographer Jodhi!

Jodhi Mather-Pike is our newest staff photographer at Erica J Mitchell Photographer providing our clients with high quality natural light headshots in our Portland studio.

ABOUT STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER JODHI

Welcome to the team!

Jodhi is our newest staff photographer at Erica J Mitchell Photographer providing our clients with high quality…

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Cheers to 2024!

Thanks for taking the time to view our work in 2023. We look forwarding to providing our clients with high-quality headshots and event photography.

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Holiday Party Event Photography for Blessing Landscapes

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Event photography from corporate retreat

Event Photography for Blessing Landscapes this holiday season photographed by our staff photographer, Jamie.

Family photos and event highlights of the vibrant and colorful holiday party event held for the team of Blessing Landscapes on a winter’s day in December at McMenamin’s Ballroom at Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon.

About Blessing Landscapes

“A DIFFERENT KIND OF LANDSCAPING COMPANY. Blessing Landscapes places an emphasis on how we treat our employees. Keeping them happy, keeps you happy. Our professional landscapers strive to remain the best of the best and it shows in our work. Your finished landscape will make your home the highlight of your block and leave you excited to spend time outside.” —Website

The colorful space for the company’s holiday party and dinner is the Ballroom ta McMenamin’s Edgefield, in Troutdale Oregon.

About McMenamin’s Meeting Spaces

Want to leave a memorable impression with your clients at a business meeting? Planning a team-building event? Sending off a retiree in style?

McMenamins Edgefield is the place. We offer a wide variety of meeting rooms and event spaces, onsite guestrooms and our own catering staff and bakery, not to mention the brewery, winery, distillery, full-service spa, golf, movie theater and beyond…

A gathering at Edgefield is not only convenient (just 15 minutes to Portland International Airport and 20 minutes to downtown Portland), but it offers a place in which your guests or participants can engage in a little relaxation and fun during your event.

No additional room rental fee once the food and beverage minimum is reached. The food and beverage minimum includes wait staff and bartenders, indoor tables and chairs, china, flatware, glassware, and linens. Unique venue locations, for big and small events, inside and out. Your sales coordinator will assist in planning all venue details leading up to your event. Full onsite catering with accommodations for dietary restrictions.McMenamins handcrafted ales, wines and spirits which a re only available at our locations.

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Dinner Party Event Photography for GridStor

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Event photography from corporate retreat

Photobooth style photos and event details of the lovely dinner party event held for the team of GridStor on a fall day in November. 

The lovely space for the company’s evening dinner is the second location of Coopers Hall, in Northeast Portland Oregon.

About Coopers Hall

“The second location known as CH Northeast is located at 2218 NE Broadway and is a warm and welcoming space for wedding receptions, corporate events and community gatherings. It features a large dining room with a long bar and beautiful rose tufted banquette, an open kitchen and an outdoor patio with an urban feel. Food, beverage and hospitality at CH NE is provided exclusively by Coopers Hall. Rental includes all tables, chairs and tableware; optional parking lot rental available.”

About GridStor

“We strategically site battery storage projects to place electricity from renewable resources, like wind and solar, near where demand is greatest. This helps build a more resilient grid in the face of threats posed by climate change and severe weather.” Website↗

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Women with Moxie Mixer Event November 2023

Women with Moxie event was photographed by our staff photographer, Jamie Coughlin.

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“The magic of networking is you are only one introduction away from having everything you want.”– Dill Ward

Women with Moxie held their bi-monthly networking mixer event at the Curious Comedy Theater venue in NE Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 from 6-8:30pm PT. View the previous Women with Moxie Mixer events: July 2023 March 2023 January 2023 November 2022

“Women with Moxie, is the result of dozens of women’s generosity, ideas, passions, creativity, and love for supporting other women.” —Women with Moxie Instagram

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Dill Ward Real Estate Group Annual Appreciation Party

Dill Ward Real Estate Group knows how to show her client’s just how much they mean to them!

For their annual appreciation party they invited their clients for a two hour boat cruise brunch (that included mimosas!) from downtown Portland to Milwaukie on the Willamette River on the Willamette Star, a boat operated by the Portland Spirit Company based out of SE Portland waterfront.

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About the Willamette Star:

Capacity: 144

Elegance and old world style are custom built into the Willamette Star with its warm cherrywood interior, gilded ceilings and brass accents. The Star has two enclosed and temperature controlled levels, a full service bar, granite buffet, two outdoor viewing decks and a PA sound system. The dining level has a built-in dance floor and a keyboard available.

Our mission is to offer extraordinary service with a great level of care that brings joy & growth.“– Dill Ward

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Women with Moxie Mixer Event July 2023

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“The magic of networking is you are only one introduction away from having everything you want.”– Dill Ward

Women with Moxie held their bi-monthly networking mixer event at the Curious Comedy Theater venue in NE Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 from 6-8:30pm PT.

View the previous Women with Moxie Mixer events:
March 2023
January 2023
November 2022

“Women with Moxie, is the result of dozens of women’s generosity, ideas, passions, creativity, and love for supporting other women.” —Women with Moxie Instagram

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