small business branding photography in Astoria, Oregon 	•	Pacific Northwest brand photographer for restaurants and bars 	•	creative content for local businesses in Oregon and Washington

—a photographer of fifteen years, business owner of eleven years, and definitely the photographer for your business. My photography business started with weddings back when I was in college. After a decade of wedding photography, I moved onto photographing what I am actually truly passionate about: going out to eat, fun cocktails, and staying somewhere new for the night. Now I specialize in hospitality: photographing boutique hotels, restaurants with string lights, and bars that already have a drink waiting for me when I walk through the doors.

Here's what I'm personally into: ramen and burgers, the kind of drinks that require a cocktail menu, travel (omg travel, I’ll go anywhere), midcentury modern vibes, gold jewelry, vegan bakeries, coffee shops with tattooed baristas, short skirts and tall boots, hairstylists who know all your secrets, record stores even though a monstera plant lives inside my record player, mushrooms (what can I say, I'm a fungi), Portland leather bags specifically, maximalist press-on nails, and checker patterns always.

I believe the best photos come from genuine enthusiasm, and I'm genuinely enthusiastic about hotels, restaurants, and bars. It may seem silly to be passionate about these places but I just love these spaces. I love going up a hotel elevator, I love grabbing a moscow mule before heading up to the room, I love local restaurant recommendations. And I love doing this everywhere, even in my hometown.

If you, your business, your brand falls into any of those categories, we need to work together. This really isn't just work for me, it's actually how I spend my free time anyway, which means I understand exactly what draws people to your doors and keeps them coming back.

But hey, I’m not going to tell you all about myself here. If you really want to get to know me, hire me. :)

Hey, I’m chelsea