I am most inspired by photos that are brimming with emotion. Photos that look like your favorite song lyric, reflecting the feeling on those perfectly imperfect days. Like when you both went to the beach and it was suppose to be sunny but it rained and you laughed together while snuggling into their jacket to keep warm, realizing that in their arms is where you feel most at home. There is so much deep beauty in the seemingly ordinary. But really, there is no ordinary. Because when you found him, when you found her, everything changed. Ordinary life transformed into an extraordinary adventure together.
I want to capture this very thing - this adventure you're on, this story you are creating together, hand in hand, side by side.
I'm Catalina and this is a little about me // My favorite moments of the day are making coffee in the morning and getting tackled by my Boston Terriers when I come home // Most days you can find me reading the New Yorker or crying looking through Nasa’s instagram because space is damn beautiful // I'm really kinda a goofball and make so, so many bad jokes (sorry in advance) // I'll take cool foggy weather over sun any day // Dirty chais and iced matcha are my main drinks of choice // Nature, fashion, minimalism, dark shadows, real emotion all make my heart skip a beat // In love with Portland, OR but 100% down to travel anywhere and everywhere.
Honored to be featured as Rangefinder Magazine 30 Rising Stars and Best 100 Wedding Photographers in the World.
FEATURED
BRIDES
Green Wedding Shoes
Junebug Weddings
Style Me Pretty
Rock n Roll Bride Magazine
Portland Bride & Groom
AWARDS
Rangefinder Magazine 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography
100 Best Wedding Photographers in the World
Top 25 Wedding Photographers in Oregon
THE HEART OF
WEDDINGS
Max & I were married by our dear friend (ordained by the Church of the Dude, of course) during a week of festivities in Palm Springs. It is a core memory of my life to have all our loved family and rambunctious friends together with us for multiple days. It was deeply odd to be on the other side as I’m always the one behind the camera, but I can tell you now from personal experience of having a wedding just how deeply profound and effecting it is to come together as humans sharing stories and taking a day to celebrate two people intertwining their lives together. Oh, and it’s just one hell of a great time.
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EDITORIAL
COMMUNITY CENTERED
IMAGERY
I began my obsession with photography when I was 13 years old. I would use all my allowance to buy disposable film cameras, take photos of literally everything and everyone, and then get the files scanned on a compact disk so I could edit them for hours in the most basic editing program available circa 1998.
A decade ago I shot my first wedding and fell completely head over heels in love with documenting human connection. I quit my corporate job two months later and went all in shooting weddings full time. 10 years later and I can truly say I have my dream job. It has stretched me as a human and as a creative, as well as taken me to so many new parts of the world. The constant wonderful challenge of growing as an artist and photojournalist is something to which I am deeply connected.
I am most inspired by high fashion editorial, film shots from decades past, unique architecture, breathtaking scenery, wild dance parties, and the ways in which humans connect with one another. I bring this into my work - focusing on editorial portraits captured along with storytelling moments to produce artistic, artful, soulful imagery.
My goal is not just to take portraits, but capture the full complexity of how your wedding day felt. All the emotions experienced and the small in-between moments - the belly laughs, tackle hugs, tears, epic drunken dance moves - all of it. Delivering the full story of the day.
Providing a gallery of images that transports you back in time, to relive every emotion from start to finish.
FAQ
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I want to be a fly on the wall...
I strive to be completely unnoticed, in and out as moments are happening, waiting for your uncle to drop the punchline to a joke and everyone laughs (sincerely or just to be nice). I am always hunting for those in-between moments of belly laughs, tackle hugs, sweet hand holds, soft glances.
But I'll help you out...
I feel suuuuper awkward in front of a camera so I truly understand how weird it can feel. I've built my direction style around my own feeling of awkward. I'll give you lots of direction that isn't posey or stiff. Portrait time is some of the only alone time you both get together on a wedding day so I work to make it not just about photos, but about you two spending some time together. And if you got a bit of a wild family that may be a bit distracted, I got you. I completely lead family photos so they are done quickly and make it fun in the process. You won't have to worry about a thing.
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Very, very willing to travel as far as needed for weddings. I most often shoot in Oregon, California, and Mexico and have also shot weddings in Europe. I have experience shooting weddings throughout the country as well as internationally and I love to travel.
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Check out my reviews on Google here.
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Clean editing that emphasizes the style, color, and feel of the wedding day.
Clean editing that gives homage to a film process from back when. Bright skin tones, true colors - editing that focuses on bringing the feel of the day to life by giving a finishing touch that complements connective imagery.
And a few just for fun...
Some darker fine art-y style images that push creative bounds. Let's play and get weird and do something way outside the box. Because why not?
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I’ve been photographing weddings full time for over 10 years. During that time I have photographed just over 400 weddings.
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Fill out a contact form so I can get to know you both a bit and what you are planning for your wedding day. We will then schedule an initial consult to get to know each other and I can answer any questions you have. I will also create a sample photo timeline so you will know exactly how photos can be laid out based on your preferences. Once you are ready to book, let me know and I will send over a contract and the 30% retainer payment to book your date. The remaining two payments of 35% are split up between the booking date and the wedding date.
I’m so excited to hear from your and about everything you are planning.