It was too wet to go outside and we were all getting kind of bored. So I set up a little backdrop using some great fabric I got in Bangkok (it’s called “Super Black” and it is the blackest, heaviest polyester weave I’ve ever seen). The light is coming from the backdoor (so it was like one big direct softbox).

During a Thai language class I mentioned that I wanted to learn how to cook Thai food better, so one of my teachers invited me to her house to learn to cook a few things. While I was there I took some pictures of their sweet nine-month old daughter, King.

After moving to Thailand I wondered how many shoots I’d get to do. Luckily, our friends, เก้า and Rikker came through for me. Their little guy was born just last week.

I got to do a shoot tonight with a family friend I’ve known since we moved to Oregon when I was five (24 years ago!) It had been many years since we’d seen each other and it was so fun to meet her boys and husband. Here are a couple photographs from the shoot.

This is one of my sweet nieces who came to visit for a week last month.

After I took a few shots of her, she asked if she could take some pictures of me, so I gave her the camera and then my oldest came running over. I love that she got this shot because I’m almost certain an adult never could have coaxed that kind of smile out of Ezra.

Because we are back in Oregon for a bit, I had the opportunity to photograph some good friends and their super cute and chubby little boy. We went to Jackson Frazier Wetlands park in Corvallis and the sun was just setting. I’m posting a few pictures now with more to come soon.

I will be in Oregon for the next 3-6 weeks while we prepare for our big move to Thailand, so email me [jade@jadenoel.com] if you’re in the area and would like to schedule a session.

All the earth is beautiful, but Oregon especially is paradise in the summer. Here is a picture of my father-in-law with a head of lettuce fresh from his garden:

We met this awesome family when we lived in Thailand. It was so fun to get together again and see how their kids have grown.


chasing butterflies…




after receiving instructions not to touch the tractor…(I think this is my favorite picture)