Interview with Daniel Troutman

How has Breast Cancer (or any cancer) made an impact on your life?

We lost my mom’s best friend of 30 years (my second mother really) to breast cancer.  Seeing her go from larger than life, to less than a hundred pounds, made you realize how it could happen to anyone, at any time.  If it could be helped at all – nobody should have to die like that.

Why did you want to get involved with Images for a Cure?

Photography preserves where we are, at that moment.  Taking images that celebrate life to benefit those who are facing death is a happy piece of irony.  It just works for me. 

Why are you a photographer?

Because otherwise I’d have to work for a living. Seriously – I love what I do.

Tell us something interesting about your photography studio.

Our studio is actually a converted meat locker from way back when.  Beautiful wooden panel walls – stays warm in the winter, cool in the summer.

Here are the details if you’re interested in booking a session:

Call or email Clare (503)559-3106 / clare@troutmanphoto.com
                                                                 OR
Daniel (503)871-5505 / daniel@troutmanphoto.com

Normal session fee is $75, we’re reducing the fee to $45.  And we’re offering  half price 11×14s, and a 15% discount on Holiday cards.

Photographers Helping Others

Thanks to Michael Albany’s post  on LinkedIn the other day, we’ve had a very fun discussion on Facebook about how to give back as photographers.  (If you didn’t read his post, he’s booked time and space for business portraits for unemployed professionals.)  A friend of mine passed on a great link about  Giving Homeless Families Memories in the form of family portraits, something the homeless frequently lack.  You can donate to this project by contacting Dayna Camp – Dayna@aportraitproject.org.  But NILMDTS is the one that always gets to me. 

The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep foundation provides photos and photographers to parents of stillborn infants at no cost.  These wonderful people drop everything to give back in the most personal way possible.  Every time I think about how hard this would be, I think about how hard it would be for the family to NOT have anything to remember their precious child by.

We all do what we can, when we can.  If you’ve heard of photographers giving back in other ways, please forward me the information so I can include it.

Thanks,
Clare Troutman
503-559-3106
clare@troutmanphoto.com
www.TroutmanPhoto.com

2009 Mint Court Photos

There are five princesses and one prince on the 2009 Jefferson Mint Festival Court. They are from left: Princesses Kimy Chavez, Kaylea Axmaker, Briana Wanner, AshLeigh Pollard, Deanna Herrera and Prince Brent Wolfer. The court has entered two local parades, earning a first place ribbon for their float entered in the Linn County Lamb & Wool Fair Parade in Scio on May 16 and taking the second place trophy in Lebanon on Saturday, June 6, for their entry in the Strawberry Festival’s Grand Parade.

Clare Troutman
Troutman Photography
503.559.3106
www.troutmanphoto.com

KRKT's 6th Annual Beautiful Baby Contest

 
And KRKT’s beautiful baby contest winners are….

Kaden Charles Eli & Dallas Triton Lansing Headley.

Kaden Charles Eli