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Erin Fortin Photography

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Hey you! My name is Erin, and I’m a wife, mom, runner, PhD chemist, and photographer. I am a huge dog lover (especially of our black lab, Cabo), I’ve been known to spontaneously book plane tickets, and when I’m not photographing weddings, we’re usually on a backpacking trip in the mountains somewhere.

I’d love to get to know you!

Welcome to

Erin Fortin Photography

Specializes in

Weddings & Family photography with a photojournalistic touch.

My bright and airy aesthetic strives to capture your adventurous elopements, beautiful weddings, and growing families so you can smile back on the memories in real color.

Based in

Portland, Oregon & traveling often!

I love love and adventure, and don’t believe those two are mutually exclusive which is why i’m always traveling with camera in tow. 

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Hooray for flower crowns, gorgeous bridesmaids, and Insta-mas Day 11! . . Weddings are “easy” when it comes to location scouting for photos - because you’ve already been bound to the set venue location! But how do I scout new locations for engagement or family photos? . . Today on my stories I’m chatting all about how I scout new locations. As the staff photographer for two of Portland’s magazine, I never like bringing our families to the same place twice. Scouting is a big part of my job!! So today I’m sharing all my tips. Plus, Cabo loves the process, too 🐶💗 . . If you’re a photographer, I’d be genuinely curious to know how your creative process works and how you do your scouting!
We’ve got double digits!! And yet, my autocorrect still doesn’t recognize Insta-mas. 😂 Happy Day 10! . . After yesterday’s rainy photoshoot, Weez and I decided to cozy up by the fire and work on addressing our holiday cards. We lit a balsam and cedar tree candle, put on some festive jams, and got to work. . . I’m genuinely curious... who here sends out holiday cards each year? Do most people still do this or are we old fuddy duds? 👨🏼‍🦳👵🏼
Happy Insta-mas Day 9! . . What do photographers do if it’s raining on a scheduled outdoor photoshoot day? Today on my stories, I share a little BTS of what I personally do when I work with my clients if it’s wet and rainy on their scheduled photoshoot. . . Since moving to Oregon 5 years ago, I’ve been impressed to see how rugged and badass everyone is out here. So it’s raining? Big deal. Throw on a hood and let’s go. Down pouring? No biggie. Let’s just meet at a waterfall anyways! That’s what this family proposed and I freaking loved it. Their son led the way as he tromped through the riverbed without a care in the world. . . Real life. Real weather. Real people. I’m all for beautifully, dry, flawless weather but if it’s raining? That’s cool too 🌧☔️☺️
Happy Insta-mas Day 8! . . While snow shoeing around Mount Hood, I insta-story about 6 seriously influential photographers who’ve changed the game and inspired my photography business. 📷 @stonecrandall @redgalleryphotography @kellyclarephotography @jendz @janinedeannaphotography @jasminestar 📷 They’re all insanely talented wedding photographers from SoCal to Alberta to Ohio. If you don’t follow these guys already, what are you waiting for?! . . Mad props to @momtyers and Drew for not only braving the cold but encouraging the crazy idea to meet the day after a snow storm to capture their engagement photos.
Oh my gosh, it’s been a whole week. We’ve made it to Insta-mas Day 7! I can’t believe it. When I started planning this bad boy and saw all the work that laid ahead, I wasn’t entirely sure we’d make it to Week 1. But I’m having SO MUCH FUN doing this and loving all the feedback and community we’ve got here. . . Day 7, okay, today’s topic came to us from a suggestion from the bloody brilliant Carolyn of @nextdoordesserts. She asked me what I do to prepare before a photoshoot, and today on stories, I’m walking you through it! Thanks for the suggestion, C!! . . I love being a photographer and think I have the coolest job in the world. I wake up stoked to work each day. My colleagues (clients, fellow wedding vendors, suppliers, collaborators) are top notch and it’s a feel good industry. I wouldn’t change this for anything. . . So check out my story today to see how I prep for a photoshoot! Cheers!
Merry Insta-mas Day 6 ✨🎄❤️💚 . . Who here has seen these baby-wrapped-in-lights photos and told themselves they will attempt it this year with their babe (or, hah, better yet - your pet!!)? There’s no better time than the present! Grab your camera and join me as I show you how I got the shot with Reese 😍 I talk all about what I needed (hint: an off camera assistant is paramount and a strand of Walgreens pixie lights will do!) and my camera settings on stories today! . . Happy shooting!!! If you take any fun photos like these, tag me @erinfortinphoto! I’d love to see what you create!!
Happy Insta-mas Day 5! . . The power of photos: they stir emotion, they trigger memories, they are conversation starters, and they forever capture a fleeting moment in time. Call me cheesy, but those reasons are absolutely why I love being your photographer. The trust put in me to never miss a beat and then to timelessly preserve those moments (no trendy filters here) are a responsibility I take with pride. . . I wanted to share 5 ideas for ways that you can turn your digitals into tangible products around your home that you can see, share, and enjoy everyday. . . When was the last time you put new photos on your walls? #printyourphotos
Happy Insta-mas Day 4!!!! . . Today on my stories, I’m talking all about Christmas tree bokeh and how to create your own photos like this using either an iPhone or your DSLR. . . Every year when I was growing up and we would string the tree with lights, my mom would do the “squint test” to see if all the lights are evenly spread with good coverage around the tree. She would hold my hand and back us up, then say “ok now squint at the tree and look at all the lights!”. They would blur out and you could see all the ways the light fills the gaps of the branches. Little did I know, this was the original bokeh test 😍Who else does the squint test when stringing there trees? 🎄✨
Happy Insta-mas Day 3! . . Today in my stories, I’m talking about my top 5 favorite gift ideas for photographers in your life. I personally have used or purchased each of these ideas and love them all. . . I hope you have a fun poke around at various gift ideas if you’re feeling stuck for the time being! Happy shopping!!!
Happy Insta-mas Day 2!!! . . While I’m still in SF visiting my besties, I thought I’d share this Gorge-ous elopement, because both SF and the Columbia River Gorge have two geographical commonalities: epic mtns dropping into open bodies of water. Talk about a killer backdrop for an intimate ceremony. Hellllooooo, lovely. . . Florals: @flowersbydiana HMUA: @jess.soul.beauty Model: @amanda.lenhardt . . Don’t forget to pop a peek into my instastories today to see what fun I’ve been up to. SF is so amazing. I don’t wanna leave (but I’m pretty dang stoked to snuggle my baby girl when I get home later tonight)!!!
Happy Insta-mas Day 1!!! For the entire month of December, through Dec 24th, I’ll be posting a new photo every day and insta-storying photo tips, tricks, advice, and little blips more of my personal life this holiday season. I was lucky to capture so many weddings this summer and it’s high time that I start sharing more of them! . . I’m so excited to kick things off today with this gorgeous Cooper Spur wedding. If your wedding day includes time in the mountains, then we’re speakin’ each other’s language! I was fortunate enough to second shoot this wedding with the brilliant and warm-hearted @lundynbridgephotography. When B asked me to help, I took all of 0.1seconds to reply with a hell yeah. . . Be sure to check out my stories today to see as I kick off Day 1 with a little history of EFP, how I got into photography, and how I built a business that allowed me to quit my engineering job at Intel to go photo full time.
Tomorrow is Insta-mas Day 1!!! I have a small handful of favorite YouTubers whose videos I watch each week. December is the time that a few of them vlog daily in the spirit of vlogmas. A couple weeks ago, I had a crazy idea: what if I do a vlogmas, but here on IG? The idea: Post a new photo AND story every day from Dec 1-24, with various themes from photo tips and advice, to gift ideas for the photographers in your life, to little bits of how we spend our holiday season. I got super excited about creating the content and drafting a calendar, and jumped right into the crazy idea. And then about one day ago, I realized this’ll probably destroy me and I’ll regret it about 6 days in. Will anyone care? Do people even watch my instastories? Who knows, but I do know one thing: I love Instagram, the community of peeps we have here, and sharing my life. I love talking about photography and inspiring others to dive into photo as well. It’s hard to say how the next 24 days will shape up, but I’m really excited to give it a go! . . If you have any suggestions of things you’d like to see me talk about next month, lemme know!!

let’s do this

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