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Welcome to

Erin Fortin Photography

Welcome to

Erin Fortin Photography

specializing in wedding and family photography with a photojournalistic touch.

How would I describe my photo aesthetic? Light, bright, and true to color. Story-telling, people-focused, and emotion-full.

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Hey there! My name is Erin, and I’m a PhD chemist-turned-full time photographer. I am a dog lover, extrovert, and I’ve been known to spontaneously book plane tickets. When I’m not photographing clients, you can find me in the mountains with my husband, black lab, and baby girls in tow!

Tell me more about you!

Based in

Portland, Oregon & traveling often!

Published in

Wedding Chicks
Bethany Metro Living
Eastmoreland Living
Portland Heights Living
Bridlemile Living

Why work with Erin Fortin Photography?

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Choosing a wedding photographer is a scary thing to do because those photos will be with you forever, but rest assured that if you choose Erin, you will never regret it. When she showed me the sneak peak of the photos later that night I couldn't help but start crying because of how thankful I was to have her be the photographer to capture such an important life event for us.

Erica M {bride}

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Erin met with us to get to know who we are, what makes us smile, and what we wanted her to capture about our day. Erin is awesome to work with and did an incredible job with our photos. We had so much fun with Erin before, during, and after our ceremony and reception. Our friends used Erin for their wedding and it was like reliving our wedding day with Erin being there.

Jason G {groom}

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Best wedding photos ever! Erin was an absolute pleasure to work with. She kept us organized, had great pose advice, and she has an incredible eye. Our wedding photos turned out amazing and I'm so excited to share them with my friends and family! She enhanced my day with her smile and her warm personality. I'm so happy we hired her!!

Samantha {bride}

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Our photos are AMAZING!!!! They are just beautiful!!! Our kiddos were not so cooperative and I can't believe how many wonderful shots you got of us and them! We have used so many photographers over the years and these are my absolute favorite!!!

Kim B {mother}

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Erin immediately made an effort to get to know us as individuals and as a couple, so she could share our vision for engagement and wedding day photos that fit our personalities. We were initially nervous about an engagement session, thinking that it wasn't our thing, but she met us in a local park during a massive snow storm and made us immediately comfortable and the whole process fun and easy.

Tom M {groom}

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I can’t praise Erin enough for her beautiful photography. Her warm and bubbly personality put everyone at ease and she truly felt like part of the family! My two grandsons were so surprised she even knew their names! I highly recommend Erin Fortin Photography! You will make a new friend, also, in the process!!

Barb M {mother}

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Weeeeeee!!! Team Weez is on its final leg of our camping vacay, and we’ve found ourselves in rustic, quaint Joseph, OR. . . This place is just cool. A mix between 1800s Wild West and the Swiss Alps, with 360* jagged mtn views and an alpine lake to boot. Why we haven’t come here sooner is beyond me. . . We SUP’d on Wallowa Lake. We took a gondola to the top of Mt Howard. We bought 87 chocolate truffles at Arrowhead (only a slight exaggeration). And we are cherishing our very last night in our tent under the stars. . . I can’t believe this is our last night camping before the haul home. How should we celebrate?!
I had two exciting wedding consults today (hey M, and hey L!) and the 1 thing I always always always tell prospective clients? I want your wedding day to be RELAXED (I’ll take care of documenting the magic ✨📷). . . I want our partnership and expectations aligned up front (shot lists, simple timelines, gameplans) so that by the time you’re sipping mimosas with your bridesmaids, you know I’ll be swirling around documenting the people, emotions, and details that make your wedding day YOURS. . . I take pride in learning your family members’ names and relationships before I arrive so I can give hugs instead of intros. I’m 110% not a “show up and see how it goes” kind of photog. I come with a gameplan. We make a shotlist. I value introducing myself to your incredible team of vendors (shout out to event coordinators who have such a hard job!!) so that we can work in sync and have fun doing it. . . But anyway, enough about me. Tell me about you!
Still in Glacier // We just drove by a grizzly, not 50 meters off the road, going to town on some huckleberries. 🐻 She was a real beaut. And I was very thankful to be inside a hard-sided vehicle. . . This trip has me thinking about bear mace. For the number of canisters bought, how many are actually used/dispensed under a bear encounter? Is there another consumable that is possibly used less in the world? All I know, is I’m sure glad we’ve never required ours 😅😬
Confession. Last week was my 33rd birthday 🤘🏼 . . It was the 2nd night of our road trip, and we spent it in the North Cascades eating gas station donuts and hiking all day and then Weez cooked me a delicious campside dinner of tofu and veggie curry over farro. We polished the night off with cards and a couple IPAs while the girls slept soundly in the tent. It was heavenly. . . I like the way this year is starting. Yep, I like it very very much 💗 Now, where my fellow Leo’s at?!?
Do you ever make yourself do something crazy hard just cause you want the shot? . . I had been dreaming of taking this exact photo for over a year. We have a similar one of Reese, off Corona Arch trail in Moab last summer. We kept the onsie so we could recreate this photo, in another equally epic location to show our girls: you ARE strong/brave/adventurous because you’ve lived it your whole lives. . . Weez is a beast for hiking with 40lbs on his back and I’ve come to terms with nursing in an ergo as one of the most awkward things ever. But it is all worth it for views with our girls like these.
We share joy in misery. . . It’s trips like these that constantly remind me how lucky am I to have found a travel and adventure partner in Weez. We travel well together. We embrace - hell, we seek out - the suck. We choose dirty and rugged and messy. We cook our best meals over campfires and have the most meaningful moments when we’re walking one in front the other on single track. . . After 5 gorgeous days camping in North Cascades followed by a quick overnight in an AirBNB where we enjoyed showers and laundry, we’ve turned our wheels east and are headed into Glacier, Montana. . . I’m no where near ready to end this trip. Which is why I’m so glad we’re only 6 days into this 14 day adventure with my favorite travel partners. . . When you think about your favorite adventure partner, what traits do you have most in common?
Checking in from North Cascade NP! We’re on day 4 of camping, no showers, no cell service. We’re filthy and sore and happy. Reese and Rachel took their very first boat ride on this lake yesterday, as we rented a lil fishing boat and zoomed across Ross Lake’s outrageously clear blue water. I was nursing while steering the boat and had this cheesy “I’m so empowered! Look at me go! I’m doing it!” moment until Rachel had a massive blowout and we were both soaked 😂. . . More stories and photos to follow!
Holy. Freakin. Moly. I am utterly cashed. But honestly? Too much of a good is still totally wonderful 😉 . . Assisted 2 weddings and shot 1 newborn session all in the past 36hrs and while my shooting hand might be sore as all hell, my heart is hella full. I can’t thank each client and vendor enough for making this marathon as fun as it was. . . I crazy love this job. . . And now? EFP is officially on family vacay!!! The Subaru is all packed up and we’re en route the the North Cascades and Glacier NPs for 2 weeks of camping. I’m gonna sleep SO hard tonight 😂🏔🏕 . . I’ll check in when we have service, but otherwise, expect delayed responses! Cheers, y’all!
Weddings in the Pacific Northwest are incredible, right?! Last night, I was standing in the Pacific Ocean shooting a wedding at Cannon Beach. Today, I’m heading to a lake house. And last month, I was shooting here, at the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse. All so cool and unique. . . I dig the vibes and would adore shooting weddings here every weekend. The old barn feels tucked away in a secret forest, and yet it’s super accessible. There are hidden paths and walkways all over the garden, making the venue feel intimate and every turn a new spot for photos. It’s rustic and lush, cozy but manicured with landscaping goals for dayzzzz. And then let’s talk about the food? Mmmm if you’ve been to a McMenamins, you know about their Tots. . . So tell me, what type of vibes do you love in a venue?
Sharing is caring, right? And since I crazy care about making you look and feel comfy at your shoot, I thought I’d share a little trick of my trade. I’ve spent years developing my style as a family photographer. I want to give you a great tip to help you do the same when you make your own photos. . . Hold on to one another. Literally, just that. . . Whoever’s in frame - mom and son, parents alone, kids alone, you name it - grab onto one another and hug, snuggle, kiss, tickle, and lean into each other. . . To capture authentic joy takes an active effort to disengage from our trained action of “Stand Here and Pose and Smile”. No way, man! Break the habit! . . Okay now that I’ve shared my tip, what’s one photo trick you do to create joy on camera?
Hi I’m Erin and I’m a multitask-aholic. Who here can relate?! . . I’m currently writing this post from my phone, while Rachel lays in my other arm, and my laptop is open to my side so I can edit photos from the latest family shoot. I’m in the midst of texting a mama to schedule her newborn shoot, running through the mental To Do lists to gear up for our 2-week camping trip (gah!), and know I’ve got at least 5 emails to which I must reply before 5pm. . . I’m a work smart/work efficiently kinda gal but I’m also a hot mess if I don’t have my 87 lists to keep track of everything 😂Like sometimes, I legit worry if I lost my phone and therefore it’s Notes and Calendar items, I’d be up 💩Creek. How do YOU keep track of all the To Dos in your life?
The other day, a family paid me such a thoughtful compliment and it completely made my day. The day after, the mom sent me an email saying, “It was so great to meet you too! The kids all said they had more fun with you at that photo shoot than any other time we’ve done family pictures.” . . 👆🏻That. That makes me so happy. If you’re going to pay $$$ to have family photos taken, I imagine you want to make sure your kids LOOK happy in them. And how else to make kids look happy? But to actually BE happy. And that’s my mission during our session. I’m unapologetically a kid-loving goof ball who you’ll find skipping and teasing and laughing our faces off with your kids during our session. And then I’ll immediately be sad when I don’t get to see them until our next family session. They grow up so fast but that’s why it’s so fun to be a family photographer. We get to document it for you. . . Anyways, thanks for the kind compliment W family. You’re the best!

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