Welcome to our Site! Welcome to our new blog & website, the one and only home of all things Ella Blue!  We're so excited to share this amazing collaboration with you all.  After many long hours of mind-melting over hot mugs of coffee, our ideas and inner voices have finally materialized into an amazing website & blog combination that truly represents who we are as a boutique photography company.  Our hope is that this won't simply be a place for people to come and look at photos, but a place where you can experience the things that drive us to create.  So please, enjoy some of our favorite songs, get to know us, and share in some of the most impressionable moments in people's lives. 
father & daughter
October 12, Portraits
This is one of my favorite images on the planet.  It's Crystal and her dad a few weeks ago in Cannon Beach, OR.  There's nothing I can say to emphasize my love for this shot, so I'll stop talking now :)

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jenny says:

oh my, this is timeless and priceless. what a beautiful moment, i'm sure precious to both of them!

 (10.12.09 @ 04:05 PM)
Lori DeVore says:

Two of the beautiful people in my life. I loved this day.

 (10.12.09 @ 09:12 PM)
Annie says:

Love it, two of my favorite people too!

 (10.13.09 @ 12:22 PM)
Marianne says:

What a treasure! I wish I had a picture like this with my daddy!

 (10.22.09 @ 09:52 AM)
Marianne says:

I love this picture; I wish I had a photo like this with my daddy! What a priceless treasure!

 (10.22.09 @ 09:55 AM)
Dad says:

This photo takes me back to when Crystal was about 8 or 9 and she used to give me a big hug as I headed out the door for my nightshift patrol duties. I miss those days!
Dad

 (11.09.09 @ 08:34 PM)
christine says:

makes me cry. . . . .

(02.19.10 @ 10:42 PM)
the hokes
October 9, Portraits
We first photographed Jared & Katie in January at their amazing Alderbrook Resort wedding.  To say that Katie was a stunning pregnant bride would be an understatement.  We recently had the opportunity to photograph them as a family...Jared, Katie, and Signe.  It's a true privilege to see a family blossom and share a small part of their lives.  Of the things we love about our business, the relationships we build along the way are what we cherish most.  Meet the Hokes.

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megan welker says:

alright. the one of the whole fam in front of that red wall.....aaaaaamazing! i love this session! what a sweet little family :)

 (10.10.09 @ 05:57 PM)
Meaghan Cook says:

I used to wish my parents were cool like Jared and Katie. Now I'm a parent and I wish I'm cool like Jared and Katie. Still a work in progress. Must get record player and cute scarf.
Love the pics! xox

 (10.10.09 @ 09:20 PM)
Sharla McKeon says:

LOVE LOVE LOVE this. Gorgeous work! what a beautiful little girl :-)

(10.12.09 @ 12:34 PM)
jenny says:

lovely set! especially love the ones of the family at the olympic sculpture park...beautiful moments & flare!

 (10.12.09 @ 04:07 PM)
Tana H says:

OMG - that first photo is priceless. Large canvas; magazine-ad campaign, billboard on the freeway sort of awesome. I absolutely love it!!!! (The whole session is great, but that one captivated me!) Way to go!

 (10.14.09 @ 12:59 PM)
sara montour says:

oh my gosh . this session makes my heart melt!

 (11.10.09 @ 10:32 AM)
Hoke Family: Preview
October 6, Portraits
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little dave
October 3, Portraits
More from this session coming soon....

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seaside squared
September 28, Miscellaneous
Two weekends ago, we loaded up the car and made the trek to Seaside, Oregon.  We stayed a couple nights with family at my sister-in-law's parents' beautiful beach house.  We (Jason, Crystal, Gibson, Ella, Tim, Lori, Tim Jr, Jamie & Austin) had an amazing time, both on the beach and at the house.  We skim-boarded, played poker, ping-pong, Cranium, and even some Electronic Battleship for the kids.  Simple things with those closest to us.  It was perfect.  I couldn't think of a better way to share our weekend than in a collage of squares.  Squares are good.

 
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Jamie DeVore says:

This was an amazing time. I love spending time with my new family! We need to do this every year! Can't wait to see more pictures.

 (09.28.09 @ 02:40 PM)
Lori DeVore says:

I loved this weekend...thank you, Jamie.

 (09.28.09 @ 11:34 PM)
heather says:

a perfect collage of fun-looks like a spread for sunset magazine! Perfection!

 (10.01.09 @ 12:59 AM)