Author Archives: Brian McLernon

I am a commercial photographer, educator and author, based in Portland, Oregon, USA. Originally from New Jersey, I worked in Arizona, Philadelphia, & New York before moving to Oregon in 1996. I primarily shoot advertising, editorial and lifestyles; weddings, portraits, products, locations, seniors, sports, and special events, capturing moments and telling visual stories.

In addition, I’ve written books for Wiley Publishing’s Digital Field Guide series about the Canon 5D Mark II, PowerShot G11, and the Canon Speedlite System. My latest book, the Lighting Digital Field Guide debuted November 10th, 2010 on Amazon.com.

Often I’m asked to be a guest speaker for art associations, communication/business groups and I always enjoy speaking to student groups as well. When not photographing in the studio or on location, I have fun with my wife and daughter, family and friends, camping, traveling, rafting, cross-country & downhill skiing, and photographing nature & motorsports!

Portland Financial Executive Portraits…

January 15, 2012 – 12:08 am

So my favorite financial planner was in the studio yesterday for an updated photo for his website and various social media uses. We talked beforehand about the feel and emotional impact he wanted the images to convey.  He said: Accessibility, confidence, warmth. And from that, it was my job to interpret it into a visual representation. [...]

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Group Portraits…

January 5, 2012 – 10:27 am

What do you get when you bring thirteen naturopathic doctors into the studio, after hours, for a group shot for their collective website? If you stick with it long enough, the above shot! We started off with some simple groupings and as we shot some interesting forms started to take shape, much like arranging musical notes on a [...]

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Happy New Year 2012!

December 31, 2011 – 2:38 am
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Portland Senior Portrait Photography…

December 13, 2011 – 12:37 pm

I really enjoy shooting senior images and working with high school juniors on their yearbook photos. It is such a special time in a young persons life and senior photos have morphed from the boring old “yearbook” photo of days of old (you should see mine!) to be more fashion-oriented with hipper, more modern looks. [...]

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Portland Pin-Up Photography…

December 6, 2011 – 12:18 pm

A little warmth for these cold days! Had some fun in the studio with pin-up models Miranda and Kayla, friends of my assistant Aaron. We set up several backgrounds and collected a vast assortment of props beforehand to create some cool situations the models could seamlessly move into. The lighting set-up was pretty consistent, large [...]

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Senior Portrait Photography…

November 14, 2011 – 10:50 am

On a rainy Saturday this past weekend I headed up to rural La Center, Washington in Clark County to shoot these senior portraits. About an hour north of Portland and originally known as a business center and depot along the Lewis River in the 1800′s, today La Center is mostly known for its legalized gambling in [...]

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Portland Band Photography ~ Sweet Thunder…

November 7, 2011 – 5:00 pm

 Portland Band Sweet Thunder was in the studio last week for some new promo shots for their website and marketing fliers. Check them out and about soon!

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Remembering my step-dad Tom Maher…

September 26, 2011 – 11:01 am

My step-dad Thomas L. Maher passed away on September 11th, 2011. Tom was a husband, father, grand-father, great-grand father, and great-great-grandfather, a skilled machinist, mechanic, and avid golfer. Tom was the kind of guy who never backed down from a mechanical challenge, who in the morning after coffee, could take a non-running engine and the [...]

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Portland Publicity Portraits…

May 20, 2011 – 10:02 am

Don came to the studio recently for a new portrait to update his business card, website, and social media. He is a keynote speaker, communications coach and presentation expert as it says on his card. My time with him ended way too soon; he was one of those rare individuals completely comfortable in their own [...]

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Beaverton High School Senior Portraits…

May 19, 2011 – 8:05 am

Jake just sent me his graduation announcement from Beaverton High School and it reminded me that I hadn’t posted these from his senior portrait session! His parents chose a nice vertical portrait of him in a white button-down shirt for the announcement photo but I like these two, one outdoors and one in the studio [...]

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