Oregon – Melinda Ruby Photography

Picking up Strands of My Old Life

Poem by Melinda Ruby

Three years ago (1999), the Milwaukie Police Department asked me to take headshots of their officers and to create a […]

Milwaukie Oregon Photographer, Business Portraits

Autumn walks in Oregon. Photography

We had a snow/ice event here in Portland area this past week. Many are still without power. It was beautiful […]

Hayley and I planned for two months for this photo shoot. Finding a location proved to be much harder than […]

A couple of weekends ago, we had a getaway coinciding with my son’s fourteenth birthday and Mother’s Day. I love […]

Recently, I worked with a college student model at Sellwood Park. She was a joy to work with. I think […]

Snow hit Portland, Oregon this winter and crescendo-ed with a storm snow accumulation of 8-12 inches and it is still […]

When it does not happen often, you appreciate it when it does. The beauty of how frost outlines the leaves […]

I am going back to some of the images I took last December. My husband and I celebrated our 15th […]

I wonder if something magical happens on a foggy morning before most people are awake. On Saturday, the fog beckoned […]

There is this island nearby in the Willamette River in Milwaukie/Oak Grove (Oregon) that is only accessible on foot after […]

My daughter takes lesson at a ranch near Oregon City. They asked me to photograph their wedding. Here is a […]

Walking around my neighborhood this week, capturing the last of the Fall leaves before they are gone. Many falls […]