SM Portraits

06/15/2026

Here are my favorites from this Cap & Gown session I recently shot!

Sydnee did an amazing jobs and it shows with how these all turned out!

If you missed out on your Cap & Gown photos this graduation season, it’s not too late to mark this milestone with a portrait session!

And for any 2027 Seniors, now’s the time to look into your Senior portraits with the weather getting better!

Applications are still open for my Rep Program at SMPortraits.com

06/10/2026

“I’m not a senior but can you take my Quinceanera Portraits?”

Absolutely!

These turned out so good and it was an honor to take these for this young ladies upcoming Quinceanera!

05/25/2026

I realized I never got around to sharing some of my favorites from Sierras Senior session with me outside of sisters!

Just another reminder of how lucky we are to live in an area where photos like these are easily available!

As a reminder, applications are still open for upcoming 2027 seniors to be selected to join my Senior Rep team to create similar images like these!

Apply at SMPortraits.com/senior-rep-program

I hope you all have had a restful Memorial Day weekend!

05/22/2026

Hey everyone!

Over the last several months I’ve been quietly working on the new direction I wanted to take my photography and have officially rebranded my business to focus exclusively on High School Senior Portraits here in Central Oregon!

To kick things off, applications are now open for the SM Portraits Class of 2027 Senior Team!

If you know an upcoming senior who may be interested, I’d truly appreciate you sharing this post or sending them my way!

I really have appreciated the support through all these years and I’m excited to serve central Oregon seniors in creating memorable experiences during one of their first milestones!

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04/14/2026

This is probably one of my favorite photos I’ve taken in recent time.

I know this page isn’t terribly active, but I’ve been consistently going out and photographing everything these days.

I’m usually posting on Instagram if you haven’t gone to follow me there yet at instagram.com/xSam_u_el and even MORE active on TikTok these days which you can find me under the same username xsam_u_el

Happy Monday everyone! Hope to see you on one of my other platforms as I share more work there!

01/30/2026

Here more from last weeks walk around the park.

This was actually kind of fun to do, I’ll definitely be going out for more wildlife photography!

Happy Friday eve!

01/27/2026

Hey everyone,

It’s been a long time since I posted on here.
Though I’ve began posting regularly on instagram again (go follow if you haven’t already instagram.com/xSam_u_el ), I’ve realized I neglected this page here.

I’ve been MIA online but have still been shooting portraits here and there, so take this as a reminder that I’m still around! 😉

I started a challenge for myself at the beginning of the new year to help make photography fun and enjoyable for me again.

I decided to challenge myself by going out to shoot and share at least one photo per week that I personally love and am proud of.

Over the last couple of years, I found myself caring too much about what the internet would think of my work and also comparing it to others that I would end up not sharing at all. It began to take away the joy of photography and why I started in the first place.

So this new challenge is a way for me to find the joy in it again without internal pressure to “impress” the internet and to not determine the worth of my photography on how many people “like” it.

I’ve already shared a few sets from earlier this month on Instagram but will try remember to post here too for those who don’t use or follow me there but would still like to follow this journey.

Here’s the most recent photo I took as I tried something new with photography.

I hope you all have been having a great start to the new year so far!

08/13/2024

These wonderful people’s engagement photos have just been delivered and I’m pretty stoked with how they turned out!

Here are a few of my favorites!
Check out the last two slides to see a B&W vs Color version of the photo and tell me which one you vibe with most!

05/14/2024

Hey everyone! I know it’s been awhile but I wanted to remind you that I still very much exist and am still out and about with my camera!
I sent some highlights of this seniors photoshoot with me and I HAD to share one of my favorites from the set!
I can’t wait to deliver the rest and am excited for upcoming shoots I have this season!
If you or someone you know have a senior that still wants photos done or is an upcoming senior who would like photos done during the Spring/Summer, send them my way!!

Hope you all have been well and take advantage of the sunshine to come!! 😊

10/30/2023

I can’t believe it’s almost been a year since I last posted here!

Super sorry for my online absence but I have still be out taking photos and have been focusing mainly on High school/college senior photography. If I have missed any messages I truly apologize!
My instagram instagram.com/xsam_u_el had been the best way to get ahold of me while I revamp my website and begin checking on here again!

As I begin sharing my work again, here are a couple of sneak peeks I recently sent out on the gallery I’m currently working on!
I hope you all have been doing great and have a happy Monday!!