Hays Porter Films

03/25/2024

I love Makoa’s approach to fine dining and I’m excited to see what he brings to the Lotus Club!

12/01/2023

Stills / BTS combo from Centra, a short documentary made in collaboration with and . This project came together in a way that is rare for most projects. The vision was laid out and clear before we ever pressed record, but once the shooting was done the story took on a whole new shape.

I’m incredibly proud to have production talent in our at the level of and it was incredibly rewarding to work together and complete a project that we are all proud of!

11/22/2023

10/16/2023

Here are some of my favorite stills from the Miracles to Milestones story. I absolutely love the color and lighting we created throughout this video.

Huge thanks to Judi Horton for so generously allowing us to film the interview in her beautiful Bon Aire property.

06/06/2023

Some of the stills from this beautiful wedding. films so nicely and I can’t wait to go back!

03/06/2023

Life happens in the little things

These are two of my favorite details from this wedding. Sarah’s floral veil was the conversation topic of anyone who saw her and Devon had a classy and subtle tie to match.

Sarah picked colors she loved and knew how to include a little touch of them in everything. Magic.

02/24/2023

Praying for more bridal portraits like THESE this year🔥 loved getting to work with Peyton to capture her bridals!

02/01/2023

A beautiful shoot with some of my favorite people. I am so excited for these two and their future union!

01/24/2023

I got to do a beautiful (and cold) engagement shoot with these two! I had a blast and look forward to seeing how God uses these two.

01/07/2023

See you in July, little one :)

12/18/2022

“My love is your love now and forever..”

This fall engagement session was so beautiful! Sophie and Julien are some of my favorite people and I am so excited to see how God uses them in their marriage.

12/14/2022

What an honor this was..

Sam and I have been friends for a long time and I am so thankful for the privilege of photographing his wedding day. These two are going to do wonderful things together!

12/05/2022

Fall at the Biedenharn
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Wrapped up the wedding last night which means I can FINALLY share some of this gallery! Working with Peyton was a joy every step of the way. She knew what she wanted but also gave me free reign to be creative.

These bridal portraits are some of my favorite photos of this year. The colors, the smiles, the dress, it all just works and I’m so stoked.

11/07/2022

Cowboy hats are a blast!

Seriously, this was such a fun shoot to do. Smiles and laughs were had all around and the only thing that could have made it a more fun shoot was it being 66 degrees instead of 80!

11/04/2022

Don’t mind me

Just your friendly neighborhood mood dealer reminiscing on Oregon and all of the beautiful things we saw there.

10/29/2022

Reagan & Emily

Love seems to be in the air this October! Engagements and weddings galore this month and I couldn’t be more pleased. I love getting to be a part of these special stories.

10/24/2022

How sweet it is..

This was a truly beautiful wedding. A small ceremony of close friends and family followed by one heck of a party! It was an absolute honor to capture Sarah and Devon’s big day!

Venue:

10/17/2022

I am still mentally in Oregon.

We had two very different feeling days in Cannon Beach. This day was bright, blue, warm, and exciting. Our first day in this place was joyful.

09/29/2022

A little house, nestled in the hills.

Oh to be the owner of this house. Sunrise over the hills behind you and sunsets over the ocean in front. These people have the best seat in the house!

09/26/2022

Same spot, different angles.

I believe the first photo is my favorite. Something about all of the different elements working together just does it for me. I was so excited to get this shot! I have a wallpaper version of it too, so keep an eye on my story if you want that👍🏻

09/24/2022

Welcome to the Oregon Coast

I got all of the drone photos edited and I could NOT be more excited with them! There are really some crazy parts of this world.

I have a ton of photos from this trip to edit from my camera, and I hope that I still like them after seeing these drone photos😂 but we shall see. Stay tuned!

09/15/2022

These two are getting married!!

Sam and I go way back. Peyton and I don’t, but even in this short time I have seen what a perfect complement she is to Sam. These two are wonderful, Godly, and joyful. They will do powerful work together! I am honored to get to document their engagement and their coming wedding.

09/13/2022

Been moving a thousand miles an hour lately!

Lots of shoots happening that I am excited to finish editing and show off. Tonight I am headed back to to enjoy an evening photographing the best food in the Twin Cities! The weather is perfect so I am hoping to get outside a little bit for photos as well.

09/06/2022

Shooting for a new project starts tomorrow!

I do some of my best work as a creative with .trisler and I hope that this upcoming project follows that trend. I have had to prepare for this in ways that I haven’t had to for any other project. That’s what makes it exciting!

Getting into the right mindset for this is everything and looking back on these gym photos is just one way am I am trying to do that.

09/03/2022

These shots are a perfect example of how practicing in one area of photography helps you in another.

I am super happy with these photos, and the only reason I had the confidence to take them was because of how much practice I have doing street photography.