About

My name is Kevin Focht  and I am the owner of Left Turn Studio. I started Left Turn Studio as an offshoot of my commercial and fashion work. Here at Left Turn Studio we specialize in weddings, family portraits, and high school seniors.

After shooting fashion and beauty for over 20 years, and traveling and living in some of the largest and most interesting cities in the world (New York, Miami, Milan, Athens Greece, London) I decided to move back to my hometown of Portland. I grew up here and started my career here many years ago.  Once my two children were born, we decided to move back to be close to family and friends. There have been several things that have changed me and my life. The births of my two children, (Aiden 10 and Addison 6) and the day of Sept. 11, 2001.

Without going into too much detail, we lived two blocks from the World Trade Center on that day. Once you live through and experience like that, it gives life a new perspective. You take stock of your life and what is really important to you. I decided a complete lifestyle change and new location was in order. That’s why we are back in the wonderful northwest! I always knew I would end up owning a portrait studio, even when I started shooting fashion over 20 years ago. Fashion can be so transient in its lifestyle, and now that I have a family I like to be home at night. I have spent over 5 years preparing and researching the best labs and products for Left Turn Studio.

The other person working in the studio is our studio manager Essie. Essie started as an intern at the studio and after a few months proved to us that she was a much needed part of the studio. She took control of the day to day workings of the studio as manager, and basically tells me what to do. (I’m kind of  a handful and need constant supervision)

In closing, I would just like to share with you that we are not in any way a high pressure studio. We love what we do, and consider it our pleasure to work with you to create the coolest images in town in a totally stress free environment.

Feel free to give us a ring for more information.

503.236.6631