Sometimes the stars align and you're lucky enough to have perfect weather, a nearly empty gorgeous Mission, glorious light and perfectly styled & [...]
So... I didn't offer Halloween mini sessions this year because time (and life) just got away from me. But when a friend told me about her idea to dres[...]
It was time to update photos for this lovely family! They came to me three years ago, when their oldest daughter was the age their youngest daughter i[...]
I can't think of a better reason to document a moment in time than that of getting a new puppy. Because what could be cuter than a newly adopted puppy[...]
I had the pleasure of capturing this family's first portrait at the beach way back five years ago when they were visiting California on vacation. It w[...]
Amelia is the face of the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation. The foundation needed a "country western" themed photo for a promotion they are running. So [...]
Sometimes the stars all align to make for the perfect family portrait session: beautiful November weather, perfect light, stunning subjects and add in[...]
This lovely family was given a gift certificate for a session as a gift and I think I was the lucky recipient on this deal. Two perfectly adorable chi[...]
I have been "shooting" this family for, I think, six or seven years now, and they truly are more like friends than clients. I look forward to seeing t[...]
I'm so happy to have met this beautiful family and their lovely (and well behaved) children! They joined another family for a "Christmas on the beach"[...]
Our original session date threatened rain, and to be on the safe side we pushed it out a bit. Well, we couldn't have been happier - with the glowing l[...]
There is nothing sweeter than a fresh new baby, and sweet little Reagan is no exception! We had the loveliest morning/afternoon together waiting for h[...]
Well hello blog. It's nice to see you again.
It's been a little while and there's TONS of catch up to do, but I can't think of a family I would rat[...]
I had the pleasure of shooting Zachary's missionary photos a couple of month's ago. He was preparing to serve a mission for the LDS church in New Zeal[...]
I think I probably have a lot more polished pet entries that I could enter for this contest. And my pet portraits are some of my very favorites, so ch[...]
Lucky me. I get to look forward to seeing this family every year. We hang out, catch up on our families, see how much these boys have grown (it's hard[...]
I was friends with Adam back in college - we went to BYU together, and I recently reconnected with him and his super lovely wife and kids when I took [...]
It was a beautiful golden morning - we got started early (very early - like 6:45 am) because that's when sweet baby Penelope is happiest and the light[...]
I'd like to wish a very Happy Valentine's Day to all of my clients , friends and family! Take the time to let those you love know you love them! And e[...]
These two sweet boys definitely hold a warm and fuzzy spot in my heart. Maybe that's because they just happen to be my nephews. Or maybe it just happe[...]
This session was actually shot over a year ago, but somehow never made it onto the blog. I was looking for this session last night and couldn't find [...]
This year's mini sessions last Saturday had to be my most fun ever! Between the perfect weather, gorgeous light and fabulous fun clients (including so[...]
I just love this family...not only have I been photographing them for many years, but my family recently moved in around the corner from them so I get[...]
It's always fun to enter a photo challenge, and iheartfaces is one of the best! There are always so many talented entries, and I enjoy looking at all [...]
I have a lot of blog posts I need to catch up with from this year. These last couple of months get so busy with shooting that I don't have time keep u[...]
I think this was my 6th year photographing this beautiful family, but only our second time at the beach! It was a beautiful, warm day in November - so[...]
I absolutely adore new little babies....they are so sweet and innocent and every time I get the privilege of photographing them I come back totally ba[...]
Love this family and these girls! I have enjoyed taking their photos for five years now and I look forward to every single session! And I can't believ[...]
I teach this little sweetheart in my nursery class at church. I so enjoyed spending a morning with her at the Newport Beach LDS temple. I wish that I [...]
I think my absolute favorite sort of session is a family session like this - where we take a few "posed" family shots for the wall -but then just capt[...]
As the busiest time of year for us photographers heats up, it's harder and harder to stay on top of all of the editing, posting, marketing and other c[...]
I just love these boys! The oldest I get to spend two hours with in church every week and the youngest is a member of my baby plan who was ready for h[...]
The tradition continues - and it keeps getting bigger and better in every way! The Gibbs family has been coming to me every summer since 2008 or 2009 [...]
I wasn't really looking forward to this session. It was 112 degrees outside when I arrived to photograph this brand new baby and his four older sibl[...]
The "M" family came out to visit all the way from Texas. It's been so fun shooting so many families from Texas this year. And my favorite part - they[...]
Maggie has been one of my most charming and photogenic clients for a while now - well her entire family has been. But this was Maggie's day to shine a[...]
This session has been a long time in coming. This family was gifted a session by grandma a few years ago and they didn't cash in on it right away bec[...]
This lucky dad is a good friend of my amazing assistant of many years. He wanted to take advantage of having his three girls to visit for the summer [...]
Some of my earliest memories were spending long days on the beach at T-street in San Clemente with this family. My parents became friends with the no[...]
I can't believe it's already time to start thinking about going back to school. My own children don't return for at least another month. But these lit[...]
Evan owns the property where myself and some of my friends have been leasing horses in Nellie Gail for years now. Today we're having a birthday party [...]
I had a great time photographing the birthday party for this sweet one year old boy. Between the petting zoo and pony rides, delicious cake and adorab[...]
I call it the "Heirloom Collection" because you truly end up with heirlooms you can pass down for generations. A large canvas to hang on the wall. Le[...]
Summer season is well under way and I have been busy shooting and editing all of the fun summer sessions (especially the beach sessions) that I enjoy [...]
My daughter has the most amazing 3rd grade teacher! She does so much for all of her students and puts her whole heart into everything she does. The k[...]
Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing mother's out there! I do want to post a quick sneak peek of one amazing mother and client that I know and her[...]
It was January. Not exactly what you think of as the greatest beach weather. But we had friends coming into town - a good friend from my college days [...]
It's always a treat to be invited into the home of a precious new baby. They just bring a spirit of love and innocence to any home. And also, I get t[...]
One would think that of all people I would have photos of my own kids done more often and well before anyone else for things like Christmas cards and [...]
This week’s challenge at I Heart Faces is ”Purple” - and this image instantly came to mind! It's one of my favorites! There are many fabulous entries [...]
Some of my favorite clients (and twins to boot!) in one of my favorite places with my very cutest photo prop and snuggly friend - what's not to love? [...]
This gorgeous family got together for the holidays and I was honored to take their family portraits the day before New Year's Eve. It was a beautiful [...]
They're back! One of my most popular sessions of the year - the Valentine minis. Valentine's Day is just over a month away! Take advantage of these [...]
These images will really tell you all you need to know about this loving father and son duo. This was my third year photographing Denzin, and he is o[...]
This was a most gorgeous evening for our final family session with the "R" family at Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach. Today's sunny beautiful weather he[...]
It's always so fun to capture loving memories with peeps I grew up with...and even more fun when it's been nearly two decades since seeing them! And [...]
It's always so fun to capture loving memories with peeps I grew up with...and even more fun when it's been nearly two decades since seeing them! And [...]
It's that time of year again when so many of my clients come to me for an updated family portrait for their Holiday and Christmas cards. One of the b[...]
This beautiful family came all the way to Laguna Beach from the equally beautiful (but admittedly colder at the moment) Zurich Switzerland! I love to[...]
This session was the second in a series of 4 sessions done for this family earlier this year - you can see the first session HERE! This time around s[...]
It's that time of the month again....contest time! I have so much fun entering contests when I get a moment...mostly because I quite enjoy seeing all [...]
Normally I like to shoot as close to sunset as possible....but this family wanted to come and get their family pictures done and out of the way and th[...]
I just love when I get to post photos of my own kids. I always joke that my kids are the most photographed kids on the planet...but you'd never know i[...]
This adorable family came all the way down from Northern California to visit Newport Beach last September! They were so relaxed and candid and fun wit[...]
This ridiculously photogenic family has been a huge fan of the Duck Dynasty TV show since it's inception. Long before it became popular in the mainstr[...]
I just love this family! I was so excited when they contacted me to let me know they would be visiting for the summer again from overseas. I think t[...]
Ok...so this won't be the typical "sneak peek." This post is more of a "help me make a decision" kind of post. See, these are photos of my amazing sis[...]
Here's a quick little sneak peek of the most adorable baby girl I photographed on Tuesday! Her name is Maris, which means "of the sea" and I think it[...]
I've had the pleasure of knowing this sweet girl for the last two years. She is good friends with my own daughter who will also be getting baptized so[...]
You know the old saying, "the early bird gets the worm?" Well, in this case the early risers can sometimes get the most gorgeous light. I don't often[...]
This super lovely family was all together from all over for the Labor Day holiday and had the wonderful idea to have their family portraits taken whil[...]
This was a fun little session with a pair of best friends from high school! These photos were taken for one gal, Jessica's birthday! What a fun birt[...]
It's currently 97 degrees here in Newport Beach - which is about 20 degrees above what it usually is around here. Since I've spent most of my week in[...]
I absolutely adore shooting with my repeat clients - the ones who come back year after year after year. The ones who really feel more like friends now[...]
What more can I say than that this little princess was a complete delight. I photographed her the day I was leaving to go out of town to Utah for our [...]
These girls really are on the right track. It's been my pleasure to follow their progress throughout the school year with regular (weekly) updates on [...]
While I had the patriotic set up in my studio for the 4th of July this year, I thought I would use it to capture my niece Emery's age three portraits.[...]
Independence day is one of my favorite holidays. I love the freedoms that we enjoy in this country and I appreciate the sacrifices that have been made[...]
While I love the dreamy feeling evoked by these portraits by the pier, in reality it was a cold and windy last day of May. This baby, who travelled a[...]
I've had my eye on this adorable baby since she was born, and always hoped I would have the opportunity to capture her charming ways! But I live and [...]
After we were done taking photos at the park, we came back to Juliet's home to get some photos of her first try at cake - a birthday cake in this case[...]
Marci is a friend of mine, who I didn't know all that well in High School, but have gotten to know better on Facebook. I've always thought that she h[...]
This is a follow up post to family portrait taken of my friend Jason and his lovely family in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, shown here! Because it was so [...]
I've known most of these kids since they were teeny tiny babies - I have photos of the oldest boy and my middle daughter together when they were two..[...]
They're back! One of my most popular sessions of the year - the Valentine minis. Valentine's Day is less than a month away! Take advantage of these [...]
..That's what little boys are made of ! And this little boy was all boy! It was a very documentary style session - mostly following little "D" around[...]
This session felt jinxed from the beginning. Having had to be rescheduled due to bad weather, we made a second go at it last Thursday! This sweet fam[...]
Can you tell that these folks really love each other... and they love to play... a lot? All of my favorite images from this session were the ones wher[...]
I believe. I believe in the spirit of Christmas. I believe in the love that binds families together. I believe the spirit of a child and the beauty o[...]
I was so excited when my good friend and roommate from BYU came down to visit California with her family! I knew I had to find time to see them in my[...]
Here are some more of the family mini sessions from earlier this month at the mission San Juan Capistrano. This fun family mini session was a couples,[...]
That's what little girls are made of! At least this little one was! She was such a joy to photograph at our mini sessions held at the San Juan Capist[...]
Between 2 rounds of the chicken pox and uninformed security officers trying to run us off of the grounds in spite of having permission to shoot there,[...]
I just returned from shooting mini sessions at the San Juan Capistrano Mission today - I love shooting there! But this session was from a while ago -[...]
I think this has been my favorite costume for these girls...it suits them - and this ranch - perfectly! And what better additions to a styled cowgir[...]