This dreamy family contacted me recently - mom wanted a session with her girls in their new home. Well, 3 years they've lived here now and wanted an u[...]
Sometimes the stars all align to make for the perfect family portrait session: beautiful November weather, perfect light, stunning subjects and add in[...]
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 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[...]
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[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
These beautiful girls were visiting from out of state for a softball tournament and thought it would be fun to have their Senior Portraits taken toget[...]
The Cullimore family came to visit from all over and what a fun family to photograph! The morning of their session I woke up looking forward to meetin[...]
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 [...]
This family was so very fun and it has some of my very favorite people! It was great to get to meet everyone and photography such a huge, fun-loving [...]
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 [...]
This family grew up in Corona del Mar but has since moved away to Texas. They wanted to spend their Thanksgiving in warmer climes and came back to the[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
I think extended family portraits have to be one of my favorites! I love when generations of families come to be together and then want to capture t[...]
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[...]
It is often said of pregnant women that "they are glowing"...and I think that this is because there is something about carrying new life within you th[...]
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[...]
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[...]
I had the honor of attending the wedding of Paul and Candace today as the photographer, witness and only guest. What a privilege that was...to spend [...]
It's amazing to me how I can sometimes show up at the beach and still have what feels like an entire beach to ourselves - a private beach almost, in s[...]
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..[...]
I had so much fun catching up with Daley Erickson, who will very soon be launching a new website for her awesome new business, and is, as she puts it,[...]
Yes, summer is coming. And with it the plethora of portrait sessions at the beach! Many of those I do each year are from families out of town. But th[...]
Sometimes you meet someone who just carries a natural grace and poise about her that is unmistakable. Such was the case with "K" - she was so natural [...]
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[...]
This lovely couple will be getting married next year up North, but wanted some engagement photos down here at Wood's Cove in Laguna Beach while Sara f[...]
The Christmas season is in full swing and I have a record number of last minute (or last few weeks) sessions to get out and edited this time around! W[...]
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[...]
Gorgeous Stassia recently moved here from the mid-west. Water polo player, big sister, beloved daughter, great student....and fabulous looks - she's[...]
This gorgeous young family was referred to me by this family who came out to visit from Nevada 2 years ago! I love to get fun, new referrals from pas[...]
Anniversary portraits are becoming one of my favorites to do lately... I think it's so awesome to have the relationship captured as a reaffirmation of[...]
I look forward to getting to see this family every year in August. They come all the way out from Ohio, and I believe this was my 4th year having the [...]
It was a perfect storm for a perfect shoot....Gorgeous couple, so in love. Check. Beautiful, golden evening light. Check. Not too crowded at Heisler P[...]
Love is the tie that binds this family together.
I come from a somewhat large family myself, being the oldest of five children. So I love having the [...]
Oh, the summer night
Has a smile of light
And she sits on a sapphire throne.
~Barry Cornwall
When I got a phone call from Julie, I was so excited for[...]
After shooting Angelica and Kevin's engagement portraits, they wanted to know if we could take a few head shots as well for work or portfolio. So we k[...]
I love that I get to meet so many folks from out of town for my work. And I think that I've had more clients from Arizona than any other state this su[...]
“The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty[...]
So, after trying for the better part of Spring to set up a portrait session the the gorgeous and photogenic "M" family, we finally found a date that w[...]
In case any of you are wondering what kind of gift to give a parent who has kids and grandkids - you'll be hard pressed to go wrong with portraits! An[...]
I first met Connie a week before her wedding, as she was coming from Hong Kong. I was still in my sling and hopefully she wasn't too worried about tha[...]
My grandfather on my mother's side and Alisha's grandfather were twins. So I guess that makes us second cousins or something like that. We had many ov[...]
What better way to mark the passage of time than by capturing it in a portrait that will freeze that moment in time forever? That's exactly what Geor[...]
According to Wikipedia, "The Sadie Hawkins dance is named after the Li'l Abner comic strip character Sadie Hawkins, created by cartoonist Al Capp. In [...]
Phew.....it's been a whirlwind of a week! Five days in Las Vegas for WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International), followed by two full day[...]
There is nothing quite so thrilling as being a part of that magic moment when a man takes a knee to ask his love for her hand in marriage...and she sa[...]
Meet Eliza, who rocked her senior portrait session, which we held right after her mom's wedding ceremony (why not kill two birds with one stone, right[...]
There is something so simple and so classic and so laid back about beach weddings! And this one was no exception...So casual and fun, with a tight an[...]
What a beautiful family! I'm short on words tonight, so I'll go long on images! They can tell the story of this wonderful family who have been anxiou[...]
I have so much I could say about sweet, beautiful Jordan! She's accomplished, at ease in front of the camera, thoughtful and kind... not to mention go[...]
This was a very sweet reunion for me - with some of my favorite repeat clients who I look forward to seeing every summer for their portraits when they[...]
I had the most delightful time getting to know this family. This was one of the sessions I just love photographing because there was so much of real r[...]
Our final session with the Rogove Family was at the Montage in Laguna Beach, where they ended their month-long stay here in Southern California. Alwa[...]
We met at Diver's Cove or Picnic Beach for round two with the "R" family! This time we got to play with Eve's side of the family! Little Isabella is s[...]
When Naomi called me to book her Senior portraits for the week she would be vacationing, I was booked solid every single evening around sunset. Disap[...]
I often spend my summer photographing families travelling from out of town to the beach. This summer I had several from Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Ohio, M[...]
There were plenty of challenges to overcome with this session, including a very thick marine layer (read lots of dark gloomy skies), fairly frigid tem[...]
Yep. Couldn't think of a more original title for this post - it must be getting late! I'll just let the images of this session speak for themselves [...]
Had a great time with this lovely teenager for her Senior Portraits. We combined the Senior Portraits with a family session, but I always feel that a[...]
Beautiful Lindsay and her equally lovely family hail from the state of Ohio -and she will be Ohio State Bound this fall... We had a fabulous time pla[...]
The "H" Family escaped the cold weather of Ohio to vacation here in Sunny Southern California- and while they were here, their daughter really wanted [...]
Kevin traveled from afar to have his Senior Portraits at the beach (from Nebraska, to be exact), and then from Santa Monica, where he was staying down[...]
This was probably one of my most memorable sessions of the year for many reasons! I hadn't ever met this family before - they were on vacation from o[...]
Spent last Saturday evening having the time of my life, partying with these gorgeous folks in Laguna Beach. Well, if I wasn't exactly part of the act[...]
I was excited to shoot at the exclusive Table Rock Beach in Laguna Beach this beautiful November afternoon. But when I met this gorgeous family I beca[...]
It's much too late for me to write much - but enjoy your Sneak Peak Jackie! The pictures of you turned out great as well - You can see them in your o[...]
To know how to grow old is the master-work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. ~Henri Amiel
Father Time is[...]
I was excited to meet Heather and her adorable family - traveling all the way from Canada for a week or two of warmth and sunshine here in Orange Coun[...]
I love when kids figure out at an early age that the best gifts they can give their parents is something to remember them by. Whether the classic cla[...]
I couldn't think of any other title to sum up this post. So many beach sessions, and all very similar locations, but so much fun to meet so many diffe[...]
This was another fun new family visiting from out of state. They had 5 delightful and well-behaved kids. We met at Wood's Cove and stayed until well[...]
Another beautiful family on another beautiful beach with beautiful light... what a fun job I have! And the love this family has for each other shines[...]
What a fun family this was - 7 children, 18 grandchildren... and around 34 or so people all together - I lost count after a while! And a beautiful fa[...]
Time for a "sneak peak" for the P family - they have been waiting patiently to see their images, and I am finally starting to get caught up - so here[...]
Once again I will be offering an incentive for those of you procrastinators(and to my fav always early clients!) to get your holiday card pictures don[...]
So, when our good friends, the Llewellyn family, came out to visit us and bring their family to Disneyland this spring, we were so excited to see them[...]
Well this is a long overdue sneak peak for the "A" Family! They are friends visiting from out of town of another beautiful family - they came out fo[...]
When I first arrived at the beach, on an early June morning, I had hopes that it would be a "no-gloom" kind of a day. But as I awaited the arrival of [...]
I met this beautiful family on a rather gloomy day in June for their portraits. And not only was it rather gloomy and overcast, but the tide was highe[...]
Well Mom "M" was supposed to be the star of this show, but her daughter, little "M" kinda stole the spotlight...It was all fun all the time for little[...]
These girls were both so fun and sweet. Not to mention beautiful! And they really did seem to be such great friends! They had some fun ideas for th[...]
This family really got a tour of Laguna Beach for their session(s). The first time we were scheduled they showed up as planned, but poor baby "K" had[...]
I had a blast last weekend with the "M" family visiting here from Utah! I was a little bit worried when they didn't have any evening available during[...]
It was a chilly December afternoon when I got to meet the "F" family, but they quickly warmed my heart with their fun loving ways! I always enjoy get[...]
I am truly delighted (even overjoyed) to see a weather forecast predicting sun for this weekend! As much as I LOVE the rain -and especially the resu[...]
Happy Valentine's Day...I know it is a little late, but better late than never, right? I thought this session would make the cutest Valentine's day p[...]
Well, *H* and his sweet girlfriend were not engaged when they arrived for our session about a week or so ago, but they were when they left! It had be[...]
He's a professional ball player. She's a professional model... and so are the kids. Can you tell? The "Y" family came out to visit from Arizona last[...]
I am going to try to sneak in some recent shoots amidst all of the catching up from last year. So this is somewhat of a sneak peak, since their galle[...]
I am always keeping my eye out for new places to shoot. I have a few favorite beaches in Laguna Beach (Victoria Beach, The Montage, Moss Point and of[...]