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 kids have had an amazing year of learning, parties, adventures and fun…culminating in this amazing swim party at the lovely and beautiful Kettley residence. I promised Mrs….
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 to get my baby fix in! 🙂 This was no exception and this whole home was filled with love and peace. Big brother Jack…
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 Valentine’s day. I really wish that were so. Truth be told, our family’s Christmas card photo was taken at midnight on December 20th of this year…
I am more excited to share this sneak peek than I am for most …because these photos are of my amazing brother who is marrying a wonderful woman! We are all excited for their wedding coming up on January 11th. Having just planned my own wedding, I am having a lot of fun helping…
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’s just perfect! She lives in a beautiful home in Newport Coast overlooking the ocean and that will be the view she grows up with. Her home…
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 front of my computer catching up on photo editing, business planning and blogging (and I have no air conditioning so baby it’s HOT) – I figured…
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. She was visiting for the Independence day holiday and was dressed up super spiffy for the occasion. Because her birthday is this month (the…
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 so that we can enjoy them. I am proud to be an American. I love spending the day with family and the pancake breakfasts and the BBQs 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 – in her very own bedroom. Juliet wasn’t sure at first, but once she dug in was pretty enthusiastic about the cake. Even…
I was lucky enough to photograph this picture perfect family in their picture perfect home (which they’ve worked very hard on for the last three years) with their perfectly well behaved pets! But they weren’t just beautiful on the outside – they were such a lovely family inside and out. There was an atmosphere of…
Patsi Smith is one of my favorite people of all time. I first met her as a 12 year old – what they call a “beehive” in our church youth program – and she was my leader. All the girls revered Patsi because she was so hip and cool and fun! And to top it…
I have always loved animals – so much so that I always thought I would be a veterinarian when I grew up as a child. I even majored in pre-vet and then Veterinary Technology in college, graduating with a BS in Animal Science. I took nary a photography class! But working at a vet clinic…
