Catching that blog up heyyyy. I’ve finally set some time apart to catch up my blog from all of last years sessions. Family photo season comes and goes so quickly in the fall and its tough to catch up. I will say… in home family sessions are one of my favorites… why? because they are…
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Finally catching up on the blog! I absolutely adored this mommy and me maternity session at the end of last year! I mean how cute are these two?! We met for a sunset session with the perfect amount of clouds in Newport Beach. I love this location because of the view and this wood walkaway…
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What a whirlwind of a year so far, don’t we all agree? It’s been hard to put off photo session after photo session. I was thrilled to get to snap these maternity photos just before the lockdown…and really these can’t wait cuz baby will be here soon! We originally wanted to photograph at the beach,…
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Oy this is one of my favorite families. I’m so happy we were able to get this in home newborn session in right before the quarantine! This sweet little girl is joining the raddest couple in life and I’m thrilled to be apart of their journey.
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Newborn sessions are absolutely some of my favorite days! Its one I know I’ll get to spend a good amount of time with a family in their first week or two of their new lives. This little girl’s newborn session was just wonderful to me ~ as I could tell the parents were in a…
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Ok, this lady right here is a special lady. We’ve known each other for several years – she’s an amazing yoga teacher and esthetician and soon to be amazing mother. When Lindsey first told me she was pregnant we jumped on beach announcement photos and couldn’t wait for the maternity shoot! The months in-between flew…
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Dearest SAGE, Your name was “picked for you by sage blooming at the right time”.. your mom told me as we walked past a garden box of sage on your photo session. Already so fitting, as your parents are ridiculously good chefs and their adorable home is fully of houseplants and herbs, and oh ya..…
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Hi-Time Wine Cellars is a staple in the Costa Mesa community, I mean… they’ve been around since 1957! This year I was thrilled to be asked to come photograph their 13th Annual Chili Cook-Off for Charity to benefit the Boys & Girls Club in the area. Over 30 restaurants and local vendors participated in the…
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Get There Early – I grew up with the phrase, EARLY IS ON TIME, ON TIME IS LATE, AND LATE IS UNACCEPTABLE. And it stuck, but event photography is a major one to show up 15 min early too. You’ll want to check the whole space out, where can you shoot from, what the lighting…
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I finally got Maddy in front of the camera. This shy girl, believe it or not, took me a year to convince. The June gloom was in our favor this day and we had a blast walking around Newport Island snagging some shots. A quick run to the beach before the sun peeked through, and…
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