We are Family... (sing with me)

The whether was perfect. The sun shinning, not too hot and not too cold. This session had been planned a while back, and I was happy to meet and work with the rest of the family. I had the honor of photographing part of this family months prior..
SO this shoot went so smoothly...(men were hungry) photograph Grandparents with Grandkids... (men wanted to be done to go eat)photograph Kids with Parents...(Men Still Hungry) photograph Parents with Kids....(now can we go eat?) then photograph Families... I'd say all were happy...LOL. Seriously though. A GREAT Family.

Harvest Party...

This was really a great Idea. I've known this family... ummmm.. well before they were this Family... Ok, So I'm not making sense again, but it's true. I must say, that being a photographer, you get to meet and or reconnect with such Amazing People. Childhood Friends, High School Friends, Friends of Friends, Friends of Family and so on... I Love that!
I had an Amazing time being a part of this Party. (Oh, and my Daughter had a great time as well...lol) Getting everyone together before the Madness of the Holidays is such a GREAT Idea. Having a Photographer there to capture it all was another Great Idea. I seriously felt like a Guest. Everyone was so fun and kind that I felt like I could have kicked up my feet and stayed... :)


The Party in Action...

Urban and Sweet

So I received an email from a long time friend. OK. So, she wasn't really my friend growing up, but my sisters. I was just the little tag along sister that had to be cool too. Well, guess what? When you reach a certain age in life, it doesn't matter how old you are anymore... We're just all cool.

So I had the honor of photographing this Good Lookin Family and doing something a little different. We did a few Urban shots that looked stunning. Then we went and played Dress up... YAY! I love dress up. Such a great memory that Mom will have documented forever. I have to say, that having a daughter you treasure these moments and you never want to forget them.

LifeStyle Photography

So it's hard for people to get away from that "Perfect Photo" Look. I love working with families that have so much fun on my shoots. OK, Maybe Dads don't think it's as fun, but I try my hardest to make it fun for the kids first.. then the parents. Maybe the kids laugh with me, and the parents laugh at me... but whatever gets a great photo right? This family had such Fun personalities. This was my first shoot in which I could barley hold my lens, I was laughing so hard. Seriously. Dad cracked me up! Too Funny.





I love this Photo!

{ EPIC }

I LOVE how all my Senior Photo Shoots show someone Different. They're REAL. They're FUN. They're FRESH. Did I mention FUN? I have to say that You're there to be Yourself, and I'm there to capture it.

I was so honored when I was asked to photograph these Beautiful Girls. They are Best Friends and both so very Talented. We met a few days before the shoot just to talk a little about what they had in mind. So this is what we came up with... Thank you girls so much for trusting in me... I had A LOT of Fun!

You + Me + She = THREE

OK, So I've noticed my titles getting a little more and more Lame. But I seriously thought it was cute. It sounds great right now, but maybe in a few days I might look back and think ... "ummmm, Hello...what are you thinking?" Maybe I need to read more .. I'm going to just throw this out there, but I only read TWILIGHT over and over again. Yes it's true. Twilight, and the occasional People Magazine...(and a TON of Photography BOOKS-even the way too boring ones)
So back to my post...
This family, I had never met before. They had seen my work through a friend of ours and then contacted me. I swear, my clients are the BOMB! This is really how my business took off so Fast and I Thank them Everyday. This was their first little girl and she seriously couldn't be any CUTER... We just did an "At Home Shoot" and the photos are Adorable. She is quite the Little Model.

Photography Friends

A few months ago I was able to attend a Photography Workshop. My first One actually. I never get to attend any of these things because A; they are usually WAY TOO Expensive or B; Hello, I have 3 children and very Little HELP. So, I heard of the great deal and I felt as though I couldn't pass it up. Through out this whole business adventure, I haven't really had a chance to meet many people that do what I do. So it's always nice when you attend these kinds of things to meet others that do what you Love to do and share similar stories. It really makes me feel like maybe, just maybe I'm doing something Right...
So I was so happy to meet this Photo Momma. We exchanged info. and then that was that. She contacted me shortly after and asked if I could take their Family Photos. Well that didn't make me nervous. LOL. There are so many amazing Photographers out there, but whenever I'm asked by ANY family. I just feel so blessed and honored. Really. I love what I do, and I'm just going to give it all my all every time...



The Best Lighting EVER!!


Did I mention the Best LIGHTING?

Oh How I LOVE the RAIN...

So I know I have a lot of catching up to do with this Blog of mine... but I needed to post some photos from today before I totally forget. I'm assuming it's the same as scrapbooking right? You always should start with your most recent while it's still fresh in your mind...
Well, It's been raining for the past few days here and instead of being angry at So-Cal drivers that don't know how to drive in the rain... I thought I'd stay home and get some work done. It seems like my work is Never Ending... So I decided to take a breather and go outside... but if I go outside... so does my little shadow... She must see at all times where I'm going, what I'm doing, who I'm talking to... The girl has to know OK? So my trip to my car for some fresh air totally turned in to a really cute Photo Shoot. Yep, I just gave myself some more WORK... as much as I want to call this all WORK... It's really More FUN!

I'm BACK!!!

So, after many many tears, Yes... I cried. The BLOG is Back... (somewhat)
Like I don't have enough on my plate... Little ol me decided to one day change up the Blog. So I went in and picked out an ever so simple background and added it in... Well it was in alright... and in so much, that it cut off Half my Photos. Every Photo Shoot was cut in half. Now I'm sure most of you would have thought WOW... She's not Half Bad.... Ahhhh HA HA HA HA... Ok... yes I think i'm funny...
So I just didn't go to it anymore. I went on Blogging STRIKE!
Tonight was the first night I worked up the guts to take it on again... and here is the outcome. It's not Bad, but you know this is as good as it's gonna get for a while. I honestly care more about my Photos then work on this Lame-O blog.
So Enjoy Everyone... It's made me CRY

Live, Love, Laugh...

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
~Maria Robinson

Just ME and My DAD.

I always enjoy shooting Father and Son. Such a Special Bond and definetly a moment to capture. These photos really show just that. I look forward to working with them again and again...

You + Me = FUN + a little more FUN

Ok, so it's a LAME title. I know. Who doesn't have Fun on a photo shoot with one of her Best Friends? It's fun taking photos that are Different. We all have the same photo looking into the camera with that Cheez-ie Smile... but when you're in an Orange Grove.... Come ON... lol. You must have fun in an Orange Grove.
We also visited a few other great Locations.. . Some locations even required a police officer to escort us... YA! Thank you. We had FUN!

Fun Families

I can say this a million times, but I REALLY REALLY love meeting and seeing new faces... Seriously. Maybe the waitress (of 8 years) comes out in me and I just can talk and talk and talk. See, here i go again. or. maybe I just have this passion for Families, Love and Life. Togetherness is something we must cherish...

Baby # 3

I am so happy for this little family. I was happy to work with them again with their third baby. I am truely blessed to have such great families that support me and trust in me.
Newborn photos can always be a little time consuming, as they should be. When you're working with such little clients, what's the rush? Little Mia was such a beautiful little model. Being able to capture these precious moements when time moves so fast is priceless.
I am very Thankful...

First Birthday

I can't believe how fast a year goes by. Seriously. Wasn't I just here photographing this beautiful little Newborn? Like last week right?
I'm so happy they invited me back to capture her First Birthday. It's really nice to have one less thing to worry about the day of a party. Photos being one of them. Yummmmmm. Look at those cupcakes.... Ok. Walk away from the cupcakes....