San Diego photography presents Senior Portraits.. Downtown La Mesa..

A super quick sneak peak of Miss K's senior headshots..

Our chai lattes were delish..

The weather was perfect...

K was adorable..

She rocked her heels and fab belted dress!..

We found some squirrels at Lake Murray..

We got some great shots..

A good day for sure. :)









Love Belted Dresses..

San Diego photography presents ohh.. the eyelashes..

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Love my baby..

San Diego photography presents A little Rocker..

Here's what you can create with a white sheet and some window light. :) It also helps if you have an extremely happy baby boy... which I did. This little dude didn't make a single sad face our entire session. He had his momma and I laughing so hard! :)

Be warned though.. these following pictures have made my sister want a baby. This is the sister that never wanted kiddos.. so I'm telling you, it is powerful stuff. ;)









Love baby beanies..

San Diego photography presents some BFF's...

I loved the idea behind this shoot. Here are 3 best friends.. they have known each other for years.. 2 of them are sisters. One of the sisters is moving back East, and the other 2 are quite sad about it. :( Their idea... take some custom portraits together before the big move happens.

I thought it was a fabulous reason for a photoshoot, so I said yes. :)

Here's your sneak peek girls!


Don't you wish you had a great black and white of your friends laughing...


Work it..


My favorite of the day.. just because of what it represented and the meaning behind this shoot..


Love BFF's..

San Diego Photography presents some more sistas..

Just a few more faves as I finish up editing this session... These girls just seriously captivate me.. And you know what else??? There hearts are as sweet as their faces. I even bought them milk and cookies afterwards because I just had to.. I couldn't resist. :)













Love Sistas..

San Diego Photography presents The Stine sistas...

I had a blast photographing these beauties. Miss K is involved in lots of theater activities and new headshots are always needed. :) Her beautiful sis Miss J is a senior so we decided to double it up. Aren't they the most photogenic girls you have ever seen??

I was embarassing myself every time I took a picture because I was just in awe of how they looked on my screen! ;)

Here are just a few sneak peeks while I'm finishing up the rest. :)

Can you say fierce??







Love Sistas..

San Diego photography presents A girl turning 7...

If you have read any of my blog... You must have heard me moan and complain a time or two about the bittersweet-ness of birthdays... I love the celebration of the day.. I love baking favorite goodies and taking the birthday person out for a special dinner. But, my kiddos getting a year older.. that I could do without. Each year marks another milestone closer to when those little babies of mine fly the coop... Dang! I wish I could freeze time.

But I can't.. so I will just tell you that I love this little girl of mine so much it hurts. She turned 7 and is full of joy, sass, and attitude. It is a daily effort to teach her how to say what she needs nicely..

Also you need to know that she has the softest cheeks I have ever felt, and I caress them every single night.

Happy Birthday baby...




A shot of the two my my squishes...




Love hurts..

San Diego Photography presents A Little Italy Session...

I had the absolute pleasure of taking this family's pictures back in December. We all went to college together and it was so fun to get re-connected with old friends... It didn't hurt that A and J's kiddos were just the sweetest little peaches! They made my job super easy! J works here.. so if you live near there.. Check it out. :)








Be still my heart... Isn't she precious??? She said she wanted to go home with me..And I would have taken her in a heartbeat..


Look at this little munchkin face..


She's a middle child. I sooo get her.


Seriously.. I cannot be held responsible if by accident, I pick this kiddo up and squish her sweet little cheekies...


Thanks guys for letting me capture you and your sweet girlies...

J.. I want a tour soon. ;)

Love together..

San Diego Photography presents A belated Christmas Session..

So this little one had nothing but serious faces for me. Her mamma and I were singing, and dancing and playing the tamborine to no avail. I was even down on the floor with her on my sprained knee, and she had no sympathy for me... I caught one smile at the end, but Little Miss wasn't cool with me that day! :) I still loved how the pictures turned out, and so did her mamma...

Here's a collage of favorites. And Y, thanks for the homemade enchiladas girl.. Delightful!!




Love sweet cheeks..

San Diego Photography presents WindandSea at high tide...

I am not an expert in beach photography (She is!!) and I have never claimed to be... but living in San Diego with gorgeous weather makes clients long for photos on the beach. I am happy to oblige. :) But I have had to learn a few things along the way too.

One thing I was taught was to always check the tide charts. Yep.. I agree.. that is a good idea. Because if you don't check them, or even maybe check them and ignore them (like I did) you will get to the beach, and there won't be much of it. And if you have decided to take portraits on a sunny day at the beach... umm... a million people will have decided to enjoy that sun with you.. Dangit!

It is only with creative angling and photoshop that I was able to take some of these pics for my dear friend the other week. Don't be like me!! Use the almighty tide chart.... ;)


Just a few of my faves of the day...












Love Rules..

Hopelessly behind....

This is every portrait photographers craziest season. Everyone wants family pictures for the holidays.. and I am more than happy to oblige. But that means my blog has been sadly neglected.. I am sorry dear blog. I will try to do better! :)

So, a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend called me to have their Christmas pictures taken. I love how that works. :) I met this beautiful family out at Balboa Park, on what was, I think, the busiest day they have ever had.

For one, it was a beautiful Sunday with temps in the high 70's, so all the dogwalkers, baby strollers, mimes, didgeridoo players (oh,you don't know what that is... here) tarot card readers, et al.. were out in full force. Secondly, it was a day for thousands of women to don on their pink and walk for Breast Cancer.. a noble cause for sure... but it makes it hard to find a parking space. :)

I digress...

So, the B family showed up ready to go, and I am not kidding you I didn't have to pose these girlies one bit. They had curls in place and smiles in tact, and boy I loved this session!! Here are just a few to tide you over on the holiday!

Happy Thanksgiving... Mrs. B.. your email will be in your inbox soon! :)
















Love Sweetness..

San Diego Photography presents A tried and true pose...

I have so many Christmas sessions to blog, but I am still editing away... I wanted to give you a hint at some pictures to come.

This is one of my favorite poses for a mom and baby. Some may say it is overdone, but my clients are mothers (mostly) and every mother I have ever met would die to have a picture like this to look back on. Me included. :)







Love Babies..

Sneak Peak... Balboa Park Family Session..

A tiny glimpse into my latest family session.. more to come later tonight! :)

This was one good looking family!!





Love Siblings..

Sneak Peak from the Windansea in La Jolla

Well.. I am woefully behind on my posting. I still have August sessions yet to blog, and I will be getting around to it!! I promise. :)

Stay tuned for...
Apple picking...
An awesome Balboa Park family sesh...
A Heritage Park wedding....
My daughter's first pair of glasses...
And random family sessions around San Diego...

But for now, I give you this.

The session that broke my heart...

I had a Make-A-Wish photoshoot for a girl name Sydney...

Sydney wore sparkly pink lip gloss and a rad hat....

Sydney is a 10 year old darling with an inoperable brain tumor...

I was referred by a friend to take their family pictures...

Tasha, the mom, told me family pictures at the beach was her Make-a-Wish....

I was so honored to be able to help them...

Here are a few of their pics....












Please visit the Ives' site to read about their story.

Love Forever..

Nathan is still not here... :)

And a few more of my faves from the maternity session...





Just loved this one.. I told her that it would be one of the last times she would be able to get pretty without a little ankle biter to help! :)





My favorite. I love not having a studio and being able to make pictures wherever I go. This was shot in front of her sliding window, with her back to the wall. I wanted the light to be on her belly, and the rest of the picture darkened. Of course, Yin/Yang helped a little too! :)



Can't wait to babysit!! :)