My birthday buddy

I love when photographers can be friends and help each other out with photography needs we can’t do ourselves… like portraits of ourselves! I know this lovely photographer from our church, and she almost completely forgot about newborn/family photos since her little guy was born early December. I was glad to help out and grab …

6-month cutie

Christmas is usually a busy season for photographers, but I was so glad to have a some time to capture some memories for this family! Aalya had recently turned 6 months, and what better time to freeze a moment in time?? We explored a new (to me) park in San Jose, and the light was …

Home away from Hawaii

This adorable couple met here in California, and discovered that they are both from Hawaii! Despite the cold, we had a wonderful time at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga capturing some precious memories to share with their families. I think all of our fingers and toes were turning blue by the time we were done! I …

a CA winter = a MN fall

When I schedule photography sessions, I usually have no idea what the weather is going to look like for the day of our session, so I pray each time that it is at least not raining! This particular day was sunny, but blustery and cold… at least, cold to this wimpy Texan-turned-Californian. I was so …

Holidays-R-Us

One of my favorite parts about spending time with this family is hearing about their really cool family tradition: for every major holiday they dress up and have a photo shoot! They walked up, looking so fancy and put-together for their Christmas photos… I knew we were going to have fun. Having done this many …

baby one year natural light portrait photography

I heart my nephew!

I know it’s kind of taboo for photographers to post pictures of their own family, but can you blame an excited auntie for loving her sweet nephew’s smile??? My sister, brother-in-love, and adorable nephew crashed with us for Thanksgiving, and it was a pleasure and delight to capture his one year photos! It was hard …

Friends & the Beach

When these dear friends asked if I could capture a few Christmas photos for them, I was delighted! Although, the beach certainly didn’t look very Christmas-y. But hey, it’s California… it’s how we roll. We met up with them and their almost-one-year-old and their happy puppy and enjoyed the waves. My poor husband came along …

More twins!

Y’all may know this already as this is not my first session with twins, but I have a soft spot for twins since I have one myself. This session was such a delight, finding that not only were the two cutest little ones twins, but much of the extended family are also in this wonderful …

Valentines Mini Sessions!

I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends! Can you believe the weather we’ve been having?? I have been thoroughly enjoying being outside and enjoying the warm sunshine. I don’t know about you, but I’m NOT ready to face the real world today. Just one more week of vacation please? No? …