Jordan and Brandon were two little boys full of energy! Their mom, Angela was so sweet and their dad is a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan. We started out in the studio with these little guys and then walked to Heartwell Park across the street. They had a lot of fun chasing the ducks and blowing the bubbles that Tammy had given them. An all around fun session with two brothers.
Brittany and Amelie came in to do a special maternity session. They were both gleaming with excitement for the new bundle of joy that is coming. Amelie got in some extra special mommy and daughter time before she becomes a big sister!! Brittany and her husband just loved all the pictures! Congratulations!
My adorable niece Courtney is getting so big. We decided to do some portraits of her (and her best friends Ariel and Rosie) in the studio.
Wearing Auntie’s shoes
Faces….
I met April last year when she came in to do a special portrait session for her hubby Scott. 10 weeks pregnant at the time, I had no idea that we’d become fast friend and that I’d be documenting her pregnancy as well as their daughter Raelyn’s first year. We met at the studio to start their session and ended up at the beach for a little fun. I can’t wait to see this little one grow.
Little Jacob made his grand entrance just a bit early. His mom Teresa is loving having time with her little man. He’s such a good baby. Her kitties are enjoying the new man of the house – Dodger even posed with Jacob a bit. I can’t wait until his next session to see how this little guy has grown.
June and Elmo are getting married this summer so we got together to do their engagement photos last week. We started our day at the beach where we did some really cute couple pics as well as some with their daughter Hayden. Auntie Ashley was along to hang out, have some fun and keep Hayden entertained. Our next stop was a strawberry stand – Yummy! Then off to lunch at Legend’s in Belmont Shore. Since Elmo loves planes, our final stop of the day was to the Long Beach Airport where we’d gotten clearance (and an escort) out on to the outer edges of the runway – all the way around the airport. VERY cool! We even got to stop and do photos with vintage planes in the images. Special Thanks to Traci and Greg at Jet Blue who made our airport adventure possible.
I can’t wait for these two to get married – it’s going to be amazing! 
Richard and his sons Greg & Dan hadn’t taken a family picture in a while and thought it would be nice to have current photos before Dan went off to the army. Dan’s sweetie, Janelle wanted some too as she would be missing him when he’s gone. We had a great time with their session!!
Just a few short weeks after Rylee’s birth, the whole family came into the studio for their first official portraits.
When Aryn of Equine Avenue and her students asked me to come out to the Hummingbird’s Nest Ranch in Simi Valley to photograph them with their horses, I had no idea what was in store for me. I can honestly say that I’ve never been in a barn with chandeliers before. It is truly an amazing place and the girls had a fabulous time hacking and jumping on the grass course.
I was honored to be one of a few people in the delivery room during Jenn’s labor to document the fashionably late arrival of Rylee. Congrats on your new family!!!
Jenn was an amazing trouper through labor
Jenn & Darrin took a cat nap while her mom caught up on a little reading
The Grandparents were so excited… Darrin too
Little Rylee gets checked out
Daddy’s girl
The new family of three – Congrats!!!
