A couple of weekends ago I had the utmost pleasure to photograph my dear friend (and fellow Edward lover) Nichol and her beautiful family at The Huntington Gardens in Pasadena. We spent the late afternoon running around the gardens and seriously, we barely even got to use most of it- can’t wait to go back there! I know Nichol follows this blog and has probably been stalking it waiting for this post (no shame there!) so here it is! Lots of images to follow…..

Seriously, I could post like 10 more…. Thanks so much for hanging out with me guys!!!!

QUICK NOTE! My schedule is rapidly filling up with holiday sessions …. if you or anyone you know is looking for a Christmas card sitting have them email me asap to get a session booked! I shoot Christmas card sessions up until December 15th and will be in the bay area a lot in the coming weeks and will not being charging any travel fees…. Good god, the holidays are upon us!

A few weeks ago I drove down to Newport Coast to photograph my good friend Wendi’s son, Carson. We were in art school together and it seems like yesterday she told me with glee that she was pregnant! Tim and I drove down to Newport less than a year ago to have breakfast with their family and I was absolutely shocked when I saw how much he had grown. It reminded me why I don’t want to live away from my parents when I have babies- how would my mom feel if every time she saw her grandkids they’d be massive! Anyways, Carson has grown into the most wonderfully expressive little man who just love love loves his mama. Him and I had a rough start but once he was positive that his mom wasn’t , in fact, planning on leaving him with me we became quick friends! Thanks for breakfast, Wendi and for letting me spend the day with little Carson- can’t wait to get to know him over the ages.

Don’t kill me Wendi He ate dirt, we laughed, he thought he was sooo funny- and ate some more.

The perfect example of why locations don’t always have to be extravagent. This was outside the public restroom and it’s one of my favorites!

A few Sundays ago I had the pleasure of spending the late afternoon at Aliso Beach just south of Laguna with Amy and Morgan! When they showed up Morgan was clutching a copy of New Moon (the sequel to Twilight) and I just knew we were going to have a good shoot. I teased her about Edward and we all warmed up quickly! These two will be heading back to the east coast to live in a few months and specifically wanted to capture the beauty that is Southern California’s beaches. It was a perfect day!

Thanks so much for sharing your day with me guys- it was such a pleasure!!! And thanks to my May 09 bride Davida for the referral You’re the best!

Rarely do we get the opportunity to take nice family pictures and it seems as though I am talking about them nonstop on here so maybe a proper introduction is needed? – Septembers wedding of Mario and Nikki brought our family together in one place all wearing pretty nice clothes so- why not! Thanks to Tim for snapping most of these. True talent

Just for comparison:

(last Thanksgiving)

Mom, Emma, Dad, Yours Truly, Tristan

Timmy

Sasquatch, is that you????

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