Marina del rey Newborn Session: Baby Zella
Ahhh that new baby life! I can remember the highs and the lows so vividly. The endless nights, counterbalanced by the endless newborn cuddles. It all feels overwhelming, amazing, confusing and precious – sometimes within the same...
Winter Laguna Beach Engagement Session: Alyssa and Daniel
I’m not lying when I say that I have been desperate to share these engagement photos for MONTHS! The end of 2019 was a straight hustle – with the holidays, followed promptly by illnesses and, of course, a lot of time spent...
5 Ways To Handle A Challenging Wedding Day
We’ve all been there. You leave a wedding, after a long and exhausting day of shooting, with a pit in your stomach. Maybe it was a high maintenance client, malfunctioning equipment, a very drunk wedding party, challenging vendor...
Segerstrom Center for the Arts Wedding: Stephanie and Michael
You know how we all set the bar pretty high for ourselves at the start of a new year? Well, this wedding was basically the bar for my entire 2020 season. And let me tell you folks, the bar has been elevated to new heights! Stephanie...
Closing Out 2019
I’ve been basking in the slowness that comes with the holiday season. You heard me right! We took it real slow and real intentional at our house this year – and I loved every minute of it. Fall and early winter were insane...
Favorite 2019 Wedding Moments
At the end of each calendar year, I’m left with thousands of gorgeous wedding photos to look at. It’s really hard to choose my favorites but, as you can see by the images below, what really pulls at my heartstrings is not...
My 2019 Holiday [Photo] Gift Guide
December snuck up on us quick, right? I’m fully blaming the fact that Thanksgiving was so late this year, but regardless, I’m excited to be in the last month of 2019! Are you ready for the holiday madness? I’m really...
3 Things I Do At Every Photography Session
Ok, let me start off by saying, the information I have below about the 3 things I do at every session is not rocket science. In fact, the tips I share might seem super simple and obvious. But I’m telling you – they are so...
Sunset Laguna Beach Engagement Session: Katelyn and Craig
What’s better than a couple in love on a beach at sunset? Let me tell you what is: A couple in love, on a beach at sunset with champagne. Seriously, Katelyn and Craig really knew exactly what they needed to take this sunset...
5 Podcasts Every Photographer Should Subscribe To
Editing is one of the more unglamorous sides of being a photographer. It’s just you, your computer and hundreds of images to sift through and refine. One pro hack I have to make my time editing more enjoyable is listening to...