Storybook Sophia {Big Bear Lake Antelope Valley Photographer}

Sweet, dear, Sophia. I love working with her. It's really inspirational for me when I sit down to edit and I feel like I'm on another adventure all over again, with a smile from ear to ear. That's a treasure for me as an artist. I planned this session around her. Shopping for clothing and items that would fit her and it worked out magically. Etsy was my shop for the dress, vintage crayons, and coloring book. And I collected little things along the way. But mostly all I needed was Sophia and some beautiful mountain light... and my sweet husband who ran back and forth to the car to get all the things I needed. Thanks hubs! ;) I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed taking them. Thank you Sophia for being always being wonderful to photograph! xoxo



























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Sleepy and Sweet, Baby Audrina {Inland Empire Newborn Photographer}

I was so happy to finally meet baby Audrina. Mom and Dad came for a visit to show off their new little one and I was able to grab some shots of her. She slept so amazingly. It was a really big blessing that she slept so deep and for so long. I think she must have known that we all needed that right then. She's so beautiful and I loved talking to her and cuddling her. Dad was such a big help too, thanks Dad! So without further adieu... Little Audrina, her big sis, and her sweet mom and dad...

Little Miracle {Inland Empire Newborn Photographer}

Sweet baby Greta is another little miracle that I had the blessing of photographing recently. I met her momma and daddy a few months ago when I did their maternity session in Beaumont. We had such a good time and the story of little Greta made me all the more excited to meet her. When her big first photo session came though she had other ideas of how it should go. She didn't sleep very much and I think altitude did a regulating magic trick on her little tummy. In the meantime though, I was able to pose her Mommy's first bear, given to her by her Grandma when she was just a baby. What!!?? I HAD to keep photographing! lol! A and C, thank you for coming up here with your bundle of love and hanging out with me for the day. C.... sorry about your pants!!! :) Talk to you soon! xoxo

Sneak Peek for the G Family {Southern California Family Photographer}

The miracle of life never ceases to stir wonder and awe in my heart. How a life can form inside a mother is just simply a beautiful miracle to me. I've been getting to know the G family a lot lately. I photographed Miss Kaitlyn when she was born and then again at her one year cake smash. That's when Mom told me that Kaitlyn was going to be a big sister! YAY!! I also was able to photograph K again for her new modeling career recently. She is one of prettiest babies I've ever seen, and one of the happiest too. She's got good parents and her little sister will be in good hands. I can't wait to meet sweet baby Madison! Thank you G family for allowing me to capture your life's most wonderful adventures! I'll see you soon! xoxo

My Family's Lemonade Stand... {Southern California Photographer}

Lemons make me happy. Yellow is my favorite color and nothing says yellow quite like a lemon. There are so many things you can make with lemons and this time I decided to make my family session out of them. We did so much for this session and it was really fun. We even found the old wood on craigslist for my husband to make the lemonade stand with. It was so much fun that we shot the session twice. The first time my sweet friend Laura was going to take them for us but her lens needed to see the doctor. So the second time I went out with a Vello Wireless Remote and took the family photos myself. I have to say, I was really worried about doing that but it was REALLY fun! Every photographer should try it out on their own family atleast once. I learned a few tricks from doing this too.... I told the kids that for every smile and eye contact with the camera they got one jelly bean. This worked because they were a bit competitive to see who could get the most jelly beans. So each pose I'd run over and tally their scores and then we'd see who could do better the next time. Then I learned that imperfections of my own family photos feel really endearing. They are real and that's okay with me. I can't wait to put them on my walls. And last but not least I really suck at smiling for the camera for some reason. When I was a teenager I was queen of self portraits but now, not so much. I look really stiff when someone else takes them but a "little" less stiff when I have a remote in my hand and no one expects anything from me on the other side of that camera except me. It really took the pressure off so I could focus on my family. Ahhhh, sweet sigh. I love that i'll have these forever and I can't wait to get that flush mount album I ordered. I'll have to post a photo of that too! Thanks for stopping by and checking out our lemonade stand!