The JOURNAL

What can I say, it’s that time of the year. I have yet another KILLER senior portrait shoot to share with you, and this one I’m particularly excited about because it was so heavily inspired by Anthropologie. Meet Emily Edmunds, a soon-to-be graduate of Azusa Pacific University with a musical degree! And can I just […]

Last time we saw Melissa was waaaay back in 2009 when I was just starting my business, Christopher and I had just started dating, Melissa was 2 years out of high school, and the world was a little simpler. The world, my business, and Melissa have changed SO MUCH SO QUICKLY it kind of makes […]

This is the year Katie graduates from Azusa Pacific University. All her hard work is almost done, and to celebrate, we took some fun portraits around Orange County. I love her smile and her sweet quiet nature. I love her sass and sense of humor. She’s got a heart of gold, and I admire her […]

I’ve been pretty absent from my blog the past two weeks…. sorry. But the good news is, we’ve gotten a blog facelift! It’s been a few years since my last revamp and I thought it was about time we get some fresh design and features up in here. What do you think? To celebrate, I […]

 They met through a podcast. He was the podcast personality and she was a dedicated subscriber who thought he was the bee’s knees. Through some connections of connections, they met and became fast friends, enjoying one another’s quick wit and sense of humor. He thought she was gorgeous, she was already smitten…. they started spending […]

This poor cat. I’m sure he’s one of the most photographed kittens of all time…. and I’m quite certain that if Hugo knew every silly thing he does goes on the internet for the world to see, he would hide and never come out. But lucky for me, for you… and for him, he’s unaware […]

Back when Jesus got his disciples together for a final meal together, He knew this last supper would mean so many things to so many people for millennia to come. I think He was, in everything He did, the epitome of intentional… but He was especially intentional in the way he spent his final moments […]

I got an email the other evening from my sister’s friend Michaela. I’ve known Michaela since she played waterpolo with my sister back in high school and she’s one of the sweetest and most caring people ever. Her email was buried under my daily pile, but as I scanned it, I had to stop and […]

Isaiah just turned 1 year old and he’s one of the cutest and happiest babies I’ve ever met! Ruth and Steve made the trek down from the Seattle area to celebrate this little guy  and wanted to get some portraits done of their new family on this happy occasion. Isaiah LOVES balloons…. if you can’t […]

I was talking with someone recently about living our dreams and about our art. We talked about what our dreams are and were… and we talked about why we’re still hopeful. We talked about the personal liability there is as an artist…. putting our heart and soul into our work and allowing the masses to […]