The JOURNAL

It’s always so fun getting to spend time with great families each fall. It’s my opportunity to run around with kids, and laugh and talk about super heroes and princesses. It’s also a chance to be there to document this season in each family’s life. For the Puertas family, this season is such a fun […]

Meet the Amat Family! Earlier in October, I met these three at Irvine Regional Park and we explored around the pumpkin patch and park. This holiday season is a special one for this family because their newest addition is arriving very very soon! I had a lot of fun running around with the three of […]

Fall is a time marked by change. Kids start a new grade in school, the weather slowly transitions from the heat of summer to the cold of winter, and the “in-between” is decorated with the reds, oranges, and yellows of leaves changing. It’s beautiful…. it’s refreshing…. it means family portrait season has begun. The Jessie […]

It’s that time of year again. Whaaaat?!! I know. Time flies. Today, as I walked to get the mail, my feet crunched a pile of fallen leaves…. already…. in August! Summer is officially over, and the holidays will be here before we know it! Time to start making lists, buying gifts, planning parties, and getting […]

Hello! And Happy New Year! It’s 2012, which means lots and lots of NEW is happening. January is such a fun time…. it’s a time for reviewing the highs and lows of the previous year, taking notes on how to make the new year better than the last, and my favorite… dreaming. It’s an exciting […]

The day was abnormally warm and bright for winter in SoCal (seems to be a theme this year…). I met the Korneychuk family at the beach for some family photos to document their recent move to Santa Monica from Orange County. New chapter in their life means new family photos… and they sure came out […]

It was Christmas time in Southern California when Mercedes dropped me an email asking about family portraits. She explained that this Christmas was different from their usual holiday traditions…. it was different because everyone would be there. Her parents (the original Mr. and Mrs. Cantu) would be coming, all her brothers and sisters would be […]

What can I say about the Rhee family? Well…. they’re a family after my own heart. Inspired by my own family’s crazy Christmas tree photos, we planned a crazy fun holiday shoot with a little “nice” mixed in there for good measure. We started off at Irvine Regional Park, where we discovered acorns, romped in […]

The Maghy Family arrived full of energy and ready to go. It was…. awesome. There’s usually at least one person in every family that DREADS taking family portrait…. but THIS family was great! We smiled, laughed, talked, and had a great time shooting at Jeffrey Park in Irvine. And even though there were probably 10 […]

Meet the McKinnon Family…. McKinnon Family, meet everyone. This is yet another beautiful family I had the opportunity to photograph this holiday season…. and once again, I left the shoot with feelings of joy and encouragement from these smiling faces. This year, Katie is off at college, Andrew has moved to the midwest, and Emily […]