Even though this little girl wasn’t feeling well that day, she perked up enough for us to get great images both of her and of her family! She and her twin brother have such a sweet and close relationship!
Since the beginning of my photography career, this wonderful extended family has been a constant source of encouragement. They are spreading out around the country this year, so it was a big priority to photograph the whole family while they were together over the holidays. Our morning time slot threatened rain, and rain it did, but we still got these important photos of the family together. Such fun cousin love! And the puppy!
For the last several years, my sister Melanie Monroe and I have traded photo sessions. Each of us photographs the other’s family and then edits the images of her OWN family. This year, Melanie drove with us way out into the wilderness for the “foresty” location my husband and kids requested. I edited the images and made up our Christmas card long before she sent me her edits, which she did “just for fun.” I love to see how two different photographers can take the same original file and give it their own unique style. I love both of our edits! Melanie went with a moody, autumn look. I chose my usual pastel ways. Both are keepers!
A gorgeous, sunny evening at Pacific Beach made for the perfect backdrop for this super fun and laid-back local family. I love capturing families enjoying the beach, and this family REALLY enjoyed it! Love these little girls and their sweet baby brother!
I am always honored when other photographers choose me to do their family portraits, and this session was no exception. When the forecast threatened rain, my client and I both got a little bit nervous, but the weather cleared just enough to make an amazingly beautiful November sky. With this family’s good looks and gorgeous styling, the result was nothing short of a blessing. I smiled the whole time I shot, and the whole time I edited!
Well, when this little one showed up to his beach session in nothing but his OshKosh overalls, I thought he couldn’t get any cuter. But then his mama pulled out the hand-knitted Santa hat her sister had made and overnighted specifically for this session, and I realized how very wrong I was. Cuteness OVERLOAD. Bring on Christmas!
This lovely Utah family was vacationing in San Diego and took advantage of their time together to make some heirloom portraits. I loved their under-the-pier and low-tide images. Such a gorgeous evening!
This session was fun in all sorts of ways . . . with a gorgeous sky, a low tide, and a sweet and playful family . . . shooting these images was nothing short of a JOY. This may quite possibly be the longest blog post ever, but I couldn’t whittle. I love them all and I hope this gorgeous mama has a lot of free wall space.
When this family from Russia requested a session to commemorate the time they spent living in San Diego, I was excited to create some really special images for them. I started getting pretty nervous when they were caught in horrible traffic on the way to their session, and we ended up starting half an hour later than planned! It was truly an enchanted evening, though, as the weather was amazingly beautiful, and my client’s styling was spot-on. I love how this session turned out, and I’m so glad they have these images of their little family to treasure for years to come.
Baby girl took her very first steps the day of our photo session, so it was a special delight to capture her and her big sister on that important day!
I just can’t get enough of her dress! Such a perfect choice for a sunset beach session!
I had a blast doing this high-speed session with this easy-going couple and their two youngest kids. They wanted a lifestyle family session first, and then a quick “surfing” session at the end. The sunset was amazing that night and made the surfing photos extra fun!
Even though this little girl wasn’t feeling well that day, she perked up enough for us to get great images both of her and of her family! She and her twin brother have such a sweet and close relationship!
Since the beginning of my photography career, this wonderful extended family has been a constant source of encouragement. They are spreading out around the country this year, so it was a big priority to photograph the whole family while they were together over the holidays. Our morning time slot threatened rain, and rain it did, but we still got these important photos of the family together. Such fun cousin love! And the puppy!
For the last several years, my sister Melanie Monroe and I have traded photo sessions. Each of us photographs the other’s family and then edits the images of her OWN family. This year, Melanie drove with us way out into the wilderness for the “foresty” location my husband and kids requested. I edited the images and made up our Christmas card long before she sent me her edits, which she did “just for fun.” I love to see how two different photographers can take the same original file and give it their own unique style. I love both of our edits! Melanie went with a moody, autumn look. I chose my usual pastel ways. Both are keepers!
A gorgeous, sunny evening at Pacific Beach made for the perfect backdrop for this super fun and laid-back local family. I love capturing families enjoying the beach, and this family REALLY enjoyed it! Love these little girls and their sweet baby brother!
I am always honored when other photographers choose me to do their family portraits, and this session was no exception. When the forecast threatened rain, my client and I both got a little bit nervous, but the weather cleared just enough to make an amazingly beautiful November sky. With this family’s good looks and gorgeous styling, the result was nothing short of a blessing. I smiled the whole time I shot, and the whole time I edited!
Well, when this little one showed up to his beach session in nothing but his OshKosh overalls, I thought he couldn’t get any cuter. But then his mama pulled out the hand-knitted Santa hat her sister had made and overnighted specifically for this session, and I realized how very wrong I was. Cuteness OVERLOAD. Bring on Christmas!
This lovely Utah family was vacationing in San Diego and took advantage of their time together to make some heirloom portraits. I loved their under-the-pier and low-tide images. Such a gorgeous evening!
This session was fun in all sorts of ways . . . with a gorgeous sky, a low tide, and a sweet and playful family . . . shooting these images was nothing short of a JOY. This may quite possibly be the longest blog post ever, but I couldn’t whittle. I love them all and I hope this gorgeous mama has a lot of free wall space.
When this family from Russia requested a session to commemorate the time they spent living in San Diego, I was excited to create some really special images for them. I started getting pretty nervous when they were caught in horrible traffic on the way to their session, and we ended up starting half an hour later than planned! It was truly an enchanted evening, though, as the weather was amazingly beautiful, and my client’s styling was spot-on. I love how this session turned out, and I’m so glad they have these images of their little family to treasure for years to come.
Baby girl took her very first steps the day of our photo session, so it was a special delight to capture her and her big sister on that important day!
I just can’t get enough of her dress! Such a perfect choice for a sunset beach session!
I had a blast doing this high-speed session with this easy-going couple and their two youngest kids. They wanted a lifestyle family session first, and then a quick “surfing” session at the end. The sunset was amazing that night and made the surfing photos extra fun!
