Make a Wish

Make a Wish

by | Mar 19, 2014 | Children, Costumes, Family Portraits, Personal, Portraits

Not too long ago I was looking for a local store that sold baby gifts. Many of the stores I used to go to had closed and so I was hunting online when I found Wish, Walnut Creek on Yelp. They had such amazing reviews I had to check it out! Little did I know what was in...
Magic

Magic

by | Feb 12, 2014 | Children, Family Portraits, Portraits

I can’t get this image off my mind. The stillness of the glade, opening to the ring of trees, the kids running ahead and finding the old tree stump, perfect for a perch. Then the light, this magic light, greeted me. Never seen before or after, it could only be...

How Do I Love You?

by | Feb 2, 2014 | Children, Family Portraits, Personal

My friend, Davina Fear, is doing some amazing work on something called Familyness. Rather than focusing on the external world, our wants and wishes, she turns it back around to the micro-world that happens in our most special relationships. Here Davina has invited 25...

Then and Now

by | Jul 10, 2013 | Children, Costumes, Personal, Portraits, Vintage

A little blue velvet suit, reminding me of The Blue Boy painting, was discovered in my grandma’s basement when we were sorting through her memories after her death. It was my dad’s. We also found photos of my dad in the said suit. Looking chubby and a...
Do you photograph puppies?

Do you photograph puppies?

by | May 4, 2013 | Children, Pets, Portraits

The question took me by surprise. I’ve photographed many dogs in family portraits but have never been asked about having a Puppy Photo Session. Although I do have photographer friends that specialize in this sort of thing. Well, when I met Meadow, it was like...