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a beautiful Ventura County beach maternity session in golden morning light I just adore being a Ventura maternity photographer – especially when I get to photograph a gorgeous couple at my favorite beach in Ventura County. I love this beach because it is rarely crowded. The light is perfectly soft in the morning and golden […]

a springtime maternity session in the rolling green hills of Thousand Oaks The variety of session locations in our area makes being a Thousand Oaks maternity photographer such a treat! In Southern California we have beautiful warm weather most of the year, but the heat does a number on the fields. We typically have to […]

a playful session at Peter Strauss Ranch in Thousand Oaks This is one of my all-time favorite families. I have documented their maternity, newborn, and one year sessions. Now little V is two and her sweet parents decided to celebrate with a playful fall session at one of my favorite Thousand Oaks locations, Peter Strauss […]

a golden field becomes the perfect backdrop for Thousand Oaks family portraits My job as a Thousand Oaks family photographer becomes pretty easy when the stars align like they did for this session. We chose this field because of it’s beautiful golden colors, but when we picked it I had only seen it in the […]

El Matador beach is a gorgeous place for a Malibu family photo session. The only problem….everyone and their cousin knows about it! It can actually be a really challenging location for a session because it gets insanely busy, especially on a gorgeous summer evening like this one. There were many people around during this family […]

A few summers ago I took my kids to Malibu to test out a new camera that I had just bought. We went to Leo Carrillo beach, which is a local spot in Malibu that my kids love. When we’ve been there in the past we’ve managed to go when the tide was really low. […]

I’m offering something new this year…Valentine’s Day mini sessions!  These sessions will be held in my Camarillo portrait studio, which will be all decked out in hearts for the event.   What Your Valentine’s Day Mini Session Will Include These mini sessions are 15 minutes long and will yield 7-10 images.  You’ll receive the edited, […]

Both in home and in studio newborn sessions are of course beautiful, but if I’m being honest I have to say that I really do favor my Camarillo studio for newborn portraits.  Here are a few of the reasons why, which might be helpful to consider when booking your newborn session.   The Light is […]

a session in my natural light portrait studio in Camarillo I absolutely love being a Camarillo newborn photographer, and this is especially true when I have the opportunity to get to know a family watch them grow.  Karen and Tommy have been a couple since high school.  They were married at Calamigos Ranch, which is […]

Karen & Tommy’s heartfelt maternity session took place at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu.  The location was not only beautiful, but was extra special to the couple because they were also married there! Karen & Tommy are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their daughter, and I can’t wait for her newborn session that will take place […]

For this Ventura County family photography session I caught up with DeNai and her sweet family at their lovely home in Ventura. DeNai is the founder and head designer of Petunia Pickle Bottom.  She is super stylish and fun.  DeNai was accompanied by her husband, Braden (Co-Founder), and two sons Sutton and Miller. The family […]