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

El Matador beach is a gorgeous place for a family photo session in Malibu. 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A natural light Santa Barbara maternity session on film Katie & Luke’s Santa Barbara maternity session was such a special one for me because I photographed their wedding a few years back. Now they’re expecting their first child – Baby Dane- and I can’t wait to meet him! I’ll be taking his newborn photos in […]

  Charter Oak Park Mini Session A quick little Camarillo family portrait session with one of my favorite families was taken at a beautiful local park…Charter Oak Park.  I’ve photographed Katie & Luke’s wedding, their maternity session, and their newborn session.  Now sweet little Dane is turning one–how quickly time flies!    

A sweet and simple family session in Parker’s beautifully decorated little nursery…