Are you looking for the perfect time to take family portraits in Ventura County?  Spring is the ideal season for a portrait session!  We are so lucky here in Ventura County to have beautiful landscapes, gorgeous natural lighting, and a wide variety of locations that make perfect backdrops for portrait sessions. In this blog post, […]

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family time at Hammond’s Beach, and a baby on the way! As a Santa Barbara family photographer I feel particularly lucky when a family this adorable is in front of my lens. I took their maternity portraits a few years ago when Ines was expecting their first child. I’m always particularly honored when families come […]

a quick session in beautiful fall light at a favorite Ventura location Being a Ventura child photographer is a true joy when I’m able to photograph a session like this! A quick fall mini session with this cute family playing in the leaves at Foster Park in Ventura is one of my favorites from last […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

  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…

a hillside park in Montecito is the perfect backdrop for a quick family photo session   Recently, while helping my lovely friend Jen with her workshop, I had the chance to photograph this Montecito family portrait session.  Sarah (who just happens to be incredibly talented!) was the florist for Jen’s workshop, and although she was […]

  A peek at the gorgeous morning light that I’m fortunate enough to have in my studio, not to mention my gorgeous clients.  So grateful for both!