Baby Curls and Gray Skies

Its rare that I get a photo of my wild, rambunctious and ever curious 2 year old, Atticus looking at the camera. From the moment he wakes up, to the second he falls asleep he is a tornado of toys, snacks and giggles. I have given up on trying to get that perfect photo of him and as a result I have learned to embrace and love the authenticity of lifestyle photography.  I love that Ill have these images of my son, to remember him as he is, at this age, forever. I have grown so much as an artist, as I document his development and our day to day life. 

Last week, California had some unexpected and very welcome cooler weather resulting in some amazing cloud patterns. Its rare that we get these amazing clouds so I had to take Atticus out to explore in our favorite little field behind our house. I put him in a vintage Sears Winnie the Pooh edition blazer that I found at a thrift store for $3.99 and his trusted and worn out Vans and we hit the dirt running. 

Wild.Carefree.Unleashed.Childhood

AAaaaaand with any photo series I do with Atticus, there are tears...always tears lol. We gotta remember all the moments

Sun Kissed Baby

I met Audrey 4 years ago, in Denver CO when I use to nanny her younger siblings. She moved out to Southern California with her boyfriend Victor, shortly after I did. One day in early May, I randomly messaged her because I had a dream that she was pregnant, four months later she messaged me to tell me that she was in fact pregnant! 

Audrey and Victor are moving back to Colorado this week to be near family and so their son can be a Colorado Native. Something Coloradans say with pride (my own son is a Colorado Native!) But before I could let them leave,  I had to get them in front of my camera and do a California style maternity shoot. 

Mother(Nature)

When this momma to be came driving up the mountain in huge 4X4 pickup I knew it was going to be a good session, and when she stepped out in this dress I knew it was going to be an AMAZING session! Jaime was so easy and FUN to work with, she admitted to feeling silly at first but she was a natural in front of the camera and ended up owning 'The Princess Walk'. 

This momma has 3 more weeks to go before her baby boy is her in arms. Wishing you a safe delivery Jaime! 

golden organic

I met this stunning momma soon after I moved to California,  a little over 2 years ago now. I hosted a picnic and invited a ton of people, and cooked a ton of food and only one person showed up haha and that person was Dorothy. She and I instantly became friends and attempted to keep in touch, but life gets so busy sometimes and when you throw in motherhood and being an entrepreneur well, the social life really goes out the window.

It had been a year since we had spoken, so I was beyond delighted when she reached out to ask if I could do a maternity session for twins!  When she told me she was making her own dress I almost died with delight! We really had the best time capturing these images and I am so excited to meet the newest additions to their family!