A FAMILY SESSION – OCEANSIDE HARBOR – ICE CREAM & BOOGIE BOARDS

I hadn’t been down to Oceanside for awhile and was excited to mix it up with a session at the harbor. It’s a fun little area with lots of color and sunshine. The boys weren’t too into photos, so I did everything I could to keep their minds off the camera and snuck around like a paparazzi quite a bit. After getting ice cream, we headed down to the water. The boys loosened up and the light was SO GOOD.

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A FAMILY SESSION – AT HOME, DOWNTOWN PLEASANTON, CA

I have been taking photos of her since the 90’s! We became best friends in high school. Last time I was in San Francisco, I paid her adorable family a visit and we spent a few hours together, hanging out in the home they built from scratch and taking a walk down to the creek.

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Just for fun:

Jalayne pregnant with her first born here.

The oldest when he was a newborn here.

A FAMILY SESSION – BEACH, RAIN, & COFFEE IN ENCINITAS

This family has hired me once a year since 2009.

I love working with them because their family connection is incredible. Katy and Ben (Mom & Dad) are quick to laugh and the kids are remarkably interesting – and really into taking photos. We have done sessions in Los Angeles apartments, two other homes, the beach, and on a nature walk. Someday we’d like to do a camping session together, because they love to go camping. But we’ve never done the beach at sunset, which was like a “how in the world did that happen??!” kind of moment when we realized. Katy loves taking photos of her family at sunset and really wanted to be able to be inside the photos. So, that’s what we planned for this year.

The day of the session, the weather was sketchy. It was either going to be one of those days where things blow over or one of those days where we got a storm. Katy and I decided to go for it, thinking there was no way the weather would actually turn bad. About halfway through, just as they started a cookie picnic, we felt raindrops and ran for cover. We talked out our options, and I decided to re-convene at a local coffee shop for hot cocoa. The coffee shop was quaint and cozy and sweet, the perfect end to a blustery beach shoot.

As the sun began to set, the rain cleared. We could see hot pink sky at the horizon and decided to chase it. They drained their coffee/hot cocoa’s and we high-tailed it to the nearest beach spot, barely making it for one or two sunset shots before the day was done for good.

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Just for fun:

Our very first session together.

Edie’s newborn session.