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Photography for Kids: A Project-Based Class
I am so excited to be using part of my maternity leave to develop and offer a photography class just for kids! Read below for more details and contact me if you are interested. A location and time will be announced once I have enough interest so we can make it convenient for everyone. Is your student interested in the art and science of photography? Do they have a desire to tell stories and document their world? Then this course is for them. Through a combination of technical lessons and fun projects, students will master the fine art of photography. Students will learn to master: The camera – learn manual settings…
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2016 | A Year In Review | Los Angeles Birth and Family Photographer
2016 proved to be a much slower year than I thought it would be. Reading through my 2015 in review post, I was full of anticipation and dreams. Yet, it was a year filled with deep personal loss as my husband and I lost our first little one to miscarriage. It also proved to be a year of slowing down as we were blessed with another pregnancy and now finish the year 31 weeks into growing this sweet baby girl. I took fewer sessions this year yet each felt deeply meaningful and important. Each client I created images for are so special to me. From the birth of a new…
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A Griffith Park Old Zoo Session | The Leidig Family
Occasionally there are people who walk into your life and you instantly know they will leave a huge impact on you. Ambyr, Sam and Levi happened into my life through my work with Preemie Prints, an organization dedicated to providing complementary newborn photography to families with little ones in the NICU. Their hospital session is one of my favorites to date. You can see it here. Trust me when I say you will be amazed at how far this little man has come. So when Sam reached out to me for their first holiday family photos I was thrilled. Thank you, Ambyr and Sam for trusting me to tell your…
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A Manhattan Beach Family Session | The Jonckheere Family
What happens when a So Cal girl living in San Francisco meets a Canadian boy living in Chicago? For these two, pure magic! Several years ago a vacation to Chicago and a party introduction blossomed into a long distance relationship for Melissa and Jeremy. Over time it was clear that providence brought them together and they embarked on the adventure of marriage and family. A few years later Milo joined the adventure and they relocated to the beaches of the South Bay to be close to Melissa’s family, plus the palm trees are a win for Jeremy who feels like he is on a permanent vacation. When we talked about…
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A Corona Del Mar Family Session | The Fones Family
Over a decade ago he walked her along this beautiful beach flanked by the crashing waves and jagged cliffs towards the question that would define the rest of their lives. He asked for her hand and she gave it freely. For 10 years they have continued to walk hand in hand and side by side. They have navigated the waters of change and growth. They have entered into parenthood, including the world of special needs adoption, with grace and dedication. The love for their girls and one another is evident to all around them. To celebrate 10 years of faithfulness to each other, the growth of a family and above…
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A Seal Beach Proposal | Alex & Minoo
“I don’t believe in magic,” the young boy said. The old man smiled. “You will when you see her.” ~ Atticus Bathed in the golden light of a California sunset and serenaded by the waves, Alex walked his love down a brick path, knelt down on a knee, took her hand and asked for her forever. With a rose in one hand and a ring on another, she reached up, tenderly touched his face and vowed to be his. Hand and hand they embarked down the journey from girlfriend and boyfriend to future husband and wife. This moment was truly priceless in so many ways. The first being I had no…
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Love Beyond Wires | A NICU Journey
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A Handful of Images | On Photography and Loss
We recently experienced a death in my husband’s family as we lost a family matriarch after 92 years of a life well lived. As I sit with the family the conversation turns to how to best celebrate her life during a memorial. Images are a meaningful part of the celebration, a handful of images are all that we have. These photos from her life are being gathered from various boxes and computers, each bringing up another memory and revealing a different aspect of her life. Yet I find it so sad to hear each family member wish they had more to remember her by. Why is it that we so often…
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The Pain Of Early Miscarriage | No Less A Mom
Oh dear friends, how I wish this was a much different story, one full of joy and anticipation. Sadly, it is not. It is my story though. One full of heartbreak and shattered dreams presented to you as an offering of hope. These words are my small way of dragging the darkness, the pain, and the guilt of miscarriage into the light. I offer our story humbly as one still grieving, praying it falls as comfort on other hurting hearts. My heart has always bent towards motherhood; it is woven into my DNA. I played mom with my dolls and little brothers as a child, volunteered with preschool kids at church,…
