Little Natalia

The first thing I noticed about this beautiful little girl were her eyelashes and beautiful eyes. Shooting Natalia and her family was a great adventure. She was such an awesome sport with the changing of outfits and locations. Always so intense on what catches her interest I enjoyed capturing her unique and beautiful expressions. Enjoy~

Kaelin's session

Kaelin's session was so much fun. What a joy it was to meet her and follow her around. I only wish I actually could've sat down for tea but you know I had to do that work thing. Thanks mom for having me out and I will be seeing you guys again soon!

Farlie family beach session

This was one of those sessions that I wanted to start all over again from the beginning because it went by too fast and was so much fun. As most of you know my usual age with children is about 2-5yrs and these kids were a little older but man that was so cool! They actually listen and stuff. Yeah, I'm not used to that, hee.hee. Anyhow it was a gorgeous day and I had very willing models with great ideas. I loved so many from this session is was hard to figure which to share. Thank you Farlie family for the wonderful opportunity in working with you. I hope you are enjoying your new family portraits!

The Aguero Family

It's always a joy photographing this family especially for their holiday portrait which included special photos with Grandma. You can see the fondness of her grandchildren who could not wait to get on her lap! So sweet. By the way that second photo is one of my favorites, just a sneak peek into these siblings relationship. These kids are so cute and animated, they always seem to do or say something that keeps me smiling way after the session is over. Enjoy guys and thank you again : )

A little old fashioned doggie fun.

Ok, I just HAD to share these with you. This just happened about a week ago. I was deeply concentrated on work and had kicked my dog Canon out of the room. Needless to say when I came out in the hallway I had a *big* surprise. I must say my first instinct was to grab the camera and boy am I glad I did. I still laugh when I see these.

Dear fellow blog readers...

It's been awhile. What can I say, the holidays just caught up with me and I can't believe we're already into the third week of January. Anyhow just wanted to share some insight as to the reasons I did not post any sessions from the holidays. Many of the holiday sessions were done for a couple of reasons, one of course for the Holiday cards (love those!) also for portrait gift prints. I didn't want to spoil the surprise because many of my clients know each other and well, I love surprises and would never want to spoil the fun. However it is way past Christmas and now I can share, whoo-hoo! Next post with images, here I come.

Greetings from Key West

Hey guys,
Greetings from Key West. It's been so long since I've visited and I sure missed it. There is something to be said about Key West and that laid back, island time feeling : ) Only been here a couple days so far but as you can see from the photos I'm "at work". Actually as many of you already know I love to shoot for fun aside from my job. It's super exciting too because I got a new lens before my trip and was dying to try out my very first macro lens (for close-ups). I Love, Love, Love it! So fun. Now to tell you a lil bout the photos. Pic 1 is my signature postcard I usually do one from each place I visit. Photos 2&3 are of this lil guy I couldn't get enough of, I found him to be exceptionally fascinating. I must have about 20 photos of the octopus but I really felt drawn to the somewhat less sharp/abstract ones. Pics 4, 5, 6 were of me falling in love with my macro lens and finding it fun to photograph these little guys I probably would not be able to shoot underwater since A) I don't feel comfortable with all the gear underwater and B) I am not takin my cameras underwater. How's that for an answer? As for the rest, just some things that always catch my eye: architecture, bold color, small details, amusing or odd items, and of course, animals. Enjoy and remember to take the time to relax and have fun doing the things which make your heart smile this holiday season.

Asukabook of the month club!

Hello all,
Just wanted to share the great news! I just made November's Asukabook of the month club. I have dreamt of this day for awhile, trust me on that. It's quite the honor actually that out of the thousands of submissions they receive each month, they chose lil' ole me? Wow, they certainly made my Friday. Below is the cover of my book and if you'd like to see more follow the link below it. Enjoy~

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The workshop child models have arrived!

Yes, if you've kept up with my recent posts you'll know exactly what workshop I'm talking about and I've finally narrowed down a few of my faves. Keep in mind these kids are not pro models in any sense, just everyday kids who happen to be "very photogenic". Thanks to the parents who brought them out for us to work n play with!
Enjoy...

Hi there!

Well, I must say it's been a long weekend. Yes I realize it's Wednesday but it's more like a long weekend for me since I got back a few days ago from traveling to AZ & VA. I must say as much as I enjoy visiting new places, shooting, and meeting new people the actual "traveling" part of it really sucks the air out of your lungs. I wish there was some kind of secret rocket you could kinda jump into, hit a couple buttons and WHAM! you have arrived : ) But nope....it's just my imagination again. So I'm just happy to finally be back home again and keeping busy editing, designing, blogging, researching, online shopping, surfin the web, shooting, etc. etc. My next post will certainly have some pics for ya! I know you look forward to those things.

Phoenix, Arizona

Hello all,
Recently visited Arizona for a photography workshop but the photos below were not part of the workshop, rather taken for personal gratification. As many of you already know I love to travel and collect photos which capture the mood of each place I visit. This is actually my 3rd time visiting Arizona and I still have to go back and capture something very specific (one day you too shall see). In any case I share with you some of the things which captured my eye. Enjoy~

Traveling...

Hi there me again,
Just want to let you know I'm currently in Phoenix, AZ for the Skye Hardwick Photo workshop. I've done tons of workshops but this is the first hands on children's workshop actually and I'm enjoying every second. Today is the last day and I've made xtra room in my little brain to take in as much info as possible. Afterwards I'm headed over to some cool spots for nature type photos which I'm sure to share in a few days. Check back soon for updates!

Holiday cards

Hello all,

I know it's been awhile since I've blogged, bad me! Anyhow I've been busy designing custom Holiday cards and books and scheduling Holiday sessions. Below are some samples of what is possible. Cards are available in either square format, 5x7 horizontal & vertical. Design options are endless as I use no templates and create a unique card from scratch for you and your family.
Holiday deadline for sessions is November 30th. If you don't get in before that day I cannot guarantee cards to arrive in time for the holiday. Call to book your sessions soon as only a few spots are left!