A “good photoshoot” boils down to two raw materials:  good light and the subjects having fun.  That means the images would then focus on...

Sometimes you choose a location and end up shooting somewhere else.  The reason for this is usually due to light, but sometimes it’s...

Without prompt, Dani and Charlie hold hands when they are together.  They lean in to whisper sisterly secrets, and then they burst into...

My East Bay Lifestyle Family Photography session of the P Family was centered around a coffee shop.  It wasn’t planned that way. In fact,...

Baby Evelyn (nicknamed “Evy”) was born on October 11th, almost 2 weeks early.  Even at 5 tiny pounds, she is alert and moves all around...

Nope, no one got hurt (not a “boo boo”) and I am not referring to Halloween (not a scary “BOO!”) Last weekend, I had a Lifestyle Newborn...

There is something in the way he looks at her that makes her laugh instantly. Sherie and Jeff are one of the most genuine couples you’ll...

This is the story of Aidan — from my one and a half hours with him yesterday.  Alright, it’s a short story!  🙂 Aidan has fantastic...

Right now, I am loading myself with CAFFEINE from my coffee and SUGAR from the oh-so-sweet photos of yesterday’s Lifestyle Family...

Yesterday’s East Bay Lifestyle Family Photography session included collecting acorns (we’re talking a serious and enormous collection...

When you combine super nice, beautiful people with happiness and comfort in a place that resembles a set of The Wizard of Oz, it just...

My Lifestyle Family Photography session of the D Family in Atherton was proof that the best days are the ones when we get to play and be...

You’ve gotta dance like nobody’s watching Love like you’ll never be hurt Sing like there’s nobody listening And live like it’s heaven on...

Yesterday’s San Francisco Lifestyle Family Photography session was at the library.  Yes, the library.  But this was no ordinary library. ...

Sometimes people ask me why I travel all the way to San Francisco for a photoshoot when I live 50 miles away. Here is my answer: 1.  I...

This story begins like this:  “On a dark, windy, wet morning…” WHAT?!!  According to my calendar, it is still Summer, but you wouldn’t be...

Some photoshoots look and feel like a dream.  Remember The Dream Shoot where it was foggy and cold at the beach?  This Sunday’s...

Loud and quiet.  This relates to volume, and this can also describe a mood. When it comes to photographing families with young children,...

I moustache you a question… (Yep, I went there!)  What will you do when your last child is heading off to College? In three short days,...

This morning’s Lifestyle Photography session had the most beautiful backdrop:  downtown San Francisco on a cloudy day.  Ahhhhh… High Jump...