When you are ready to buy a new house, but you love your current city, property, and schools… you don’t move.  Instead, you renovate!...

Families can be described immeasurable ways.  Here are a few I found online that struck my fancy:  {authors unknown} Family:  an anchor...

I first met Heather and Brent the week of their 3 year anniversary when their only child was a four-legged one.  That was back in 2009....

When your heart is full, you allow yourself to feel a wider array of emotions — and you approach life with more confidence because you...

Julia and Aaron needed headshots for work, but not stuffy ones — so I pulled them aside at the end of their Landfill Shoot. We walked to...

When you think graffiti, landfill, broken toys, old bottles, and rusty abandoned bikes, “This would be a great location for a family...

When Jeff found out they were having a baby girl, his heart melted.  He had always wanted a girl!  ❤️ So their first photoshoot with...

When you are at Optometry School at UC Berkeley and a professor announces that two people in that room will get married, you don’t think...

When I started my photography business 10 years ago, I thought my job as a Lifestyle Family Photographer was to capture the family’s...

One of the life lessons my father instilled in me was:  Simple is best. This is relevant in so many ways, including photography.  I had a...

I am slowly accepting the fact that my kids will continue to grow up (as much as I’ve resisted it – haha), so I wanted to capture my...

Have you ever noticed how many LINES there are at the playground? From years of shooting, I — regardless of whether I want to or not...

When you’re a few months shy of being three, a FABULOUS morning is one that begins with a ukelele performance in front of your favorite...

I’m a month late to post this, but some say “better late than never”, so I’m going with that!  😉 Thanks to those who voted for their...

I first met this adorable couple in 2012.  Renuka sported the cutest belly bump and together with Sandeep, we ran around a breezy San...

Huxley and Wesley became brothers last September.  They live in San Francisco with their parents, Alyson and Matt, and enjoy taking walks...

For a Lifestyle Shoot involving bubbles, having THE sunniest day in December was more than ideal.  It didn’t even feel like Winter.  And...

Olivia and Emma had an adventurous morning with their parents.  They hunted for gold, explored a forest to find mushrooms, and avoided...

There is nothing more glorious than being cuddled between the golden sunlight, the blue-est of skies, dancing waves on your favorite Bay,...

If you mashed together the stories Alice in Wonderland and Charlotte’s Web, you’d get this shoot!  It was so full of life and personality...