Our New Normal…

In a time filled with fear and frustration, laughter and tears, I have gone through a wave of emotions as our family adjusts to being home-bound indefinitely. I have gone from working mom and chauffeur to home-school teacher and housekeeper. All while feeling afraid of the unknown that surrounds us all- the fear of getting sick in this awful pandemic. As we navigate our new schedule, I have learned a lot about myself and what seems to be working best. For one, a schedule did not work for us. It made me feel bad when I was behind, tense when I was late and disappointed when we did not complete my expectations. Today, we tore it up and it was our best day yet. I am striving for a balance between having the kids learning and doing school work and having fun and memorable experiences. I think it is important to have them connecting with friends but not overdoing it and feeling sad or frustrated. As we navigate this journey I have decided to pull out my camera and capture some of what we are doing in our days together. We have baked, learned, played, laughed and cried. Here are a few pictures of our week thus far. Many more photos to come. I would just like to take the time to say how grateful I am for the health of those I love and hope you all are hanging in there during this very scary and unusual time.

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At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures
At home kids photography homeschool coronavirus family pictures

Sun-shiny days

I really love doing photo sessions outdoors when the sun is shining. For me, I love the bright, warm energy that sunny photos produce. There is a light quality with sunny days that I really love with family photos. These photos were captured on one of those sunny days at a local park. It was a great setting for the session so the boys could run and play, and enjoy the fountain with fish ducks and turtles, giving lots of opportunities to capture candid moments. Here are my selects from this bright sunny mini session!

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Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer
Outdoor family photography Los Angeles children's photographer

Family is Everything

People often ask me what time of day is the best for photography. My feeling is that is varies throughout the time of year. In the late fall/winter, I am completely comfortable shooting any time of the day because the sun never goes directly overhead. The days are shorter and so a mid-afternoon session is required to have enough light. In the late spring/summer months the mid-day light is quite harsh and undesirable. In that case I would suggest early morning or later afternoon light. The closer you get to sunrise or sunset, the more magical and soft the lighting becomes. This session was done later in the day close to sunset which gave us a really beautiful light quality. I love the photos we took and here are my selects.

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Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer
Outdoor park family and baby photography Los Angeles professional kids photographer

Mom Camp

Today was a day off from school so I took my kids to Underwood Family Farms. If you haven’t had a chance to go there, it is a wonderful place for kids. They were having an Easter Festival so there was an egg hunt, games, egg dying, and much more. There are also animals to feed, playgrounds and my favorite part, picking fruits and veggies. It is good wholesome fun and I love watching my kids be kids at the farm. Today we picked strawberries, fava beans, sugar snap peas, kale, lettuce, and carrots. I really enjoy these special days with my kids and here are some photos we took on our adventure.

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kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography
kids photography Los Angeles children's photographer, Underwood Farms family kids photography

soon to be three!

Matt and Grace were 2 sweet siblings who were eagerly awaiting the arrival of their baby brother. We started the family session in their home and did a variety of photos of the family, kids, and mom and dad maternity pics. Then we went to a nearby park and the kids were able to run around and play. We had a really nice time and I love the variety of images we captured. This mama was glowing and I can’t wait to meet her little one soon! Here are my favorites:

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Beach, boats and a beautiful baby!

Giulietta was a darling baby girl who was in town from Europe for the holidays with her parents. They wanted to do a very Southern California style shoot so we shot first at the pier in Seal Beach, then to the local harbor. It was an afternoon session on a perfect day. We took so many photos that I absolutely love and this family was so sweet and loving with their little angel. Here are my favorite images from our shoot. Enjoy!

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