Journal

Doing a little bit of editing on this beautiful girl’s portraits and just had to share. I so enjoyed photographing her and her brother at her Thousand Oaks home, but more of that to come. For now I just wanted to share this one from Maui– doesn’t she look so pretty?

So I wanted to post before going to bed. The second blood moon of this year. My littlest couldn’t sleep, and then I read that the best place to see tonight’s blood moon was in Hawaii! I was thrilled to have the advantage of living in the middle of the Pacific on this occasion. I […]

Take a little trip with me, to my old street. Don’t pay attention to the two moms by the trampoline talking– they might be there awhile. OK, now listen: Giggles, laughter, running. More running. A gleeful shriek. A parent’s voice having to transform to a loud speaker calling their child in. “Coming” replies the trained […]

I have totally enjoyed Kiara on a few photo shoots now, and this was a great one too– this time with her fabulous mom and dad. Obviously when somebody is as talented and athletic (and just awesome!) as Kiara, you are going to have some pretty great parents too. So here they are, all together, […]

He finally got it.  After all these years he understood. My husband had gone from totally frustrated to tolerant to sometimes thankful, and now, finally, years later, an epiphany reached his heart. This is why I take so many (like so so so many) pictures: it can all change so quickly. Yesterday can be a chapter […]

I’m so excited, like giddy excited, to be featured in Charlottesville Family Magazine for their July 2014 issue.  Inspired by Pottery Barn (because that isn’t hard to do) I came up with my own patriotic craft, figured out a design, and it worked– even better than I had hoped for.  Watch out Martha.  OK, well not really, […]