[photography is] a studio newsletter
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Check out my first studio newsletter. Created just for you! Let me know what you want to see in the Fall issue. If you want to receive the print version ( a cute little 4×5.5″ accordian fold card!) comment here and I’ll contact you if I don’t have your mailing address.
[photography is] a new favorite image | southern california fine art photographer
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I am so in love with this new image I took. I can’t get over the scene. It just makes me really happy. The kids interacting on the beach, the textures of the pier, the light streaming in from the direction of the ocean. I can’t wait to get it mounted on a wood panel [...]
[photography] is a ballerina | southern california teen photographer
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I had the pleasure of photographing Holley Carlson Riddle while she was here visiting from Portland. She is an avid dancer and loves pink!
[photography] is a connection | kyle monk
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I had such a great time meeting up at The Camp with a past client from my photography consulting days. Kyle Monk is an amazing photographer finding his way in the world of commercial and editorial photography. I helped him with his initial portfolio right out of college and even designed and built his first [...]
[photography] is life at the beach
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The beach is our backyard. Well not literally since we live on the ‘inland’ side of the 5 by about 1/4 mile. Since we are on the hillside in San Clemente, we don’t really have a backyard so the beach is our backyard. It’s where we’d rather be than our backyard anyway. We love it [...]
[photography] is sailing
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I recently processed some old film that I found in Jim’s Holga camera that has been lying around our house for 8 years. I finished off the roll then sent it to Richard Photo Lab in Hollywood. Although I am sure it is not the technical quality they are used to seeing, the images are [...]
[photography] is bath time
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My kids love bath time. I love bath time. It helps all of us relax. Even if it’s their second bath that day, I do not hesitate to send them to the bath to calm them down. It’s great because it makes up for all the shower time that I miss out on. After the [...]
[photography] is my heart song
“I have never had a relationship with anyone or anything that has been more continuously inspiring as photography. The history of, the process of, the purpose of, the challenges of, the simplicity of, the complexity of, the changing of photography constantly grounds me and takes me on new adventures in my heart, in my home, [...]
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[life] is a bubble bath in a jacuzzi tub
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We have this really funky jacuzzi tub stuck inside a shower stall in one of our three full size bathrooms. Yes, we have three full bathrooms for the kids to fill their bath toys with. No wonder they are water fiends. So the other night I put bubbles in the bath and then Merrik begged [...]
[photography] is a session special for friends
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I love special sessions with friends but you are going to love my new session special for your friends!! Book and pay for an “In The Life” portrait session with me by June 30th and if your friend books and pays for a session by June 30th too, you each only pay $150 for your [...]
[photography] is letting go
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I recently took a parenting class and one of the main things I learned about was letting go. Letting go of control of your kids’ behavior and letting go of your anger over your kids’ behavior. It has helped make my experience being around a 2 and a 5 year old a much happier one. [...]
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[life] is the last days of serra preschool
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Tomorrow is Merrik’s last day at Serra Preschool. I don’t know what I’m going to do without that wonderful community of people. Hopefully we will be able to keep in touch with most of them for years to come. It will be such a joy to see the kids from his class grow up in [...]
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[photography] is another camera strap giveaway
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I have another High Key camera strap to give away!! This one is so cool. It’s blue and it’s called Sophisticated Symmetry. I have so many new followers since the last strap giveaway so remember I want to see your comments on this blog post-not on Facebook! Comment for your chance to win. Contest ends [...]
[life] is simplicity
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It’s been a month since we have been able to get out and about for a simple visit to the Dana Point Harbor. I love the end-of-day respites with my parents and my kids. Usually we stop what we’re doing around 6:00pm and head to the San Clemente pier or Dana Point Harbor to play [...]
[life] is escaping illness
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We finally had a respite from illness in the second day of our long weekend. Everyone was already on the mend when we left town but Maliea was still fighting something. It reared it’s head on Saturday when her breakfast came back up and then again on Sunday with severe stomach cramps and gas. Poor [...]