Spend enough time around babies and little kids, and you definitely start understanding the term, “old soul”. Some babies just have a look in their eye of wisdom and understanding far beyond their years. That is certainly how I felt about this little guy. His parents were hanging out and he was along for the ride. Happy to sit and stare seriously around him. I especially love the photograph where he is exactly mirroring his dad. Can you spot it?
Jamie and Emily carried their son to the bed and the two dogs were only moments behind them. The little dogs immediately situated themselves between the humans and my camera and proceeded to make hilarious faces at me, like the two grumpy old men in The Muppet Show, which led to some of my favorite…
You first saw a glimpse of this family in my post introducing my series on Los Angeles LGBTQ family photography. I love the range of emotions that came out in this session and that they elicit in me when I look at these photographs. The ones of Amanda nursing her son are some of my…
Is there any anticipation more intense than the final weeks of waiting for a new child? At home maternity sessions photographed in a documentary style are such a perfect way to honor and portray this rich time before a birth. You know the chaos is coming, but for now, we take a moment to capture…
Years, they always feel so fast! I want to slow things down a bit before I dive full force into the new one. January We made a movie! Watch it. It’s six minutes of joy. https://vimeo.com/254722451 February My photograph placed 4th in the international photography competition The Documentary Family Awards. Judged by some of my…
Shortly after I launched this site, my sister posted this on her FB page – When I was a little kid my sister used to dress me up using the copious amounts of dress up clothes my mother kept for us, I would add about 20 more necklaces, and she would pose me in the…
Those first hazy days home with a newborn – there’s such a gentleness to it. The whole family inside this bubble of new life, new roles, new love. I was so honored to be invited in to this light filled home to capture the Drakes first few days as a family of four. Here are…