How I plan a newborn session: When I first started newborn photography, I didn’t have a studio. I did posed newborn photography in my clients home for 5 years…that’s right 5 years. While my SUV was always stuffed to the brim, I always made sure everything was planned out, so I could pack as “light” […]

I’m going to let you in on a little secret…99% of the time if you see a dog and a baby in one of my photos I have photoshopped them together. There are a couple reasons I do this. One, trying to get a good photo and control a baby and a dog at the […]

Baby Clayton was a part of my baby plan and I photographed from newborn every 3 month till his first birthday. I always love seeing my baby plan babies grow up. Their little faces change yet stay the same all at the same time. Clayton’s 1st birthday party was circus themed, so we went with […]

Atlas-isn’t that the coolest baby boy name! I loved it! Grandma came for this session too. I think it’s so special when grandparents want to get involved in the newborn session. It’s really important to tell me they are coming for photos though. That way I can make sure we have plenty of time for […]

I don’t know if it’s just in my area or if people are just having babies closer together, but whenever I do a newborn session with an “older” sibling, they are usually only about 2 years old. Reasoning with a 2 year old to hold their new baby brother or sister can be a challenge, […]

This spot in Pacific Grove is one of my favorites! I love the tall trees and that beautiful golden light that breaks through them later in the day. Plus! Just down the street is Asilomar Beach. So usually for a session I’ll plan to split it up between the two locations and you get the […]

Devon’s momma wanted a more relaxed posed newborn session. So basically not a lot of posing. Funning thing is it’s almost harder to do a “relaxed” pose than a regular one. One of the reasons is babies are so used to curling up, they tend to hid their face. Also I’ve noticed they tend to […]

I think I might have actually gasped when I saw Paul and Ashley get out of the car. They had followed my style guide and looked so amazing I could wait to get their session started! Jameson, though, had other ideas! He was having a rough day and went from super smiley to stranger danger […]