Earlier this week, I got the opportunity to spend a perfectly magical evening at the theater with my 13-year-old. Just she and I. We enjoyed a lovely meal at Maggiano's in Little Italy Costa Mesa before the show. Which was so much fun and so delicious. And then we headed over to the...
Today, my first born baby is celebrating a milestone birthday. She is turning 13. Last night amidst the normal routine of piano practice, homework, dinner and more homework I was compelled to capture her last evening of 12. I know she has been waiting for this...
This is just a typical November around here. I so love spending time at the beach in the fall. Did I mention I am having a blast with Sarah-Ji's Lightroom presets? I used her MetropolisNE to process this shot, which I love love love. How did you spend your weekend? ...
I have more than my share of fun, festive Halloween photos but for some reason this is the shot that I can't get out of my head. The weather has been chilly, and things have been busy so this small detail of life (where we...
Love this collage? Download it HERE! For most of my teen-age years (and long into my 20s) I made collages. My bedroom floor was covered with stacks of magazine's, clippings, tear outs, journals, spiral notebooks and binders. Everything, and I mean everything, was collaged. I had my favorite models,...
It didn't take you all long to guess the belly of the hour! Who knew the tattoo would give it away? I didn't even know this beautiful mommy-to-be even had it until I had the honor of capturing these images. I am flattered and deeply moved...
Summers not the only thing that's moving at warp speed. As my daughter moves quickly toward her teenhood, I feel like time is flying by right before my eyes. This is a little vignette into what I see; my little girl, growing up. It's moments like...
A shot for August Break and Wordless Wednesday. ...
Growth of any kind often comes in fits and starts and yet often we are unaware of the work going on behind the scenes of a growth spurt. The rapid evolution of childhood is not unlike how it happens in adulthood, it's just not quite as physically exaggerated. Looking...
Between all the end school year activities, birthdays, and all the awesome and super-cool action around the blogoshere, things have been moving along at a pretty steady hum. Steady being the operative word. At least that's the goal. Instead of switching into overwhelm, I've been just trying to focus...