Families

Family of Four // East Bay Lifestyles Photographer

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Here we are a month into winter, and this Oakland family session from the fall feels long ago. I love the colors of their beautiful terraced garden. I love how they welcomed me into their home and were able to relax and be themselves, how they picked persimmons from their tree, hung out in socks, played cars, read books, and ate snacks. This year I want to shoot more sessions at home. I love the authenticity and the coziness, real people doing real things.

Family of Three // Nevada County Family Portrait Photography

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I feel so lucky when families ask me year after year to document their love. It is such a privilege watching their little ones and their love for one another grow. I first met this cutie before she was walking, and now she's a full fledged little girl. Photographing families like this feels so natural, and it's so much fun and so important that it reaffirms that I'm doing the right thing.

If you live in Nevada County and would like to book a family session, get it touch! I would love nothing more. If you live in the Bay Area and are interested in knowing my travel dates, join my mailing list. Thank you and happy December!

Family of Four // Sunset Mini Session // Grass Valley Family Portrait Photographer

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Taking family photos should be fun. My favorite sessions include a whole lot of laughter, hugs and kisses, and piggyback rides. When families are engaged with one another, beautiful moments happen all on their own, and rather than directing you, I get to focus on capturing the way you look at one another, and how tiny their fingers look wrapped around one of yours. People look best when they're having a good time with those they love. Ten years from now it won't matter if everyone was looking at the camera, and you'll be glad you smiled with your whole face. So let's go play somewhere beautiful, and I'll bring my camera.

A Family Session, with the Robertsons

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Cheyenne and I were neighbors growing up. And when I was a kid and she was an adolescent, I thought she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. And she's only more beautiful now that she's a mom. How she's so engaged with her boys, smiling with her whole face, no reservations, allowing herself to be goofy even though she's being photographed. We should all live a little more like that. This photo session was so much fun. I love reconnecting with friends and seeing how they've blossomed. Huge congratulations to these three on their new home and their new little one coming next month! 

(To see photos from our last session together, click here.)

Baby Dawson // Sunset District // San Francisco

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I think I have a new favorite family session. I love the colors! This baby girl stole my heart immediately, mom and dad were awesome, relaxed and fun and easy going, and so in love with their little girl. They introduced me to a part of the coast I have never been to and we were treated to perfect conditions. I could do this forever.

Baby Levi // Berkeley Family Lifestyles Photographer

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This was one of my favorite family sessions of 2014. We stayed home and they went about their routine and I got to be a fly on the wall and make art. It is such a gift, this opportunity to document love. It's the most beautiful thing I know. I particularly love the images of Levi nursing and the ones taken during story time. There is an honesty to them that is difficult to capture anywhere other than at home. As my friend Henna put it, the "day to day, sweet and real moments as a family captured." These are the moments I love documenting, the photos I love making, and I feel grateful for the opportunity.

In 2015 I want to do more of this.

Nelson Family // Hilo, Hawaii

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Maile was the first baby I photographed. And now her baby sister is almost one. This family has become a time marker for me, and I can't believe how quickly they're growing up. I feel lucky I get to see them and photograph their beautiful girls when I'm in Hilo, it's something I look forward to before every trip home. 

Here's our last session, when Kanoe was 11 days old.

Prince Family // Tilden Park

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mama kisses
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cookies in pockets excitement

Cookies in pockets! We are not above bribery to get toddler smiles. ;)

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This family has taught me more about life than just about anything. I've been babysitting their girls for nearly two years, have spend countless hours in their home, and am still in awe of all the love. I can't say enough how much I'm enjoyed watching these little girls grow and I feel privileged to be part of their story. They have helped me create some of my favorite art over the years and this session was no different. The colors came together so beautifully, and I was pretty much in heaven.  

To see last year's session, click here.

Emma, Liz, & Andy // Family Session // Tilden Park

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Emma is at such a fun age. She is so tuned into all the little details and it was really fun getting down at her level and experiencing the magic of the botanical garden through her eyes and fingertips. What a sweet family.

If you are interested in scheduling a family session I am currently booking for fall!

Robertson Family Session // Lincoln Park & Lands End Trail // San Francisco, CA

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This boy is one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen. And his mama and I go way back, our childhood homes were within walking distance from one another. We got together in the city on a foggy afternoon at the end of May to shoot some family portraits, a couple days before Liam's first birthday. He was all smiles. 

Miles waiting patiently.

It was a bit foggy out, which meant we had the entire place to ourselves.

Have you ever seen a more beautiful family? We had a lot of fun together. Welcome to one, Liam. It looks good on you. And congratulations Cheyenne and Ian on four years of marriage!