Senior Portraits-Jordan

So Jordan is beautiful. Like flawlessly beautiful. I may be biased because she's my cousin :) For Jordan's shoot, we went to Guadalupe. I love Guad. There are so many different elements, varying from urban to rustic. With Jordan, we were able to hit all of those! She has such great style, that each outfit match SO well with each location. It's my favorite when a senior thinks about their outfits and has a plan. I think these pictures pretty much explain why! Congrats Jordan, I hope you enjoy the last few months of childhood!

Isabelle-Senior Rep

This shoot was one for the books! First off, Isabelle is awesome. She's fun, stylish, has a great smile, of course beautiful, but had her own ideas too. She's a Nipomo High School Titan (go Eagles! :) ). She's also lettered in cheer! Total package :) We had a hard time picking "the spot". Isabelle and her mom picked a couple of my idea spots and we were set. But then her mom messaged me, said they had an uncle with a nice house in the foothills of Nipomo. That was fine with me, I love new places! She gave me the address and off I went. Well I didn't pull up to just a house. This PROPERTY was luxurious, spacious, and just plain amazing. Luckily Isabelle was getting my largest package of two hours of shooting, because we needed it! Everything was perfect. The light, the backdrop of Nipomo and an INCREDIBLE sunset that allowed for us to over-shoot by 45 minutes! It was an amazing time and Isabelle was so, so good. Gorgeous, but she knew to have a good time too, which is always good for me! She had so many outfit ideas, poses, etc, and that's what I love. Seeing my clients invested in their photos is the cherry on top for me. I loved taking these pictures and I love looking at them STILL! Thanks for choosing me Isabelle (and Angelica). It was absolutely my pleasure. I hope you love these photos for many years to come!

Senior Rep-Reyann

Wow, it's been a very long nine months since I've blogged! Since then, lots has happened with my business. I've decided to branch out to being able to shoot senior portraits. Shooting seniors means you are required to submit the yearbook photo to the school at the beginning of the school year. Sounds easy enough, but there are some hoops to jump threw to do so, so I always put it off. Well at the beginning of the year, I decided it was time! I took it a step further and created my very first year of having a Senior Graduate Representative Program. Really a fancy way of saying I have 10 students from local high schools representing me and I reward them. Haha. It's a fun program that is going great so far! So enough about me, time to talk about Reyann! I loved her from the moment I met Reyann and her momma Maryann. They were SO enthusiastic and just so into my program. Reyann already had so many ideas for her session, opting out for the basic park shoot very early on. I was so excited when her Maryann messaged me wanting to do her session in June. She would be my first senior of the year and I knew she'd have some great ideas. Not only did she have great ideas, but so did her mom! We met at a location we both knew of, then I followed them. They lead me to the fields. Into the fields, like where the tractors go! Her mom passes this secluded tree stump that she just loved. So after a short hike through very, very soft dirt, lol, we reached the stump. It was awesome. Aside from windy (typical SM Valley), it was gorgeous and blue and the sun was golden. We spent some time with the stump and treked back down to the cars. They led me to another field location, this time to a barn! The lighting was INSANE. It matched perfectly with the beautiful Reyann. I then followed them once again to the fields, this time next to lettuce! Haha. Who get's to say that? This girl! We were under the train tracks and next to the gorgeous and very green lettuce. Stellar location and even better photos happened here. The last location was to Reyann's own softball field in Guadalupe. She's a hardcore player and this was her favorite part. She ditched the adorable dresses she previously wore in exchange for a pair of chucks, jeans, and her glove and bat. She rocked the whole session, but she just KILLED it at the field. She was in her element and definitely knew what I was talking about when I said "no smile, but not sad". Lol. I had a great time, and so did Reyann and her mom, Maryann. I love these photos, and I hope you do too.

Senior Portraits-Ignacio!

This was one of my favorite shoots ever! I don't think I've laughed so hard, had such fantastic light, and had such a photogenic subject all at once, and with a male especially! We met in Guadalupe because Guadalupe has some of the best natural backgrounds and backdrops. What more could you ask for? Old buildings and great sunsets make for some pretty special shots. Good luck in the future Ignacio, and congratulations!

Kira & Tommy-Avila Beach Maternity!

How cute are these two (technically three :) )? Kira received a gift certificate (available any time) as a gift at her baby shower, so this is the first of two shoots I will get to do with them! We decided to meet at Avila Beach for sunset pictures and it was gorgeous. It was at the end of one of our MANY heatwaves this year, so the weather was perfect- no clouds, no fog. Kira is seriously one of the most beautiful mamas-to-be that I've had the privilege of shooting. She carries that belly well and is simply glowing. I had such a good time with them! They seem pretty smitten with their little girl, and they haven't even met her yet! She's due this coming week and I can't wait to meet here either! In the mean time, enjoy these never seen before photos of our time at Avila!

Ostini Family!

Daniel is 1! Isn't this family just the CUTEST? This is my cousin Josh and his beautiful wife Ashley and their very handsome boy, Daniel. I love when I get to shoot them. It's always so easy, never awkward. This shoot especially, we got to hang out in their new backyard and just let Daniel play. I had SO many pictures I wanted to share, but had to let them see them first! He only got antsy when he was hungry. And all of his faces! He's such an Ostini. Love these people. Enjoy! :)

Baby Mark!

I've shot Sarenna and Travis' family twice before, their vow renewal and family pictures. I was so excited when baby Mark's momma Sarenna emailed me about newborn pics for him! At the time she didn't even know the sex, and anyone that knows me knows I LOVE surprises! I was stoked to hear he was a he since I've only shot one newborn boy! Due to mom's high blood pressure, this little guy had to be delivered 4 weeks early and then spent 2 weeks in the NICU. He and his mom are doing great now! I got to spend a few hours with them at the end of July and I had a blast! The so-called big "rule" for newborn photography is to do the shoot within the first 14 days after birth. It's the best way to ensure a very sleepy, very bendy babe. After 14 days, the baby "usually" starts to be a bit more awake, more bones start to form so they are less flexable, and dry skin and baby acne show up. Of course not every baby is typical. And not every baby younger than 14 days is by any means easy. It's really just a great piece of advice. With that being said, because baby Mark was in the NICU for two weeks, I knew I would probably have my work cut out for me. But you know what? He was pretty dang easy! He made it clear he didn't want to be naked or on his belly, so I worked with that. For being an "older" guy, he was perfect. And he's so little! Man, he was probably the smallest baby I've ever held! Thank you Sarenna and Travis for choosing me to document this very precious time in you family's life!