Monthly Archives: June 2008

it’s me

The other night we were at the beach playing around after dinner and my husband got hold of my camera. Now, he is not a photographer by any means. He’s the guy who when we were first dating found a roll of film in a drawer, got it developed, and found photos from two separate trips to Europe plus a Christmas gathering…all in 24 frames.

So I chose the settings for him, showed him how to move the focus point around, and asked him to get some pictures of me with our son. I usually keep it set on the continuous high-speed shooting mode, which keeps firing the shutter (at 6 frames per second) until you release the button. This is great for action shots like the ones below.

After he’d fired off a bunch of shots, I asked him if he felt like a photographer now. He answered, “If I had any idea what I was doing, I might.” He might not have known what he was doing, but he still captured some great shots of the two of us.




And here’s one that I took. Love how he’s carrying his Crocs in this one. (He doesn’t like to wear shoes in the sand–can you blame him??)


last call

I mentioned a couple weeks ago that we are moving to Houston…we are in the process now of figuring out all the little details, like when the movers are going to pick up our stuff and how the three of us and our cat are going to get there (I do not relish the idea of driving for two days straight with both a toddler and a cat that gets carsick), and where exactly we’re going to be living once we get to Houston. So we haven’t sorted out exactly when we’re leaving San Diego, but it will be sometime in mid-July, which means I am only here for a couple more weeks.

But I can still fit in a couple more portrait sessions before July 5. That is my cut-off date to make sure that I have time to process orders and still be here to receive them back from my lab before we leave. So if you are interested please contact me NOW to schedule a session.

turning 2

Today my son turns two. Some days I can’t believe it’s already been two years, and other days I can’t believe it’s been only two years. I just want to say today to my beautiful son: Happy birthday to the most wonderful little boy I could imagine.



did you say high tide?

Here’s a sneak peek for the family of some of the photos I shot yesterday in La Jolla of this adorable girl with SO MUCH beautiful hair. Her grandparents are visiting from India to celebrate her adoption finally being made official recently.



We tried to do a few in the sand near the water, but the tide was coming in really fast, so we ended up IN the water instead!! LOL!



some family shots

Next up, some family shots that I took in Portland. Here’s our pregnant SuperMom, and her daughter and husband. (And hey, did an extra toddler sneak into that last picture????) I am really on a B&W kick lately.