Brooke’s family traveled across the country to Palo Alto for her graduation from Stanford (and just in time for Father’s Day too!), and they wanted to have some casual family photos taken outdoors with a beautiful natural backdrop. They all came out to Arastradero Preserve during sunset, which gave its rolling hills a soft, golden glow. It was so easy to photograph this beautiful family, as they were all so relaxed in front of my cameras. Also, the bonding and love among them was incredible! I could tell how close they all are in each others’ lives, and how precious these moments are for them!

In between all our late-summer weddings and surprise proposals, we had the pleasure of hanging out with Renate and Keith’s family at the beautiful Montara State Beach. Back in the spring, we had donated a family photo session to the Ocean Shore School here in Pacifica for their fundraising auction, and this sweet family won our photo session. We’re still pretty new residents of the area, but are really excited to be giving back in whatever little ways we can. [ read more … ]

Meet four-day-old Maximus — Xavier’s new little brother! It’s been a pleasure documenting Ruth’s family every few months for the past two years. I was so happy to meet this little guy and as you can see, so was his big brother!!

Lots of kisses and snuggles and TONS of love 🙂

Baby Meera is six months old! I took photos of her and the family around the house and wow! Vaishnavi and Prashanth have a beautiful house with amazing indoor lighting! Meera is surrounded by so much love and it makes her a really happy baby 🙂 So many smiles in the photos thanks to Prashanth, who kept making silly faces and doing silly dances and it totally worked!

Another round of the Norwoods’ yearly family photos — how time flies! This year Peter and Jeanette decided to have the photos taken right at home. The landscaping in their backyard was done right before we had their session, and what a beautiful place they had, both inside and out!! And my favorite little model, Aaron, simply rocked this session again!