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A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Not just your typical photographer blog with photos from my sessions, but hopefully something you can find helpful in both preparing for your own session as well as just living your own best life!

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Who is the NAPCP Photographer of the Year for 2021?

Yes, that’s right… that would be me! Yours truly. It’s been a couple weeks and I’m still in shock over it. I am just beyond honored, thrilled, and humbled to be the recipient of such a distinguished honor. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and such a coveted title that I simply don’t have all the […]

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Looking for a photo shoot dress for a girl?

I have been writing posts to help families decide on what to wear and where to buy clothing for their photo sessions. Now that I have featured places to shop for women’s clothing for photo sessions (if you missed those posts, I’ll link them below), let’s move on to the rest of the family. Once […]

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Where to buy women’s clothes for photo shoots? [Part 4 of 4]

If you’ve been following along my blog posts recently, you’ll know that I’ve been featuring a few of my favorite stores to buy women’s clothing for photo sessions. This is the final part in this series. My goal has been to help my clients figure out what to wear. If this information has been helpful, […]

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Where to buy women’s clothes for photo shoots? [Part 3 of 4]

This is the third part to my 4-part series on where to buy women’s clothing for photo sessions. If you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2, you know that I have yet to mention a brick-and-mortar store. But in this post, I’m featuring one of my favorite ones where you can shop in person or […]

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Where to buy women’s clothes for photo shoots? [Part 2 of 4]

In my last post, I featured one of my favorite women’s clothing stores. In this post, I’m featuring another one of my favorites. I love this online store’s dresses, and a big highlight is that the price point is lower than similar options at other stores. So today, I present to you: Baltic Born So […]

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Where to buy women’s clothes for photo shoots? [Part 1 of 4]

In this post here, I talk about what to wear to a photo shoot – what works vs. what doesn’t work. So now that you have ideas about colors, fabric, and styles to select from that work beautifully for your session, where should you actually shop? I love helping families pick out wardrobe options and […]

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What to Wear to a Photo Shoot?

When my kids were little and I scheduled a family photo shoot, I never had any idea what to wear. It was the biggest struggle for me because I was in charge of trying to arrange wardrobe options for everyone in the family. I wanted to wear something that was comfortable and that I would […]

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Things to Do in San Diego with Kids

As a boutique business providing family photography services, I work with all kinds of families to set up their photo sessions and then deliver their digital images. Over time, in these family sessions, I have observed what families enjoy doing together and what they struggle with. Starting this year, I am striving to provide better […]

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Booking a San Diego Couples Photographer

For some couples, they may only have 2 photo shoots ever taken of just themselves together, regardless of how long they’ve been a couple – for their engagement photos and for their wedding. I am 100% guilty of being in that category. I’ve been with my husband for 16 years and in that entire timeframe, […]

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Top 5 Things I Learned in 2021

2021 was the best year for my business since I started this venture 4 years ago. My vision for my work is becoming clearer, and while I know it will evolve over time, it’s a good feeling to see it take shape, and for my voice and style to emerge. I learned quite a bit […]

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