Yesterday was an intensely perfect photography shoot. My sis Emily Rickard and I met up with Kelly McGrath and the rest of her band. Kelly is recording her next album “Heartstrings” and had asked me to do a shoot with the whole band this time. We did our first shoot together almost a year ago, …
The Sivonen’s Home Birth
Moi and I went to college with Mikko and Heidi Sivonen. We spent a lot of time together in the early days, they were dating, we were newlyweds. We gave them all the advice we could, in our wisdom of six months being married. We even sang at their wedding. Then they moved to Finland, …
The Avila Family Session
I had the honor of photographing some of my favorite people in the whole-wide world, the Avila Family!!! Becca and I went to college together. We were roommates for several years. She is one of my “bestest” friends on this planet, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this gorgeous family!! We decided to go to the …
2010 Christmas Season
December went by SO fast this year! I am finally getting around to posting some of the pictures from the Christmas season. Decorating the tree was quite the experience this year. It ended with melt-downs and early bedtime for all. I did manage to get a few pictures before all of that though that made …
Christmas photos for the Lardner Family
Thursday morning I woke up to rain outside, and immediately started worrying about the photo shoot I had that afternoon. I was REALLY looking forward to it! Happily, the rain cleared up that afternoon, and the sky was beautiful, perfect for family portraits. What a gorgeous family! The hour session flew by because we just …
“I’m alive and I’ve survived Cancer”
Today I was able to be a part of a very special photo shoot. Along with my wonderful sis-in-law Emily, and a good friend Lori, we all took turns snapping pictures of beautiful Kelli! Kelli was diagnosed with Tongue Cancer in January of this year. She has been through surgery, radiation, and she has fought …
Our Family Christmas Photo Shoot
For this year’s pictures we decided to drive out to the Santa Monica Pier. My brother Chad, his beautiful wife Emily of Juxtapose Media, and their two kiddos met us there! It’s always so much fun having so many photographers in the family, because we can take awesome pictures for each other!! It was a …
Jack and Nicole are Having a Baby!!!
Jack and Nicole are so excited about their new little guy arriving any day now. We met at Fairmount Park in Riverside and traipsed all over the area scoping fun places to pose. My absolute favorite from the session was with them standing on the dock out in the lake. It was the perfect shot. …
Kelli speaks out
Almost a year ago, we found out that my sister Kelli had tongue cancer. It has been a rough time for all of us, as we have seen her journey through this awful disease. Kelli is a fighter though. At a recent doctor’s appointment, her surgeon told her that her prognosis is good. Just a …
Some Baby Love
Yesterday we were visiting with some new friends who have a brand new little guy. He is just so scrumptious that you just want to love on him! So adorable. An impromptu photo session took place in their kitchen, as the sun began to set through the windows. Perfect natural lighting! Here are a few …