It’s always an honor to photograph a fellow photographer, and that was especially the case with Lucia. I took some stunning glamour portraits of her solo and we finished the session with her husband and little son James joining in on the fun! I always like to ask my clients if they’d to bring any family in at the end of the session— it just makes perfect sense if you are already dolled up and feeling fabulous to get some photos with your loved ones as well. And while I am known for mother-daughter shoots, I definitely can photograph you with your hubby or son too! Hey, some of us (ME) only have sons not daughters and we should be left out of the fun should we?! Definitely not!Lucia’s session is the perfect example of how a personal glamour shoot can be about celebrating yourself and also about getting some lovely photos with your family too!And this is just the perfect time of year for that with the holidays approaching! Definitely drop me a note to see how we can get you some stunning new images and some great family shots for your holiday cards!!
Last year, in the midst of morning sickness a pregnancy, I shot this fabulous mother daughter glamour shoot but never got around to sharing it! So I thought better late than never right?!I love the story behind this shoot. I donated a $500 credit toward a boudoir shoot to the American Heart Association's Heart Beach Ball here in Santa Barbara. The Heart Beach Ball happens annually and is a big fundraiser from AHA! Sarah is on the board and attended the event, and bid on the shoot... AND WON! Woohoo! So this shoot we got to celebrate her and her journey and her charitable work for AHA. I had so much fun photographing her daughter Madison! Too cute!Sarah was floored by the photos and bought quite a few wall portraits to give as gifts to her husband and her daughter for Christmas. I love knowing that a huge canvas hangs in their house, as well as as some smaller shots on her husband's desk. I also love that she got Madison some images for her room-- how great is that for a young girl's self esteem to have gorgeous portraits of herself of the wall of her room! LOVE!Sarah loved everything so much she asked me to donate to Heart Beach Ball again... And I did! Can't wait to meet this year's lucky winner! :)
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So I met 19 REALLY cool photogs at The J* Workshop! Like they are really cool! And I'm not sure how it all started but a few of us got together to take pictures of each other. A headshot swap if you will. Anna, Brittany & Laurie came over to my place and us gals got our make up did by the *fabulous* Elena. Then we hit up Santa Monica! Well, technically I snagged a few shots of Anna then she went to catch her plane at LAX. And me, Brittany and Laurie hit up SanMo.Now, besides photography I really love to be in front of the camera. I just love cameras. Period. Whether in my hand or pointed right at me. I'm kinda diva like that. So I may have been a camera hog during this session, and I can't wait to start seeing the girls blog photos of me. But since you know I'm not really a model, and I am PHOTOGRAPHER, I figured I better blog the pics I took of them, stat!Here's a peeksy at our fun girlie-photog day!Here's Anna right in front of my place. The sun was bright, which made it the perfect opportunity to take what I had just learned from J* about natural reflectors and shooting in bright sun! I think I did well! Hope Jasmine approves!
Anna you are gorgeous! And pure awesome!
Then Brittany and Laurie and I at cupcakes at Vanilla Bake Shop. Shhhh it's a secret! And then we hit up The Viceroy! I love this shot of Brittany. It's SO her!
Brittany is amazing! She is from Chattanooga and has the BEST Southern Accent! She is like butter. Ah to be a Southern Belle...
Then there is Laurie! So cool! So fierce! Look at her rock it!
But I made her laugh. Cause I am hysterical!
Brittany strutted her stuff like a total LA Chick!
Brittany you are gorgeous girl!!!!!!
And Laurie!! You are gorgeous too!!!
Seriously look at those high cheek bones! Those piercing hazel eyes! GOR-GEOUS!!!!
We finished our awesome day looking at the beautiful Santa Monica sunset. And it hit me. WHOA! I'm so lucky! I'm so lucky to be a SoCal girl! To see beauty like this! And to be capturing it all in photos! Lucky lucky lucky!
