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There are days when all of the hard work and efforts pay off and you’re reminded why you do what you do.  I call that a Pay Day.  As I read Lindsay’s words, I knew that this session was one of the best Pay Days I’ve experienced as a photographer. When Lindsay contacted me about …

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It seems like ages since I posted for this lifestyle project that began several years ago. But it’s a project that’s close to my heart because sometimes it’s the only thing that motivates me to pull out the big camera and shoot my own family and our little life story.  Sometimes my family only gets …

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She’s done it again!  Kira Stone’s third single was released in the midst of the holiday craziness and I’m finally able to congratulate her.  California Sound, like her first two singles Peter Pan, and Find Me Now, is the kind of song that unconditionally puts you in a good mood.  Days after listening to it …

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There’s something special in the works for the Beauty Project and Cameo joined us in the studio last week to work on it. I had to post this series because I’m a little in love with it!

Three sisters and two friends. These girls gathered for a week to celebrate their friendships and sisterhood. Crafts, day trips, lunches, shopping, and quilting took up the majority of their time. But they spent one morning with me at the studio to document this trip and their relationships with beautiful portraits.

“Everyone needs to have a red carpet moment at least once in their life.” That was what Corey told me as she finished her Beauty Project session.  As a wife and mother of SEVEN children, I was so excited to offer this session Corey, knowing how taxing life can be with kids, let alone, SEVEN …

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Karen is well known for making the best chocolate chip cookies in all of the Bay Area, (or at least Alamo).   Although she’s had a rough year, she continued baking those delicious cookies for others almost throughout her 7 months of cancer treatment.  I think that says a lot about her determination, generosity, and …

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She left her kids with her husband for the first time to fly out to Danville for The Beauty Project.  As a busy mom of four, I could SO relate to what she said in her application:   My name is Kelly . I am 35 years old, married for almost 12 years, and a …

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I’ve been MIA from this project the last couple of months because, ironically, life was moving too quickly for me to document anything personal with my camera.  I’m happy to be back this month with this incredible group of photographers. The day I had been both looking forward to and dreading for over a year …

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Back in July when I announced The Beauty Project here on my blog and on Facebook, my email filled up with applications from women of all ages and backgrounds and shapes and sizes.  After reading all of the applications, I settled on six wonderful deserving women.  This month I’m welcoming them into my studio for …

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I’ve missed this project the last couple of months!  Life got in the way and I just couldn’t swing it.  But I’m thrilled to be back this month. Our summer has been full of  trips Utah to see family, 9th, 12th, 15th, and 18th birthdays and parties, baseball. Sunday dinners at Grandma’s, new braces, movies, …

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