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Oceanside Newborn Portraits
Brianne, Chris, & Beckett

I can’t begin to fathom the amount of love a child is born into. Jeff and I have been watching our past couples and life friends have babies over the past three years or so. Couples that nine months prior were in the same duo state as us – just two people in love making their way through life. And then they become three. But that number three is so much more than just a third of the whole. It’s everything. To both of them. The complete and total loss of self into an uncontrollable flood of adoration for a…

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Del Mar Newborn Portraits
Jesse, Bethany, & Kensington

There’s something so peaceful about walking into a home with it’s first newborn. After all of the anticipation, the showers, the gifts, the painting, the decorating, the washing, and the prep – the little bundle of joy has arrived. And if we shoot a newborn session (which is not very often – couples are our specialty), we like to shoot within the first week, so the new parents have literally just become parents. They don’t know who their little person is or will become. They’re just figuring out how to change a diaper, they’re getting spit up in their hair,…

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Travis and Laura Plus Two
San Clemente, CA

He has thick hair just like his momma and big glassy eyes just like his dad. He’s chill and calm like both of his parents, and his smile lights up the room just like his big sister. But no matter how much he resembles his family, he is someone new. He is a distinct combination of everything unique from his parents, and his presence permanently changes the personality of this lovely family unit. Or rather, he completes it. Even after seven days, he has left a mark on the world, because he means the world to the three other people…

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Sweet and Sour, Edition VI | You Too?

To me, the most powerful words in the English language are “me too.” They mean that I’m not alone. That I’m not entirely crazy. That I’m ok, and that I can survive. That in so many ways, I’m completely normal. So whatever it is that you may be feeling right now, I’m pretty sure I’ve felt it too. And every time I knock my head against the keyboard, I have to remember that others are probably doing the same thing all across the internet. In a world that is so connected, it’s easy to feel more alone than ever, particularly…

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Jeff, Meredith, and Keira | Aliso Viejo, CA

Remember all of those big moments in life? When you first meet that person that sends your whole being into a tailspin? That first date when he didn’t kiss you at the end but he wanted to so badly? And the time he looked at you and realized he was falling madly in love? Do you remember how you burst into tears when he proposed and forgot to say yes because you were so happy? And then slipping into your dress on your wedding day, and holding your breath as you walked down the aisle so you wouldn’t cry -…

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Eran, Kelly, and Jude | Point Loma, CA

After the ceremony and the dancing, the presents and the honeymoon, the journey of your love story continues. A new home, new habits, some new date nights, and lots of new adventures. Before you can even start breathing into your new life, six months passes with the clink of champagne over a homemade dinner and a midnight movie. By the time the first anniversary arrives, your lives have begun to fit themselves together. Like a big, soft chair next to a warm fireplace, you begin to melt into the comfort of being together. This is when it starts getting good,…

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The Figlewicz Family | San Diego, CA

There’s a lot to see between the moments of family. There’s the fun moments, when Dad throws you 1,000 feet in the air because he’s the strongest man alive, and you could fly all the way out into the solar system. Or when Mom lets you throw off your shoes and smear on strawberry flavored lip gloss like the grown up little girl that you are. And then there’s the chaotic moments that we all know about – when the kids just won’t stand still because they want nothing more than to examine the ground for more fuzzy caterpillars or…

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The Leonard Family | Del Mar, CA

It was one of the nicest emails we’d ever received. We had never met Mark. We had never shaken his hand or even seen any of his images. But we somehow had seen his heart in an email. Through the internet void, we felt the passion in his words and the beauty in his soul. He had a love for ministry, a passion for youth, and a heart for photography. After his heartwarming, kind, and humble words, we knew we had to find a way to meet this genuine and wonderful person. Jeff and I are extremely protective of our…

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Dave, Jenny, and Ivy (plus one)

Rocks are fascinating, mud is delightful, bugs are monsters, and nap time is constant. Being a kid is, in a word, awesome. Dave and Jenny are some of our best friends, and their little girl, Ivy, is our little jewel. Jeff and I don’t do family portraits very much at all, but when it comes to the most precious little girl in the world, we’re there in a heartbeat. Now that Jenny is expecting their second child, Jeff took the three of them out for a session to document this special time in their family. Friends and family: To be…

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