Family Portraits at Hart

The heat will not keep us down! Actually the mornings and evenings at Hart Park and elsewhere in Bakersfield have been very do-able. The breeze off the river helps. Here's a couple shots of Lori Reece's family and are those the cutest kids ever?! You can see the rest on my website, but this will give you a taste. Call to book your family sitting! Get an early jump on the Fall craziness.

The Great Outdoors

Our vacation time is coming to a close...but we've got great pics to show where we've been this summer. My family had some much needed time off in the Sequoias at Kings Canyon for a few days. And aside from quite a bit of rainfall, it was perfect. Actually I think the rain made it perfect. It was so nice to be away from 100 degree weather and actually be misted on constantly. Then we stole away with some friends to Lake Nacimiento for a few days as well. The kids got to try their hand at water skiing of sorts. Look at Syd go! We love our yearly trip to Nacimiento! But now, alas, it is time to get back to work...

Seeing Red

Take a beautiful family and throw in a little color behind them and walla, cool portraits. Combining a two and four year old is a little tricky, but what you get is real life. Meet Todd and Heath Gall and their beautiful family. We had a lot of fun playing in the dust at my favorite red barn last week. Here's a couple images, but you can check out the rest as well.

Playing with Fire

I'm sure we all had similar evenings last night...the smell of sulfur, the retina-burning strobes, the whizzing, ear splitting screams, the jolting pops of illegal fireworks down the block...ahh-- it's so great to be an American. My three little ones, of course, had the best time last night. I thought about just enjoying the moment and watching them, but I decided "naah, I'll watch through the lens!" In my family we have a saying, "if it wasn't captured on film, then it didn't really happen." Here's a couple shots of my fire dancers. Feel free to post your own. I'd love to see yours too.

Bakersfield Beach

Huh? Yep, as close as you can get to a Bakersfield Beach. I was a bit surprised myself, being from Orange County. But Lake Ming yesterday was perfect--calm waters, breezy, private. Great way to spend an afternoon. Shaun and Kimberly Romans and their adorable Olivia enjoyed some family time in the waters. I got to be the fly on the wall to their lives for the afternoon. It was a lot of fun and we got some great shots. I will definitely be returning here for a "quicker than Paso" beach shoot. Watch postings in the future if you'd like this look for your family portraits. The rest of the Roman's family pics will be up in about a week.

Thomas Family from Visalia

JJ and her family made the trek from Visalia last week just for a family photoshoot at Hart Park. I was proud to be a part of that history making. I think they'll be happy with the results, although I'm not sure it's even possible to take a bad picture of their two beautiful-as-china-doll daughters. Here's a couple pics, but you have to check out the rest on my website, especially the ones of the girls alone. Gorgeous...

Precious Eliana

So let me backtrack a bit. I missed a couple very important shoots last week. This one is my wonderful friends in Orange County, Joe and Libby and their little bundle Eliana. Here's a couple shots, the rest are on my website. Check them out.

From Senior Mom to Bride

Last weekend, we hit the road and left 105 degree Bakersfield and cooled off in the 102 degree Chowchilla metropolis for Pete and Sheri's wedding, and what a blast we had! If you scroll down a bit you'll see Courtney's senior pics, well we got the whole family in on the photographs last weekend since Courtney's mom tied the knot to an amazing man named Pete. We loved them both and are thrilled for the beginning of their new life together. A few images are posted already, but you'll see the rest the end of July. Thank you so much Sheri and Pete for letting us share this most special day with you. We LOVE Chowchilla (and the outlets on the way home).