AVP 2015 Year in review And Other Stuff

Wow, what a year. It has been an amazing year professionally. I’m so thankful for all of my clients for trusting me to document your lives and I’m so thankful to have fallen into (and in love with) shooting stock photography. I started shooting stock photography full force in 2014 and it was the best year ever. Anyway, I don’t feel like getting into…

Conejo Valley Lifestyle Photographer – The D Family

I was so sad when our baby’s first year with Grayson ended, but I must be the luckiest girl in the world because I had the honor of doing another shoot with him in the fall. It was a foggy morning but it burned off quickly, a gorgeous day overall. Grayson had a fun morning going to the park and then to the pumpkin…

Thousand Oaks Family Photographer – A Year Documented: Shoot #2 of The Buss Family

This shoot was SO MUCH FUN! My first client shoot in the rain. Actually, I had done one before but it was just a sprinkle, so it doesn’t really count. This was the real deal and it was so great! Nothing makes me happier than when kids are allowed to be kids and Peyton’s reaction to the rain was just adorable. I had expected…

Ventura County Family Photographer – A Pasadena Adventure

This is my third time photographing this family. I adore them! These kids are amazing! They are creative, animated, happy, and confident. I am so entertained by them and I have no doubt that they will be famous someday. It may seem like I say that a lot about some of the kids that I photograph, but there is definitely something about these two…

Camarillo Newborn Photographer – Baby Owen

Not too long ago I photographed Owen’s 6 month pictures for his baby’s first year and here I am just getting to blog his newborn shoot. This was new for me to document this little bundle and try to keep the focus on him because I had documented Grace’s first year too. It was challenging at first keep the primary focus on Owen. But,…

Newbury Park Lifestyle Photographer – The Sweetest, Happiest Siblings

THIS SHOOT!!! It’s in the record books as one of my most absolute favorite shoots ever! These kids were so amazing! Their mom was so amazing. The location and light AMAZING! What was so great about this shoot was that mom wanted her kids to be photographed organically. As you probably know, that’s what I do. But, even when my clients view my work, they…

Moorpark Lifestyle Photographer – Grayson at 18 Months

I just love this little dude. He was the smiliest newborn I have ever photographed and getting to document his first year was such an honor. I was lucky enough to get to see him again at 18 months for this shoot and then again in October and even again just recently to document his 2nd birthday party. I hope I don’t have to…

Conejo Valley Family Photographer – The G Family

I don’t think I have ever had a shoot with a toddler who was so engaged with the camera. This doll of a child was always getting eye contact with my lens. I was blown away. I love so many pictures from this shoot (hence the large post) and I tried narrowing down to mostly pictures where she wasn’t looking at the camera. She…

Thousand Oaks Family Photographer – A Year Documented: Shoot #1 of The Buss Family

This shoot was from OVER a year ago. I was planning on doing one beefy blog at the end of the year (or in my procrastination: beginning of 2015) with all of my favorites over the year, but there are just too many. I thought “I can just pick my number one favorite from each shoot and have a nice blog post with them.”…

Ventura County Newborn Photographer – The Sweet New Family

I’m pretty sure newborn shoots are my favorite. I especially love first time parents at newborn shoots. Being a parent is so life changing and I love capturing all of the newness that I can. This shoot came from a referral and I am so thankful that this client chose me to document this time. It can be a very tough decision picking the…