sugar and spice…

and everything nice…

that’s what this little girl is made of…

a sneak peek for you MamaC of your sweet sweet MissR… THANKS for ALL your help with the big K shoot!!

even her “attitude” is sweet…

ohhhhhhh… MissR I could shoot you all day…

thanks for being my “light tester” and helping me out ~  you are a trooper MissR and you are going to be…

fabulous in first grade!!!

Be Blessed

cupid rocks…

 ~ hoping your Valentine’s Day was all you dreamed of ~

 Be Blessed

low resistance…

My resistance was low and I just couldn’t say “no” ~ not to kind MrsB…

So, although I am officially “not working” until April ~ this is what not working looks like!

(see, you wouldn’t resist these three either!)

It was last week with the torrential downpours here in SoCal and the grace of God was with us because the rain stopped and the clouds parted for and hour and this is the magic that ensued… loved loved loved the light and the wonderful attitude of these three kiddos… it was all a surprise for their mom. I’m guessing she was shocked and even more than thrilled with her BFF MrsB for making this surprise happen (great friend or what!?!). The kids were such great sports as I kept saying “one more, almost done.. ohhh look at the light over there, can we do one more?!”

Thanks for the uplifting afternoon and I can’t wait to see if you made mom cry!

miss C, your inner beauty radiates so clearly to your outer beauty…

IOW ~ you are simply g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s. inside and out

miss K… what a marvelous, pretty, kind and funny young lady you are…

thanks for letting me shoot you

mister C, you really did a great job, thanks for your willingness to crawl up the hill!

oh, and BTW I think you deserved the $5

Be Blessed

studio closing until April…

Yup.. it’s time

Studio closing February-April…

We have a few May and June openings if you are thinking of booking, now would be the time to grab those.

We usually close down shop Dec-Feb but we worked late this year and will be closing the studio from February - May … time to catch up on all the behind the scene studio details, camera updates, computer updates, what’s new in photography updates, etc… you would be surprised at how much of my time is NOT shooting, like MOST of it! The business side is the most consuming and all-encompassing part of the studio and thus the shut-down. That and I just plain old need to get out and shoot for me and for art and to rejuvenate myself!

That being said, we will try and update with a post or two just to keep things going…

since a post is better with a picture…

 Be Blessed

 

unsurpassed goodness…

I wanted more time… I wanted to keep them… I wanted not to feel so selfish…

I am constantly telling my kids that ”I want” is just a mm away from “gimme”… We don’t use it, we don’t say it, we try and remain as far away from it as  possible and to stay grateful and content with what we have…

oh but not Saturday… not me…I was all about the ” I want”

It simply was not enough time for me…

I wanted more… more time with two of the MOST amazing, polite, funny, KIND and smart kiddos one could ever imagine.

I tried to take notes, you know, so I could be “that” mom ~ the kind with perfect kids ~ but MamaT did nothing  but smile.

There was no bribing, no cajoling, no threatening, nada, nothing, zipp-o.

I would whip my head around, looking for the “evil eye” that I give my kids. 

Nope. She just smiled.

I would listen as she spoke, waiting to see if there was a secret language…

or if she used that low-voice staccato don’t.even.think.about.it voice I give my kids.

Nope. She just carried on with sweet conversation and honest enjoyment with both kiddos.

MamaT, missM and misterE, I can honestly say that you are all just perfectly, marvelously, pleasantly wonderful.

We were more than blessed to have spent a wee-bit of time Saturday with you: we are blessed to call you our friends.

Seriously though, I need your book on child-rearing ~ please MamaT write one: you are doing such a spectacular job raising them.

Here is a small peek of your not-of-this-world kiddos…

missM, do you have any inkling special He has made you?  Your stunningly gorgeous “outsides” match your golden heart…

 misterE, you are incredibly handsome and completely adorable both inside and out…

 

ahhhh… missM I can simply just repeat ~

your beauty is only surpassed by your goodness…you are your mother’s daughter

that smile… those eyes…those yummy little teeth…

you are something special misterE and the world is better because of you

much more coming your way…

Be Blessed

 

editorial photographer temecula ca…

the seriously short blog entry of the

sweet and stunning bride…

I love the contradiction between the tough and innocence in this one…

thanks for allowing us to shoot with you…

(this was an editorial shot not their actual wedding day ~ hence the short and sweet entry I am allowed to do!)

Be Blessed

grateful…truly blessed and duly grateful

hope you have lots to be grateful for…

heaven knows that I do…

little miss e last year… 

and this year…

btw I made, yes MADE,  her outfit ~ I made her shirt last year, but this year I didn’t like to sleep so I had plenty of time! 

bet’cha didn’t know I could even sew.. neither did I ~ but it turns out I can ~ and  I can paint little flowers, too!

and this year no cousin to wrestle with so N had time to take some photos for me

… love this shot

 grateful, grateful, truly blessed and duly grateful I am…

check out the card…

Be Blessed 

head above water…

I am keeping my head above water and enjoying the view, but I have to ask,

“Where did all these gorgeous families and models, actors and singers come from?!?”

I am thrilled to be working with each and every one of you… please know I may not be able to blog everyone right away, but I will eventually ~

I am the editing queen these days, that is why I have disappeared, but look at this girl…

more to come on  the stunning Miss B…

Be Blessed

Fedora Girls Newest Singer…

If you haven’t heard this girl sing, you are missing out… and now she is with the Fedora Girls!

Miss R, it is always a pleasure to be around you and it’s an honor to shoot with you. You make it so fun and easy ~ thanks!

I am stunned at how much you have changed in less than a year: slow down already little-lady!

So excited to hear you sing with the group ~ let me know when I can come listen at a rehearsal.

Here are a few pics that caught my eye, lots more to choose from~

 The eyes that pierce the soul…

 ~ your smile lights up a room ~

 … here is the attitude we needed

the tough, strong, confident and beautiful singer…

Be Blessed

a thousand words..

 

They say a picture is worth a thousand words… thank goodness because I have NO time to write but have to post these sneak peeks

Mister H is a master of “the attitude” look and yet doesn’t have one ~ quite refreshing!

The young man on his way to the yacht club… (age 15 I would venture to guess)

here he is after his rugby match… (yes, of course he won!)

this must be his younger brother!?!

Be Blessed

 

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