One of the most special things about this Palm Springs windmills winter engagement is how much I adore this whole family. I started off in weddings as a second photographer for several years until one fateful trip to New Jersey when the lead photographer was a no show (that’s another story for another time). The […]

Just the cutest of cuties with this summer engagement in Crestline. C & S have known each other since kindergarten but reconnected in college. Seven years later and C proposed with a ring he custom designed just for her. C is the outdoorsy, adventurous one while S is the artistic free spirit. Together they’ve gone […]

This fall Lake Gregory engagement was pure magic. Golden hour at this location is subtle, as the lake is inset into the mountain. We start our trek around the lake taking photos finding pretty spots to take photos along the way. The little window of golden sunset light hits the barely changing fall colors and […]

A sunrise engagement in Downtown Riverside is such a great way to take advantage of any beautiful downtown area while avoiding crowds and the heat of summer in Southern California. The gritty beauty of the location can really be used to the fullest during the earliest hours of the day. With historic churches and the […]

An overcast day made this winter Yucaipa engagement feel so insulated from the rest of the world. With the threat of rain ever looming, we had the freedom to laugh loudly and explore without anyone else in the park. The chill in the air made it necessary to cuddle together (the two of them not […]

This Griffith Observatory sunrise engagement was a perfect way to avoid the heat of summer and touristy crowds hiking. Since this is such an iconic spot in Los Angeles, sunrise is truly the only time take advantage of the art deco architecture and stunning view of the city below. Even though it was summer in […]

What a joyful experience this summer Lake Arrowhead engagement was! At the time of this engagement session, I was going on a decade of being in business and twelve years photographing weddings. You’d think that all of this would have lost its shine but if anything I’ve only fallen deeper in love with what I […]

Some summer fun with this Los Angeles Arboretum summer engagement! J & J came up with this spot from their own adventures and it did not disappoint! A photography permit here did come with some specifications on times and outfit changes but nothing we couldn’t work with to take advantage of the beautiful location. As […]

Every so often I leave an session thinking that magic happened and this San Clemente Pier winter engagement is one of those. Our plans to meet up at sunset were thwarted by a giant dark cloud creeping along the horizon until it overtook the sun. And as always, everything always works out so perfectly when […]

E & E’s sister reached out to me from Canada for this Redlands spring engagement under the guise of it being a graduation session. But there was so much more meaning behind this session. Graduating medical school was a big accomplishment that needed celebrating but was overshadowed with a cancer diagnosis. With all of this […]