When a client requests a cake smash session, I brace myself. A lot of people have the idea of an elaborate cake smash with a fancy cake and fluffy clothing and balloons, banners, the whole nine yards. So when I spoke with Vanessa, I was happy to hear that she wanted to go with a […]

Here lies a roundup of personal photographs I took in the month of September. Enjoy.

This sweet baby girl wasn’t supposed to make her debut until the second week of August, but she had other plans. She decided she was ready to party and showed up 3 weeks before her due date. Mom had a long labor but a quick delivery at Stanford Children’s and I came over the next […]

A session I did for Heather of the Heather Giustino Blog.

When Erin and Alex got in touch with me about a maternity and newborn session I was surprised to find out that they were living in New York City. They were just about to move to the Bay Area and were hoping to capture a maternity session with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background […]

In June, my mom came to visit (she and my dad still live on the island of Guam) and we decided to take a little road trip up to Mendocino. I hadn’t been and the week she came was so dang hot (it hit 100 degrees and we don’t have AC!) that we were glad […]