The Greene’s are one of my favorite favorite families to photograph. They are super nice, and their daughter might be BFFs with my daughter…plus they are a pretty good-looking family, amiright? I did their family photos last fall at a local Fremont ice cream shop and this year we opted to go with a more […]

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 […]

I met so many wonderful families during my mini sessions this year, and this family was no exception! They agreed to climb up a ton of stairs to get to this gorgeous spot at Coyote Hills. I may have had to catch my breath for a few minutes and I was super duper sore the […]

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

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 […]

Every now and again, I add a new lens to my arsenal. I mainly shoot with prime lenses, which are fixed at one focal length (read: no zoom!). I was photographing a recital for Luna Dance Studio in Palo Alto, so I decided it was time to add a zoom to my growing collection. I’m […]