Last week I blogged a maternity session with this sweet family that was waiting for their newest addition. They wanted to document their life before and after the baby arrived, as a family of five and a family of six. I was curious what it would be like juggling three older girls, a new puppy […]

In the beginning stages of each session I do, I talk to my families and find out what’s going on in their lives that they want to remember. For this Menlo Park family, having photos taken before their new baby arrived was the priority, along with playing with their new and ridiculously adorable little puppy. […]

I first met Erin + Alex when they got in touch over the summer about doing a maternity and newborn session once they moved cross country to the Bay Area. We did their maternity session by the Golden Gate bridge to commemorate the move and the upcoming baby, and I couldn’t wait to meet their […]

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 […]

About a month ago I got the call that my friend and fellow photographer Mary of Mary Bea Photography had given birth to her first, a sweet baby boy. I was so thrilled for her and loved photographing those first few hours as she and her husband got to know their son. I’ve written before […]

In March I shared a maternity session with a sweet family who was awaiting their new baby girl. We took photos around their home with their adorable son, and a couple of weeks later Adeline was born. There’s something so special about being able to photograph a family before and after they welcome a new […]

Recently I had the great pleasure of photographing Lua & Reed at their home in Palo Alto. I knew their dad, Jordan,  when we were kids (well, he was a kid, I was a teenager…and now I feel old). I’m so happy I was able to photograph Jordan and his wife May (who is Maryam of Of […]