The Griggs Family | San Francisco Family Photographer

A few of my photographer friends told me about the Sutro Baths in San Francisco. What a wonder, perfect place for a session! Kristie and her family were here all the way from Florida on vacation. Kristie is a photographer and requested a location that would look nothing like where they live on the Florida pan handle. I think we achieved that! We got lucky with another warm, sunny San Francisco day. There was a light, warm breeze and we shot all the way through sunset, watching as the light slowly faded from orange, to pink, to deep purple. I drove home with my windows down and music blasting, feeling so lucky to do this for a living.

Kristie, thank you for trusting me with your families California portrait session. It's an honor!

Allie + Andy | South Bay Engagement Photographer

Okay okay, they aren't quite engaged...but they live together and have been dating for a while and it's easier to blog that way ;) Allie and Andy modeled for me for a video I needed to do as part of my Photographing Weddings workshop for Clickin Moms University. They were so much fun to shoot and the perfect subjects!

The Garry Family | San Francisco Family Photographer

This was my second session in San Francisco since moving back from Seattle. Oh, how I missed this beautiful place! Baker Beach is a hard place to shoot on a sunny weekend in the summer - soooo many people! However, if you can make it work it's so very worth it. With five children, aged 2 through 10, there was a lot of fun to be had. I knew that given our location and the amount/ages of the family I was going to shoot in a more documentary style. I wanted everyone to feel un-stressed and have the opportunity to play on the beach and have fun. That's exactly what they did! We snuck in a few posed photos too of course ;) The Garry family is from Alberta, Canada and drove their awesome vintage motorhome down to LA and then back up the coast again. What an adventure! I am so happy we were able to capture them not just on the beach and with the Golden Gate, but also with their home on wheels.

How beautiful are their children!?