{Courtney | Riverside Mini Sessions | March 19, 2012}
This sweet little thing has been a friend of mine for years. Laughing with her for an hour straight and just getting uber girly was surely a HIGHLIGHT of that crazy mini session day in Riverside! | lkm
a sweet moment in the midst of reception fervor :)
{Baer Wedding | San Diego, CA | March 2012}
...had to post this precious little moment of grandma and grandpa at Ryan + Samantha's reception... :) | lkm
Choe Family | Riverside, CA Family Portraits | teaser
{Choe Family Portraits | Riverside, CA | Mach 2012}
Check out this little face :D just wrapped up the edits for the Choe Family sesh and excited about releasing them to the family shortly! :D
Rapunzel/Darth Vadar Kisses Spider Man | Huge Identity Crisis | personal
{Judah & Jordyn | Tucson, AZ | March 2012}
I'm not sure if i need to explain much. Kids found cool Darth Vadar mask that was the result of a recent successful garage sale outing, Jordyn insisted on putting on her Rapunzel outfit from another garage sale find a year ago, Judah put on his 2 year old spiderman hand-me-down costume and then they insisted on giving each other a kiss. Of course I might have made the initial suggestion, but regardless.... mothering is pretty darn hard, but little snippets like these make life make more sense. :D | lkm
Alison | California Baptist University Senior Portraits | sneak peak
{Alison Moore | Senior Portrait Session | Downtown Tucson, AZ | March 2012}
Here is a sneak peak into my senior session with Alison Moore. More golden loveliness can be seen on her gallery HERE. :D
Sam & Her Girls | Baer Wedding | teaser
{Samantha & Her Girls | Bridal Pictures on Baer Wedding Day | Downtown Escondido, CA}
In case anybody was interested, i'm planning on sipping on chai, listening to classical stuff and staring at these lovely faces all afternoon tomorrow. | lkm
Amos + Dulce | Tucson Maternity Photographer | Agua Caliente Morning Mini Session | teaser
{Amos + Dulce + Baby | Agua Caliente, Tucson, AZ | March 2012}
Amos is a trainer at the gym I go to down the streets. When I heard he was going to be a new daddy I gave him a huge high five and then insisted he and his wife do a maternity session! (Motivated by my own regret in not being more intentional with maternity pictures for myself. I just simply did not FEEL pretty)... I am more recently sobered by how fleeting and special pregnancy can be and gently prod expecting couples to not forget about the belly memories!
Tomorrow I get to shoot their little boy's newborn pictures! He arrived safe and sound about a week ago. It's been a special treat to be invited into this special time for both Amos + Dulce. | lkm
Texture Tuesday | Palm Blades
{Palm Leaves | Tucson, AZ | November 2011}
There is a lot of brown in Tucson. Of course if you were to ask one of my best friends Alyssa, one of the most die-hard Tucsonans I know, she'd say brown is her favorite color. I'm so not there yet. Meanwhile, here is an almost-green texture of a bushel of lethal palm branches I nearly impaled myself on whilst playing tag with the kids. I know. I'm hard core. | lkm
Texture Tuesday | Cluster of star-shaped petal-like desert leaves
{Desert Bush | Downtown Tucson Landscaping | November 2011}
When I took a closer look at the petal-like leaves on this bush, i smiled. They look like stars. :) .... yes, yes I am working really hard to find beauty in the desert. And it's working. :)
Texture Tuesday | Blurry night-practice pool lights
{Texture | Blurry-ized image of pool lights while shooting the Knights Swim Team in Ocala, Florida | October 2011}
I'm a huge fan of Trever Hoehne's work. I love the tones and consistent rich brand that characterizes his work. I went to school with the guy. Didn't know him very well. He did help me navigate my first DSLR 4 days before my first wedding shoot. That was cool. Nerve wrecking. But his 5 minute hands-on impromptu explanation of ISO and Aperture and Shutter Speed saved my rear for that wedding. (I know. Bizarre. The backwards way I've learned photography is not something I brag about.) He did a really cool series of art called Blurry Things that made me see the color and fun and art in photography. His stuff was stuff I'd put on my walls. And it made me want to shoot some of my own stuff that I'd be excited about and say, 'hey look! I shot this at a random swim team practice, messed with a few things, broke a few rules, played with it later...and it came out cool!" Thank you Trever for continuing to crank out sweet beauty and raising the bar. Often.| lkm