here it is!!

this album is a new coffee table book style that i am offering to my clients. this particular one is 7x10 when finished, so its perfect to have sitting out on the coffee table! I also like the more casual albums as a fun alternative to the big traditional ones.

click here to view the finished design!

very busy :)

i know its been awhile since i've posted. january is a little slower for portraits, although i do have some good ones coming up in the next couple weeks. i have been looking forward to the slow down because i'm working on some very exciting things!! the first is a major website update with my favorite work from 2007. this will take a little bit longer because i want to change it all at once as opposed to little by little. the other fun includes a couple album designs! here is a little preview of the one i'm working on right now - i am LOVING how its coming along, and i will be sure to post a slideshow of the pages once its complete! for now, this will have to hold you over :) this will actually be printed on the hardback book cover, so the left side will be wrapped around the back, and the right side will be the front...

the clason family

the clasons are making a big move soon, so they wanted to get some family portraits before then. we had a rough start, but after a milkshake and some tractors, we got some great smiles and even had some fun!

i couldn't decide between these first two - both are so cute! i love the big wide smile!

the branch family

check out all these boys! they all kept me laughing the whole time :)

jessica and eric

jessica and eric got married in california. the weather report called for "substantial rain" so i was really nervous about the day! amazingly, it didn't rain at all any of the time we were doing portraits outside!

here are some of my favorites from the day!

















here are some detail shots from the reception - i just LOVED the peacock feathers!











check out the slideshow!

the larsons

i love love love these blue eyes! i don't know how i keep getting clients with beautiful eyes - i do not edit them, they actually look like that!

the severson family

this was my last california shoot over christmas break. we met at the oceanside pier, and were worried about the rain, but fortunately, it held out and gave us some amazing clouds! i love the blue eyes!

the balliet family

while down in california, i was able to meet up with heather of amorology weddings and take some portraits of her family with her new baby girl. here are a couple of my favs...

the hollingworth family

it was this little guy's first birthday when we did portraits!! i loved catching all the interaction between him and his parents, and he was such a happy smiley boy.

check out these tippy toes as they're walking!

marty and christopher

marty and christopher were also down visiting california for the holidays. their little boy was so good - he did not cry or make a peep even once, BUT he did not want to smile either :) he seemed to enjoy his first visit to the sand!

the olsen family

i went down to san diego for a couple shoots during my trip to california as well. here is my first family...

are these boys not SO ADORABLE?!?! the youngest was not super happy to be doing pictures, and his big brother kept trying to make him smile. it was really sweet!

morgan and dallin

morgan and dallin are getting married in california in march. i've known morgan for a long time, so it was fun to shoot her engagement session! we went down to the beach - they were so great to let me experiment with different spots!