There’s no magic number for how often your family needs professional photos. But if you ask me as a San Diego family photographer, I usually recommend once a year for most families. Not because you need another perfectly posed photo every 12 months. It’s because your family changes so much in a year. Kids grow. […]

Some clients become so much more than clients. Jen has been a dear friend of mine for the past eight years, and she has been booking me since I was a brand-new photographer. Getting to photograph her family for their back-to-school photos in Plain City was another little chapter in a relationship that has meant […]

One of my favorite ways to meet new families is through people I’ve photographed before. The Jellum family came to me after Shayle was referred by two of my clients who had their own family photos taken earlier this summer. The three of them teach Pilates together, and apparently, they had been talking about their […]

There is something about the few weeks before school starts that makes me want to freeze time. The kids are growing, changing, getting new shoes and backpacks, and somehow getting ready for another school year. Before everything gets busy again, a quick photo session is such a fun way to document exactly who they are […]

How is this sweet girl already ONE?! I feel like we just photographed her newborn session, and somehow we’re already celebrating her first birthday. It is one of my favorite things about being a photographer when I get to see families come back through the years and watch their little ones grow. She did SO […]

Some family photo locations are beautiful. Others mean something. For the Carper family, this Bear Lake beach is both. I’ve been family friends with the Carpers for more than 12 years, so getting to photograph their family already felt special. But knowing that their family has been coming to this same beach for 35 years […]

I have been photographing the Gibb family for more than seven years, so getting to photograph them again at Farmington Preserve felt especially meaningful. Earlier this spring, I photographed Tate’s senior and mission photos. Before he left, his family wanted to squeeze in one more quick mini session—and his sister Paisley had a very specific […]

I always love seeing families come back for updated photos, especially when so much has changed since the last time I photographed them. This sweet family has been in front of my camera for a long time, so getting to see them again in Emigration Canyon was extra special. This time, their missionary was home, […]

The Chapman family is growing again! Baby number four is on the way, and I loved getting to spend an evening with this sweet family at Art Nord Trailhead while they celebrated the exciting news. It is still early days for this pregnancy, but you could already tell how excited they are to welcome another […]

I love a good full-circle moment, and this family session was definitely one of them. Last fall, I photographed Ashlyn and Talmage for a fall mini session when their daughter, Lucy, was only a few weeks old. I made a point to follow up with them this year because I knew Lucy’s first birthday was […]

If you have young kids, you probably already know that asking everyone to “just smile” at the camera is not always the recipe for great family photos. Little kids wiggle. They run. They make silly faces. They want to explore everything around them. And honestly? Those things can make your family photos better. The goal […]

If you’re planning family photos, one of the first things you’ll need to decide is when to schedule your session. Morning? Afternoon? Right before dinner? The answer can depend on your location, the season, and your kids, but there is one time of day photographers often love most: the golden hour before sunset. For beach […]