texans

this sweet family is visiting from texas, escaping the humidity =) amy is a photographer, & i love photographing photographer's families, because they rarely get to be in front of the camera, & it's so important! what a beautiful family, eh?

new arrival

yup, things are a-changin' at their house - meet sweet little Taylor and her cute family. I fell in love with their adorable kids!




I'm afraid things just aren't going to be the same around there, boy =)

utah jack

meet utah jack: a chubby, fuzzy redheaded, almost-six-month-old, who is so sweet and so cute, just like his momma =)

awww, yeah...

...this was the best shoot ever! i just uploaded a bunch of these to facebook for her, & i wanted to share some more that you haven't seen before:

california jack

i'm so lucky - i had the most wonderful hosts in california, my bff's sister & her adorable little guy & hubbie (who made the.best.steak. i've ever had, mmmmmm.)











my cali trip top 10:
1. hangin' on the beach with jack & his sweet mom
2. road trippin' with bff, alison (this one is really a tie for first place, liso =)
3. jose villa workshop
4. john's steak
5. dolphins
6. chattin' with Val Kilmer (yes, for real)
7. lemon orchards
8. trader joe's (why oh why are you not in utah?!?!)
9. successfully retreiving my luggage from sweet 93-year-old Marvin, who swiped it
10. in-n-out

...and just for the record: yes, i do love california more than anywhere else. yes, i do want to live there. yes, i will go back any chance i get. yes, you can fly me out for a session =)

08.08.08

that's their wedding day - how cool is that? ryan & whitney were so.fun. - up for anything. we weathered rain, wind & killer mosquitos. but we also had a double rainbow, and besides, you can't go wrong when you're this gorgeous!

cute.

this little munchkin is about the cutest thing i've seen - i loved the looks he'd give me!

let's see...where was I?....

ah, yes - the Jose Villa Workshop. It was amazing, & I highly recommend! Afterall, he is one of THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE WORLD. He shared SO much and was willing to answer any questions. And although he shoots film, his info was completely applicable to either format. Here are some of my digital images: