Stephanie & Jeremy

I will never take for granted that my friends pick me to be their photographer. I had the honor of photographing Stephanie early on in my career when she graduated from college. Watching her become a successful teacher, find her fiancé, and get pregnant with what’s going to be the most adorable baby boy has been amazing. While it took us awhile to land on a location, Stephanie reminded me that I had stumbled upon a new location a few weeks back and of course we had to go there. It was the perfect setting with that emerald green dress and that gorgeous red hair of hers. The way the light shined on her? Chef’s kiss.

Heather's Branding Session

When a fellow small business owner hires me to do their branding photos, I always do a little happy dance. We live in a media-driven world that often leaves us feeling disconnected from one another and branding photos are the perfect way to stand out. Showing up by showing yourself, in my opinion, is the best way to get your followers to connect with you. Never mind the fact that it’s always a good idea to have updated photos of yourself, because why not?

Heather is a local hair salon owner and she is expanding her business into something I can’t wait to see come to fruition. With the launch of this new brand, she needed new photos, and I was ecstatic that she hired me to help her! Downtown Riverside proved to be the perfect spot to accomplish what we did and I’m thrilled to show off a few teasers!

Sidenote: how adorable is she in that hat?! I so wish I could pull one off.

Veenstra Family

When talking with Karissa about locations she wanted for her family photos, she said “too bad the desert is so far away.” That’s when it dawned on me that I hadn’t been to Joshua Tree in years and I knew we had to make it happen for her. It had been 6 years since they had done family photos and these needed to be absolutely perfect. I think they nailed it! From following style guidance, to being just a downright good looking family, I’m absolutely in love with these images!

Brown Family 2021

MY FIRST BLOG IN YEARS! WHAT

As much as I like to write and Lord knows I’m wordy on my Instagram stories, this isn’t going to be anything other than my newest way of sharing teaser photos for my clients. I’ve ran polls, talked with people, and blogs are so ..2012.

Megan is a local event specialist and bad ass florist, and when she put out a post needing new family photos done, I knew I had to be the One for her. I adore her and quickly fell in love with her entire family during their session. I’ll never take for granted that my clients had a lot of photographers to pick from and they picked me.