the pakenham family | manhattan beach photo session

this sweet, sweet family. so much love among them and it was an honor having the opportunity to document it. in the midst of their big family gathering and travel schedules, these big kids surprised their parents with an extended family photo session and showed up at manhattan beach pier on time, looking fabulous and 100% less frazzled than you would imagine 9 people preparing for their photo shoot to be. the kiddos played in the sand while the adults snuggled and the sun set slowly behind the horizon. the most laid back and enjoyable extended family session to date. thanks for sharing your beautiful family and precious time with me, pakenhams. xo

fall mini sessions | in home and beach sessions

while my internal calendar is stuck back in may sometime... i've come to accept that mini-session season is upon us! and so i've blocked off saturday, october 14th, offering a few in-home sessions in the morning and a handful of beach sessions that evening. details below - they're already half full so grab 'em while the gettin's hot.

WHEN : Saturday, October 14th

WHAT YOU GET : 30 minute lifestyle session. you get a personal online image gallery and a code to download the hi-res digital negatives. a half hour of laughs and a lifetime of memories.

WHERE : 
Option One : yo' house. within the walls where you love, chase, laugh, cry, teach, fight and makeup - images like this. There will be 4 of these available 8-11am. travel fee outside of los angeles
Option Two : Late afternoon at Pointe Dume Beach in Malibu. images like this. There will be 4 of these available 4-6pm.

WHY : because your babies are only this little once. because one day they'll ask "what was I like when I was four?" because you've made enough excuses. because you have three children now but have only documented the first one. because you look great and need to be in the photos for once. let me know if you need more reasons. 
HOW MUCH : $350 cool ones
HOW TO BOOK : reply with your choice of session (home or beach) and ideal time. 

hedley + bennett #apronsquad

last summer i swung by the hedley + bennett headquarters (founded by killer bosslady ellen bennett) to photograph a studio tour for sf girl by bay and much to my jolly surprise, the visit turned into one of the most enjoyable ongoing gigs i have. i stop by the studio once a month to photograph new aprons and lifestyle images for the exploding apron brand and each time i'm there, i'm blown away by the kindness and killer work ethic of everyone involved. here are a few of my favorite images from recent shoots.