Bring on the Summer!
It’s Friday of Memorial Day weekend! BRING ON THE SUMMER! I’ll be off in Orange County for a soccer tournament (wipe that look of fake surprise off your face — you’re not fooling anyone), but I wanted to share some great beach images with you to kick off the summer! This family from Kansas is [...]
Birthday Boy in La Jolla
I know it’s been a while since I posted anything. It’s been busy around here… not just with beach & family shoots, but with other BIG projects. By BIG, I mean HUGE (like 7ft high by 28ft wide! Yup, that counts as BIG!). Stay tuned for more info about how you can come see this [...]
Extraordinary Day in La Jolla
Today I was sitting here at my desk, updating my ZENFOLIO gallery system with all of their new features, when a tweet came across my tweetdeck from @MattBaylow (one of the few reliable SD meteorologists). The tweet said, “HIGH SURF ADVISORY for San Diego beaches in effect thru Thurs aft’n. 6-8′ sets (some to 10′) [...]
Happy Anniversary in La Jolla
The first Barefoot Memories session of 2011 did not disappoint! This couple was on an anniversary trip to La Jolla from their home in the Rocky Mountains. They told me that their main goal was to create incredible pictures together since their wedding photos were do disappointing. Together, we created some magical images on the [...]
Happy New Year from La Jolla
Happy New Year! My first session of 2011 is coming in a few days. Until then, I thought I’d share with you my last session of 2010, and it was a FUN ONE! This family had gotten together for the holidays, and there was a new engagement to capture, too, since Big Bro had just [...]
Merry Christmas at the Del
Christmas Eve at the Del… can’t get much better than that! This family came down to San Diego from Canada for a SoCal Christmas, five years after mom & dad were married at the Hotel Del Coronado. We got a day in between the rain storms, and since the weather was set to be SO [...]
Splash Fight! Part 2
…it’s still cold and rainy here in San Diego… sigh…. so I’ll share some more SUNSHINE pics from last weekend! Enjoy! PS: Don’t forget to get your entries in for the drawing! You win some pretty cool prizes (Jill-e bags, Mpix gift card, AppleTV, or an iPad case!) DETAILS HERE
Splash Fight! Part 1
I should have known the sunny weather from last weekend wouldn’t last long… sigh… But as I sit here listening to the rain outside, at least I can share some SUNNY FUN pictures with you from last weekend, when the weather was SPECTACULAR! This session had been delayed not once, not twice, but THREE times [...]
Wilson! Dogone La Jolla
Check out that handsome face! What a sweetie! I met this big teddy bear, Wilson, and his parents in La Jolla last week to create some great Christmas card photos. Gotta love 90lb dogs who think they’re lapdogs!
We Stote
Yesterday you got to see one of the families from last weekend. Here’s the other AWESOME family. Are you wondering what the heck is up with that title up there?? “We Stote” ?? Last year, I took pictures of this family, and the kids had a race that the big bro won. Little sister stomped [...]
Pearls and Plaid on the beach
Last weekend I got to play on the beach with two adorable families. Here is one of them. You’ll get to see the other family, soon! How cute is this little princess with her pearls!!?? I could have played with her all day (but I was slightly cold after getting SOAKED to the waist by [...]
How ’bout some BEACH pictures!?
I’ve been showing you a lot of PARK pictures lately, and we need to get back to the BEACH! I met this family on Coronado earlier this week, and I cross-my-heart-swear that this is PURE coincidence that I’m posting this the SAME day that Mera is on The Nate Show talking pictures of three little [...]
Weatherdorks said “RAIN!” I said, “Bull”
Last week, the weatherdorks on San Diego TV (*all except you, Mr. Ch8 Matt Baylow!*), were launching headfirst into “STORM WATCH!” (can you hear the dramatic TV news music intro playing?) I kept watching internet weather forecasts, and they all said the weekend was going to be marvelous. I had a few clients nervously email [...]
Family Reunion in La Jolla
What a fun family this was! Last Sunday, on a sunny morning in La Jolla, I met this awesome family along with a bunch of aunts, uncles, cousins, and Grandma & Grandpa for a family reunion session in La Jolla. I’ll have more to share from the whole group later this week, but for now, [...]
Whoa! Now that’s a wave!
WHOA! Yes, the waves were pumpin’ in La Jolla last weekend, and this family was BRAVE & up for the challenge! I wonder what Clark Little would say about putting my clients in front of a wave like that .. hmmm! I didn’t come out unscathed, either. This was my first outing in my new [...]
A Birthday in La Jolla
I got to share a birthday with that little 3-yr-old cutie up there! How cool is that!? We had a TON of fun in La Jolla on a gorgeous afternoon. Want proof? Check out those pics down there…. Want fun beach pictures of your family NOW? Email me! This weekend’s weather looks AWESOME, and the [...]
More Coronado seniors — and an AWESOME opening for you!
Yesterday I showed you a senior dude. Today, it’s senior dudettes! It’s SO COOL that high school yearbooks are letting families bring in their own images these days, and a Barefoot Memories Mini Platinum session is the PERFECT fit for high school seniors! This isn’t a typical “studio” senior session with dress clothes and pearls. [...]
Flipping out on Coronado
These images are from a Mini Platinum session on Coronado on Sunday afternoon. See that man up there flipping through the air? He’s a senior in high school, and I’ve been taking his pictures since he was fresh out of elementary school! Talk about feeling OLD! His mom brought him and his sister to Coronado [...]
La Jolla Lovlies (& a new blog feature)
This is a family I met in La Jolla last week, and THANK GOODNESS their schedule was flexible! We were supposed to meet in the morning, but it was COLD and very foggy — the kind of fog that almost feels like rain (very very bad for the hair! enough said). The session was switched [...]
Little kids don’t have all the fun
Last month I met an amazing family out on Coronado. The majority of my family photo shoots include school-aged kids, and that’s fab, but this family was a little different. The oldest daughter just graduated from USC and is on her way to China via a fellowship (brainiac!). Her little bro is studying at the [...]
Family love on the beach
Here are some more images from the “AWESOME FLYING SQUIRREL” session from yesterday. The Awesome Flying Squirrel brought along his mom, dad, older sister, and little brother. That little brother had just celebrated his first birthday (Happy Birthday!), and he LOVED the birds on the beach (as you can see up there). His sister loved [...]
The Flying Squirrel!!!
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! NO! It’s the Flying Squirrel! Again, NO! It’s the AWESOME Flying Squirrel! I took a look at that image right after he jumped and said, “You’re a flying squirrel!” I showed him the picture on my camera’s LCD, and he said, “No, I’m the [...]
Ahhh, La Jolla in the morning
OPENING NOTE: I LOVE the outfits that this mom put together for their session!! LOVE LOVE LOVE! Good job mom!! OK, on to the pictures! Low tide gave us some shade for portraits: Dad got the kids into orbit:
Sneakee Peekee from La Jolla
Seriously. I don’t know how I get so lucky … to have THIS be my job. It’s crazy to me. (that’s the Totally Rad Lightroom preset called “Golden Age” with some boost to the contrast) This family was vacationing in San Diego (staying at the Del — awesome) from Chicago. Their gallery is uploading to [...]
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