I am sure I am not the only one happy about warm, nice weather returning to Southern California this year! Welcome back, outdoor parties, beach photo sessions and mini-sessions in the parks!!!
My schedule is filling up quickly now, so be sure to call me/email me well in advance to book your photo session!
Granted, my oldest son is only 6 years old, but I already know I will do something special for his Senior pictures. Something that will show his personality and his style. A picture that he'll be proud to display in his wedding slide show, after all :)
Email/call me if you are interested in unique photos for your High School Senior. Waiting till the end of the year will add to the stress, while doing it now will be easy and fun! Check out my gallery for Senior folder, I've got some really great pics there!
Mini photo sessions are a fun way to get great, spontaneous pictures of your family in your natural environment. They are usually scheduled in a park or at the beach on a week-end, you don't have to be all super-dressed-up and you won't have to spend 2-hours-plus trying to smile and look presentable while trying to keep your kids from making faces and throwing tantrums. In fact, you don't even have to dress up at all! You don't even have to tell your kids you are taking pictures until you are there. AND you walk out of the session with a CD of your own - no waiting for edits or gallery downloads! You get to post your pics on social networks the same day and order your wall prints just as soon as you want them hung in your beautiful home! I personally love mini-sessions, because families are a lot more relaxed and I get feed back immediately after the session. So call/email me, I always have ongoing super-specials on mini-sessions. And, because they are so affordable ($75 session covers my time and your CD with full copyright) you can have them as often as you want!
310-866-6431
To all of my Hilltop Photofest families - thank you so much for participating! I feel that we had very exciting, productive and fun sessions with a ton of great pictures! Contact me if any of the pictures need to be retouched or printed through a professional lab.
I truly enjoyed working with you and was very impressed by the sense of community and support!
It's not easy to pick clothing for the entire family for a photo shoot. I get it. I've attempted that before with my family of five. I've taken pictures of families at large as 7-8 people. They all looked wonderful, no matter the clothes. But it is very important to think through this before the session. Truthfully, choosing attire for your family session is complicated, but giving advice on it is also very hard. Only you know your family style, preferences of your teenage children, grandma's selection of holiday-themed sweaters and how it all ties into the scenery or studio background of your choice. Here's a short list of what I can say confidently. Whether you use some or all of it is up to you!
And remember, it’s not what you wear, it’s how you feel in it. If you feel happy, it will show, and that’s all that matters!
I get asked for advice on what to wear to a maternity photo shoot more often than any other type of photo session. As a photographer, I feel obliged to give advice: the way you are dressed affects the impression that a final image makes. A well-planned photo session produces stunning images that can become not only memories, but also a work of art. As a woman and a mother of three beautiful children, I know how important it is to know that you look your best and are able to show off the beauty of your pregnancy. I also know that pregnancy is just a beginning of a new exciting life, and going back to memories of that beautiful beginning just ought to bring lots of joy and pleasure. So, let see what YOU can do to help me make the best and visually pleasing images of YOU.
Most importantly, just be yourself and enjoy every moment of creating beautiful memories of this very special time of your life.