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I'm a wife, a mother, a teacher and a photographer. These are just a few words that define who I am. The love of cooking and international cuisine give me inspiration along with sweet memories of cooking with my Sicilian grandmother Eleanor. Homemade manicotti, spaghetti sauce with homemade meatballs cooking for hours, and Italian wedding soup are just a few of the dishes served at my house. Whether cooking, teaching, or taking pictures, my spontaneity, passion and creativity will be unleashed.

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Archive for the ‘Kids’ Category

{Families} The Booth Ohana-Nipomo, CA

November 3, 2012

I’m still blown away that the Booth family drove all the way up to the Central Coast to have me photograph their family for the 4th year in a row. They are one of the hardest working, busiest families that I know running their own business, Rock Steady Inc., and their kids’ schedules. It’s amazing to see the growth in their children, and the transformation with Mama Booth through all her hardcore workouts and training. You are looking good girlfriend! Oh, and you can’t forget Papa Booth and the amazing tattoo work he’s had done. Wow, they are looking amazing! Their little man is truly a little man now and their daughter is getting more and more beautiful each year. I love you guys and miss you madly. I hope you love these as much as I do.

Click the links below to check out their previous photo shoots.

2011 Booth Family

2010 Booth Family

2009 Booth Family

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Mother’s Day with Nana- {Seal Beach, CA}

May 31, 2012

This is the third time I’ve had the privilege of photographing my sweet friend’s family. This time, Jen’s mom, Laura was in town and Jen wanted her to have some pictures as a Mother’s day gift. I adore Laura. I grew up with Jen, and became very close to Laura over the years. When Jen would be spending hours in her room getting ready, (well it felt like hours), Laura and I would have the best chats at her kitchen table. She was like a second Mom to me and I love her so much. Click here and here to see the two previous photo shoots we’ve done together.

Tags: Children, Children Photography, children portraits, Family Photographer, Family Photography, kids, Main Street, Mother's Day, portrait, Portraits, seal beach
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{Families} Home is where the heart is….

May 1, 2012

I had the honor to photograph Linda’s beautiful family almost 2 years ago during a mini-shoot with 4 other families. Click here to view. Linda wanted to capture her home and her two beautiful daughters in this amazing San Marino, 1920′s home, before they move in two weeks. They have lived here for 10 years, and she wanted her daughters to have a memory of the home that they lived in for the first part of their lives. What a wonderful idea! I think every family should get pictures inside their home, doing every day things, to capture those memories. I hadn’t met her youngest, and she actually took some of her first steps while I was there. It was so cool! Enjoy the photos.

Tags: Children, City of San Marino, Families, family, kids, Long Beach Children's photographer, Long Beach Family Photographer, Los Angeles Children's Photographer, Los Angeles Family Photographer, Pasadena, San Marino, San Marino Historic Home
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{Families} The Kim Family-Fullerton, CA

February 28, 2012

After months of emailing about the shoot, I was so happy to finally meet Hanna and her beautiful family. It was such a perfect morning to capture them. We had fun walking around the trails and exploring the park where we met. I’m so thankful to live in California where I can shoot outdoors. Their littlest one is turning 1 year old, so we focused on getting some really sweet shots of her for her upcoming birthday.

I love this series of the birthday girl! Happy 1st little one.

Tags: 1st birthday, dol, Families, family, Fullerton, Infant, kids, korean, parks, portrait
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{Family Shoot} The Kim Family-Long Beach, CA

February 7, 2012

Jeanie and Edward were such a joy to photograph, along with their two beautiful daughters. The balloons and sunflowers were so fun to incorporate into our shoot. It took awhile for the little one to warm up, but once she did I couldn’t get enough. Their oldest daughter was so sweet and gave me the absolute best smiles. Enjoy this beautiful family!