I’m a mom to a boy with a passion for capturing life’s most treasured moments. I learned while watching my own child grow up that time is short. Days pass quickly, and months pass us even faster. My mission is to capture all of these sweet milestones so that you can cherish them for years to come. I can’t wait to  capture these memories in your babies first big year!

Don’t just stop at newborn photography! The first year of your baby’s life changes in a blink of an eye. The sweet baby coos will form into small words, and them sleeping throughout the day will soon turn into them crawling around your house. You see them each day but may not notice the subtle changes to your baby’s appearance and achievements.
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When Should You Schedule Your Newborn Session?

The best time to photograph newborn babies is when they are under two weeks of age, after two weeks babies are a little harder to settle and things like colic and baby acne can start to flare up.  You can contact me at any time during your pregnancy to give me an estimated due date, I will then make a tentative booking and when you arrive home from hospital with your brand new baby you can contact me to arrange a suitable time and day for your session.​ 

I forgot to schedule a newborn session is it too late? 

It is never too late to have your baby photographed. It is important to manage expectations of a session. Curly sleepy newborn photos are never guaranteed but usually achieved with babies under 2 weeks. A 6- week baby may sleep during a session and have awake time, but may not be able to curl into womb positions or want to be wrapped. I do believe that generally babies can be successfully photographed at any age.
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HOW YOU PLAN YOUR CAKE SMASH SESSION

Scheduling: If you’d like to use your portraits to display at baby’s birthday party I recommend having your session take place when baby is 11 months old. This will give you time to make prints and order any products that you’d like to display.

Avoid getting a chocolate cake. I also suggest avoiding cakes with a lot of red icing. My clients usually order cakes form @justbaked_la. 

Be prepared to participate! Some babies don’t quite get the hang of the smash right away so you may need to get your hands into the cake to help them get started.
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This is going to be messy. Please bring an extra outfit for baby and possibly one for yourself!

Holiday Mini Sessions offered only once a year around the holiday seasons.  I look forward to this every year because I get to see all my recurring clients while meeting lots of new beautiful families. Holiday Mini Sessions are perfect to update your family images and for your family’s holiday cards. I offer a variety of stunning holiday card options to all my clients for purchase in their online galleries.

Fall is my favorite season because I can see and photograph my favorite people two months straight. It is such a joy! 
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I am sharing same of the images form one of the 2022 holiday mini session. 

Some of my favorite photos from baby Carsten's newborn session. Her parents brought her to my Santa Clarita photo studio from Lancaster. 

My newborn sessions are held  in my studio  in Santa Clarita, CA or in the comfort of your home. If the weather is warm enough and you are comfortable with the idea, we can take the session outdoors.

I love photographing this beautiful family! We've done many sessions together and it is an incredible honor to be trusted like this.

Miriam wanted natural and relaxing photos for her maternity session. We were able to achieve this. I also love that these photos are so light and airy. 

It was great seeing this family again. I photographed baby Halo's newborn session in the comfort of her home. This time for her first birthday and cake smash session  parents chose a beautiful cactus garden in Beverly Hills, CA. 

There is no better way to celebrate your baby's first birthday than with custom cake smash pictures. These sessions provide parents with a keepsake of their baby's first taste of cake. And they are so much fun! 

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