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Kayte Mayfield: San Juan Capistrano High School Senior Portraits

In our initial conversations, Kayte’s mom told me, “she isn’t really into makeup and getting dressed up”, but I want to give her this experience for high school graduation. We talked about clothes and all of the options for locations…. and we came up with an open field, lots of flowers, train tracks and some urban textures. She said her daughter loves The Daisy Shoppe, and I totally got her style.

Fast forward to our session date, Kayte and Debbi showed up and Debbi asked, “if it is okay, can I get into just one picture”. “Of course”, was my reply, it was my honor to photograph this beautiful mother and daughter pair. Debbi let me know right after the session, how much fun Kayte had and how she talked non stop about what an amazing experience it was to be all dressed up, have her hair and makeup done, work with Deseree as the stylist and collaborate with me on her photographs.  She is a stunning girl, both inside and out.  I feel so fortunate to get to know this beautiful family!  Make sure to check out the slideshow at the end of the images.  Enjoy!

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Laguna Beach Family Photography: Desi and Family

What could be better than spending each day at work with a friend? Not Much! Last summer at a swim meet I was sharing with my friend Des that my photography studio was getting super busy and it was tough to find someone who could not only help with photography sessions, but was also a wonder working with clients, understood how to cater to the high standard of customer service I was working towards, worked well with kids and had a creative eye for detail. Des shared a story with me that day. She told me that when we first meet several years ago, she had a feeling that we would work together in the future.

Fast forward to today, and I am extremely blessed to now have her as a member of the Blue Sky’s family. She is an exceptionally talented stylist along with everything else. Many of you are already acquainted with her, as she now does all of the review sessions (another great talent is that she is excellent at interior decorating and a whiz at recommending wall displays, etc.). We have officially named 2015 as the year of Desi (as many of my clients seemed to have renamed her, and it really fits). I had the great pleasure of photographing her with her beautiful daughters! Here is a preview of a few of my favorite images from the session:

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Laguna Beach Modeling photography: Ms. Maddie

Being a teenager is tough!  So much pressure to be perfect and to figure out who you are.  Especially for girls.  One of the reasons I truly love photography is it gives me the opportunity to show all girls how really amazing and beautiful they are.  Okay, and let’s be honest, I really never got enough of playing Barbies….. These gals are my real life barbies that, with the help of Desi and Brittany, I get to dress up and make them feel like a model for the day.  Listen, this isn’t limited to teenagers, I love to makeover women of all ages.

Here is a sneak peak at Ms. Maddie.  What can I say about this absolutely adorable, amazing, fierce, sweet & super sassy gal!  Only that I LOVE YOU MADDIE!!!!!! Make sure to watch her video at the end!  Enjoy!

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Watch Maddie’s slideshow:

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Fun in the Field with the Collins Family: San Juan Capistrano Family Photographer

Sometimes you have to plan while the flowers are a blooming!  And since I have no idea how long they are going to stay around, you may see lots of flowers in my sessions in the near future.  These gorgeous yellow blooms are the perfect backdrop to a fun, earthy, family photography session.  The Collins family dressed just right to blend in with the beautiful wild flowers, trees and other earthy elements.  Not to mention the fact that their kids are gorgeous…. even if Ryan thinks he can’t smile….. and I have pictures that prove he does have a great grin!  This family is near and dear to my heart, as I can totally relate with Sue and having a husband obsessed with the Eagles.  If you, like me, love the wild mustard, now is the perfect time to book a session.    Be sure to check out the slideshow at the end of the images for a little behind the scenes action!

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Oh The Places we will go: San Juan Capistrano Flower Fields

I have already said this, but thank God for the rain!  It has been three years since I have seen the flower fields looking so beautiful.  Every photography session has been a treat and the Knuff kiddos were no exception.  These two were so darn cute and cooperative, they basically did whatever we asked of them.  Of course there was some silliness in between the requests to “hug your sister”, but that just added to the fun.  I am headed back today for another fun family session!  Here is a sneak peak of the Knuff session from last week.  Enjoy…