I loved meeting these three sisters at Manhattan beach in Southern California for a sisters photo shoot.  They were so sweet and fun loving – it was one of my favorite sessions of all time.  I felt like I was one of the Zurcher sisters just hanging out with them.  See I even got them to skip down the pier.  That’s dedication!

They are all so beautiful!

But one of my favorite things about this session is that the Zurcher sisters wanted to honor their too early departed sister and include her memory in the photo session.  Their oldest sister passed away when she was in her teens and is a deeply felt loss for these girls, so they decided to memorialize her presence with a bouquet of sunflowers (which were her favorite). They wanted to prominently include this remembrance in their photographs.

Ah, I love these girls!

I love this light!

And their gorgeous smiles!

After the session we went and grabbed some ice cream.  What a fun session.  Thanks for letting me a part of your family for a few hours. :)

I don’t get to photograph many families with older or adult children, so it was fun to get some portraits of this fun family and their adorable dogs.

Their backyard was a photographers dream with cool cars, beautiful light and interesting backgrounds.

Mom and dad were so sweet together.

These two sisters were so cute together.

They had fun and laughed together.

And of course, they are both gorgeous.

I also took a few portraits alone with their cars

Dad and his awesome garage for working on engines.

It was a fun surprise to get a call from Sarah and her mom from Arizona.  They love Disneyland so much that Sarah wanted her graduation pictures there.  Specifically, the castle is Sarah’s special place.

Honestly, I was a little nervous for the session because Disneyland is not the easiest place to take pictures.  There are TONS of people and the lighting is pretty harsh and direct, especially right in front of the castle.  Not exactly ideal for taking gorgeous senior portraits.  But Sarah was game for whatever I suggested, so we met first thing in the morning for best lighting.   Often we had to wait and wait and wait some more for breaks in the crowds.  And I’m happy to say that I am ecstatic on how the pictures came out!

First thing we went right in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.  This is a hard spot because soooooo many people take pictures there.  I really wanted her photos to stand out and feel different.  Hopefully we achieved that.

Next, we went to the wishing well, which is a nice spot for some great lighting.  It’s one of my favorite areas.  Though it too had a lot of visitors.  We did a lot of waiting.  And waiting.

I love that Sarah was such a good model.  She was willing to try different poses and different expressions.  I love her interpretation of these two mirrored Sleeping Beauty paintings inside the castle drawbridge.

Sarah is a talented ballerina, so I asked her to show me a typical ballet pose.  I love this.  I only wish there weren’t a lot of people in the background.

So in the next shot, I just decided to use all the people around us..  Sarah is so beautiful that she stands out from the crowd.

I loved the lighting here in the tunnel.

And of course a few on Disneyland’s Main Street on our way out.

One with flowers for mom.  :)

Thanks, Sarah for being such a wonderful model – you are simply beautiful!

I’m on a roll tonight – here is another one!  A few months ago, I was asked to take headshots for two boys with a modeling and acting talent agency called Off the Ricter Models.  Both boys were really great models and had many talents to show.  The agency likes to show many different looks on their comp card, so we did a lot of wardrobe changes and different activities.  First, here is Connor:

Next is older brother, Chad:

Funny story.  After the agency saw my work, they began referring other clients to me for headshots.  The casting agent, Renee and I agreed to meet so I could better understand their process and how to help their clients.   After meeting with Renee, I was so impressed with her and their agency that I asked if I could submit my own two boys.  I felt kind of weird asking because I really didn’t want her to treat them any different than another submission.  But Renee was very gracious.  She later met with my boys, and I decided to go ahead and list them with the agency.  So far I have been incredibly impressed with Renee’s communication and flexibility.  And we’ve already gotten 3 auditions for my older son, Elijah in the past month!

So, now that I’ve told you why I’ve been MIA for the past few months, I am going to make an attempt to get caught up on posting my photo shoots.  I am embarrassed to admit that I am at over six months behind!!

So, please forgive me Errin.  I know you graduated from CSUSB last spring, but I would love to share a few of your lovely graduation portraits.

Errin also has some exciting news since I photographed her for this session.  She is now engaged to be married this summer!!  Congratulations Errin!  I knew there was something special about Danny when you told me about him during our session.  You simply glowed as you talked about him.  :)

Congratulations, Errin!  So many exciting things happening for you.  You deserve it!