Portrait Session: Tori

I'm a little ashamed to admit this, but I complete forgot to make this blog post! These pictures were taken back in APRIL! I'm obviously killin' it in the blogging game.

Better late than never! My friend Tori and I had been talking about doing a photoshoot for a while before this, and we wanted to do something fun and different. The last time we had done a photoshoot was around 2010-2011, so we were definitely due for another one. I've always felt a strong love and connection for desert landscape, and I wanted to somehow incorporate that into this photoshoot. We were both down to travel a little out of town, so I did some research and found the Cactus Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego. Even three months later, I'm so stoked out how these pictures turned out, and I'm happy to finally be sharing them with you all!

**Story time**
During this photoshoot, my car was broken into! Tori and I were about 10 feet away from my car, but we didn't realize what was happening until it was too late. Unfortunately, my back passenger side window was smashed, and he got my purse. Luckily, I had taken all of my things out of my purse before the photoshoot and put them in my camera bag, and none of Tori's things had been stolen (we drove together), so it ended up being a very lucky, unlucky situation! Lesson learned: never leave anything in plain sight in your car, even if it's broad daylight at a busy intersection with many people around!
These pictures were totally worth it though. Enjoy!

I had a blast working with you Tori!

Location: Balboa Park Cactus Garden, San Diego 

Senior Session: Vanessa

Hello everyone! It's been over a YEAR since I've done a senior session! Lucky for me, I was asked to take my boyfriend's cousin Vanessa's senior pictures while we were on vacation in Mission Bay, CA. Vanessa is a senior at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada. She is involved with the volleyball team, as well as the AP program (brains and beauty!). After high school, Vanessa plans on transferring to a school in California, with her top picks including Cal State Fullerton, SDSU, CBU, and Whittier. Her dream is to earn a degree in Psychology, and eventually begin her own practice for marriage and family counseling or school counseling. Vanessa, you were a pleasure to work with and I had so much fun taking your senior pictures! I wish you the best in your academic future, and have an amazing senior year! Meet Vanessa!

 Congratulations Vanessa, and thank you!

Location: Mission Bay - San Diego, CA

Senior Session: Molly

Welcome back! This past week I had the pleasure of taking my best friend Molly's senior pictures. Molly and I have known each other since 1999 when I first moved to California into the house down the street from her. When we met, I was four years old and she was two, and we have been best friends ever since. Molly participates in equestrian competitions, and you can always find her taking care of the horses at the ranch that she works at. Her passion for animals will have a strong influence on her future as she decides which path to take in life. Molly - I'm so proud to call you my best friend and thank you for always being there for me throughout our almost 16 years of friendship. Congratulations on graduating high school! Meet Molly!

Congratulations Molly and thank you!

Location: Glen Arbor Park - Murrieta, CA

Senior Session: Rosa

It's been a while! This past weekend I did my friend Rosa's senior pictures. Rosa and I met on the dance team in high school, where I was the JV captain her freshman year. Since then, we've grown to be great friends, and we have shared some hilarious memories together! We have been planning this photoshoot for months, but Rosa wanted to wait until she committed to a university. Rosa will be a freshman at UCSD as a communications major in the fall, and she could not be more excited! She is currently a co-captain on the varsity dance team at Great Oak High School, and she is heavily involved in the IB program. Rosa, you are one of the best people I know, and I wish you a bright and happy future at your new school! Meet Rosa!

Thank you Rosa! Congratulations!

Location: Temecula, CA

Portrait Session: Nicole

Hello everyone! I got together with Nicole again for a quick photoshoot down in Encinitas, she needed some new shots for an upcoming meeting with LA Models! Soooo exciting! Here are a few of the shots, I hope you all enjoy them! It was my first time doing a portrait session at the beach, so it was fun to experiment with such harsh natural light, but I think I got some good shots! It also makes things interesting when my model is 5'11" and I am only 5'4" hahaha. But I always love working with Nicole, and I can't wait to see you on the runway as a Victoria's Secret model someday!

I could not get over the picture above, seriously how gorgeous is she!

After the beach we came back into town and got a few more shots like the two above. Overall it was a fun mini portrait session! Thanks Nicole!

Location: Encinitas, CA 

Senior Session: Sandra

Hello everybody! Today's post will be about my dear friend Sandra! She and I have been trying to plan a photoshoot for months, and now that it's winter break I finally had the time to do her senior session! Sandra is a student at Great Oak High School, and could not be more excited to graduate. So far, Sandra has applied to colleges such as San Diego State University, UC Santa Barbara, University of Washington, and University of Colorado Boulder. Her ultimate goal is to go to college out of state to experience something new, and I wish her the best of luck in doing so! Meet Sandra!

My two personal faves above (:

Thank you Sandra, you were great as always!

Location: Julian, CA