rachel c. | orange county portrait photographer

this beautiful girl made my job soooo easy! thanks rachel, for letting me take your pictures for such a special occasion!





i love this next one because it reminds me of the secret garden. :)









and a big thanks to mckenzie for assisting. :)

natalie | orange county portrait photographer

i'm finally back from my inadvertent blogging break and this time i actually brought pictures! it's a miracle, right? well this is going to show you just how behind i really am... these pictures were taken when natalie (my amazing s-i-l) came to visit us. back in august. yikes!

we had such a blast with natalie here. she is a photographer too, and it was so much fun to go out shooting with her! needless to say, there was a lot of this going on:



and this...



i love this picture for the sun flare and natalie's determination to get that perfect shot! which you can see on her blog:

http://capturinglyricsandlife.blogspot.com/2010/08/california-day-2.html

we also had fun sightseeing! we went down to san diego, where i forced natalie to model for me...



isnt' she gorgeous?



she could definitely pursue a job as a mascara model.

the next day, i took natalie on a southern california beach tour!

first stop: laguna beach





best. gelato. ever.



i like lifegaurds.

what? they save lives.

second stop: newport beach





last stop: huntington beach









i have fond memories of sitting at the beach with natalie snapping shot after shot, trying to figure out how to get those "twinkle" lights. so much fun!

the next day we went to disneyland! i left my camera at home, but you can check out natalie's awesome pictures here:

http://capturinglyricsandlife.blogspot.com/2010/08/california-day-5.html

thanks for coming to see us natalie! come back soon!