Orange County In-home Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer | Lifestyle Family Session | The Flewellen Family

Orange County In-home Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer | Lifestyle Family Session | The Flewellen Family

In-home family sessions are less posed and less forced. I cannot even begin to tell you how much excitement I get when a family suggests to do their family photos in the comfort of their own home, where their is so much story to tell and so much rawness! Opening up your home for photos allows your children to feel relaxed where they tend to warm up much faster for the camera, bringing out those genuine smiles and connections between siblings and parents!

This documentary in-home session was full of cuddles, laughter, bed jumping & even some tickling & chasing! It is such an honor to be welcomed into your home to capture a little piece of those real-every-day-moments.

So if you’re debating on the location of your next family session because maybe the beach and park have already been the previous years choice, consider doing a family session in your home for the next one!

The Blake Family - Orange County Family Photographer - Newport Beach Newborn Session - Newport Beach Newborn Photographer

The Blake Family - Orange County Family Photographer - OC Newborn Photographer - Newport Beach Newborn Photographer

I love documenting new life . I love and feel so honored to be invited into my clients homes, capturing the bond they share and the excitement of a siblings arrival . I really aim to capture that raw natural beauty that lies within family connection, those in-between moments, the real life stuff. For this session I found so much love these older brothers shared for each other and their first little sister. Newborn sessions are not just about photographing a perfect sleepy baby, they are about capturing the love that surrounds them and thats honestly my favorite part! So when expecting mammas email me asking if their session includes siblings & parents, I always say YES OFCOURSE! In fact- I encourage you to be present in your family photos! <3 Thank you for all of you who entrust in me to document such a special time!

THE BERENGUER FAMILY- Orange County Family Photographer - Crystal Cove Family Session

THE BERENGUER FAMILY

 Orange County Family Photographer - Crystal Cove Family Sessio - Newport Beach Family Photos

 I love giving the children in our session free roam to play and run around, capturing their real selves, their little but oh so BIG personalities as they interact with mom & dad in front my camera. Play is the key in a successful family session. Lots of tickling, chasing, jumping , splashing - I live to capture that raw beauty that lies within family connection. Sometimes asking a toddler or child to sit still and smile doesn't exactly give us a true memory of them at this age, this is why I feel its important to sing with them , giggle with them, ask them questions. This is how I capture family sessions, like a casual day with mom & dad at the beach.

The Baugh Family - Shaw’s Cove Laguna Beach Family Session - Orange County Family Photographer

The Baugh Family - Shaw’s Cove Laguna Beach Family Session - Orange County Family Photographer

“May you always know little one, you were wished for, longed for, prayed for, and wanted."

I love connecting with families I meet and getting to know their story. This sweet little guy, Jordan, is just shy of 2 years old, waiting for his adoption to be complete. This family came all the way from Arkansas to visit Jordan as just in a few weeks they get to take him home forever . I couldn't feel more honored to capture this special time for them.

#adoptionisbeautiful

The Eisenman Family - Orange County Family Photographer- Irvine Regional Family Session

The Eisenman Family - Orange County Family Photographer- Irvine Regional Family Session

The Meister Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach

The Meister Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach

The Meister Family | Shaw’s Cove Family Session

 This is a beautiful family from the outside in guys! I love getting to photograph families! Not to forget I am in LOVE with little Sienna’s sweet smile guys! This spunky little girl is SO loved and  full of energy and joy! She is going to be a BIG sister soon and I feel so honored I get to capture it! This blue eyed family made my job super easy as we wandered the beach and played together. I really can’t say enough how much I love documenting the connection between families and moments that can be so fleeting. It is so rewarding to call this my “job” and to give tangible memories to families like this. <3  

Orange County Maternity Photographer | Laguna Beach Maternity Session

Orange County Maternity Photographer | Laguna Beach Maternity Session

( White Maternity Wrap Gown by EmbieBaby )

Jessica + Avery | Mommy & Me Session | Motherhood Photos

Jessica + Avery | Mommy & Me Session | Motherhood Photos

This gorgeous mamma, Jessica,  is a dear friend of mine and I just can’t get enough of photographing her new little girl Avery. For this session we incorporated floral crowns and flowy neutral toned  dresses to really get that dreamy feel to our session. I loved just sitting in the fields with these two watching them interact and capturing their love + bond. I think motherhood is so incredibly beautiful and we really can’t photograph it enough. I love the raw emotion and real connection between a mamma and her offspring , I love to get those natural organic shots that allow us to once remember a time that seems to go by so fast. Scroll down for more from this session.

Floral Crowns: Petals and Pop : http://petalsandpop.com