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Sail Away!

Newport Beach, California Leah and Oscar wanted to do something different for their engagement session. Since they loved the water they decided to have their photos taken on a sailboat. Leah was as comfortable walking around the moving boat as on land. Not too much a surprise since she was on the sailing team in […]

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Observations After Dark

Los Angeles, CaliforniaI met up with fellow photographers Rachael and Vic at the Griffith Park Observatory. I also met Vic’s sister and brother-in-law who treated me to the planetarium show. The Observatory is one of my favorite places in LA, not only because my husband proposed to me in Griffith Park, but also because of […]

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Polar Express

We decided to ride the rails to Chicago for Christmas. The Southwest Chief left Los Angeles Union Station Thursday at 6:45 pm and was due in the Windy City 2 days later. We brought my camera case and Michael’s laptop – our tools of the trade – as well as 3 suitcases: the largest filled […]

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Surfin’ Santa – The Making of a Holiday Card

Capitola, CaliforniaGrowing up in Chicago, winter was frost on the windows and icicles glistening in the sun, snow angels and sledding, quiet evening walks as snow spiraled from the sky, shoveling sidewalks and driveways and stuck cars, dressing in layers upon layers and seeing your warm breath make tiny clouds in the cold air, hot […]

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