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Goodnight Moon

Chicago, Illinois

I had so much fun photographing the cutest kids and families in Chicagoland. But after 17 days that included a photo class for 7 moms, 5 pin-up shoots, 1 engagement session, 1 maternity portrait, 11 kids, 1 set of twins and a 10-day-old baby girl, I’m back in California. Thank you everyone!!!

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May Flowers

Glencoe, Illinois
My trip to Chicago has been very rainy. I’ve even rescheduled a few portrait sessions. The weather didn’t look promising during my visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden with Eugene. I worried we would end up running toward shelter, hiding cameras under our coats. The rain managed to hold off all afternoon except for a few random drops.


I love the raindrops on these tulips.

Thanks Eugene for a fun photo outing!

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Eugene - Glad to see that you made it back home safely. Once again, it was great to shoot with you in the garden. I’m still working on the photos that I took with Rachael this past Sunday.

Polka Photos - Not home yet… I flew into San Diego for Pictage U… blog post coming soon!

Polka Photos - Can’t wait to see your downtown pics!!!!

Happy Mother’s Day

Chicago, Illinois
I’m in Chicago this month taking lots of portraits and visiting family. I’m happy to be spending Mother’s Day with my mom Lucy. I love my mom. She has a great sense of adventure and fun. This is one of my favorite photos of us from years ago (on film!) as we were getting ready for my goddaughter Natalie’s baptism.

Wishing you a very Happy and Fun Mother’s Day!

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Polka Photos – Editor’s Pick by The Knot

I was excited to find one of my photos from Christina & Zander’s wedding chosen as an editor’s pick by the knot.com in their 2009 Best Wedding contest. The Knot is the best place to go when planning your wedding. They were an incredible resource to me when I was getting married and I always recommend the site to newly engaged couples.  Thank you The Knot!!! And many thanks to Christina for submitting the photo!

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Anonymous - OLA CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!1

LOVE MAMA

Ala - Congrats!! That’s awesome!

Natalie White - Congrats!

Postcards from Playa: Fog Carousel

Playa del Rey, California
What do you think of when I say beach?  Sun?  Sand?  Surf?  Carousel?

I bet you didn’t think carousel. And you probably didn’t think fog either unless you have a habit of watching bad but good horror movies at 3am when you can’t sleep.

But I’m getting ahead of myself. Almost every day on the beach in Playa there seems to be a fashion shoot or commercial filming. As Michael was riding his bike in the morning through the fog he saw a carousel. One day as we’re watching t.v. we saw a commercial with the same carousel, although on a sunny day. Simponi may cure what ails you, but if you’re dreaming of a carousel ride on the beach, the horses vanished into thin air that foggy night. Thanks to Michael Gonzalez for the photo.

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