Emmy Thompson: 9 months

After a busy weekend full of engagement shoots, we decided to take a little detour and take some pictures of my niece, Emmy. It is always a blast taking pictures of kids, especially when they love to smile for the camera :) Take a peek at some of our favorite shots below.

Temecula Engagement

I woke up Sunday to pouring rain thinking to myself "Oh no, were going to have to call off todays shoot!". Luckily, as the day progressed the rained slowed to a sprinkle, and then it was gone. So I hopped onto weather.com to check the forecast for Temecula, where the shoot was being held. Sure enough...."Chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms"! Well, the weather looked nice enough to me, so we went ahead with the shoot anyways. By the time we arrived the weather had cooperated nicely, and we got through the entire shoot without a single drop of rain! These two are having a wine-themed wedding, so it seemed fitting to do their engagement session at a Winery....

Big thanks to this awesome couple for meeting me all the way out in Temecula and withstanding the brutally cold wind-chill!

Palos Verdes Engagement

Yesterday I had an engagement shoot at Abalone Cove up in Palos Verdes with these two. I hadn't been to Abalone Cove in many years, so I wasn't too sure what to expect. It turned out we arrived right when the tide was at it lowest so we were able to get a few shots on the sand...what luck! The place was also full of other fun locations to shoot, so we got some great stuff....check it out!

Thanks for hanging out guys, I had a ton of fun and look forward to your wedding in June!

Vacation: Day 6

Day 6...our vacation is nearing it's end! Today we arrived in Carmel around 3pm, checked into our hotel and went directly to Point Lobos State Reserve. Be sure to check out that link to learn about the history of this place and what it has to offer. The views are breathtaking and these photos do not do it justice.

Here is a view of Headland Cove

This one is called Terminal Rock

There were so many cool trees and plantlife, including the very rare Cypress tree, which only grows naturally in 2 places on earth. Both places are here in Carmel!

Here is a shot of some of those Cypress trees.

We saw a bunch of animals including a fawn, wild rabbits and otters, but these are the only 3 that wanted to pose for me.

Tomorrow we head into Monterey to check out the aquarium, then after that we are heading home! As much fun as vacation is, it's always so nice to come home.

Vacation: Day 5

The Rogue River is amazing! If you ever get the chance you have to check out the Jerry's Jetboat Tours in Gold Beach. We woke up today at 6:45 to get ready for our tour which departed at 8:30am. The trip was a total of 104 miles round trip....the longest of the 3 that they offer. The ride was super fun and the scenery is breathtaking. For fear of getting my camera wet, I only brought along my point and shoot.

Here is a shot upriver from the boat.

We stopped at a remote little lodge called Singing Springs for lunch. It had a great view of the river while we ate.

Be prepared to have hair like this after the tour is over!

And here is a cool video of one of the many spins that took place on the tour.



The tour ended around 4pm and we headed out to continue our trip to our next destination...Monterey and Carmel by the Sea. Since we are taking the coast the entire way we got a chance to go through the Redwoods in Northern California. Check out this view from the Northern California coastline...

A shot of the road we took through the Redwoods.

These things are massive!

Sandy posing for me so you can see how big they are in comparison.

Well that concludes day 5. Tomorrow afternoon we arrive in Carmel/Monterey so be sure to check back for those photos!