Michael, Alissa, Deegan, and Baby - Maternity

This past weekend we went down to the Los Rios Historic District in San Juan Capistrano. The weather didn't look promising but we were so glad it didn't start misting heavily until the sun went down. Michael and Alissa are expecting their second baby boy in early December. I can't wait to meet him and photograph his newborn session! Enjoy the photos! 

Olivia - 6 months

This weekend I took my friend Brytni's little girl Olivia's 6 month old photos. I can't believe she is already 6 months old! It seems like just yesterday I was holding her when she was a couple weeks old. She is such a happy baby and sure is a cutie so enjoy the photos! 

Kara and Mikel's Midnight Wedding

One of my best friends, Kara, got married September 1st. Since she is Catholic she decided to get married in the Catholic Church at midnight on her wedding day! I was so happy I could take pictures for them so they could remember their midnight ceremony. Seventeen hours later they got married in front of all their friends and family at Anaheim Hills Golf Course. It was a fun time! 

Brooks Institute Extension Workshop

One Saturday in August I woke up bright and early and headed up to Santa Barbara around 7AM to take an all day class at the Brooks Institute. I was really looking forward to this class since I wasn't able to go to the one they offered in May and it went over the basics of manual mode on your DSLR camera. I already understood what manual mode was on my camera but it was nice to have someone there to ask questions to and I was able to get some one-on-one time since there were only 15 people in the class. Sammy's camera representatives also came in to answer questions on our specific cameras. 

Once we were done going through the instructors power point slide presentation we partnered up with someone else in the class and went out on the streets of Santa Barbara to do some assignments. Luckily there was one other girl in our class that had the same camera as me (just the newer model) so we paired up and were able to talk about our particular camera. Once we were done with the assignments we went back to the classroom and downloaded all of our photos so we could see everyone else's in the class. Overall I think it was a good experience and was glad I went. It definitely made me feel more comfortable using the manual mode on my camera! 

Below are some photos I shot that day.