Lilly, Newborn

Newborn Session|San Diego, Ca

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Welcome to the world Lilly Johnson. We’ve all been expecting you!

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Lilly makes a wonderful mermaid. The youngest of 4 children she is the only girl! Growing up with 3 older brothers.

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This was just too cute not to share. Grasping onto her mother’s finger. Such a precious little girl.

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Lilly welcome to the world. You have so many people waiting to spoil you.

Susy, Maternity Session

Maternity|San Diego, Ca

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Susy is due with a baby boy, to make their family of 3 turn into 4.

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Susy was wonderful and modeled several dresses I have in my Maternity Collection. I especially love this lace tutu that I made. The lace top just does it wonders.

 

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Susy was gorgeous during our session. A natural beauty. I enjoyed working with her and hope to work with her in the future.

All of the dresses are in my Maternity Collection.

Welcome Home Travis!

Military Homecoming|San Diego, CA

Welcome home USS Makin Island

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Does she look familiar? YES! Emma-le and I did a Hearts Apart Session and she asked me to be her homecoming photographer.

Do you see her phone case? It’s one of my photos from their previous session.

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Waiting is part of the homecoming game. But the wait is always worth it.

This is their reaction to seeing each other! Bring on the tears.

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Welcome Home Naffarratte!

Military Homecoming|Camp Pendleton|California

Welcome Home! It’s good to have you back.

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Sandra contacted me and asked if I could shoot her homecoming. The shock was receiving a phone call and having to rush to Camp Pendleton. Which is all part of the homecoming game.

It was good to see these two reunited again.

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Make that 3. Now this family is complete after a long deployment.

Lexi in Lace

Model Session|San Diego, Ca

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I’ve had this lace dress in my collection and I needed a model to showcase it. Lexi volunteered so I’m calling this Lexi in Lace.

I also wanted to play around in Photoshop. I love creating certain things.

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I appreciate Lexi modeling this for me. This lace dress is one of the dresses in my collection. I have several dresses, boudoir pieces, and maternity items.

It’s a Girl!!

Maternity|Poway|California

Little Miss Johnson will soon be making her presence known in  a few weeks.

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I’ve known Tawney and James for a few years now. We met when our husband’s were both stationed in Washington and we ended being neighbors. I was happy to learn when we moved to San Diego her family was located here too.

After 3 boys the Johnson Family is finally welcoming a little girl. When I found out I was super excited for them. A little girl is their dream come true. I am sure she will be spoiled rotten.

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Tawney is a beautiful woman.

Arya’s First Birthday

Cake Smash|First Birthday|Poway, CA

What a magical time it was. Princess Arya turned 1 years old.

First it began with a lovely tea party for 2.

The tent was made by myself for Arya’s first birthday cake smash. Arya’s mom brought the tea set and cake stand. The rest is supplied by myself.

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And like every little one’s first view of cake, it’s like WOW what is that.

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But once that yummy cakes get into your tummy you find you want it 🙂

And you must share with the bear ❤

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And we will get extremely excited over the yummiest cake. This cake was made by HomeSpun Cakes in Coronado. I recommend these cakes as they are truly delicious.

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Arya enjoyed her first birthday. She can’t wait for more to come. Happy Birthday to Arya!!

Body Shaming

I am against body shaming. I think everyone should be against body shaming. And it’s sad to see someone body shame someone else.

GLSEN said to me “our research shows that students are most often victimized and discriminated against due to their weight, looks, and sexual orientation. We have a lot of work a head of us”. I had reached out to them to work with their organization because I am proLGBT. I have reached out to several proLGBT organizations.

The most publicized body shaming occur with celebrities. And I ask you read this Allure article on how some fought back.

Most recently body shaming reappeared in my life. So thus why I am writing this on my photography website. I decided to fight back against the body shaming done on a child. Grown adults, men and women, were body shaming a child. When I fought back I was threatened with being killed or beat up. Grown adults body shaming a child was okay to them but someone standing up to that isn’t. So I am taking a stand against body shaming.

I recently posted a giveaway I was doing and I am cancelling it. I am cancelling it because if you have been affected by body shaming I’d like to offer you a 15 minute session for free.

During this session I will take body positive poses and will encourage you and help you fight against body shaming.

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To those who have entered my giveaway I will be giving 20% off a mini session as an apology for cancelling it.