Little Stud :)

This handsome little guy belongs to a friend of mine – the same friend that makes my hair super straight and shiny and did my fabulous up-do for my wedding – if you need someone amazing to do your hair you can find her here 🙂



I almost tossed this one because I didn’t like the composition – too much tilt for my taste but I love his smile so I included it and it ended up being his mama’s favorite so I’m glad I did 🙂

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1. Bobaloca coffee = new obsession – yummy!!
2. Spent a wonderful Mother’s day with my family – some quality time with my boys and then dinner with my family
3. New Kindle touch from the hubby – still trying to figure it out but I am sure I will love it 🙂
4. Came home to beautiful flowers on the table on Saturday after a long day of minis <3 5. Watching Christian try new things - he went down the big bendy slide at the park yesterday - nearly gave his mama a heart attack but he loved it!

ONE!!

Okay be prepared for image overload in this post – I just couldn’t narrow down to a few favorites – I loved nearly every image from this 1st birthday shoot. Just the sweetest family ever and their little guy was way too cute! Mom picked this location – a new one for me out in Pasadena and I will definitely be back – the light was to die for!







Grandma and Grandpa came along to jump in a few pics – love this one!


graces . . .

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1. We are all on the mend after being sick the last few weeks
2. Shooting at one of my favorite locations this Saturday
3. Two weekends with no shoots coming up soon – some much needed time off to relax with my little family
4. Planning my 30 random acts of kindness for my 30th birthday coming up in just a few weeks!
5. The hubby can’t keep a secret – totally walked in today and told me what I’m getting for Mother’s day 😛

My little guy :)

There has been lots of germies floating around the Saldana house the last couple of weeks and we have had quite a few sick days. One afternoon last week I was laying on the couch recuperating and playing with my new camera – my living room gets pretty great natural light in the afternoon and I was snapping some pics of Christian playing. All of the sudden he realized I was taking pictures and came running right up to my lens – the result was this series of shots and I just love them – this little face is my favorite thing to look at ever.

These are all straight out of the camera – no editing at all. Love love love my new camera!

Beach minis!!

Beach minis will be held Saturday, June 16th and Sunday, July 1st. There will only be 8 openings for beach minis this year and they go fast so don’t miss out! What you get:

30 min session under the Manhattan Beach pier
Password protected gallery available for 7 days to share with family and friends
15 full-resolution downloads
Additional downloads available for purchase for $5.00

Cost: $75

Session fee must be paid in full to reserve your slot and is non-refundable except in the event of a rain reschedule – reserve yours using the links below!

Saturday, June 16th


Time slot desired





Time slot desired




Saturday, July 21st


Time slot desired




Gorgeous siblings

This was a new location for me and I believe I will be back as I loved nearly every shot from this session with an adorable brother sister duo – it was so hard to narrow down what to share!




with their beautiful mama <3



graces . . .

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1. Not shooting until evening tomorrow – first weekend morning off in months and I plan on sleeping in a bit 😉
2. Photo Mechanic – another photog recommended it and I love it so far – so much easier than what I was using!
3. Reconciliation
4. Lunch with a great friend today 🙂
5. Mom and dad come home tomorrow after a week away – Christian will be thrilled to see Grandma and “Pa” 😛

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